Keyframes
A keyframe represents the position and velocity of an axis at a specific point in time.
Keyframe Types
Lensmaster simplifies keyframing for motion control movements. Below are the motion control animations supported by Lensmaster:
Creating and Managing Keyframes
Add Keyframes
You can add keyframes through the right-click menu of the Animation Timeline:
Move the timeline cursor to the desired frame.
Right-click on the Timeline and hover over .
Choose the type of keyframe(s) to add. Keyframes will be placed at the cursor's position.
Alternatively, you can use keyboard shortcuts to add keyframes:
Animation Type
Keyboard Shortcut
All Visible Animations
S
Robot / Track / Turntable
R
FIZ
F
Dynamic Target
T
Motor Animation
E
Delete Keyframes
You can delete keyframes the same way as any timeline item: select them and press Delete on the keyboard. For more details, see this article.
Copy Keyframe
You can copy keyframes the same way as any timeline item: select them and press Ctrl + C on the keyboard. For more details, see this article.
Paste Keyframe
You can paste keyframes the same way as any timeline item: press Ctrl + V on the keyboard. For more details, see this article.
Moving Keyframes
You can move keyframes in the time axis (left/right) or adjust their position for every axis (up/down):
Change the Time-Position of a Keyframe
Drag the selected keyframe(s) left or right on the Timeline. Ensure the tool in the Toolbar is active.
Alternatively, hold Shift while dragging the selected keyframe(s) left or right.
Click on a keyframe to directly edit its timestamp. (Refer to this section for more details.)
Change a keyframe's axis value
Drag the selected keyframe(s) axis up or down on the Timeline. Ensure the tool in the Toolbar is active, and that the animation axis is expanded in The Animations List.
Click on a keyframe to edit its values directly.
Common Keyframe Properties
The keyframes of the various Lensmaster animations share similar properties:
To access these properties of a keyframe, click on that keyframe, and the Properties will pop up.
General Keyframe Properties
- Keyframe Color
Specifies a color for the keyframe on the timeline. The same keyframe color also applies to the associated keyframe in the scene.
- Keyframe Lock
Prevents the keyframe from being edited.
Timing and Motion Properties
- Timestamp
Defines the time of keyframe along the timeline.
- Ease in / Ease Out
Defines the global acceleration/deceleration intervals of the motion entering / exiting the keyframe in seconds.
- Auto
Sets the Ease-in/Ease-out values to automatic for smooth velocity along path.
Keyframe Behaviour Properties
- Continue
Makes the motion continuous at the keyframe.
- Stop
Forces the motion to come to a full stop at the keyframe.
- Manual
Controls the motion of every axis inside the keyframe separately.
Expanded Keyframe Properties
To view the keyframe in expanded mode and edit axis-specific properties, click on at the bottom of the keyframe properties menu. For more information on keyframe axes, refer to type-specific keyframe articles.
