Scaling key-frames over time

[Buggsy]

Hi,

 

I can't seem to get 'scaling key-frames over time' to work. I have looked in Animators manual but the key commands don't seem to work, unless I'm not doing it right, which is highly likely?

 

Anyone know how to make this work (I'm using a Mac). I'm trying to slow down a complex animation and will go crazy if I have to do it manually.

 

Michael

[yhloon]

Hi Michael,

 

you can scale with pre-select range of frames with control drag (I'm using PC) on the timeline, than control drag the last keyframe to scale the whole selected keyframes.

 

check this video

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6687586/EIAS/ForumShare/ScaleKeyframe.mp4

 

I'm still using EI8, and there is some glitch when scaling keyframes, please check the video, maybe this is already fix in EI9.

 

Loon

[Buggsy]

Hi Loon,

 

I was wondering if I needed to highlight the range first. Thanks for letting me know.

 

Michael

[S. Houtzager]

I prefer the Offset Editor which is under the Animation Menu.  Has several options in moving / scaling keyframes. Select the object in the pjt window and then use the Offset editor.

[joseph56]

Here's info from the old manuals.

http://www.filedropper.com/275keyframescale

 

http://www.filedropper.com/offsetkeyframes25

[joseph56]

I don't think control works on a Mac for this.

the old documentation does not seem to work there.

Command does something but the whole thing looks very iffy.

Are there some undocumented commands going on there?

I  would stick with the offset frames dialog box.

[Tomas Egger]

Ola!

 

Please, take a look in this video tutorial:

 

Thanks

 

Tom

[KurtF]

Proper scaling of key frames in the project window is a long standing feature request. The existing methods seem somewhat iffy, they often don't work properly, the correct sequence is difficult to remember and apply, etc. Using the Offset Editor seems to be the best, current method.

 

Hopefully future releases will address this simple need. It would be nice to Marque select your key frames, tap the "S" key (for scaling) and then click and drag to have the end of the timeline nearest the cursor scale towards or away from the other (anchor) side.

[joseph56]

The sequence in the video is:

Select the time slider with command down.

slide it across the top to select the time bar at the top.

The again with command down select all the frames and move them back to speed up the motion.

That seems to work in a simple test I did.

 

But what if you want to increase the time scale or speed up the motion?

that does not seem to work.

It just bunches them up

[Tomas Egger]

Ola Joseph!

 

Try this: to scale up (speed down), when you move the keyframes, scale down first with the mouse move and without release the mouse button pressed, move the mouse to scale up (speed down), it will work.

 

Thanks

 

Tom

[joseph56]

You are correct!

The key is to do as you said scale down first and then scale up with the command key pressed down.

i guess this should be updated in the manual.

So move first to the left and then to the right and it will do it properly.