Animation Timeline Editing

Data Name

From

Descriptions

1

Key

Property Tool Bar
Lips Editor
2D Motion Key Editor
Prop Key Editor
Opacity Setting

Animation Keys store RTS data (Rotation, Transformation, Scale) and Opacity data for all items and sprites, including; camera, actors, props and accessories.

The animation between two keys can be auto-generated.

2

Clip

Puppet Editor

Animation Clips store the motion clip segments of character and prop (accessories).

The texts on the clip indicate the information about the clip.

1. Name: Display the name of the clip. You can right-click on it to change its name.
2. Elastic Motion Curve (prop only): It shows the elastic motion curve status for the entire clip. The possible statuses displayed are the name of the templates selected from the Motion Curve panel,
3. Transition Curve: It shows the transition curve between current and previous clips. The possible statuses displayed are the names of the templates selected from the Transition Curve panel.
4. Time Warp: It shows the time warp curve for the entire clip. The possible statuses displayed are the names of the templates selected from the Time Warp panel.

A clip can be accelerated / decelerated, looped or blended into another clip. Please refer to the Speed, Loop and Blending section for more information.

3

Representative Key

Sprite Transform Key
Sprite Switch

This type of key implies that it contains one or more keys (by the 2D Motion Key Editor or Sprite Editor in the stage mode) in the T or S tracks under the Face Motion and Motion tracks.

4

Switch and Switch Marks

Switch:

Sprite Editor

Switch Mark:

Voice Clips
Lip Synching Keys
Facial Clips
Facial Keys

Switch: When you use the Sprite Editor in stage mode to manually replace the elements in a sprite, then you are setting a replacement key (also known as a Switch). As the project plays up to the time frame where the switch occurs, then the previous element will be replaced with the designated one.

Switch Mark: Switch marks are tokens representing the sprite switch timing, governed by it's master clip (from Voice Lip Synching, Puppeteering) or motion key (from Key Editor); it prompts you that there is a sprite switch key in other relevant tracks.

5

On / Off

Visible Setting

The On / Off data on the Visible track stores only one status of the object. You may allow the object to be visible (On) at one frame, until it is set to be invisible (Off) in another.

6

Target-switching

Link Setting

The Target-switching data resembles the key concept. It stores the targeting relationship between one object and its target. The target can be changed or even dissolved at any time frame. The Link features for actors and props (accessories) are under this category.