Session 3: Lower third animation

Preparation

There are no external assets required for this training session.

Description

This video tutorial guides users in the creation of a simple lower third graphic.

Session specific objectives

Familiarisation with animation principles in Swift.

Chapter 1: Animation concepts and Timeline Editor tab L1

• Animator icons and animators
• Methods
• bringOn
• takeOff
• Timeline animator colours – red dot and bar
• Default duration
• Timebase and timecode readout – frames
• Icon options and animator ordering
• Sliding and changing in and out points
• Right-click menu – delete Y
• Widen interface

Chapter 2: 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
• Zooming
• Saving at bringOn
• Refresh with Reload Current Script

Expected duration

30 minutes

User Level

All new users