Timeline
Lensmaster’s Timeline is an audiovisual tool for building and synchronizing your animation. It has two main components:
Animation Timeline: The Animation Timeline displays the simplified motion sequences for the Robot, FIZ, track, and all connected external axes and stepper motors, including those linked via the Camerabotics Action Server. It provides a clear view of all movements over time.
Audio Timeline: The Audio Timeline allows you to add, edit, and synchronize audio tracks with your animation. You can arrange audio clips across multiple tracks to align them with specific moments in your animation.
Common Timeline Features
The Animation Timeline and Audio Timeline share common features that make it easy to synchronize audio with animation and efficiently edit both:
Cursor
The cursor is a yellow vertical line that marks the current timestamp in the animation. It stays synchronized between the Animation Timeline and the Audio Timeline.
Moving The Cursor
Click and drag the cursor directly on the timeline.
Use the left and right arrow keys on the keyboard to move the cursor one frame at a time for precise adjustments.
Click the middle mouse button on the timeline to instantly move the cursor to that position.
Selection & Copy/Paste
You can select, copy, paste, and delete elements from both the Animation Timeline and the Audio Timeline simultaneously. The elements include: Keyframes, Triggers, Audio Clips, and Markers.
Selecting Timeline Items
To select any item, simply click on it. The item will become highlighted upon selection.
Deselecting Timeline Items
To deselect any item(s), double-click on any empty part of the Audio Timeline, the Animation Timeline, or the scene.
Select Multiple Timeline Items
Hold down the Ctrl key.
Draw a selection box (rubber band) around the desired keyframes, triggers, clips, and markers to select them.
Select All Timeline Items
Right-click the Animation Timeline and choose . This will select all the keyframes, triggers, audio clips, and markers in the active animation.
Alternatively, press Ctrl + A on the keyboard.
Copy Selected Timeline Items
Right-click a track or the Animation Timeline and choose .
Alternatively, press Ctrl + C on your keyboard.
Paste Timeline Items
Right-click a track or the Animation Timeline and choose .
You can alternatively press Ctrl + V on the keyboard.
Delete Timeline Items
Right-click on a track or the Animation Timeline and choose to remove the selected timeline items.
You can alternatively press delete on the keyboard.