Animation editor panel

The Animation Editor panel allows you to create schedules for multi-parametric animations with complex camera movements and render them as 2D videos.

  1. Add scene
  2. Render video
  3. Record graphics for the current scene
  4. Load animation graphics
  5. Configurator
  6. Add timeline
  7. Disable/enable timeline effects button
  8. Lock/unlock timeline button
  9. Slider for zooming

Add scene

Opens the Add scene dialog box name to specify the scene name and its duration (s):


Render video

Opens the Render video dialog box to specify the render options:



Render frame rate (fps)
Sets the frame rate of the video.
Resolution
Sets the resolution of the video by selecting it from the drop-down list of supported resolutions.
File format
Sets the format of the output video. You can select a file format from the drop-down list:
  • avi (AVI Animation)
  • mpg (MPEG Animation)
  • wmv (WMV Animation)
Start time
Sets the time position of the animation to start the render.
End time
Sets the time position of the animation to end the render.

After pressing the Render button, the Save Video As dialog box opens to allow you to save the rendered video.

Record graphics for the current scene

Records animation graphics and saves it to zip-archive or to folder of your choice.

Load animation graphics

Loads animation graphics data from zip-archive or folder and opens the special mode for playing this graphics.

Configurator

Toggles the configurator panel.

Add timeline

Adds the selected parameter to the timeline.

Disable/enable timeline effects button

Toggles the timeline effects between enabled and disabled. Disabled timeline effects are excluded from the animation.

Lock/unlock timeline button

Toggles the timeline to lock any timeline changes or vice versa, to enable changes.

Slider

Move the slider to zoom the timelines.