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3D Movie Maker: How to Add Frames While Freezing Actor

Article ID: 143369

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005


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SUMMARY

You may want to add frames and a path to an actor in a certain action pose, (see "Using the SHIFT Key" below) or you may want to cycle through the actions assigned to an actor to choose a particular pose (see "Using the CTRL Key" below).

Using the SHIFT Key

Once you have the actor in the position you want, hold the SHIFT key down on the keyboard while continuing the path of the actor.

Using the CTRL Key

The control (CTRL) key allows you to cycle through the action sequence `in slow motion to set the appropriate action.

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Adding frames with an actor resting, as opposed to moving, can also be accomplished by holding down the left mouse button without moving the actor.

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