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* Animate the bus created in an earlier assignment by following the steps shown in this tutorial. | * Animate the bus created in an earlier assignment by following the steps shown in this tutorial. | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:46, 8 October 2018
Title of script: Animate a toy train
Author: Arthi. A
Keywords: Synfig, Change angle parameter, Create a Moving train animation
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| Opening Slide | Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on “Animate a toy train” using Synfig. |
| Learning Objectives (Slide) | In this tutorial we will learn to animate the toy train which we created earlier. |
| System requirements
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For this tutorial, I am using
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| Synfig interface | Let’s open our Train Synfig file. |
| Point to the canvas | Please open your Train Synfig file which you saved on your system. |
| Point to the canvas | Let us start with the animation. |
| Right click on the Wheel folder layer | Click on the drop down list of Engine group layer.
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| Again right click >> New layer >> Transform >> Rotate | Again right-click and click on New layer.
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| Point to Rotate effect | Now the Rotate effect has been applied to the wheel.
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| Click on the Turn on animate editing mode icon | In the Animation panel, click on Turn on animate editing mode icon. |
| Type 100 in Current frame box | Type 24 in the Current frame box. |
| Parameters panel | Go to the Parameters panel.
<<PAUSE>> |
| Amount parameter >> Change value to 360 | Double-click on the value of Amount parameter and change the value to 360.
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| Drag the Time cursor between 2 waypoints | Click and drag the Time cursor between the 2 waypoints and check the rotation of the wheel.
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| Press Ctrl + S | Save the file by pressing Ctrl + S. |
| Point to the rotation effect | Let us now create a time loop for this rotation effect. |
| Right click on Rotate effect layer | Right-click on Rotate effect layer and click on New layer. |
| Right click >> New layer >> Other >> Time Loop | Then click on Other and on Time Loop. |
| Parameters panel >> Check on Only For Positive Duration | In the Parameters panel, tick the checkbox of Only For Positive Duration.
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| Point to Rotate & TIme Loop effects | Next, let us add the Rotate & TIme Loop effects to all the wheels. |
| Select the 2 layers >> Press Ctrl + C | So, select both the effect layers using the Shift key.
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| Right click on Wheel-2 group folder >> Press Ctrl + V | Now, click on the Wheel-1 group layer.
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| Repeat the process for other wheels | Repeat the same process for all the wheels.
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| Press Ctrl + S | Save the file once again by pressing Ctrl + S. |
| Point to the train | Let us now animate the train. |
| Select all the group layers except Rail >> Rename as Train | Select all the group layers except Rail.
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| Point to the Time cursor | Make sure that the Time cursor is in the zeroth frame. |
| Drag the train to the right of the canvas | Using Shift key, drag the train outside the canvas towards the right. |
| 100th frame >> Move the train to left of the canvas. | Move the Time cursor to the 100th frame.
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| Click on Turn off animate editing mode icon
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Click on Turn off animate editing mode icon.
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| Go to File >> Click on Render | Let us now render the animation.
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| Change the extension to avi >> Target drop down list >> ffmpeg | In the File name field, change the extension to avi and change the Target to ffmpeg. |
| Quality >> 9 | Increase the quality to 9 and click on the Render button. |
| Desktop >> play the animation | Now go to Desktop.
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| Point to the animation | We can now see the Toy train animation. |
| Summary (Slide) | With this we have come to the end of this tutorial.
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| Assignment
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Here is an assignment for you-
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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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| Workshop slide | The Spoken Tutorial Project team conducts workshops and gives certificates on passing online tests.
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| Spoken Tutorial Forum slide | Please post your timed queries in this forum. |
| 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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