Session 4: Swift CG+ Lower third part 2: Animation

Preparation

There are no external assets required for this training session.

Description

Becoming familiar with animation principles in Swift CG+. Using the Curves Editor

Session specific objectives

Using a cube and text node to create a simple lower third.

Chapter 1: Animation concepts

• Animators
• bringOn Method
• takeOff Method

Chapter 2: Animation concepts and Timeline Editor tab L1

• Adding an animator
• Timeline animator colours – red dot and bar
• Timebase and timecode readout – frames
• Icon options and animator ordering
• Sliding and changing in and out points
• Widen interface

Chapter 3:  Curves Editor tab L1

• Path keyframe defaults
• Keyframe fields – CurrField and CurrValue
• Bezier handle editing
• Class types – Path and Linear
• Transport controls
• Scrubbing
• Copying and flipping animators
• Saving at bringOn
• Refresh with Reload Current Script

Expected duration

1 hour

User Level

All new and L1 (Level 1) users