.. _AutoFrameRange:

Auto Frame Range
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You can set Blender to automatically set its frame range in real time, depending on the context / settings.

It works on *Action, NLA and Sequencer Strips*.

.. image:: /static/AutoFrameRangePopover.webp

Options
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Mode
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**Action** - Automatically sets frame range to the action's frame range.

**NLA** - Automatically set frame range to the start and end of the NLA Strip.

**Sequence** - Automatically set frame range to the start and end of the Sequencer Strip.

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Settings / Keyframe (Action Only)
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**Settings** - This setting uses the action's manual frame range if enabled, and fallback to the first and last keyframe if manual frame range is disabled.

**Keyframe** - This setting ignores manual frame range and always set the frame range base on the first and last keyframes.

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Only Selected
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Only sets frame range to selected objects / strips, or else, it will apply to the first and last frame of everything in the scene.


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Examples
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Actions 
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Case example of the Auto Frame Range usage in Actions mode.

.. video:: /static/AutoFrameRangeSelectedObject.webm
    :width: 600
    :autoplay:
    :loop:
    :nocontrols:
    :muted:



NLA Strip
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Case example of the Auto Frame Range usage in NLA mode.

.. video:: /static/AutoFrameRangeNLA.webm
    :width: 600
    :autoplay:
    :loop:
    :nocontrols:
    :muted:

Sequencer Strip
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Case example of the Auto Frame Range usage in Sequencer mode.


.. video:: /static/AutoFrameRangeSequencer.webm
    :width: 600
    :autoplay:
    :loop:
    :nocontrols:
    :muted:

.. note::  
    In *Selected Sequencer* mode, you need to move the clip to update the frame range. Merely selecting the strip will not trigger the update.