Sequencer Operators

bpy.ops.sequencer.change_effect_input(swap='A_B')

Undocumented, consider contributing.

Parameters

swap (enum in ['A_B', 'B_C', 'A_C'], (optional)) – Swap, The effect inputs to swap

bpy.ops.sequencer.change_effect_type(type='CROSS')

Undocumented, consider contributing.

Parameters

type (enum in ['CROSS', 'ADD', 'SUBTRACT', 'ALPHA_OVER', 'ALPHA_UNDER', 'GAMMA_CROSS', 'MULTIPLY', 'OVER_DROP', 'WIPE', 'GLOW', 'TRANSFORM', 'COLOR', 'SPEED', 'MULTICAM', 'ADJUSTMENT', 'GAUSSIAN_BLUR', 'TEXT', 'COLORMIX'], (optional)) –

Type, Sequencer effect type

• CROSS Crossfade, Crossfade effect strip type.

• ADD Add, Add effect strip type.

• SUBTRACT Subtract, Subtract effect strip type.

• ALPHA_OVER Alpha Over, Alpha Over effect strip type.

• ALPHA_UNDER Alpha Under, Alpha Under effect strip type.

• GAMMA_CROSS Gamma Cross, Gamma Cross effect strip type.

• MULTIPLY Multiply, Multiply effect strip type.

• OVER_DROP Alpha Over Drop, Alpha Over Drop effect strip type.

• WIPE Wipe, Wipe effect strip type.

• GLOW Glow, Glow effect strip type.

• TRANSFORM Transform, Transform effect strip type.

• COLOR Color, Color effect strip type.

• SPEED Speed, Color effect strip type.

• MULTICAM Multicam Selector.

• ADJUSTMENT Adjustment Layer.

• GAUSSIAN_BLUR Gaussian Blur.

• TEXT Text.

• COLORMIX Color Mix.

bpy.ops.sequencer.change_path(filepath="", directory="", files=None, hide_props_region=True, filter_blender=False, filter_backup=False, filter_image=False, filter_movie=False, 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, display_type='DEFAULT', sort_method='FILE_SORT_ALPHA', use_placeholders=False)

Undocumented, consider contributing.

Parameters

• filepath (string, (optional, never None)) – File Path, Path to file

• 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

• 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 ['FILE_SORT_ALPHA', 'FILE_SORT_EXTENSION', 'FILE_SORT_TIME', 'FILE_SORT_SIZE'], (optional)) –

  File sorting mode

  • FILE_SORT_ALPHA Name, Sort the file list alphabetically.

  • FILE_SORT_EXTENSION Extension, Sort the file list by extension/type.

  • FILE_SORT_TIME Modified Date, Sort files by modification time.

  • FILE_SORT_SIZE Size, Sort files by size.

• use_placeholders (boolean, (optional)) – Use Placeholders, Use placeholders for missing frames of the strip

bpy.ops.sequencer.copy()

Copy selected strips to clipboard

bpy.ops.sequencer.crossfade_sounds()

Do cross-fading volume animation of two selected sound strips

File

startup/bl_operators/sequencer.py:45

bpy.ops.sequencer.deinterlace_selected_movies()

Deinterlace all selected movie sources

File

startup/bl_operators/sequencer.py:135

bpy.ops.sequencer.delete()

Erase selected strips from the sequencer

bpy.ops.sequencer.duplicate()

Duplicate the selected strips

bpy.ops.sequencer.duplicate_move(SEQUENCER_OT_duplicate=None, TRANSFORM_OT_seq_slide=None)

Duplicate selected strips and move them

Parameters

• SEQUENCER_OT_duplicate (SEQUENCER_OT_duplicate, (optional)) – Duplicate Strips, Duplicate the selected strips

• TRANSFORM_OT_seq_slide (TRANSFORM_OT_seq_slide, (optional)) – Sequence Slide, Slide a sequence strip in time

bpy.ops.sequencer.effect_strip_add(type='CROSS', frame_start=0, frame_end=0, channel=1, replace_sel=True, overlap=False, color=(0.0, 0.0, 0.0))

Add an effect to the sequencer, most are applied on top of existing strips

Parameters

• type (enum in ['CROSS', 'ADD', 'SUBTRACT', 'ALPHA_OVER', 'ALPHA_UNDER', 'GAMMA_CROSS', 'MULTIPLY', 'OVER_DROP', 'WIPE', 'GLOW', 'TRANSFORM', 'COLOR', 'SPEED', 'MULTICAM', 'ADJUSTMENT', 'GAUSSIAN_BLUR', 'TEXT', 'COLORMIX'], (optional)) –

  Type, Sequencer effect type

  • CROSS Crossfade, Crossfade effect strip type.

  • ADD Add, Add effect strip type.

  • SUBTRACT Subtract, Subtract effect strip type.

  • ALPHA_OVER Alpha Over, Alpha Over effect strip type.

  • ALPHA_UNDER Alpha Under, Alpha Under effect strip type.

  • GAMMA_CROSS Gamma Cross, Gamma Cross effect strip type.

  • MULTIPLY Multiply, Multiply effect strip type.

  • OVER_DROP Alpha Over Drop, Alpha Over Drop effect strip type.

  • WIPE Wipe, Wipe effect strip type.

  • GLOW Glow, Glow effect strip type.

  • TRANSFORM Transform, Transform effect strip type.

  • COLOR Color, Color effect strip type.

  • SPEED Speed, Color effect strip type.

  • MULTICAM Multicam Selector.

  • ADJUSTMENT Adjustment Layer.

  • GAUSSIAN_BLUR Gaussian Blur.

  • TEXT Text.

  • COLORMIX Color Mix.

• frame_start (int in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Start Frame, Start frame of the sequence strip

• frame_end (int in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – End Frame, End frame for the color strip

• channel (int in [1, 32], (optional)) – Channel, Channel to place this strip into

• replace_sel (boolean, (optional)) – Replace Selection, Replace the current selection

• overlap (boolean, (optional)) – Allow Overlap, Don’t correct overlap on new sequence strips

• color (float array of 3 items in [0, 1], (optional)) – Color, Initialize the strip with this color (only used when type=’COLOR’)

bpy.ops.sequencer.enable_proxies(proxy_25=False, proxy_50=False, proxy_75=False, proxy_100=False, overwrite=False)

Enable selected proxies on all selected Movie, Image and Meta strips

Parameters

• proxy_25 (boolean, (optional)) – 25%

• proxy_50 (boolean, (optional)) – 50%

• proxy_75 (boolean, (optional)) – 75%

• proxy_100 (boolean, (optional)) – 100%

• overwrite (boolean, (optional)) – Overwrite

bpy.ops.sequencer.export_subtitles(filepath="", hide_props_region=True, check_existing=True, filter_blender=False, filter_backup=False, filter_image=False, filter_movie=False, 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=8, display_type='DEFAULT', sort_method='FILE_SORT_ALPHA')

Export .srt file containing text strips

Parameters

• filepath (string, (optional, never None)) – File Path, Path to file

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

• check_existing (boolean, (optional)) – Check Existing, Check and warn on overwriting existing files

• 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

• 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 ['FILE_SORT_ALPHA', 'FILE_SORT_EXTENSION', 'FILE_SORT_TIME', 'FILE_SORT_SIZE'], (optional)) –

  File sorting mode

  • FILE_SORT_ALPHA Name, Sort the file list alphabetically.

  • FILE_SORT_EXTENSION Extension, Sort the file list by extension/type.

  • FILE_SORT_TIME Modified Date, Sort files by modification time.

  • FILE_SORT_SIZE Size, Sort files by size.

bpy.ops.sequencer.fades_add(duration_seconds=1.0, type='IN_OUT')

Adds or updates a fade animation for either visual or audio strips

Parameters

• duration_seconds (float in [0.01, inf], (optional)) – Fade Duration, Duration of the fade in seconds

• type (enum in ['IN_OUT', 'IN', 'OUT', 'CURSOR_FROM', 'CURSOR_TO'], (optional)) –

  Fade type, Fade in, out, both in and out, to, or from the playhead. Default is both in and out

  • IN_OUT Fade In And Out, Fade selected strips in and out.

  • IN Fade In, Fade in selected strips.

  • OUT Fade Out, Fade out selected strips.

  • CURSOR_FROM From Playhead, Fade from the time cursor to the end of overlapping sequences.

  • CURSOR_TO To Playhead, Fade from the start of sequences under the time cursor to the current frame.

File

startup/bl_operators/sequencer.py:199

bpy.ops.sequencer.fades_clear()

Removes fade animation from selected sequences

File

startup/bl_operators/sequencer.py:153

bpy.ops.sequencer.gap_insert(frames=10)

Insert gap at current frame to first strips at the right, independent of selection or locked state of strips

Parameters

frames (int in [0, inf], (optional)) – Frames, Frames to insert after current strip

bpy.ops.sequencer.gap_remove(all=False)

Remove gap at current frame to first strip at the right, independent of selection or locked state of strips

Parameters

all (boolean, (optional)) – All Gaps, Do all gaps to right of current frame

bpy.ops.sequencer.image_strip_add(directory="", files=None, filter_blender=False, filter_backup=False, filter_image=True, filter_movie=False, 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='FILE_SORT_ALPHA', frame_start=0, frame_end=0, channel=1, replace_sel=True, overlap=False, use_placeholders=False)

Add an image or image sequence to the sequencer

Parameters

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

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

• 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 ['FILE_SORT_ALPHA', 'FILE_SORT_EXTENSION', 'FILE_SORT_TIME', 'FILE_SORT_SIZE'], (optional)) –

  File sorting mode

  • FILE_SORT_ALPHA Name, Sort the file list alphabetically.

  • FILE_SORT_EXTENSION Extension, Sort the file list by extension/type.

  • FILE_SORT_TIME Modified Date, Sort files by modification time.

  • FILE_SORT_SIZE Size, Sort files by size.

• frame_start (int in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Start Frame, Start frame of the sequence strip

• frame_end (int in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – End Frame, End frame for the color strip

• channel (int in [1, 32], (optional)) – Channel, Channel to place this strip into

• replace_sel (boolean, (optional)) – Replace Selection, Replace the current selection

• overlap (boolean, (optional)) – Allow Overlap, Don’t correct overlap on new sequence strips

• use_placeholders (boolean, (optional)) – Use Placeholders, Use placeholders for missing frames of the strip

bpy.ops.sequencer.images_separate(length=1)

On image sequence strips, it returns a strip for each image

Parameters

length (int in [1, inf], (optional)) – Length, Length of each frame

bpy.ops.sequencer.lock()

Lock strips so they can’t be transformed

bpy.ops.sequencer.mask_strip_add(frame_start=0, channel=1, replace_sel=True, overlap=False, mask='')

Add a mask strip to the sequencer

Parameters

• frame_start (int in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Start Frame, Start frame of the sequence strip

• channel (int in [1, 32], (optional)) – Channel, Channel to place this strip into

• replace_sel (boolean, (optional)) – Replace Selection, Replace the current selection

• overlap (boolean, (optional)) – Allow Overlap, Don’t correct overlap on new sequence strips

• mask (enum in [], (optional)) – Mask

bpy.ops.sequencer.meta_make()

Group selected strips into a metastrip

bpy.ops.sequencer.meta_separate()

Put the contents of a metastrip back in the sequencer

bpy.ops.sequencer.meta_toggle()

Toggle a metastrip (to edit enclosed strips)

bpy.ops.sequencer.movie_strip_add(filepath="", directory="", files=None, filter_blender=False, filter_backup=False, filter_image=False, 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='FILE_SORT_ALPHA', frame_start=0, channel=1, replace_sel=True, overlap=False, sound=True, use_framerate=True)

Add a movie strip to the sequencer

Parameters

• filepath (string, (optional, never None)) – File Path, Path to file

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

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

• 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 ['FILE_SORT_ALPHA', 'FILE_SORT_EXTENSION', 'FILE_SORT_TIME', 'FILE_SORT_SIZE'], (optional)) –

  File sorting mode

  • FILE_SORT_ALPHA Name, Sort the file list alphabetically.

  • FILE_SORT_EXTENSION Extension, Sort the file list by extension/type.

  • FILE_SORT_TIME Modified Date, Sort files by modification time.

  • FILE_SORT_SIZE Size, Sort files by size.

• frame_start (int in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Start Frame, Start frame of the sequence strip

• channel (int in [1, 32], (optional)) – Channel, Channel to place this strip into

• replace_sel (boolean, (optional)) – Replace Selection, Replace the current selection

• overlap (boolean, (optional)) – Allow Overlap, Don’t correct overlap on new sequence strips

• sound (boolean, (optional)) – Sound, Load sound with the movie

• use_framerate (boolean, (optional)) – Use Movie Framerate, Use framerate from the movie to keep sound and video in sync

bpy.ops.sequencer.movieclip_strip_add(frame_start=0, channel=1, replace_sel=True, overlap=False, clip='')

Add a movieclip strip to the sequencer

Parameters

• frame_start (int in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Start Frame, Start frame of the sequence strip

• channel (int in [1, 32], (optional)) – Channel, Channel to place this strip into

• replace_sel (boolean, (optional)) – Replace Selection, Replace the current selection

• overlap (boolean, (optional)) – Allow Overlap, Don’t correct overlap on new sequence strips

• clip (enum in [], (optional)) – Clip

bpy.ops.sequencer.mute(unselected=False)

Mute (un)selected strips

Parameters

unselected (boolean, (optional)) – Unselected, Mute unselected rather than selected strips

bpy.ops.sequencer.offset_clear()

Clear strip offsets from the start and end frames

bpy.ops.sequencer.paste()

Paste strips from clipboard

bpy.ops.sequencer.reassign_inputs()

Reassign the inputs for the effect strip

bpy.ops.sequencer.rebuild_proxy()

Rebuild all selected proxies and timecode indices using the job system

bpy.ops.sequencer.refresh_all()

Refresh the sequencer editor

bpy.ops.sequencer.reload(adjust_length=False)

Reload strips in the sequencer

Parameters

adjust_length (boolean, (optional)) – Adjust Length, Adjust length of strips to their data length

bpy.ops.sequencer.rendersize()

Set render size and aspect from active sequence

bpy.ops.sequencer.sample(size=1)

Use mouse to sample color in current frame

Parameters

size (int in [1, 128], (optional)) – Sample Size

bpy.ops.sequencer.scene_strip_add(frame_start=0, channel=1, replace_sel=True, overlap=False, scene='')

Add a strip to the sequencer using a blender scene as a source

Parameters

• frame_start (int in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Start Frame, Start frame of the sequence strip

• channel (int in [1, 32], (optional)) – Channel, Channel to place this strip into

• replace_sel (boolean, (optional)) – Replace Selection, Replace the current selection

• overlap (boolean, (optional)) – Allow Overlap, Don’t correct overlap on new sequence strips

• scene (enum in [], (optional)) – Scene

bpy.ops.sequencer.select(wait_to_deselect_others=False, mouse_x=0, mouse_y=0, extend=False, deselect_all=False, linked_handle=False, left_right='NONE', linked_time=False)

Select a strip (last selected becomes the “active strip”)

Parameters

• wait_to_deselect_others (boolean, (optional)) – Wait to Deselect Others

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

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

• extend (boolean, (optional)) – Extend, Extend the selection

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

• linked_handle (boolean, (optional)) – Linked Handle, Select handles next to the active strip

• left_right (enum in ['NONE', 'MOUSE', 'LEFT', 'RIGHT'], (optional)) –

  Left/Right, Select based on the current frame side the cursor is on

  • NONE None, Don’t do left-right selection.

  • MOUSE Mouse, Use mouse position for selection.

  • LEFT Left, Select left.

  • RIGHT Right, Select right.

• linked_time (boolean, (optional)) – Linked Time, Select other strips at the same time

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

Select or deselect all strips

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.sequencer.select_box(xmin=0, xmax=0, ymin=0, ymax=0, wait_for_input=True, mode='SET', tweak=False, include_handles=False)

Select strips 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.

• tweak (boolean, (optional)) – Tweak, Operator has been activated using a tweak event

• include_handles (boolean, (optional)) – Select Handles, Select the strips and their handles

bpy.ops.sequencer.select_grouped(type='TYPE', extend=False, use_active_channel=False)

Select all strips grouped by various properties

Parameters

• type (enum in ['TYPE', 'TYPE_BASIC', 'TYPE_EFFECT', 'DATA', 'EFFECT', 'EFFECT_LINK', 'OVERLAP'], (optional)) –

  Type

  • TYPE Type, Shared strip type.

  • TYPE_BASIC Global Type, All strips of same basic type (Graphical or Sound).

  • TYPE_EFFECT Effect Type, Shared strip effect type (if active strip is not an effect one, select all non-effect strips).

  • DATA Data, Shared data (scene, image, sound, etc.).

  • EFFECT Effect, Shared effects.

  • EFFECT_LINK Effect/Linked, Other strips affected by the active one (sharing some time, and below or effect-assigned).

  • OVERLAP Overlap, Overlapping time.

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

• use_active_channel (boolean, (optional)) – Same Channel, Only consider strips on the same channel as the active one

bpy.ops.sequencer.select_handles(side='BOTH')

Select gizmo handles on the sides of the selected strip

Parameters

side (enum in ['MOUSE', 'LEFT', 'RIGHT', 'BOTH', 'NO_CHANGE'], (optional)) – Side, The side of the handle that is selected

bpy.ops.sequencer.select_less()

Shrink the current selection of adjacent selected strips

bpy.ops.sequencer.select_linked()

Select all strips adjacent to the current selection

bpy.ops.sequencer.select_linked_pick(extend=False)

Select a chain of linked strips nearest to the mouse pointer

Parameters

extend (boolean, (optional)) – Extend, Extend the selection

bpy.ops.sequencer.select_more()

Select more strips adjacent to the current selection

bpy.ops.sequencer.select_side(side='BOTH')

Select strips on the nominated side of the selected strips

Parameters

side (enum in ['MOUSE', 'LEFT', 'RIGHT', 'BOTH', 'NO_CHANGE'], (optional)) – Side, The side to which the selection is applied

bpy.ops.sequencer.set_range_to_strips(preview=False)

Set the frame range to the selected strips start and end

Parameters

preview (boolean, (optional)) – Preview, Set the preview range instead

bpy.ops.sequencer.slip(offset=0)

Trim the contents of the active strip

Parameters

offset (int in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Offset, Offset to the data of the strip

bpy.ops.sequencer.snap(frame=0)

Frame where selected strips will be snapped

Parameters

frame (int in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Frame, Frame where selected strips will be snapped

bpy.ops.sequencer.sound_strip_add(filepath="", directory="", files=None, filter_blender=False, filter_backup=False, filter_image=False, filter_movie=False, filter_python=False, filter_font=False, filter_sound=True, 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, display_type='DEFAULT', sort_method='FILE_SORT_ALPHA', frame_start=0, channel=1, replace_sel=True, overlap=False, cache=False, mono=False)

Add a sound strip to the sequencer

Parameters

• filepath (string, (optional, never None)) – File Path, Path to file

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

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

• 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

• 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 ['FILE_SORT_ALPHA', 'FILE_SORT_EXTENSION', 'FILE_SORT_TIME', 'FILE_SORT_SIZE'], (optional)) –

  File sorting mode

  • FILE_SORT_ALPHA Name, Sort the file list alphabetically.

  • FILE_SORT_EXTENSION Extension, Sort the file list by extension/type.

  • FILE_SORT_TIME Modified Date, Sort files by modification time.

  • FILE_SORT_SIZE Size, Sort files by size.

• frame_start (int in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Start Frame, Start frame of the sequence strip

• channel (int in [1, 32], (optional)) – Channel, Channel to place this strip into

• replace_sel (boolean, (optional)) – Replace Selection, Replace the current selection

• overlap (boolean, (optional)) – Allow Overlap, Don’t correct overlap on new sequence strips

• cache (boolean, (optional)) – Cache, Cache the sound in memory

• mono (boolean, (optional)) – Mono, Merge all the sound’s channels into one

bpy.ops.sequencer.split(frame=0, channel=0, type='SOFT', use_cursor_position=False, side='MOUSE', ignore_selection=False)

Split the selected strips in two

Parameters

• frame (int in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Frame, Frame where selected strips will be split

• channel (int in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Channel, Channel in which strip will be cut

• type (enum in ['SOFT', 'HARD'], (optional)) – Type, The type of split operation to perform on strips

• use_cursor_position (boolean, (optional)) – Use Cursor Position, Split at position of the cursor instead of playhead

• side (enum in ['MOUSE', 'LEFT', 'RIGHT', 'BOTH', 'NO_CHANGE'], (optional)) – Side, The side that remains selected after splitting

• ignore_selection (boolean, (optional)) – Ignore Selection, Make cut event if strip is not selected preserving selection state after cut

bpy.ops.sequencer.split_multicam(camera=1)

Split multi-cam strip and select camera

Parameters

camera (int in [1, 32], (optional)) – Camera

File

startup/bl_operators/sequencer.py:103

bpy.ops.sequencer.strip_jump(next=True, center=True)

Move frame to previous edit point

Parameters

• next (boolean, (optional)) – Next Strip

• center (boolean, (optional)) – Use strip center

bpy.ops.sequencer.strip_modifier_add(type='COLOR_BALANCE')

Add a modifier to the strip

Parameters

type (enum in ['COLOR_BALANCE', 'CURVES', 'HUE_CORRECT', 'BRIGHT_CONTRAST', 'MASK', 'WHITE_BALANCE', 'TONEMAP'], (optional)) – Type

bpy.ops.sequencer.strip_modifier_copy(type='REPLACE')

Copy modifiers of the active strip to all selected strips

Parameters

type (enum in ['REPLACE', 'APPEND'], (optional)) –

Type

• REPLACE Replace, Replace modifiers in destination.

• APPEND Append, Append active modifiers to selected strips.

bpy.ops.sequencer.strip_modifier_move(name="Name", direction='UP')

Move modifier up and down in the stack

Parameters

• name (string, (optional, never None)) – Name, Name of modifier to remove

• direction (enum in ['UP', 'DOWN'], (optional)) –

  Type

  • UP Up, Move modifier up in the stack.

  • DOWN Down, Move modifier down in the stack.

bpy.ops.sequencer.strip_modifier_remove(name="Name")

Remove a modifier from the strip

Parameters

name (string, (optional, never None)) – Name, Name of modifier to remove

bpy.ops.sequencer.swap(side='RIGHT')

Swap active strip with strip to the right or left

Parameters

side (enum in ['LEFT', 'RIGHT'], (optional)) – Side, Side of the strip to swap

bpy.ops.sequencer.swap_data()

Swap 2 sequencer strips

bpy.ops.sequencer.swap_inputs()

Swap the first two inputs for the effect strip

bpy.ops.sequencer.unlock()

Unlock strips so they can be transformed

bpy.ops.sequencer.unmute(unselected=False)

Unmute (un)selected strips

Parameters

unselected (boolean, (optional)) – Unselected, Unmute unselected rather than selected strips

bpy.ops.sequencer.view_all()

View all the strips in the sequencer

bpy.ops.sequencer.view_all_preview()

Zoom preview to fit in the area

bpy.ops.sequencer.view_frame()

Move the view to the playhead

bpy.ops.sequencer.view_ghost_border(xmin=0, xmax=0, ymin=0, ymax=0, wait_for_input=True)

Set the boundaries of the border used for offset-view

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

bpy.ops.sequencer.view_selected()

Zoom the sequencer on the selected strips

bpy.ops.sequencer.view_toggle()

Toggle between sequencer views (sequence, preview, both)

bpy.ops.sequencer.view_zoom_ratio(ratio=1.0)

Change zoom ratio of sequencer preview

Parameters

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