You'll notice that I already have an entire script copied into this tab. Let's go over to the storyboard tab here in our panel view area. Looking at this example, we are on scene 41, panel 1. So, we've got some great samples here in Chapter Eight, Video Three. Luckily, Storyboard Pro has come to the rescue in allowing me to import an entire script into a project file so I can just cut and paste as I work. Now, I didn't like how long it took and I really didn't like the fact that I couldn't read half of what I wrote because, I don't know about you, but my handwriting is terrible. Select File > Create Optimized Drawings.- I don't know about you but I've always hated handwriting scripts and notes into my storyboards when I was working on paper and actually even when I was having to do all of that in Photoshop.If you have long panels, then it will want to look ahead several panels, instead of the specified number of frames. Keep in mind that each layer on each panel is a drawing. Number of Panels to Preload: Storyboard Pro looks ahead for the specified number of panels to determine the number of drawings in those panels.If you have many short panels, then you will have more drawings than if you had one long panel. Number of Frames to Preload: Storyboard Pro looks ahead for the number of frames, and checks to see how many drawings are used.Storyboard Pro will determine which, between the two options, has more drawings to preload and use the appropriate option during playback.
You may notice a short blink while the drawing loads. If you select this option, then playback will continue and the drawings will load as soon as they are available. When this happens, and this option is deselected, there will be a pause in playback while the frame loads. There are cases in which, during playback, the software may encounter a particularly texture-heavy or complex panel. Select the Asynchronous Drawing Loading option to optimize playback.From the Advanced tab, under the Optimized Playback section, select the Use Optimized Drawings option.