Timeline Editor

Timeline Editor

Timeline Timelines allow for easy playback, cutting, and editing of video layers, as well as animation of layers and their parameters, editable with the Timeline Editor. Read More animation editor

When you select an empty Timeline Timelines allow for easy playback, cutting, and editing of video layers, as well as animation of layers and their parameters, editable with the Timeline Editor. Read More , you will see an empty timeline editor.
To start animating a layer or a parameter, drag and drop it from the Element Tree The hierarchical structure of Smode elements Read More or Parameters Editor Edit the parameters of the selected Element Read More editor into the timeline editor.
Dragging and dropping a parameter will create a track in the timeline with its values.
Dragging and dropping a full Layer or Modifier will create an Track Block Animate video Transport inside a Track Read More :
You can also switch the view to "Normal" mode (indicated by the button circled in green) to see your new layer on the left side of the editor.
Expand the layer to view its parameters or children, similar to the element editor.
There are two types of tracks you can create in the right part of the timeline editor, each corresponding to a specific type of object:
- Track Block Animate video Transport inside a Track Read More (for layers) [A]
- Keyframe Function Define a function using keyframes Read More (for parameters) [B]
To create a track or a keyframe, use CTRL + click.
While pressing CTRL, click on the row you wish to animate. Ensure nothing is selected to create blocks or keyframes.
To play a video inside a Timeline, drag and drop it into the timeline.
One track is automatically created.
By CTRL+Clicking on the timeline in the video layer's row, you can create a new Track Block Animate video Transport inside a Track Read More .
By default, the track will have the length of the video layer.
Selecting the track itself allows you to set parameters such as fade-in, fade-out, begin, end, loop, etc.
You can also split a track at the current time with Ctrl+Shift+D:
The timeline editor has three main components: A the toolbar, B the Element Tree The hierarchical structure of Smode elements Read More (or animation tree), and C the tracks/curves view.

The different button are
  1. Toggle between Track View and Curve View
  2. Toggle the swapping
  3. Fit to the screen
  4. Option to Follow the cursor when the timeline is playing
  5. a trigger to reduce the track height
  6. the track view mode that allow to show more or less parameter of the element tree
Here is a brief video tutorial demonstrating how to animate layers and parameters within a timeline:
Watch directly on youtube

Here are some shortcuts used in this video (see the next chapter for more information):
- Ctrl+Click to create an Track Block Animate video Transport inside a Track Read More
- Alt+Click to automatically create a Fade in / Fade out at the beginning/end of an Track Block Animate video Transport inside a Track Read More

Function Editor Shortcuts

Here are the shortcuts to edit timelines:
  • J / K : Previous / next key
  • I / O : Set In and Out
  • Ctrl + I / O : Clear In and Out
  • Left / Right arrow : Next/previous frame
  • Ctrl + Left / Right arrow : Next/previous second
  • Shift + Left / Right arrow : Next/previous 5 seconds
  • Ctrl + Shift + Left / Right arrow : Next/previous minute
  • A + Click : Select all after
  • A + Shift + Click : Select all before
  • Ctrl + Click : Create a key
  • Alt + Click : Change key interpolation
  • Ctrl + K : Create key at current time
  • Ctrl+C / Ctrl+V : Copy / Paste
  • Ctrl+D : Duplicate keys at the end of the selection (careful with key overlap)
  • Ctrl+A : Select all keys
  • Shift + move (single key) : Snap key on grid or other keys
  • Shift + move (multiple selection) : Scale group of keys
  • U : Toggle view between Curves / Track
  • F : Focus view on selection / keys

These shortcuts are the same as those in the Function Editor The editor allows you to manipulate every Function in Smode Read More .

Here are the shortcuts for manipulating Track Block Animate video Transport inside a Track Read More within a Timeline Timelines allow for easy playback, cutting, and editing of video layers, as well as animation of layers and their parameters, editable with the Timeline Editor. Read More :

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