Assigning
Frame Actions
To
make a movie do something when it reaches a keyframe, you assign
a frame action to the keyframe. For example, to create
a loop within a movie, you might
add a frame action to Frame 20 that specifies "go to Frame 10
and play."
It's
a good idea to place all of your frame actions in one
layer to make it easier to track them. Frames with actions
display a small a in the Timeline.
Once you've assigned an action,
it's recommended that you test whether it works, using
the CONTROL / TEST MOVIE command. Most actions won't
work in editing mode. The following instructions describe
how to set actions for frames using the Actions panel
in Normal Mode.
To assign an action to a
keyframe:
- Select a keyframe in the Timeline
and choose WINDOW / ACTIONS.
If a selected frame is not a keyframe,
the action is assigned to the previous
keyframe.
If
the selection is not a frame, or
if the selection includes multiple
frames, the Actions panel will be
dimmed.
- In the Toolbox list on the left
side of the panel, click the Basic
Actions category to display the
basic actions.
- To assign an action, do one of
the following:
Double-click an action in the Basic
Actions category in the Toolbox
list.
Drag an action from the Toolbox
list on the left to the Actions
list on the right side of the panel.
Click the Add (+) button, and choose
a statement from the pop-up menu.
Use the keyboard shortcut.
- To display the Parameters pane,
click the triangle in the lower
right corner of the Actions panel.
Select the action and enter new
values in the Parameters text boxes
to change parameters of existing
actions. Parameters vary depending
on the action you choose.
- Repeat steps 3 and 4 to assign
additional actions as necessary.
To test a frame action in a scene:
Choose CONTROL / TEST MOVIE. |
