Video background as reference for animation

[nockieboy]

Hi all,

How can I use a video background as a reference to create a walk cycle?

I have some reference videos of people walking and would like to have this video in the background so that I can use the video of the person walking as a direct reference to keyframe my 3D model and create a realistic walk cycle.

Is it possible? Can I cycle the video forward/backward and pause it at the correct point etc?

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

[Richard_Marklew]

You can load a background video just as you can a background image
http://cgcookie.com/blender/2010/03/15/using-multiple-background-images-in-2-5/

[nockieboy]

Ah - so simple!! Not what I expected, but thanks so much for the quick reply - it even works with scrubbing the timeline. Marvellous!