Flipping, Visibility and Opacity Cards for Objects (New in version 5.3)

Clip-based animation templates along with key-based templates like "Flipping", "Visibility", and "Opacity" effects can be used to create animation cards.

  1. Create or load a scene with props.
  2. Select one of the props.

    And then Launch the Puppet Stage panel.
  3. Click the toolbar button to expand the Animation Card settings.

  4. Click the Horizontal Flip button to add an animation card to the prop.

    A shortcut key can also be assigned.
  5. Select the other prop from the Scene manager.

  6. Repeat the same steps to add "Toggle Visibility" and assign a hotkeys to this new animation card.

    ** Notice that the shortcut key can be either identical or not to any other motion card integrated in another object. The motions will be triggered simultaneously by doing so.
  7. Select the character from the Scene manager.
  8. Repeat the same steps again to add "Transparency" and assign its hotkey.
  9. Double-click on the animation card to expand its settings. See Common Settings and Specific Settings for more information.
  10. Make sure the objects with animation cards are selected.

    You can click the Aux button to check if the objects you want to puppet are included in the panel.
  11. Click the Preview button in the Puppet Stage panel and press the spacebar to start previewing.
  12. You can then start to recording for generating animations or commence the Live Streaming session.