Open an Image Dialog

The Open Image dialog is described below with functions for how to access it. A list of the controls on the dialog can be found in the table below.

What It Does

Allows you to choose an image from somewhere on your machine or network for use in environment lighting and the Image Manager. Image files can be opened in Mari using this dialog, so long as they are of a valid file format, shown in the File of type field in the table below.

How to Access It

• Right-click | Image Manager Palette > Open

• Image Manager Palette >

• Right-click | Lights Palette > Environment > Image >

Open Image Dialog Fields

Control	Type	What it does	Notes
Look in	dropdown	The directory containing the files to import. Select a recent directory from the dropdown, or use the navigation controls described below.	Make sure you check the path and name carefully. Mari defaults to the last place you imported from. Don't risk overwriting your textures!
	button	Goes back to the previous directory.
	button	Goes forward to the next directory that you have browsed.	Only available if you have already browsed back using the back button.
	button	Goes up one level in the directory hierarchy.
	button	Creates a new folder in the current directory.
	button	Displays the contents of the directory as icons and names only.
	button	Displays the contents of the directory as a details view, with a sort option at the top of the listing.
Name	information	Lists the name of the files or folder in the selected directory.	The files that are shown are only those that are of a valid file format.
Size	information	Lists the file or folder size.
Type	information	Displays what kind of file the item is, for example, a folder or a .jpg file.
Date Modified	information	Lists the date that the file was last opened or modified.
File name	text field	Type a file name into the field to open the image with a specific name in the Image Manager.
File of type	dropdown	Lists the file formats that are able to be opened in Mari or brought into the Image Manager.
Advanced Options
Colorspace	dropdown	The colorspace the image data is converted to. Automatic is determined by the file name, size, and type of data in the channel. OCIO colorspace roles are also displayed in this list.
Alpha	dropdown	• Premultiply - If there is an alpha channel, divides color data by the alpha before converting from the colorspace, and then multiplies by the alpha afterwards. This corrects the color of the partially-transparent pixels produced by most renderers. • Leave - Does not premultiply. • Remove - Imports only the RGB data, discarding the alpha channel altogether.