Page 162 - KEC Khaitan C8.5 Flipbook
P. 162

KEYFRAMES


                  A keyframe is the foundation of animation. You may have heard about frames—a frame is a single
                  image in a sequence that, when played in rapid succession, creates motion. Frames moving in
                  sequence create the illusion of animation.
                  A keyframe  is a crucial  point  in an animation  where  a significant  change occurs, such as a

                  character’s legs moving relative to the rest of the body. In digital animation software, keyframes
                  help track movement. Without them, the software cannot determine how to animate an object
                  smoothly. Tweening (in-betweening) is used to automatically generate frames between keyframes
                  to create smooth motion.
                  Blender provides the following keyframe editors to manipulate keyframes:

                      Graph Editor                        Timeline                    Dope Sheet

                  To insert keyframes on the Timeline , follow these steps:
                  Step  1  Select the object in the 3D Viewport.

                  Step  2  Right-click on the object to open the context menu.
                  Step  3  Select the Insert Keyframe option.

                  A yellow marker will appear at the selected frame in the Timeline, indicating that a keyframe has
                  been inserted.



                            ANIMATING MOVEMENT


                  To animate movement using keyframes, follow  these steps:
                  Step  1   Select  the  object in  the  3D

                          Viewport.
                  Step  2   Right-click  on  the  object and
                          select  Insert Keyframe option
                          from the  context  menu.  At  the
                          bottom in the Timeline, a yellow

                          marker will appear, indicating a
                          keyframe has been added.

                  Step  3   In  the  Timeline, click  and  drag
                          the blue playhead to change the
                          current frame.
                          OR

                          Enter the value in the Current Frame text box.

                  Step  4  Click the Move Tool from the toolbar.




                  160   Premium Edition-VIII
   157   158   159   160   161   162   163   164   165   166   167