Keyframe Properties appear in the Palette when you double-click a keyframe in the timeline.
A keyframe is an image or set of attributes for a 3D scene, used as a
reference point in animation. The artist usually sets up keyframes at significant
points in the action, and the computer calculates the in-between values.
For Tension and Motion Ease, you can
specify their default keyframe properties in .
You can copy/paste keyframe values across other animations. Right-click a keyframe
and click Copy Settings. Right-click another keyframe and
click Paste Settings. In the Paste
Settings dialog box, you can select
Transition, Tension, and
Motion Ease settings to paste.
| Time
Point |
Sets the time of the selected
keyframe. |
| Transition |
Sets the transitional options
approaching (In) or exiting
(Out) the keyframe:
- Smooth. Interpolates curves between
keyframes.
- Linear. Interpolates a straight 3D line
between keyframes.
- Flat.
Interpolates a straight 2D line between keyframes.
- Hold.
Freezes the object for the duration of the keyframe.
|
| Tension |
Tunes the curvature of incoming
(In) and outgoing
(Out) motion for the
selected keyframe. |
| Motion
Ease |
Accelerates or decelerates the
animation as it approaches (In) or exits (Out) the selected keyframe. |