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want to reduce. Alternatively, in Dope Sheet
mode, highlig ht specific tracks and then use
Select Time (page 2–566) to designate a block of
time w ithin which to reduce keys. If no keys are
highlighted in a highlighted track, Reduce Keys
works on all keys in that t rack.
Youcanuseanyoftheabovemethodstospecify
different ranges for different highlighted tracks.
5. From the Keys menu, choose Reduce Keys.
The Reduce Keys dialog appears. This dialog
has a single Threshold parameter.
Raising the Threshold setting will increase the
number of keys that are reduced. The higher
the threshold, the greater the reduction.
6. Click OK to reduce the keys.
Observe the results. If you are left with too few
keys, press
Ctrl +Z to undo, then lo wer the
threshold and reduce the keys again. If too
many keys remain, increase the threshold and
reduce keys again.
Tip: It will take repeated experimentation to find
exactly the right threshold for your particular
animation.
Inter face
Reduce Keys—Displays the Reduce Keys dialog.
Threshold—Sets a threshold value. Higher values
will result in fewer keys.
OK —AcceptstheThresholdsettingandreduces
keys as follows:
• Keys are reduced only in highlighted tracks.
• If any of a track’s keys are highlighted, reduction
is performed only within the indicated range
(that is, b e tween the leftmost and rightmost
highlighted key for each track). If no key is
highlighted, reduction is performed on all keys
in the track.
Edit R anges
Track View > Dope Sheet > Track View toolbar > Edit
Ranges
Edit Ranges displays all tracks as range bars. This
mode is useful for quickly scaling and sliding
complete animation tracks.
• Drag the range bar of an animation track to
change all animation in that track.
• Drag range bars in hig her-level tracks to change
all animation in multiple tracks.
Note: You cannot access individual key values in
this mode.
The Ranges: Dope Sheet toolbar contains tools for
working with R anges. Right-click an empty area
adjacenttotheDopeSheettoolbarandchoose
Show Toolbars > Ranges: Dope Sheet to display
thetoolbar.Saveyourlayoutafteryoudo.
Besides the Edit Ranges button, the Ranges: Dope
Sheet toolbar shows the following buttons:
Position Ranges (page 2–574)
Recouple Ranges (page 2–574)
Procedure
To drag the ranges of an object and all of its linked
descendants:
1.
On the Tr ack View toolbar, click Edit
Ranges.