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distrakt · 26-01-2005, 07:53 PM

Ok, so my 60 second long Lightwave scene is divided into twelve 5-second segments, with different camera angles, moves, &c. I render out all 60 seconds as a QuickTime movie and then dice it up in After Effects and Final Cut Pro for my final movie (which totals about 5 minutes).

I keyframe the Dissolve property on objects which are only needed for certain segments.

Unfortunately, Layout shows them all, all the time, making it hard to see what I'm doing.

SO, I used the following modifier expressions, and all is well!

Dissolve: (additive) (Time < 5 || Time >=10) ? 100 : 0
Position.X: (additive) (Time < 5 || Time >= 10) ? 1000000 : 0

(Change Time range deppending where object each object is needed.)

So my unused objects fly 1000 kilometers off to the +X, and dissolve, when they're not needed.

26-01-2005, 07:53 PM	#4
distrakt Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 13	Finally Ok, so my 60 second long Lightwave scene is divided into twelve 5-second segments, with different camera angles, moves, &c. I render out all 60 seconds as a QuickTime movie and then dice it up in After Effects and Final Cut Pro for my final movie (which totals about 5 minutes). I keyframe the Dissolve property on objects which are only needed for certain segments. Unfortunately, Layout shows them all, all the time, making it hard to see what I'm doing. SO, I used the following modifier expressions, and all is well! Dissolve: (additive) (Time < 5 \|\| Time >=10) ? 100 : 0 Position.X: (additive) (Time < 5 \|\| Time >= 10) ? 1000000 : 0 (Change Time range deppending where object each object is needed.) So my unused objects fly 1000 kilometers off to the +X, and dissolve, when they're not needed.