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Part I: Getting Started with 3ds Max

FIGURE 2.25
Other interfaces such as the Track view, Schematic view, and Asset Browser can be opened within a viewport.

Views can also be set to Camera and Spotlight if they exist in the scene. Each camera and light that exists is
listed by name at the top of the pop-up menu.

Using Safe Frames
Completing an animation and converting it to some broadcast medium, only to see that the whole left side of
the animation is being cut off in the final screening, can be discouraging. If you rely on the size of the active
viewport to show the edges of the final output, you could be way off. Using the Safe Frames feature, you can
display some guides within the viewport that show where the content must be to avoid such problems.
The Safe Frames panel of the Viewport Configuration dialog box lets you define several safe frame options,
as shown in Figure 2.26, including the following:
l Live Area: Marks the area that will be rendered, shown as yellow lines. If a background image is
added to the viewport and the Match Rendering Output option is selected, then the background
image will fit within the Live Area.
l Action Safe: The area ensured to be visible in the final rendered file, marked with light blue lines;
objects outside this area will be at the edge of the monitor and could be distorted.
l Title Safe: The area where the title can safely appear without distortion or bleeding, marked with
orange lines.
l User Safe: The output area defined by the user, marked with magenta lines.
l 12-Field Grid: Displays a grid in the viewport, marked with a pink grid.

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