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Ease Out—
Ease-out value for the destination clip.
Transition F ocus—Lets you specify a focus point
onthebipedwherethetransitiontakesplace.The
Mixer will attempt to match movement based on
this selection. For exam ple, if Left Foot is selected,
the transition will use the left foot as a focal point
during the transition, aligning the m ot ion of the
leftfootinbothclipsasmuchaspossibleduring
the t ransition. Default=Auto.
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Auto—The transition focus is calculated by
averaging the overall position of the biped as it
transitions from one clip to the next.
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Center Of Mass—The transition focus is based
on the center of mass position of the biped as it
transitions from one clip to the next.
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Lef t Foot —Thetransitionfocusisbasedonthe
left foot position of the biped as it transitions
from one clip to the next.
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Right Foot—The transition focus is based on the
right foot position of the biped as it transitions
from one clip to the next.
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B oth Feet—The transition focus is based on an
averaged foot position of both of the biped’s
feet as it transitions from one clip to the next.
Note: The best w ay to see the differences b etween
thetransitionfociisbywatchingtheyellowand
red ghosts.
Pres er ve H eight—When turned on, Preserve
Height w ill allow gradual vertical motion to
accumulate from the source to the destination clip.
For example, climbing stairs will loop upward. If
itisturnedoff,thenextclipisalwayssetsothat
its lowest point is at z=0. This default insures that
motion does not gradually float up (or down) with
each additional clip .
Angle—Sets the direction of the destination clip.
The angle of the destination clip is automatically
set for best body fit between the two clips when the
Start Frame va lues change. Use Angle to change
the direction of the destination clip.
Prev ious Transi tion—Go to the previous transition
in the transition track.
DisplaystheprevioustransitionintheTransition
Editor,movesthetimeslidertothestartframeof
the previous transition and highlights the previous
clip in the transition track.
Nex t Tra nsiti on—Go to the next transition in the
transition track.
DisplaysthenexttransitionintheTransition
Editor,movesthetimeslidertothestartframeof
the next transition and highlights the next clip in
the Scripts list.
Optimize Transition—Displays the Transition
Optimization dialog (page 2–641).
Options in the Transition Optimization dialog
allow you to search for the location for the
transition.
Go To Star t Frame—Moves the time slider to the
first frame of the transition.
The number field shows the st art frame number.
Start Frame—Set the transition start frame for the
source and destination clips in their respective
fields. Duration for the source and destination
clipsdisplaysabovetheStartFramefields.
Rolling—Keeps the clip in motion during the
transition.
Fixed —For the source clip, this option freezes
thebipedattheStartFramepositionduringthe