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Randomize Keys Utility 539
axis choices. This utility launches a floating
Current Value window that works for either
Dope Sheet — Edit keys mode or Curve Editor.
It doesn’t work for Edit Ranges.
Procedure
To select a Track V iew utility:
1.
Open Cur ve Editor, and then f rom the Utilities
menu, choose Track View Utilities.
2. In the Track View Utilities dialog, choose from
the available utilities, and click OK.
Randomize Keys Utility
Track View > Utilities menu > Track View Utilities >
Randomize Keys
Randomize Keys applies random offset values to
the times and/or values of selected keys.
Procedure
To use Randomize Keys:
1.
Highlight one or more keys, or a block of time,
in one or more tracks.
In Dope Sheet > Edit Keys mode, all selected
keys are affected. In Edit Ranges mode, the
keys in the selected t racks that are within the
selectedrangeoftimeareaffected.InCurve
Editor mode, the selected keys on selected
cur ves are affected.
2. From the Utilities menu, choose Track View
Utilities, a nd then choose Randomize Keys.
The Randomize Keys utility is displayed.
3. By default, b oth Randomize Time and
Randomize Value are on. Turn off either if you
wish.
4. Set the +/- spinners to specify the desired range
of randomized offset.
5. Click Apply.
Interfa ce
Ra ndomize Time—Randomly shif ts values in time,
based on the spinner settings. For example, if the
+ spinner is set to 20, and the - spinner is set to 10,
thevaluescouldshiftupasmuchas20,anddown
as much as 10.
+—The amount of random shift in a positive
direction.
-—The amount of random shift in a negat ive
direction.
Randomize Value—Randomly shifts values, based
on the spinner sett ings.
+—The amount of random shift in a positive
direction.
-—The amount of random shift in a negat ive
direction.
Randomize group box—Yo u c a n a p p l y
randomization either with selected keys or with
selected time. When apply ing to selected keys, this
displays the message: "All selected keys." However,
when you select a block of time in
Edit Time mode
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, this message is displayed: "Keys in
selected tracks that are in the range: n to n."
Apply —Applies the specified random offset values
to the selection. You can click this repeatedly for
more randomization.