| Time-line Navigation Controls
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- Time-line position
controls
- Play button
- Graphical keyframe
thumbnail
- Time-line
- Video clip actions
- Time spline editor
The Time-line navigation controls work in fashion
similar to most video players with a play button, pause button, loop button and
key frame jump buttons. To zoom in or out of the Time-line, place your mouse
cursor anywhere in the light gray Time-line box then press control key + right
mouse button and move the mouse.
The handles on both ends of the yellow bar can be
moved to reduce the animation of the clip to a specific portion. Multiple
keyframes can be selected by pressing Ctrl/Shift or dragging a selection
rectangle. By grabbing and dragging the right side of a keyframe handle, the
pause time of the keyframe can be changed. Pressing the right mouse button and
moving the mouse will scroll the Time-line. In the thumbnail bar, it is
possible to drag and drop thumbnails to organize keyframes. Also, pressing the
right mouse button and moving the mouse will scroll the Time-line.
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| Organizing and Linking Video Clips
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The movie editor tab provides the ability to add,
organize, delete and join video clips together. Most of the clip commands are
accessed by hovering the mouse over a video clip thumbnail. It is possible to
drag and drop thumbnails or tabs to organize clips.
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Add a Movie Clip - Starts a new video
clip using the current camera position as the first key frame.
- Add a
Picture/Video - allows video clips and images to be imported into
the timeline.
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Disable Clip - Disables the playback of
the video clip.
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Delete Clip - Deletes the currently
selected video clip.
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Clip Transition - Indicates the type and
duration of transitions between clips. When double clicked, a transition
selection menu appears allowing the selection of a transition type and
duration.
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| Editing Individual Clips
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Each video clip in the scene has its own Time-line
tab. The active scene video is always set to the currently selected video clip
Time-line. Keyframes can be dragged and dropped anywhere in the Time-line by
selecting a keyframe and with the left mouse button down, dragging it to a new
location.
Keyframes can be dragged and dropped anywhere in
the Time-line by selecting a keyframe and with the left mouse button down,
dragging it to a new location. New keyframes can be added to the end of the
clip Time-line by clicking the Add Keyframe camera icon in the last empty
keyframe.
The time of the new keyframe will depend on the
position of the "Current Time" slider when this button is clicked. If the
current time is past the last keyframe of the clip, then the new keyframe will
be added at the current time. Otherwise, the new keyframe will be added after
the last keyframe, at a time automatically computed according to how much the
camera has moved compared to the last keyframe.
New intermediate keyframes can be added between
keyframes by doing the following:
- Move the Time-line
slider to any position between the two keyframes.
- Move the camera in
the scene to a desired location.
- Click the
intermediate keyframe button.
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 Video Clip actions
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When clicked, opens the video clips actions menu.
- Move Clip Up/Down -
moves the current clip up or down in the movie clips order.
- Duplicate Clip -
copies the current clip and places it next to the current clip in the movie
clips order.
- Hide Clip from Movie
- disables the current clip from being displayed.
- Delete Clip - erases
and removes the current clip.
- Export Clip -
exports the current video clip.
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| Creating Sun and Season Animations
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Animating the sun position and season is possible
by doing the following:
- Click the sun
position animation icon (the clock icon) on the lights menu.
- Link the Date slider
with the Season slider by clicking the link icon. With the Time-line open, set
the first key frame.
- Then move the Time
and /or Date slider to a different position. This will create a new open
keyframe.
- Click the keyframe
refresh button to capture the keyframe.
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