Opening Movies

You can open standalone movies as well as movies that have been added to a collection.

How to Open a Standalone Movie

  1. Do one of the following, depending on the part of the user interface you are using:

    • Ribbon Select File > Open.

    • Keyboard Shortcut Press CTRL+O on the keyboard.
  2. In the Open dialog, navigate to the MIMOV file and select it. Unless you selected a different location when creating the movie, a standalone Mimic movie file is stored by default in the Documents\My Mimic Movies folder.
  3. Click Open. The movie loads into Mimic and the first frame displays in the Frame Editor.

How to Open a Movie From a Collection

  1. Open the collection containing the movie.
  2. In the Collection Editor, select the Sections tab.
  3. Select the movie that you want to open.
  4. Click Open. The movie loads into Mimic and the first frame displays in the Frame Editor. Each movie that you open from a collection loads in its own instance of the Frame Editor.

How to Open a Recent Movie Using the File Menu

Select File > Recent Files > [Name of MIMOV file].

How to Open a Recent Movie Collection Using the File Menu

Select File > Recent Collections > [Name of MIPRJ file].

How to Open a Recent Movie Using the Start Page

On the Start Page, the area labeled Recent Files lists the most recently opened movies and collections.

  1. Select View > Start Page.
  2. Click the MIMOV file you want to open. The movie is loaded in the Frame Editor.

How to Open a Movie by Dragging a File From Windows

  1. Open Windows File Explorer and navigate to a folder containing a Mimic movie file.
  2. Launch Mimic.

  3. Drag the movie file from Windows File Explorer to the application window and drop it on the title bar in Mimic.

    Note You can also use this method to open any file type that is supported in Mimic.