A "Playblast" is a way to preview your animation without a full render.
Some third-party plugins can force real-time MP4 playback on image planes by using custom FFmpeg builds . Exporting MP4 via Playblast Maya.mp4
Many professionals playblast to a high-quality .avi or .webm format and then use Clipchamp or Handbrake to convert it to a standard H.264 MP4 for sharing. A "Playblast" is a way to preview your
If you need to import an MP4 into Maya to use as a background for tracing movements: Maya.mp4