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Connect control of keyframe animation

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chriss0212
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Connect control of keyframe animation

Post by chriss0212 » 14 Apr 2016, 09:39

hi all,

maybe a simple question, but how can i connect the control of a keyframe animation to a keyframe animation inside of a container?

i have attached a simple video. please remove the .zip at the end of the filename

greets

christian
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chriss0212
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Re: Connect control of keyframe animation

Post by chriss0212 » 14 Apr 2016, 09:52

if this is not possible... please move it to feature request ;)

greets

christian

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Re: Connect control of keyframe animation

Post by joysprod » 14 Apr 2016, 19:02

I had same problem and couldn't find a work around either.

Peter

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Re: Connect control of keyframe animation

Post by stephen » 18 Apr 2016, 09:27

Hi christian,

Can you describe what you want to achieve?
Why does the Color Node have to be outside the Content Container and why does the Animation Node need to be inside?

You can still trigger the Animation by exposing the Events inside the Content Container and bind them to the Animation Node's Methods that you can then place on the same Level as the Color Node.
Is this not an option?

Stephen

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Re: Connect control of keyframe animation

Post by chriss0212 » 20 Apr 2016, 14:04

hi stephen,

no, its not an option ;)

it would just help to build cleaner projects.

greets

christian

stephen
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Re: Connect control of keyframe animation

Post by stephen » 21 Apr 2016, 09:46

Almost thought so. :)

What about the other way around? Placing another Color Value inside your Content Container, binding its value to the Animation and exposing it (thus making it an output) and then binding the Color-Input of your Scene Port to the exposed value? Still an extra Node, but the Animation is inside your Container.

Currently it is not possible to bind Animation Controls downwards because its bound to Animation Channels directly that cannot be exposed (like Node Properties as in the example above). So its purely technical so far - once everyone is back from NAB I will have talk about that to see if its a conceptual problem as well.

Stephen

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Re: Connect control of keyframe animation

Post by chriss0212 » 22 Apr 2016, 14:10

hi stephen,

again: i have no color node! i am talking about nested animations.. i want to connect the control property of an keyframe animation which is outside of a container to a keyframe animation inside of a container.

greets

christian

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Re: Connect control of keyframe animation

Post by chriss0212 » 23 Apr 2016, 16:35

hi stephen,

i sould start to read till the end ;)

you already gave the answer: it is impossible ;)

but would be realy nice, if it would be possible ;)

greets

christian

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Re: Connect control of keyframe animation

Post by stephan » 24 Apr 2016, 06:02

Hi Stephen,
I also vote for this feature :)
Greets, Stephan

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