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Deleting Keyframes
Use Delete to delete a shape keyframe from the animation.
To delete a shape keyframe:
1 Select the object.
2 Click Shapes.
The Shapes menu appears.
3 Select the keyframe you want to delete.
4 Click Delete.
The selected shape is deleted.
Adding Keyframes
Use Add to create a shape keyframe. This can be useful for creating animations that start and end with the
same shape.
To add a shape key using Add:
1 Select the object you want to animate.
2 Go to the frame where you want to add the shape keyframe.
3 Click Shapes.
The Shapes menu appears.
4 Click Add.
A new keyframe is added to the Shape channel in the Channel Editor.
Gradient Animation
Use the Channel Editor to animate the colours, orientation, and direction of a colour gradient. The Gradient
folder includes Start and End folders for the two colours in the gradient. The Start and End folders each
contain channels for the X and Y position of the colour, as well as the R, G, B, and alpha values.
Although you can animate the gradient independently, by default, the gradient will follow any transformations
of the object.
To animate a gradient:
1 Select the object with the gradient you want to animate.
2 Click Animation. If necessary, swipe the cursor across the bottom of the screen to display the Channel
Editor.
3 Click the Geometry and Stroke folders to expand them.
If you selected more than one object, a Stroke folder appears for each selected object. Click the Stroke
folder for the object you want to animate.
4 Click the Gradient folder to expand it, and click the Start and End folders:
■ The Start folder contains the X and Y channels and a Colour folder for the gradient's colour.
■ The End folder contains the X and Y channels and a Colour folder for the gradient's colour.
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