TupiTube Documentation

In few words, the animation process is a constant mix of two actions: drawing frames and preview the current status of the project as new frames are added in the timeline. It's a routine, digital artist uses to switch between the Animation tab and the Player tab frequently as they build the scene, so they can check how smooth and fluid are the movements of the characters and objects they are animating. The main goal of the Player Module is to give you constant access to the render of your animation project since the first frame is drawn and anytime you need to review your work.

;#; Fig 24. Player Module Interface ;#;

Tip: To switch to the Player module from other module tabs, use the shortcut Ctrl+2.

Tip: To switch quickly between the Animation and the Player tabs, press Enter key.

Besides the preview display, this module contains other components. Let's take a closer look at them:

As any interface to reproduce audiovisual content, the Player module provides a set of controls to play, stop and play back your animation projects every time you need to. Digital artists require to review their works thousands of times as they must check the details of their animations to ensure that there are no subtle mistakes between frames and that the sensation of movement is smooth and accurate.

;#; Fig 25. Player Controls Panel ;#;

As a handy complement for the Player module, the Properties Panel provides a set of technical information about your project and some other useful features related to the animation display, as a shortcut to the Export module.

;#; Fig 26. Player Properties Panel ;#;

These are the components of the Properties Panel:

• Scene Selector. This control allows you to select the scene you want to review from the animation display, assuming that your project has several scenes.
• Frames Total. This value helps you to dimension the size of the current scene.
• FPS Control. Here we can define the speed of the animation, using the parameter Frames Per Second (FPS). <b>Tip:</b> The larger the value of this field is, the faster you will see the animation and smaller it duration, slower will produce exactly the opposite effect.
• Loop Option. This small selection box represents the ability to play our video indefinitely. That is, if we leave it enabled and press the Play button, the animation is repeated over and over until we decide to stop it.
• Export Button. It allows us to make our animation project in a video file. For a better understanding of this feature, take a look at “Exporting to a video file!”.

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