How to Prevent Flow Scan from Grouping Image Files into a Single Video Sequence

Issue

When scanning directories containing individual image files (such as JPGs, PNGs, or TIFFs), Flow automatically combines sequential images into a single video clip rather than scanning them as individual assets.

Solution

To disable image sequence detection globally across Flow Scan, run a command-line configuration update and restart the Flow Scan service.

Note: Disabling this setting applies globally. Intentional image sequences will no longer be detected automatically and will also scan as individual files.

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Disable Image Sequences via CLI

1. Log into your Flow Scan server.

2. Open your terminal or command line and run the following command:

flow-setting set scan image-sequences-enabled false

2. Restart the Flow Scan Service

1. Open Flow Control.

2. Navigate to Systems > Select Server > FLOW Scan.

3. Click Stop and wait a few seconds for the service to halt completely.

4. Click Start to initialize the service with the updated setting.