Views menu > Viewport Background > Background group > Files > Select Background Image dialog
Dragon with viewport background
The Select Background Image dialog allows you to choose a file for a viewport background.
Procedures
To select a background image for a viewport:
Activate the viewport where you want the image.
Choose Views menu > Viewport Background.
Under Background, click Files.
In the Look In field, navigate to the directory containing the file you want to use for the background.
Note: The Select Background Image File dialog uses the last location where a bitmap was chosen, rather than the default bitmap path defined in Customize menu > Configure Paths.
Highlight the file name in the file list window.
Click Open to select the image and close the dialog.
Click OK to close the Viewport Background dialog and display the background image.
Interface
History: Displays a list of the directories most recently searched.
Look In: Opens a navigation window to move to other directories or drives.
Up One Level: Move up a level in the directory structure.
Create New Folder: Lets you create a new folder while in this dialog.
List: Displays the contents of a directory by file name.
Details: Displays the contents of a directory including all the file details.
List Window: When Details is on, the contents of the directory are displayed with Name, Size, Type, Date Modified, and Attributes. You can sort the files by clicking the label of each parameter.
File Name: Displays the name of the file selected in the list.
Files of Type: Displays all the file types that can be displayed. This serves as a filter for the list.
Open: Selects the highlighted file and closes the dialog.
Cancel: Cancels the selection and closes the dialog.
Info: Displays expanded information about the file such as frame rate, compression quality, file size and resolution. The information here is dependent on the type of information that is saved with the file type.
View: Displays the file at its actual resolution. If the file is a movie, the Media Player is opened to play the file.
Gamma: Selects the type of gamma to be used for the selected file. Available only when Enable Gamma Selection is turned on in the Gamma panel of the Preferences dialog.
Use ImageÆs Own Gamma: Uses the gamma of the incoming bitmap.
Use System Default Gamma: Ignores the imageÆs own gamma and uses the system default gamma instead, as set in the Gamma panel of the Preferences dialog.
Override: Defines a new gamma for the bitmap that is neither the imageÆs own, nor the system default.
Preview: Displays the image as a thumbnail in the Image Window.
Image Window: Displays a thumbnail of the selected file if Preview is on.
Statistics: Displays the resolution, color depth, file type and number of frames of the selected file.
Location: Displays the full path for the file. With this information at the bottom of the dialog, you always know exactly where you are.