This page provides information on the Pdplayer File menu.
Page Contents
Overview
The File menu holds the basic commands for handling files in Pdplayer. It is located in the Menus section of the Pdplayer User Interface.
UI Path: ||Pdplayer Menu|| > File
Menu Options
File Menu
Add Layer – Opens the standard Open File dialog to select a file to be added as a new layer.
Add Recent – Shows a list of recently added files.
New Composition – Closes the current composition.
Open Composition – Opens a composition saved in .pdpcomp format.
Open Recent – Shows a list of recently opened compositions.
Open Unsaved – Shows a list of recently closed or reset compositions that were not saved.
Save Composition – Saves the changes made to the current composition file.
Save Composition as… – Saves a new .pdpcomp composition file.
Export Composition as… – Exports composition as Adobe After Effects .jsx script, The Foundry Nuke .nk script or .pdpcmd command file.
Execute Command File… – Executes the commands in a .pdpcmd file.
Save Screen as… – Saves a screenshot of the interface as file.
Save Frame as…– Saves the current frame of the selected layer as file.
Save Mask as Image… – Saves the part of the composition that is currently visible in the mask as an image in one of the five supported file formats. All transformations and color corrections are applied.
Save Layer as… – Saves the selected layer as a sequence or a still image with the original resolution and color correction applied.
Save Mask as Sequence… – Renders the work area with the current mask resolution as a sequence. All transformations and color corrections are applied.
E-mail Screen as JPEG – Emails a screenshot of the Pdplayer window in a .jpg format using the system’s default e-mail client.
E-mail Screen as PNG – Emails a screenshot of the Pdplayer window in a .png format using the system’s default e-mail client.
E-mail Mask as JPEG – E-mails the current view in the Mask as a JPEG image.
E-mail Mask as PNG – E-mails the current view in the Mask as a PNG image.
E-mail Frame as JPEG – Emails the current frame of the selected layer in a .jpg format using the system’s default e-mail client.
E-mail Frame as PNG – Emails the current frame of the selected layer in a .png format using the system’s default e-mail client.
Exit – Exits Pdplayer.