Comments on: Some AE enhancements in V6…

By: Shoo

Shoo — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 17:17:10 +0000

Luc-Eric – now in version 6.01 fcurve editing is the best!!! =) Thanks a lot! =)

By: 'stoph

'stoph — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 19:11:13 +0000

That’s good to know, thanks Luc-Eric!

By: Luc-Eric

Luc-Eric — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 20:15:54 +0000

I believe we will have these two issues addressed in an update, Christoph

By: 'stoph

'stoph — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 22:04:42 +0000

Hi Luc-Eric,
the enhancements in the AE are fantastic. Even more so in the dopesheet, really sweet.
2 things I’d like to mention though:

- holding down the “shift”-key to constrain movement as you described above works fine for keys, but more often than not screws up for slope handles. I often have flat (0 slope) handles and when using the “Shift”-move to make the handle shorter, the slope changes slightly too. I then have to select and zero out the key. This unfortunately renders the “Translate on MMB” pretty useless for me..

- It is awfully tedious to select say 8 slope handles (eg. the right one of each key) to simultaneously adjust them. In previous versions I only had to select the keys, and could instantly tweak all handles. Now I have to select the keys, THEN the handles and THEN I can finally adjust them. This is painfull, even with just 1 f-curve in the view.
Moreso, as soon as I release my mousebutton, all keys whose slope handle was modified gets deselected! So, for another minor tweak, I have to go through the whole selecting-procedure again.

Is there a workaround to that or maybe a hidden “Select slope handles from keys” or “modify handles without having to select them”?

Of course (as usual) these are only the problems I have with it, there’s tons of positive stuff too, I wouldn’t even know where to start! ;->

Thanks & keep up the great work!!
’stoph

By: Luc-Eric

Luc-Eric — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:38:04 +0000

this copy/paste issue is being looked at

By: Shoo

Shoo — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:10:38 +0000

I agree :) – it was great feature when you working with the huge scene, now i should wait till the scene update, because time cursor should be moved in frame to paste the key :), and often key time is not integer – and when i paste the key fcurve is going to be more trashy because old key is on his time :) – sorry for my english =)

By: Keith

Keith — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:58:44 +0000

I like the enhancements – they are much appreciated. However I too miss the paste to tagged key feature! 8(

By: Shoo

Shoo — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 18:05:59 +0000

Нm, please give us back old animation editor :) – The new one – is not so comfortable as old was. :)

By: Shoo

Shoo — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 15:40:29 +0000

Hm, actually enhancements are great but now for a pasting a single key I should move my time cursor, but in earlier versions all i need to do is just select a key on fcurve and after paste it just copied value to the key I`ve selected – well actually wanted to ask is there any chance to make optional button in FCurve editor something like “as it was before 6″ :) – and would be any corrections in FCurve Editor in future versions?