User Manual
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Changing the relative spacing of keyframes
You can change the relative positions of the keyframes as a group. This can be useful if you need to change the overall length of an
animated sequence or if you need to copy a set of keyframes to another event that has a different duration than the original.
1.
Click on the first keyframe, hold the Shift key, and click on the last keyframe in the sequence to select all of the keyframes.
2.
Hold Alt and drag the first or last keyframe to scale the keyframes.
When copying keyframes from longer events to shorter events, you must temporarily lengthen the duration of the shorter event so
that all of the keyframes appear on the keyframe controller. Once you have pasted the keyframes, you can rescale the keyframes
using the above procedure, and then resize the event to its original length.
Creating keyframe presets
The 2D and 3D track motion dialogs allow you to create, save, and recall keyframe presets. Keyframe presets save the settings of the
selected keyframe row at the cursor position.
Saving a preset
1.
Adjust your Position, 2D Shadow, or 2D Glow settings as desired to create a keyframe.
2.
Type a name in the Preset box.
3.
Click the Save Preset button ( ).
Recalling a preset
1.
Click in the Position, 2D Shadow, and 2D Glow keyframe row to select a row and position the cursor where you want to apply
the preset.
2.
Choose a setting from the Preset drop-down list.
If no keyframe exists at the cursor position, one is created using the settings from the preset. If a keyframe exists at the cursor
position, the keyframe’s settings are replaced with the settings from the preset.
Deleting a preset
Click the Delete Preset button ( ) to delete the current preset.
Working with keyframes in the timeline
You can move and modify track keyframes in the timeline. These keyframes are used in the following three track-level effects:
• Track effects plug-in (For more information, see Applying video effects on page 303.)
•Track motion (For more information, see Adding track motion on page 341.)
• Mask generator plug-in on a parent compositing track (For more information, see Using the Mask Generator on page 322.)
Notes:
• Presets for the Position, 2D Shadow, and 2D Glow keyframe rows are saved separately.
• Presets for 2D and 3D track motion are saved separately. Presets you create in the 2D Track Motion window will not be available in
the 3D Track Motion window.
Notes:
• Presets for the Position, 2D Shadow, and 2D Glow keyframe rows are saved separately.
• Presets for 2D and 3D track motion are saved separately: presets you create in the 2D Track Motion window will not be available in
the 3D Track Motion window.