# Filmstrip Window Components

The Filmstrip window lets you specify a directory on your PC to store, record or load frames, and has various controls to manage the playback of those frames.

You can open (or bring forward) the Filmstrip with the View > Filmstrip menu.

By default, the window appears under the Spreadsheet Editor, but you can drag-and-drop it to other panels in the In-Sight 3D adapter.

The Filmstrip consists of the following parts:

Number | Description
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1 | The Filmstrip Controls, used to record, playback and export frames.
2 | The recorded frames, consisting of the constructed point cloud, the frame name and the frame sequence number. The default frame name is Frame, and can be modified by left-clicking it and then changing its name. Alternatively, after selecting one or more frames, right-click a frame, and select the Rename selected frames option in the context menu. See the Rename Frames on the Filmstrip topic for more information. Note: When loading existing images into the Filmstrip, the image files will keep their name, and their frames' name will be named after the file names. The frame's sequence number is defined by the Counter control. Counting starts from 0000 and lasts until 9999. If the number of frames on the Filmstrip reaches 10000, the numbering restarts from 0000, overwriting the original frames. Tip: Frames are ordered by name in ascending order, so if one or more frames are renamed, they will be sorted again by name the next time the Filmstrip opens. Hover the mouse cursor over the frame name to reveal the location of the frame's configuration file. Likewise, hover the mouse cursor over the frame's contents to reveal a tooltip providing the following information on the frame: The location of the frame configuration file. The date and time of recording. The name of the job in which the recording was made.
3 | The playback position marker, indicating the latest played back frame on the Filmstrip with a yellow outline.
4 | The selection marker, indicating the user-selected frame(s) with a light gray outline.