Guide

Animation

There are two ways to make things move: transitions that connect one scene to the next, and the timeline, where things change over time within one scene.

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Your first transition

Duplicate a scene, move a circle, turn on a transition, and the circle glides.

Tutorial · Beginner · About 4 min

A click on the presentation screen makes the small circle on the left glide to the right as it grows.

Transitions

  • Two ways to make things move

    Transitions between scenes vs. the timeline within one: differences and uses.
    Concept · About 3 min

  • Your first transition

    Duplicate a scene, move a circle, turn on a transition, and the circle glides.
    Tutorial · About 4 min

  • Fine-tune transitions

    Motion panel target, kind, curve, timing, spring, preview, templates, copying.
    Tool · About 4 min

  • One-click presets

    Add entrance, emphasis, exit, and loop motions in one click with Cue presets.
    How-to · About 4 min

Timeline

  • Your first animation

    Put the playhead at 0.5 seconds and move a circle. Two keyframes make it glide.
    Tutorial · About 4 min

  • Timeline

    The Animation mode timeline: buttons, ruler, playhead, object and property rows.
    Tool · About 4 min

  • Work with keyframes

    Select, move, and delete timeline keyframes, and choose the motion between them.
    How-to · About 4 min

  • Graph view

    Turn keyframe rows into value curves and edit values and speed on the curves.
    Tool · About 4 min

  • Stops and the work area

    Stops wait for a click when you present; the work area sets which part plays.
    How-to · About 4 min

  • Frame clocks

    Give a frame its own clock to animate inside it with autoplay, loop, and states.
    How-to · About 5 min

  • Media on the timeline

    Turn on Sync to Timeline and set when video or audio starts with the clip band.
    How-to · About 4 min

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