when pressing `play` report when the first frame can't be found.

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/release/scripts/startup/bl_operators/screen_play_rendered_anim.py b/release/scripts/startup/bl_operators/screen_play_rendered_anim.py
index b4733ac9d87..f00b92beeed 100644
--- a/release/scripts/startup/bl_operators/screen_play_rendered_anim.py
+++ b/release/scripts/startup/bl_operators/screen_play_rendered_anim.py
@@ -104,11 +104,14 @@ class PlayRenderedAnim(Operator):
 
             file = ("".join((c if file_b[i] == c else "#")
                     for i, c in enumerate(file_a)))
+            del file_a, file_b, frame_tmp
+            file = bpy.path.abspath(file)  # expand '//'
         else:
             # works for movies and images
             file = rd.frame_path(frame=scene.frame_start)
-
-        file = bpy.path.abspath(file)  # expand '//'
+            file = bpy.path.abspath(file)  # expand '//'
+            if not os.path.exists(file):
+                self.report({'WARNING'}, "File %r not found" % file)
 
         cmd = [player_path]
         # extra options, fps controls etc.