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If you want to change the timing of your animation non-descructively, you can use the Hold-Transformation-Timing and Hold-Timing nodes to change timing without permanently impacting the keyframes or drawings.
If you want to use a more permanent timing change, see How do I set keyframes on specific intervals in my animation?
Step 1: Identify which Timing node you need
Before using a Timing node, you need to identify which one you need based on what needs to be affected. You may need both. The following timing nodes are available in the Node Library:
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Hold-Transformation-Timing node: Green to indicate that it is peg-related. Use this node to adjust the timing on a peg layer. |
Hold-Timing node: Blue to indicate that it is drawing-related. Use this node to adjust the timing on a drawing layer. |
Step 2: Add and connect the node
- Do any of the following to add the node to the Node view:
- In the Node view, use the Enter key to activate the Quick Insert menu and find and select the node.
- In the Node Library view, use the search bar, or locate the nodes in the Timing section, and drag it to the Node view.
- In the Node view, select the node and hold Alt (Windows) or Option (macOS) to slide the node into the middle of a connection. The position of the connection will change based on which node you are using:
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Hold-Transformation-Timing node (green): Connect below the peg that needs to be timed.
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Hold-Timing node (blue): Connect below the drawing layer that needs to be timed.
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- In the Timeline view, you will see sections of colour indicating which layers are affected, and what the timing interval is. The Hold-Transformation-Timing node is indicated with green, and the Hold-Timing node is indicated with yellow.
Step 3: Adjust the timing settings
By default, the nodes are set to two’s, but you can easily adjust this in the node’s Layer Properties.
- In the Node view, select the yellow square on the left-side of the node.
- The Layer Properties window will appear. These properties are identical for both Timing nodes.
- Adjust the number in the Hold Value field. The number is equal to the amount of frame exposure you want to adjust the timing with. The Hold Mode that you select next will determine how this value is used.
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Choose the Hold Mode from the dropdown menu. The Hold Mode determines how the Hold Value number is applied to keyframes and images:
- Dynamic: Will use the value defined in the Hold Value field to dynamically adjust timing by dividing up timed-sections based on attached keyframes and the appropriate amount of subdivisions possible in that section, while also considering the original timing of the animation.
- Hold Value: Will use the value defined in the Hold Value field to time the animation. Useful for setting animations to twos etc.
- Hold Between Stop-Motion Keyframes: The node will only output the current frame when a keyframe, or tween, is present on that frame, otherwise it will hold the last value it has previously output.
- The following are additional options:
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Bake Dynamic Holds button: Only available with the Dynamic mode active. It converts the Dynamic mode timing into one of the other more static timing modes.
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Hold Keyframes field: Only available with the Hold Between Stop-Motion Keyframes mode active. Defines the keyframes in which the animation is updated and output.
- Disable Selection: Allows you to disable and enable the timing node when modifying content.
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Hide from Timeline: This option will collapse all connected content above this node in the timeline, preventing it from being selected or modified directly in the Timeline view.
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6. Play back the animation and adjust the settings as needed until you are happy with the timing.