Motion Path Tool

In 2D Transform Tool mode, selecting several animated layers shows multiple Motion-Paths at the same time.

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• You can click on control points to change trajectories.
• You can select several control points at the same time by pressing the Shift key.

However, drawing a selection rectangle by clicking in the empty space will cancel the current layer selection. The 2D Transform Tool's primary purpose is to manage the selection and moving of layers.

The Motion-Path Tool, available in the vertical bar on the left of the Viewer, shows selected layers' Motion Paths without the Transformation Widget to focus strictly on trajectories.

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With this tool, you can edit several layers' Motion Paths at the same time, select several points with a selection rectangle and modify layer speed using dedicated tools.

Selection Process in the Motion-Path Tool

In the Motion-Path Tool, the selection rectangle is used to select control points, not Layers.

To select the layers you want to work on, you can:

• Switch to 2D Transform Tool and make a selection rectangle before switching back to Motion-Path Tool.
• Select layers in the Timeline
• In Motion-Path Tool, click on a layer, then add layers to the selection by pressing Shift.

Adjusting trajectories during playback

Once the layers have been selected, the Motion Paths can be adjusted live during playback. By setting the Work Areas before starting playback in Loop mode, you can tweak your animation very quickly.

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Easing Tools

Still in Motion-Path Tool, after selecting one or more Motion Path control points, the Ease In and Ease Out options in the viewer's top bar can be used to manage the layer's acceleration and deceleration along the path.

These tools are directly linked to the Retime Graph, which should be displayed in parallel for better understanding.

• Ease In: modifies the length of the current Motion-Path control point's right tangent, by adjusting its Right Amount value.
• Ease Out: changes the length of the next Motion-Path control point's left tangent, by tweaking its Left Amount value.

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To adjust the Easing of the selected point(s) even more quickly:

• Press the E key to adjust both the Right Amount of the current control point and the Left Amount of the next point.
• Press the Shift + E key to adjust the Right Amount of the current control point.
• Press Alt + E to adjust the Left Amount of the next control point.