Speed, Loop and Blending

In CrazyTalk Animator, you may change the speed and loop status of any clip in any track of the timeline (Facial animation, Sound FX and Music tracks excluded). Adjusting the length of the speed, loop and blending is possible.

Speed

  1. On the timeline, select any track where a clip exists.
  2. Pick the clip.
  3. Press the Loop/Speed Switch button UP, on the timeline.
  4. Drag the end (right edge) of the clip to change its speed. The longer the clip, the slower it is- and vice versa.

    Move your cursor to the end of the clip, it will change into a double-headed arrow.

    Squeeze the clip to accelerate the action.

    Stretch the clip to decelerate the action.

Loop

  1. On the timeline, select any track where a clip exists.
  2. Pick the clip.
  3. Press the Loop/Speed Switch button Down.
  4. Drag the end (right edge) of the clip to change its loop time. The clip then shows a series of connective rectangles, each rectangle represents one loop.

    Move your cursor to the end of the clip, it will change into a double-headed arrow.

    Move your cursor right to loop the clip.

Blending

Each clip possesses a blending part at the head of the clip. Follow the steps below to have two motions blend with each other:

  1. Have two clips applied (Motion clips as example). The illustrations below show the poses of the character at the end, and start, of the two clips.
  2. The interval pose of the character remains the same as the last pose of the previous clip. It will suddenly snap back to the pose of the later clip when the play back meets the start of it (meets later clip).

    Still interval pose (without blending)

    Snapping to second pose

  3. Pick the later clip. The blending part will be shown before the clip. (Empty rectangle)
  4. Drag the left edge of it to decide the start timing for the blending pose.
  5. The character gradually changes the pose during the interval duration.

    Note:

    • If you insert a Pose motion clip (One-frame motion clips) from Animation >> Motion >> Content Manager, then it is highly recommended that you use the blending method to have a smooth pose-changing motion.