Is it possible to play the animation, and add keyframes to the timeline without everything coming a halt? I'm basically trying to sync video effects with audio hits, manually.
Re: Realtime keyframing? by Darby Edelen on Jun 30, 2008 at 5:03:30 am
There is a tool called 'Motion Sketch' that will allow you to move a layer in realtime and create keyframes. If you want to apply that to rotation or scale then I think you need to come up with another way to do that, such as motion sketching a null object and linking it's Y position to the layer's scale or rotation via expression.
Motion Sketch should be accessible under Window > Motion Sketch. Check the manual for more information (F1).
Darby Edelen Lead Designer Left Coast Digital Santa Cruz, CA
Re: Realtime keyframing? by Joey Foreman on Jun 30, 2008 at 12:59:42 pm
You can time-out the beats in realtime by selecting a layer, doing a RAM preview, and tapping the asterisk key on the numeric keypad to the beat. When you stop the preview there will be markers on the layer where you tapped.
Joey Foreman
Editor/Animator
Nowhere Productions, Athens, GA
Re: Realtime keyframing? by kurt murphy on Jun 30, 2008 at 3:41:40 pm
You can also convert the audio to keyframes (Animation>Keyframe Assistant>Convert Audio to Keyframes); then use Expressions to sync animation parameters to those keyframes (just do a Google search on AE animating to keyframes).
