Clip Operators

bpy.ops.clip.add_marker(location=(0.0, 0.0))

Place new marker at specified location

Parameters

location (float array of 2 items in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Location, Location of marker on frame

bpy.ops.clip.add_marker_at_click()

Place new marker at the desired (clicked) position

bpy.ops.clip.add_marker_move(CLIP_OT_add_marker=None, TRANSFORM_OT_translate=None)

Add new marker and move it on movie

Parameters

  • CLIP_OT_add_marker (CLIP_OT_add_marker, (optional)) – Add Marker, Place new marker at specified location

  • TRANSFORM_OT_translate (TRANSFORM_OT_translate, (optional)) – Move, Move selected items

bpy.ops.clip.add_marker_slide(CLIP_OT_add_marker=None, TRANSFORM_OT_translate=None)

Add new marker and slide it with mouse until mouse button release

Parameters

  • CLIP_OT_add_marker (CLIP_OT_add_marker, (optional)) – Add Marker, Place new marker at specified location

  • TRANSFORM_OT_translate (TRANSFORM_OT_translate, (optional)) – Move, Move selected items

bpy.ops.clip.apply_solution_scale(distance=0.0)

Apply scale on solution itself to make distance between selected tracks equals to desired

Parameters

distance (float in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Distance, Distance between selected tracks

bpy.ops.clip.average_tracks(keep_original=True)

Average selected tracks into active

Parameters

keep_original (boolean, (optional)) – Keep Original, Keep original tracks

bpy.ops.clip.bundles_to_mesh()

Create vertex cloud using coordinates of reconstructed tracks

File

startup/bl_operators/clip.py:298

bpy.ops.clip.camera_preset_add(name='', remove_name=False, remove_active=False, use_focal_length=True)

Add or remove a Tracking Camera Intrinsics Preset

Parameters

  • name (string, (optional, never None)) – Name, Name of the preset, used to make the path name

  • remove_name (boolean, (optional)) – remove_name

  • remove_active (boolean, (optional)) – remove_active

  • use_focal_length (boolean, (optional)) – Include Focal Length, Include focal length into the preset

File

startup/bl_operators/presets.py:86

bpy.ops.clip.change_frame(frame=0)

Interactively change the current frame number

Parameters

frame (int in [-1048574, 1048574], (optional)) – Frame

bpy.ops.clip.clean_tracks(frames=0, error=0.0, action='SELECT')

Clean tracks with high error values or few frames

Parameters

  • frames (int in [0, inf], (optional)) – Tracked Frames, Effect on tracks which are tracked less than specified amount of frames

  • error (float in [0, inf], (optional)) – Reprojection Error, Effect on tracks which have got larger reprojection error

  • action (enum in ['SELECT', 'DELETE_TRACK', 'DELETE_SEGMENTS'], (optional)) –

    Action, Cleanup action to execute

    • SELECT Select, Select unclean tracks.

    • DELETE_TRACK Delete Track, Delete unclean tracks.

    • DELETE_SEGMENTS Delete Segments, Delete unclean segments of tracks.

bpy.ops.clip.clear_solution()

Clear all calculated data

bpy.ops.clip.clear_track_path(action='REMAINED', clear_active=False)

Clear tracks after/before current position or clear the whole track

Parameters

  • action (enum in ['UPTO', 'REMAINED', 'ALL'], (optional)) –

    Action, Clear action to execute

    • UPTO Clear Up To, Clear path up to current frame.

    • REMAINED Clear Remained, Clear path at remaining frames (after current).

    • ALL Clear All, Clear the whole path.

  • clear_active (boolean, (optional)) – Clear Active, Clear active track only instead of all selected tracks

bpy.ops.clip.constraint_to_fcurve()

Create F-Curves for object which will copy object’s movement caused by this constraint

File

startup/bl_operators/clip.py:544

bpy.ops.clip.copy_tracks()

Copy selected tracks to clipboard

bpy.ops.clip.create_plane_track()

Create new plane track out of selected point tracks

bpy.ops.clip.cursor_set(location=(0.0, 0.0))

Set 2D cursor location

Parameters

location (float array of 2 items in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Location, Cursor location in normalized clip coordinates

bpy.ops.clip.delete_marker()

Delete marker for current frame from selected tracks

bpy.ops.clip.delete_proxy()

Delete movie clip proxy files from the hard drive

File

startup/bl_operators/clip.py:369

bpy.ops.clip.delete_track()

Delete selected tracks

bpy.ops.clip.detect_features(placement='FRAME', margin=16, threshold=0.5, min_distance=120)

Automatically detect features and place markers to track

Parameters

  • placement (enum in ['FRAME', 'INSIDE_GPENCIL', 'OUTSIDE_GPENCIL'], (optional)) –

    Placement, Placement for detected features

    • FRAME Whole Frame, Place markers across the whole frame.

    • INSIDE_GPENCIL Inside Annotated Area, Place markers only inside areas outlined with the Annotation tool.

    • OUTSIDE_GPENCIL Outside Annotated Area, Place markers only outside areas outlined with the Annotation tool.

  • margin (int in [0, inf], (optional)) – Margin, Only features further than margin pixels from the image edges are considered

  • threshold (float in [0.0001, inf], (optional)) – Threshold, Threshold level to consider feature good enough for tracking

  • min_distance (int in [0, inf], (optional)) – Distance, Minimal distance accepted between two features

bpy.ops.clip.disable_markers(action='DISABLE')

Disable/enable selected markers

Parameters

action (enum in ['DISABLE', 'ENABLE', 'TOGGLE'], (optional)) –

Action, Disable action to execute

  • DISABLE Disable, Disable selected markers.

  • ENABLE Enable, Enable selected markers.

  • TOGGLE Toggle, Toggle disabled flag for selected markers.

bpy.ops.clip.dopesheet_select_channel(location=(0.0, 0.0), extend=False)

Select movie tracking channel

Parameters

  • location (float array of 2 items in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Location, Mouse location to select channel

  • extend (boolean, (optional)) – Extend, Extend selection rather than clearing the existing selection

bpy.ops.clip.dopesheet_view_all()

Reset viewable area to show full keyframe range

bpy.ops.clip.filter_tracks(track_threshold=5.0)

Filter tracks which has weirdly looking spikes in motion curves

Parameters

track_threshold (float in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Track Threshold, Filter Threshold to select problematic tracks

File

startup/bl_operators/clip.py:212

bpy.ops.clip.frame_jump(position='PATHSTART')

Jump to special frame

Parameters

position (enum in ['PATHSTART', 'PATHEND', 'FAILEDPREV', 'FAILNEXT'], (optional)) –

Position, Position to jump to

  • PATHSTART Path Start, Jump to start of current path.

  • PATHEND Path End, Jump to end of current path.

  • FAILEDPREV Previous Failed, Jump to previous failed frame.

  • FAILNEXT Next Failed, Jump to next failed frame.

bpy.ops.clip.graph_center_current_frame()

Scroll view so current frame would be centered

bpy.ops.clip.graph_delete_curve()

Delete track corresponding to the selected curve

bpy.ops.clip.graph_delete_knot()

Delete curve knots

bpy.ops.clip.graph_disable_markers(action='DISABLE')

Disable/enable selected markers

Parameters

action (enum in ['DISABLE', 'ENABLE', 'TOGGLE'], (optional)) –

Action, Disable action to execute

  • DISABLE Disable, Disable selected markers.

  • ENABLE Enable, Enable selected markers.

  • TOGGLE Toggle, Toggle disabled flag for selected markers.

bpy.ops.clip.graph_select(location=(0.0, 0.0), extend=False)

Select graph curves

Parameters

  • location (float array of 2 items in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Location, Mouse location to select nearest entity

  • extend (boolean, (optional)) – Extend, Extend selection rather than clearing the existing selection

bpy.ops.clip.graph_select_all_markers(action='TOGGLE')

Change selection of all markers of active track

Parameters

action (enum in ['TOGGLE', 'SELECT', 'DESELECT', 'INVERT'], (optional)) –

Action, Selection action to execute

  • TOGGLE Toggle, Toggle selection for all elements.

  • SELECT Select, Select all elements.

  • DESELECT Deselect, Deselect all elements.

  • INVERT Invert, Invert selection of all elements.

bpy.ops.clip.graph_select_box(xmin=0, xmax=0, ymin=0, ymax=0, wait_for_input=True, deselect=False, extend=True)

Select curve points using box selection

Parameters

  • xmin (int in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – X Min

  • xmax (int in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – X Max

  • ymin (int in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Y Min

  • ymax (int in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Y Max

  • wait_for_input (boolean, (optional)) – Wait for Input

  • deselect (boolean, (optional)) – Deselect, Deselect rather than select items

  • extend (boolean, (optional)) – Extend, Extend selection instead of deselecting everything first

bpy.ops.clip.graph_view_all()

View all curves in editor

bpy.ops.clip.hide_tracks(unselected=False)

Hide selected tracks

Parameters

unselected (boolean, (optional)) – Unselected, Hide unselected tracks

bpy.ops.clip.hide_tracks_clear()

Clear hide selected tracks

bpy.ops.clip.join_tracks()

Join selected tracks

bpy.ops.clip.keyframe_delete()

Delete a keyframe from selected tracks at current frame

bpy.ops.clip.keyframe_insert()

Insert a keyframe to selected tracks at current frame

bpy.ops.clip.lock_selection_toggle()

Toggle Lock Selection option of the current clip editor

bpy.ops.clip.lock_tracks(action='LOCK')

Lock/unlock selected tracks

Parameters

action (enum in ['LOCK', 'UNLOCK', 'TOGGLE'], (optional)) –

Action, Lock action to execute

  • LOCK Lock, Lock selected tracks.

  • UNLOCK Unlock, Unlock selected tracks.

  • TOGGLE Toggle, Toggle locked flag for selected tracks.

bpy.ops.clip.mode_set(mode='TRACKING')

Set the clip interaction mode

Parameters

mode (enum in ['TRACKING', 'MASK'], (optional)) –

Mode

  • TRACKING Tracking, Show tracking and solving tools.

  • MASK Mask, Show mask editing tools.

bpy.ops.clip.open(directory='', files=None, hide_props_region=True, filter_blender=False, filter_backup=False, filter_image=True, filter_movie=True, filter_python=False, filter_font=False, filter_sound=False, filter_text=False, filter_archive=False, filter_btx=False, filter_collada=False, filter_alembic=False, filter_usd=False, filter_volume=False, filter_folder=True, filter_blenlib=False, filemode=9, relative_path=True, show_multiview=False, use_multiview=False, display_type='DEFAULT', sort_method='')

Load a sequence of frames or a movie file

Parameters

  • directory (string, (optional, never None)) – Directory, Directory of the file

  • files (bpy_prop_collection of OperatorFileListElement, (optional)) – Files

  • hide_props_region (boolean, (optional)) – Hide Operator Properties, Collapse the region displaying the operator settings

  • filter_blender (boolean, (optional)) – Filter .blend files

  • filter_backup (boolean, (optional)) – Filter .blend files

  • filter_image (boolean, (optional)) – Filter image files

  • filter_movie (boolean, (optional)) – Filter movie files

  • filter_python (boolean, (optional)) – Filter python files

  • filter_font (boolean, (optional)) – Filter font files

  • filter_sound (boolean, (optional)) – Filter sound files

  • filter_text (boolean, (optional)) – Filter text files

  • filter_archive (boolean, (optional)) – Filter archive files

  • filter_btx (boolean, (optional)) – Filter btx files

  • filter_collada (boolean, (optional)) – Filter COLLADA files

  • filter_alembic (boolean, (optional)) – Filter Alembic files

  • filter_usd (boolean, (optional)) – Filter USD files

  • filter_volume (boolean, (optional)) – Filter OpenVDB volume files

  • filter_folder (boolean, (optional)) – Filter folders

  • filter_blenlib (boolean, (optional)) – Filter Blender IDs

  • filemode (int in [1, 9], (optional)) – File Browser Mode, The setting for the file browser mode to load a .blend file, a library or a special file

  • relative_path (boolean, (optional)) – Relative Path, Select the file relative to the blend file

  • show_multiview (boolean, (optional)) – Enable Multi-View

  • use_multiview (boolean, (optional)) – Use Multi-View

  • display_type (enum in ['DEFAULT', 'LIST_VERTICAL', 'LIST_HORIZONTAL', 'THUMBNAIL'], (optional)) –

    Display Type

    • DEFAULT Default, Automatically determine display type for files.

    • LIST_VERTICAL Short List, Display files as short list.

    • LIST_HORIZONTAL Long List, Display files as a detailed list.

    • THUMBNAIL Thumbnails, Display files as thumbnails.

  • sort_method (enum in [], (optional)) – File sorting mode

bpy.ops.clip.paste_tracks()

Paste tracks from clipboard

bpy.ops.clip.prefetch()

Prefetch frames from disk for faster playback/tracking

bpy.ops.clip.rebuild_proxy()

Rebuild all selected proxies and timecode indices in the background

bpy.ops.clip.refine_markers(backwards=False)

Refine selected markers positions by running the tracker from track’s reference to current frame

Parameters

backwards (boolean, (optional)) – Backwards, Do backwards tracking

bpy.ops.clip.reload()

Reload clip

bpy.ops.clip.select(extend=False, deselect_all=False, location=(0.0, 0.0))

Select tracking markers

Parameters

  • extend (boolean, (optional)) – Extend, Extend selection rather than clearing the existing selection

  • deselect_all (boolean, (optional)) – Deselect On Nothing, Deselect all when nothing under the cursor

  • location (float array of 2 items in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Location, Mouse location in normalized coordinates, 0.0 to 1.0 is within the image bounds

bpy.ops.clip.select_all(action='TOGGLE')

Change selection of all tracking markers

Parameters

action (enum in ['TOGGLE', 'SELECT', 'DESELECT', 'INVERT'], (optional)) –

Action, Selection action to execute

  • TOGGLE Toggle, Toggle selection for all elements.

  • SELECT Select, Select all elements.

  • DESELECT Deselect, Deselect all elements.

  • INVERT Invert, Invert selection of all elements.

bpy.ops.clip.select_box(xmin=0, xmax=0, ymin=0, ymax=0, wait_for_input=True, mode='SET')

Select markers using box selection

Parameters

  • xmin (int in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – X Min

  • xmax (int in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – X Max

  • ymin (int in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Y Min

  • ymax (int in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Y Max

  • wait_for_input (boolean, (optional)) – Wait for Input

  • mode (enum in ['SET', 'ADD', 'SUB'], (optional)) –

    Mode

    • SET Set, Set a new selection.

    • ADD Extend, Extend existing selection.

    • SUB Subtract, Subtract existing selection.

bpy.ops.clip.select_circle(x=0, y=0, radius=25, wait_for_input=True, mode='SET')

Select markers using circle selection

Parameters

  • x (int in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – X

  • y (int in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Y

  • radius (int in [1, inf], (optional)) – Radius

  • wait_for_input (boolean, (optional)) – Wait for Input

  • mode (enum in ['SET', 'ADD', 'SUB'], (optional)) –

    Mode

    • SET Set, Set a new selection.

    • ADD Extend, Extend existing selection.

    • SUB Subtract, Subtract existing selection.

bpy.ops.clip.select_grouped(group='ESTIMATED')

Select all tracks from specified group

Parameters

group (enum in ['KEYFRAMED', 'ESTIMATED', 'TRACKED', 'LOCKED', 'DISABLED', 'COLOR', 'FAILED'], (optional)) –

Action, Clear action to execute

  • KEYFRAMED Keyframed Tracks, Select all keyframed tracks.

  • ESTIMATED Estimated Tracks, Select all estimated tracks.

  • TRACKED Tracked Tracks, Select all tracked tracks.

  • LOCKED Locked Tracks, Select all locked tracks.

  • DISABLED Disabled Tracks, Select all disabled tracks.

  • COLOR Tracks with Same Color, Select all tracks with same color as active track.

  • FAILED Failed Tracks, Select all tracks which failed to be reconstructed.

bpy.ops.clip.select_lasso(path=None, mode='SET')

Select markers using lasso selection

Parameters

  • path (bpy_prop_collection of OperatorMousePath, (optional)) – Path

  • mode (enum in ['SET', 'ADD', 'SUB'], (optional)) –

    Mode

    • SET Set, Set a new selection.

    • ADD Extend, Extend existing selection.

    • SUB Subtract, Subtract existing selection.

bpy.ops.clip.set_active_clip()

Undocumented, consider contributing.

File

startup/bl_operators/clip.py:227

bpy.ops.clip.set_axis(axis='X')

Set direction of scene axis rotating camera (or its parent if present) and assume selected track lies on real axis, joining it with the origin

Parameters

axis (enum in ['X', 'Y'], (optional)) –

Axis, Axis to use to align bundle along

  • X X, Align bundle align X axis.

  • Y Y, Align bundle align Y axis.

bpy.ops.clip.set_center_principal()

Set optical center to center of footage

bpy.ops.clip.set_origin(use_median=False)

Set active marker as origin by moving camera (or its parent if present) in 3D space

Parameters

use_median (boolean, (optional)) – Use Median, Set origin to median point of selected bundles

bpy.ops.clip.set_plane(plane='FLOOR')

Set plane based on 3 selected bundles by moving camera (or its parent if present) in 3D space

Parameters

plane (enum in ['FLOOR', 'WALL'], (optional)) –

Plane, Plane to be used for orientation

  • FLOOR Floor, Set floor plane.

  • WALL Wall, Set wall plane.

bpy.ops.clip.set_scale(distance=0.0)

Set scale of scene by scaling camera (or its parent if present)

Parameters

distance (float in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Distance, Distance between selected tracks

bpy.ops.clip.set_scene_frames()

Set scene’s start and end frame to match clip’s start frame and length

bpy.ops.clip.set_solution_scale(distance=0.0)

Set object solution scale using distance between two selected tracks

Parameters

distance (float in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Distance, Distance between selected tracks

bpy.ops.clip.set_solver_keyframe(keyframe='KEYFRAME_A')

Set keyframe used by solver

Parameters

keyframe (enum in ['KEYFRAME_A', 'KEYFRAME_B'], (optional)) – Keyframe, Keyframe to set

bpy.ops.clip.set_viewport_background()

Set current movie clip as a camera background in 3D Viewport (works only when a 3D Viewport is visible)

File

startup/bl_operators/clip.py:434

bpy.ops.clip.setup_tracking_scene()

Prepare scene for compositing 3D objects into this footage

File

startup/bl_operators/clip.py:998

bpy.ops.clip.slide_marker(offset=(0.0, 0.0))

Slide marker areas

Parameters

offset (float array of 2 items in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Offset, Offset in floating-point units, 1.0 is the width and height of the image

bpy.ops.clip.slide_plane_marker()

Slide plane marker areas

bpy.ops.clip.solve_camera()

Solve camera motion from tracks

bpy.ops.clip.stabilize_2d_add()

Add selected tracks to 2D translation stabilization

bpy.ops.clip.stabilize_2d_remove()

Remove selected track from translation stabilization

bpy.ops.clip.stabilize_2d_rotation_add()

Add selected tracks to 2D rotation stabilization

bpy.ops.clip.stabilize_2d_rotation_remove()

Remove selected track from rotation stabilization

bpy.ops.clip.stabilize_2d_rotation_select()

Select tracks which are used for rotation stabilization

bpy.ops.clip.stabilize_2d_select()

Select tracks which are used for translation stabilization

bpy.ops.clip.track_color_preset_add(name='', remove_name=False, remove_active=False)

Add or remove a Clip Track Color Preset

Parameters

  • name (string, (optional, never None)) – Name, Name of the preset, used to make the path name

  • remove_name (boolean, (optional)) – remove_name

  • remove_active (boolean, (optional)) – remove_active

File

startup/bl_operators/presets.py:86

bpy.ops.clip.track_copy_color()

Copy color to all selected tracks

bpy.ops.clip.track_markers(backwards=False, sequence=False)

Track selected markers

Parameters

  • backwards (boolean, (optional)) – Backwards, Do backwards tracking

  • sequence (boolean, (optional)) – Track Sequence, Track marker during image sequence rather than single image

bpy.ops.clip.track_settings_as_default()

Copy tracking settings from active track to default settings

File

startup/bl_operators/clip.py:1029

bpy.ops.clip.track_settings_to_track()

Copy tracking settings from active track to selected tracks

File

startup/bl_operators/clip.py:1077

bpy.ops.clip.track_to_empty()

Create an Empty object which will be copying movement of active track

File

startup/bl_operators/clip.py:274

bpy.ops.clip.tracking_object_new()

Add new object for tracking

bpy.ops.clip.tracking_object_remove()

Remove object for tracking

bpy.ops.clip.tracking_settings_preset_add(name='', remove_name=False, remove_active=False)

Add or remove a motion tracking settings preset

Parameters

  • name (string, (optional, never None)) – Name, Name of the preset, used to make the path name

  • remove_name (boolean, (optional)) – remove_name

  • remove_active (boolean, (optional)) – remove_active

File

startup/bl_operators/presets.py:86

bpy.ops.clip.view_all(fit_view=False)

View whole image with markers

Parameters

fit_view (boolean, (optional)) – Fit View, Fit frame to the viewport

bpy.ops.clip.view_center_cursor()

Center the view so that the cursor is in the middle of the view

bpy.ops.clip.view_ndof()

Use a 3D mouse device to pan/zoom the view

bpy.ops.clip.view_pan(offset=(0.0, 0.0))

Pan the view

Parameters

offset (float array of 2 items in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Offset, Offset in floating-point units, 1.0 is the width and height of the image

bpy.ops.clip.view_selected()

View all selected elements

bpy.ops.clip.view_zoom(factor=0.0, use_cursor_init=True)

Zoom in/out the view

Parameters

  • factor (float in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Factor, Zoom factor, values higher than 1.0 zoom in, lower values zoom out

  • use_cursor_init (boolean, (optional)) – Use Mouse Position, Allow the initial mouse position to be used

bpy.ops.clip.view_zoom_in(location=(0.0, 0.0))

Zoom in the view

Parameters

location (float array of 2 items in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Location, Cursor location in screen coordinates

bpy.ops.clip.view_zoom_out(location=(0.0, 0.0))

Zoom out the view

Parameters

location (float array of 2 items in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Location, Cursor location in normalized (0.0 to 1.0) coordinates

bpy.ops.clip.view_zoom_ratio(ratio=0.0)

Set the zoom ratio (based on clip size)

Parameters

ratio (float in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Ratio, Zoom ratio, 1.0 is 1:1, higher is zoomed in, lower is zoomed out