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

Installing as Extension

Note: this add-on is available as an extension, but is not on extensions.blender.org yet.
Work in Progress!

1. Download the latest extension release from GitHub.
2. Drag&drop the ZIP into Blender.

Installing as Legacy Add-on

For Blender version 4.1 and older.

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

Updating

1. Remove a previous version if installed as a legacy add-on:
   In Blender's Edit > Preferences > Add-ons, find this add-on, expand it, and click Remove.
2. Download and install a new version as an extension.
   New versions of an extension can simply be installed on top without needing to manually delete the previous version.

Compatibility

Blender Version	Status
4.3, 4.4, 4.5	Supported
4.2 LTS	Supported
3.6 LTS	Supported
3.3 LTS	Supported
2.93 LTS and older	Unsupported