Compiling a video from a sequence of frames using the FFmpeg codec

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Rendering directly to a video file in Blender is not always useful. More often, a sequence (a set) of frames is received after render, which then, for example, after additional post-processing, must be assembled to the final video file.

We can compile a sequence of frames into a video with Blender itself, with the Visual Screen Editor (VSE). Or we can use third-party codecs, for example, FFmpeg.

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Setting colors for Blender collections with the Python API

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Since Blender 2.9, the ability to assign color tags has been added for collections. Collection with such tag is displaying in a specific color in the outliner.

The collection color tag value is stored in its “color_tag” property. To change the color label of a collection, we need to assign a certain value to this property.

For example, to mark the current active collection in green:

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Adding an item to the Windows Explorer context menu: New – blend file

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To quickly create Blender files in the currently open directory, we can make an additional item in the context menu that opens in Windows Explorer by the mouse right button click.

To create this item in the menu, we need to add the following elements to the Windows registry:

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How to arrange objects along a curve without distortion

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The simplest way to arrange objects along a curve in Blender is to use two modifiers: “Array” and “Curve”. However, in this case, the object is distorted – its shape adjusts to the shape of the curve. In some cases, for example, when designing curbs or tank tracks, this is undesirable.

There are several ways to arrange objects along a curve without distortion. One of them is to use an intermediate mesh.

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