Sequence(bpy_struct)

base class — bpy_struct

subclasses — EffectSequence, ImageSequence, MaskSequence, MetaSequence, MovieClipSequence, MovieSequence, SceneSequence, SoundSequence

class bpy.types.Sequence(bpy_struct)

Sequence strip in the sequence editor

blend_alpha

Percentage of how much the strip’s colors affect other strips

Type

float in [0, 1], default 0.0

blend_type

Method for controlling how the strip combines with other strips

Type

enum in [‘REPLACE’, ‘CROSS’, ‘DARKEN’, ‘MULTIPLY’, ‘BURN’, ‘LINEAR_BURN’, ‘LIGHTEN’, ‘SCREEN’, ‘DODGE’, ‘ADD’, ‘OVERLAY’, ‘SOFT_LIGHT’, ‘HARD_LIGHT’, ‘VIVID_LIGHT’, ‘LINEAR_LIGHT’, ‘PIN_LIGHT’, ‘DIFFERENCE’, ‘EXCLUSION’, ‘SUBTRACT’, ‘HUE’, ‘SATURATION’, ‘COLOR’, ‘VALUE’, ‘ALPHA_OVER’, ‘ALPHA_UNDER’, ‘GAMMA_CROSS’, ‘OVER_DROP’], default ‘REPLACE’

channel

Y position of the sequence strip

Type

int in [1, 128], default 0

color_tag

Color tag for a strip

Type

enum in Strip Color Items, default ‘COLOR_01’

effect_fader

Custom fade value

Type

float in [0, 1], default 0.0

frame_duration

The length of the contents of this strip before the handles are applied

Type

int in [1, 1048574], default 0, (readonly)

frame_final_duration

The length of the contents of this strip after the handles are applied

Type

int in [1, 1048574], default 0

frame_final_end

End frame displayed in the sequence editor after offsets are applied

Type

int in [-inf, inf], default 0

frame_final_start

Start frame displayed in the sequence editor after offsets are applied, setting this is equivalent to moving the handle, not the actual start frame

Type

int in [-inf, inf], default 0

frame_offset_end
Type

float in [-inf, inf], default 0.0

frame_offset_start
Type

float in [-inf, inf], default 0.0

frame_start

X position where the strip begins

Type

float in [-inf, inf], default 0.0

lock

Lock strip so that it cannot be transformed

Type

boolean, default False

modifiers

Modifiers affecting this strip

Type

SequenceModifiers bpy_prop_collection of SequenceModifier, (readonly)

mute

Disable strip so that it cannot be viewed in the output

Type

boolean, default False

name
Type

string, default “”, (never None)

override_cache_settings

Override global cache settings

Type

boolean, default False

select
Type

boolean, default False

select_left_handle
Type

boolean, default False

select_right_handle
Type

boolean, default False

type
Type

enum in [‘IMAGE’, ‘META’, ‘SCENE’, ‘MOVIE’, ‘MOVIECLIP’, ‘MASK’, ‘SOUND’, ‘CROSS’, ‘ADD’, ‘SUBTRACT’, ‘ALPHA_OVER’, ‘ALPHA_UNDER’, ‘GAMMA_CROSS’, ‘MULTIPLY’, ‘OVER_DROP’, ‘WIPE’, ‘GLOW’, ‘TRANSFORM’, ‘COLOR’, ‘SPEED’, ‘MULTICAM’, ‘ADJUSTMENT’, ‘GAUSSIAN_BLUR’, ‘TEXT’, ‘COLORMIX’], default ‘IMAGE’, (readonly)

use_cache_composite

Cache intermediate composited images, for faster tweaking of stacked strips at the cost of memory usage

Type

boolean, default False

use_cache_preprocessed

Cache preprocessed images, for faster tweaking of effects at the cost of memory usage

Type

boolean, default False

use_cache_raw

Cache raw images read from disk, for faster tweaking of strip parameters at the cost of memory usage

Type

boolean, default False

use_default_fade

Fade effect using the built-in default (usually make transition as long as effect strip)

Type

boolean, default False

use_linear_modifiers

Calculate modifiers in linear space instead of sequencer’s space

Type

boolean, default False

strip_elem_from_frame(frame)

Return the strip element from a given frame or None

Parameters

frame (int in [-1048574, 1048574]) – Frame, The frame to get the strip element from

Returns

strip element of the current frame

Return type

SequenceElement

swap(other)

swap

Parameters

other (Sequence, (never None)) – Other

move_to_meta(meta_sequence)

move_to_meta

Parameters

meta_sequence (Sequence, (never None)) – Destination Meta Sequence, Meta to move the strip into

parent_meta()

Parent meta

Returns

Parent Meta

Return type

Sequence

invalidate_cache(type)

Invalidate cached images for strip and all dependent strips

Parameters

type (enum in ['RAW', 'PREPROCESSED', 'COMPOSITE'], (never None)) – Type, Cache Type

split(frame, split_method)

Split Sequence

Parameters

frame (int in [-inf, inf]) – Frame where to split the strip

Returns

Right side Sequence

Return type

Sequence

classmethod bl_rna_get_subclass(id, default=None)
Parameters

id (string) – The RNA type identifier.

Returns

The RNA type or default when not found.

Return type

bpy.types.Struct subclass

classmethod bl_rna_get_subclass_py(id, default=None)
Parameters

id (string) – The RNA type identifier.

Returns

The class or default when not found.

Return type

type

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