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− | '''Title of script:''' Rocket animation | + | '''Title of script:''' '''Rocket animation''' |
'''Author:''' Arthi. A | '''Author:''' Arthi. A | ||
− | '''Keywords:''' | + | '''Keywords:''' Fire effect, Cut out effect, Convert option in Parameters panel, Slope and offset Parameters, Feather effect |
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{| style="border-spacing:0;" | {| style="border-spacing:0;" | ||
− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| <center>Visual cue</center> |
− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| <center>Narration</center> |
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− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on '''“Rocket animation” '''using '''Synfig.''' |
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− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| In this tutorial, we will learn to create |
* Fire effect | * Fire effect | ||
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+ | * Change slope & offset parameters and | ||
* Feather effect | * Feather effect | ||
− | We will also learn to do a rocket animation. | + | We will also learn to do a rocket animation using all of the above. |
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(Slide) | (Slide) | ||
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* '''Ubuntu Linux''' 14.04 OS | * '''Ubuntu Linux''' 14.04 OS | ||
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− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Open Synfig |
− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| Let us open '''Synfig.''' |
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− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| I have a rocket image in my''' Documents folder. ''' |
I have created this image in '''Inkscape.''' | I have created this image in '''Inkscape.''' | ||
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− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Go to '''File >> Import''' |
− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| Let us import the image. |
− | + | Go to '''File.''' Click on '''Import.''' | |
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− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Select rocket image >> Import |
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+ | Select the '''Rocket''' image. Click on '''Import.''' | ||
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− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Resize the image |
− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| Group the '''rocket''' image. Name the '''group layer''' as '''Rocket. ''' |
− | + | Using the orange dot in the handle, reduce the size of the image as shown. | |
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− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Press''' Ctrl + S '''>> Change the file name to '''Rocket-animation''' |
− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| Let us now save our file. Press '''Ctrl '''and '''S '''keys. |
− | I will save the file | + | I will save the file in the '''Desktop.''' Change the filename to '''Rocket-animation.''' |
+ | Click on '''Save'''. | ||
+ | <<PAUSE>> | ||
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+ | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Change '''Fill color''' to white >> '''Outline color''' to black | ||
+ | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| Now, let us create the fire. | ||
− | + | Change the '''Fill color''' to black and the '''Outline color''' to white. | |
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− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Go to '''Layers panel. New layer >> Gradient >> Noise Gradient''' |
− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| Go to '''Layers panel.''' Right click on the '''Rocket group layer.''' |
− | Select''' New layer, ''' | + | Select '''New layer,''' click on '''Gradient''' and then on '''Noise Gradient.''' |
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− | + | A black and white noise gradient is created on the''' canvas.''' | |
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− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Go to''' Tool box >> Gradient tool''' |
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− | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| Go to''' Tool box'''. Click on '''Gradient tool. ''' | |
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− | + | In the '''Tool options, '''click on '''create a linear gradient.''' | |
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− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Create a black and white gradient |
− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| Now, click and drag the on the '''canvas''' from top to bottom. |
− | + | Observe a black and white linear gradient is created on the '''canvas. ''' | |
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− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| '''Transform tool '''>> Change the layer name to '''BW-Gradient''' |
+ | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| Select the '''Transform tool.''' | ||
− | ''' | + | Change the layer name to '''BW-Gradient.''' |
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− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| '''Parameters panel >> Blend method '''to''' Subtract''' |
− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| In the '''Parameters panel''', change the '''Blend method''' to '''Subtract.''' |
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− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Select''' Rectangle tool '''>> Draw a rectangle |
− | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| Select the '''Rectangle tool.''' Draw a rectangle covering the whole '''canvas.''' | |
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− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| '''Transform tool''' >> Change the layer name to '''Orange''' |
− | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| Click on the '''Transform tool''' and change the '''layer''' name to '''Orange.''' | |
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− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Point to the rectangle |
− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| Now, let us change the color of the rectangle to warm orange. |
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− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Click on the''' Color parameter >> '''Change '''RGB '''values to 100, 55 and 10 respectively |
+ | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| In the '''Parameters panel, '''click on the '''Color parameter. ''' | ||
− | + | Change the '''RGB''' values to 100, 55 and 10 respectively. | |
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− | + | Close the dialog box. | |
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− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Change the '''Blend method''' to '''Color''' |
− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| Again in the '''Parameters panel,''' change the '''Blend method''' to '''Color.''' |
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− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Group''' Noise gradient '''>> Change name to''' Moving-base''' |
− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| Group the''' Noise gradient''' layer. Change the name to '''Moving-base.''' |
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− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| '''Parameters panel >> Origin >>Convert >> Linear''' |
− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| In the '''Parameters panel,''' right click on '''Origin.''' |
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− | + | Click on''' Convert''' and then on '''Linear.''' | |
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− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| '''Origin >> Slope '''value''' '''to '''0,-100 >> Offset '''value''' '''to '''0,100''' |
− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| Click on the drop down list of''' Origin.''' |
− | + | Change the '''Slope '''values to''' 0,-100 '''and '''Offset '''values to''' 0, 100 '''respectively. | |
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− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Click on the '''Play''' |
+ | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| Now the fire effect is created. | ||
− | + | Click on the '''Play''' button to check the effect. | |
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− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Point to the fire |
− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| Next let us cut the effect according the size of the rocket. |
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− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Group all the layers except the '''Rocket layer '''>> Change name to''' Fire''' |
− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| Now group all the layers except the '''Rocket layer.''' |
− | + | Change the name to '''Fire.''' | |
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− | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| Press '''Ctrl '''and '''S '''keys to save the file. | |
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− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| '''Tool box >> Cutout tool''' |
− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| Go to''' Tool box,''' select the '''Cutout tool.''' |
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− | + | Cut the fire effect as shown. Observe the group layer name has changed to''' Fire cut. ''' | |
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− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Resize the fire effect |
+ | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| Select '''Transform tool.''' | ||
− | + | Using the Orange dot of the''' handle,''' reduce the size of the fire. | |
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− | + | Move this layer below the '''Rocket layer. ''' | |
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− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Select '''Mask layer>> Parameters panel >>''' Change''' Feather parameter '''to''' 25.''' |
− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| Click on the drop down list. Select the '''Mask layer'''. |
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− | + | In the '''Parameters panel, '''Change the''' Feather parameter '''to''' 25.''' | |
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− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Point to the fire |
− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| Observe the feather effect is applied to the fire. |
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− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Click on '''Turn on animate editing mode''' icon |
− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| We will now animate the fire. Click on '''Turn on animate editing mode''' icon. |
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− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Go to '''3<sup>rd</sup> frame''' >> Add a keyframe >> Adjust nodes |
+ | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| Go to '''3<sup>rd</sup> frame. '''Add a '''keyframe''' in the '''Keyframes panel.''' | ||
− | + | Adjust the nodes of the fire as shown. | |
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+ | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Go to 6<sup>th</sup> frame >> Duplicate '''zeroth frame >>''' Right click on''' Fire cut group layer ''' | ||
+ | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| Now go the 6<sup>th</sup> frame. In the '''Keyframes panel, '''Duplicate the '''zeroeth frame.''' | ||
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− | + | Next we will loop this fire animation. So, right click on the '''Fire cut group layer.''' | |
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− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| '''New layer >> Other >> Time loop''' |
− | + | '''Parameters panel >> Duration parameter '''to '''12 ''' | |
− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| Click on '''New layer,''' then on '''Other''' and on '''Time loop.''' |
− | + | In the '''Parameters panel, '''change the '''Duration parameter''' to '''12.''' | |
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− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Click on '''Only for Positive Duration >> Play''' |
− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| Tick on the checkbox of '''Only for Positive Duration.''' |
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+ | Click on '''Play''' button to check the animation. | ||
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− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Group all layers >> Change the name to '''Rocket''' |
+ | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| Next, let us animate the rocket. So, group all the '''layers'''. | ||
− | + | Change the '''Group layer '''name to '''Rocket. ''' | |
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− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Go to '''zeroth frame >> '''Move the rocket to bottom |
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− | Go to ''' | + | Go to 100<sup>th</sup> frame >> Move the rocket to the top |
+ | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| Go to '''zeroeth frame.''' Move the rocket to the bottom of the '''canvas '''as shown. | ||
− | + | Now go to 100<sup>th</sup> frame. Move the rocket to the top of the '''canvas.''' | |
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+ | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Draw a rectangle | ||
+ | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| Now the rocket animation is done. | ||
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− | + | Let us add a background image now, which I created in '''Inkscape'''. | |
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− | + | I have saved this image in '''Documents''' folder. | |
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− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Change the layer name to '''BG ''' |
− | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| Go to '''File'''. Click on '''Import'''. | |
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− | + | Move the layer below the '''Rocket group layer.''' | |
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− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Press '''Ctrl + S''' |
− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| Press '''Ctrl '''and '''S '''keys to save the file. |
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− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Go to '''File >> Render''' |
− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| Lastly we will render the animation. |
− | + | Go to''' File. '''Click on''' Render.''' | |
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− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Point to '''Desktop''' |
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Change the''' extension '''to''' avi, Target '''to '''ffmpeg >> Render''' | Change the''' extension '''to''' avi, Target '''to '''ffmpeg >> Render''' | ||
− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| I will save the output in the '''Desktop.''' |
− | Change the extension to '''avi | + | Change the extension to '''avi. Target''' to '''ffmpeg. ''' |
− | Now click on''' Render.''' | + | Now click''' '''on''' Render.''' |
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− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| '''Desktop >> '''Play the animation using''' Firefox web browser''' |
− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| We will now check our animation. |
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− | Right | + | Go to '''Desktop. '''Right click on the output file and play our animation. |
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− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| '''Rocket animation on Firefox web browser''' |
− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| Our rocket animation looks like this. |
− | + | <<PAUSE>> | |
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− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| With this we have come to the end of this tutorial. |
Let us summarize. | Let us summarize. | ||
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* Fire effect | * Fire effect | ||
− | * | + | * Cut out effect |
+ | * Change slope & offset parameters | ||
* Feather effect | * Feather effect | ||
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(Slide) | (Slide) | ||
− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #000001;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.097cm;"| Here is an assignment for you- |
* Create a wood fire animation | * Create a wood fire animation | ||
− | * The wood image is provided to you in the Code files link | + | * The wood image is provided to you in the '''Code files''' link |
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− | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top: | + | | style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000001;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000001;border-left:0.5pt solid #000001;border-right:none;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.086cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Completed assignment |
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For more details, please write to us. | For more details, please write to us. | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:45, 7 September 2018
Title of script: Rocket animation
Author: Arthi. A
Keywords: Fire effect, Cut out effect, Convert option in Parameters panel, Slope and offset Parameters, Feather effect
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Opening Slide | Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on “Rocket animation” using Synfig. |
Learning Objectives (Slide) | In this tutorial, we will learn to create
We will also learn to do a rocket animation using all of the above. |
System requirements
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To record this tutorial, I am using
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Open Synfig | Let us open Synfig. |
Point to the rocket image | I have a rocket image in my Documents folder.
I have created this image in Inkscape. |
Go to File >> Import | Let us import the image.
Go to File. Click on Import. |
Select rocket image >> Import |
Select the Rocket image. Click on Import. |
Resize the image | Group the rocket image. Name the group layer as Rocket.
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Press Ctrl + S >> Change the file name to Rocket-animation | Let us now save our file. Press Ctrl and S keys.
Click on Save. <<PAUSE>> |
Change Fill color to white >> Outline color to black | Now, let us create the fire.
Change the Fill color to black and the Outline color to white. |
Go to Layers panel. New layer >> Gradient >> Noise Gradient | Go to Layers panel. Right click on the Rocket group layer.
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Go to Tool box >> Gradient tool
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Go to Tool box. Click on Gradient tool.
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Create a black and white gradient | Now, click and drag the on the canvas from top to bottom.
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Transform tool >> Change the layer name to BW-Gradient | Select the Transform tool.
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Parameters panel >> Blend method to Subtract | In the Parameters panel, change the Blend method to Subtract. |
Select Rectangle tool >> Draw a rectangle | Select the Rectangle tool. Draw a rectangle covering the whole canvas. |
Transform tool >> Change the layer name to Orange | Click on the Transform tool and change the layer name to Orange. |
Point to the rectangle | Now, let us change the color of the rectangle to warm orange. |
Click on the Color parameter >> Change RGB values to 100, 55 and 10 respectively | In the Parameters panel, click on the Color parameter.
Change the RGB values to 100, 55 and 10 respectively.
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Change the Blend method to Color | Again in the Parameters panel, change the Blend method to Color. |
Group Noise gradient >> Change name to Moving-base | Group the Noise gradient layer. Change the name to Moving-base. |
Parameters panel >> Origin >>Convert >> Linear | In the Parameters panel, right click on Origin.
Click on Convert and then on Linear. |
Origin >> Slope value to 0,-100 >> Offset value to 0,100 | Click on the drop down list of Origin.
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Click on the Play | Now the fire effect is created.
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Point to the fire | Next let us cut the effect according the size of the rocket. |
Group all the layers except the Rocket layer >> Change name to Fire | Now group all the layers except the Rocket layer.
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Press Ctrl + S | Press Ctrl and S keys to save the file. |
Tool box >> Cutout tool | Go to Tool box, select the Cutout tool.
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Resize the fire effect | Select Transform tool.
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Select Mask layer>> Parameters panel >> Change Feather parameter to 25. | Click on the drop down list. Select the Mask layer.
Now we can adjust the nodes.
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Point to the fire | Observe the feather effect is applied to the fire. |
Click on Turn on animate editing mode icon | We will now animate the fire. Click on Turn on animate editing mode icon. |
Go to 3rd frame >> Add a keyframe >> Adjust nodes | Go to 3rd frame. Add a keyframe in the Keyframes panel.
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Go to 6th frame >> Duplicate zeroth frame >> Right click on Fire cut group layer | Now go the 6th frame. In the Keyframes panel, Duplicate the zeroeth frame.
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New layer >> Other >> Time loop
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Click on New layer, then on Other and on Time loop.
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Click on Only for Positive Duration >> Play | Tick on the checkbox of Only for Positive Duration.
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Group all layers >> Change the name to Rocket | Next, let us animate the rocket. So, group all the layers.
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Go to zeroth frame >> Move the rocket to bottom
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Go to zeroeth frame. Move the rocket to the bottom of the canvas as shown.
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Draw a rectangle | Now the rocket animation is done.
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Change the layer name to BG | Go to File. Click on Import.
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Press Ctrl + S | Press Ctrl and S keys to save the file. |
Go to File >> Render | Lastly we will render the animation.
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Point to Desktop
Change the extension to avi, Target to ffmpeg >> Render |
I will save the output in the Desktop.
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Desktop >> Play the animation using Firefox web browser | We will now check our animation.
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Rocket animation on Firefox web browser | Our rocket animation looks like this.
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Summary (Slide) | With this we have come to the end of this tutorial.
In this tutorial we learnt to create
We also learnt to do a rocket animation. |
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Completed assignment | Your completed assignment should look like this. |
About project slide | This video summarizes the Spoken Tutorial project.
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Acknowledgment | Spoken Tutorial Project is funded by NMEICT, MHRD, Government of India.
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Acknowledgment | This is Arthi along with the Spoken Tutorial Animation Team from IIT Bombay, signing off.
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