Living Image 3.1

11. 3D Reconstruction of Sources
Editing an Animation
Setup
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the key frame sequence, see page 172.
Click a key frame to display the associated 3D view and the time stamp (position
in the time scale (0-100) at which the frame occurs in the animated sequence).
8. Confirm the defaults for FPS (frames per second) and Total Duration (length of
animation) or enter new values.
FPS x Total Duration = No. of frames generated to create the animation. The
number of generated frames should be ≥ to the number of key frames. Otherwise,
the frames may not be properly animated.
9. To view the animation, click Play. To stop the animation, click Stop.
To save the animation to a movie:
1. Click Record.
2. In the dialog box that appears, choose a directory and enter a file name (.mov, mp4,
.avi), and click Save.
To save the animation setup:
1. Click Save.
2. In the dialog box that appears, select a directory and enter a file name (.xml).
Open an animation setup:
1. To select a predefined setup, make a selection from the Preset drop-down list.
or
To select a saved user-defined setup:
a. Click Load.
b. In the dialog box that appears, select the directory and animation setup (.xml) of
interest.
To edit the key frame sequence:
1. Add a key frame:
a. Adjust the 3D view to show the properties of
interest.
b. Click the button.
2. To reorder a key frame in the sequence, select the key
frame and click the or arrow.
3. Update a key frame:
a. Select the key frame of interest.
b. Adjust the 3D view.
c. Click the button.