Edit Breakdown

Get insight on the complexity of an edit in Blender.

Usage (WIP)

1. In the Sequencer, add new color strips to represent each shot in the edit.
   1. Mark the color strips for use in the Edit Breakdown in Strip > Add to Edit Breakdown.
   2. Workflow Suggestion: add a single color strip under the edit, add it to the Edit Breakdown, then use K to blade the strip while playing.
2. Open a new Sequencer area in Preview mode
   1. Toggle the Edit Breakdown view on the right side of the header (temporarilly called Display Frames).
   2. Enable View > Tool Settings and from the Toolbar (T) select the Tag Tool.
3. Click the Sync button to generate shots and thumbnails. Syncing is manual.
4. Optionally, add Scenes in Edit Breakdown 'Config' on the Preview right-side N panel.
   1. Select the shot color strips, a scene, and click the assign button next to the scenes list.

Installation

1. Download this repository as ZIP file.
2. In Blender's Edit > Preferences > Add-ons, click Install and select the ZIP.

Updating

1. Download the newest version ZIP.
2. In Blender's Edit > Preferences > Add-ons, find this add-on, expand it, and click Remove.
3. Click Install and select the ZIP.

Alternatively: this git repository can be cloned to a folder on disk and that folder linked to the scripts/addons folder of the Blender executable. This way, the add-on and be kept up to date with git pull without the need to remove/install it.

Compatibility

Blender Version	Status
4.0+	Supported
3.6 LTS	Supported
3.3 LTS	Supported
2.93 LTS and older	Unsupported