Learning note for synfig

bjyitu · June 9, 2023, 12:39pm

Hi,guys, Please let me know if there is a better way to do that,thx.
sea6
sea6.sifz (30.4 KB)

Timeline :

duplicate target frame to current frame( right click the target frame)
Time Loop layer (loop everything below)(the value exported to project library in loop group,will not take loop effect outside the group)

Follow\Track\Constraint from a point:

select a wave point, select ‘Vertex’ field, Export value to project library ‘waveposition’

Boat:
- select boat, select ‘Offset’ field in Transformation from parament panel,link to exported value from ‘Library’,boat will follow the wave point.
- Convert ‘Angle’ to ‘Random’ will get a drunk boat
Dragon eyeball:
- Convert ‘Offset’ to ‘Add’,this will allow the eyeball to move faster or slower relative to waveposition by adjust ‘Scalar’
- Select ‘Addition’ in ‘Offset’ , link to waveposition in ‘Library’
- Adjust eyeball posion
- Adjust ‘Scalar’ to keep eyeball in the eyes

Random:

Try to use it anytime

bjyitu · June 14, 2023, 8:03am

Arrow (keyboard)

Option:

select target in canvas, then press arrow on keyboard.

Supposed:

move selected target to up\down\left\right pixel by pixel

What happen:

the focus not on target in canvas, ‘Up’ key will jump to main toolbar, ‘Down’ key will jump to paraments panel.

Solution:

select ‘Origin’ on target then press arrow key.

a target be selected(a white border outside ) not means target actived.

move\scale\rotation\mirror (tools)

option:

click on target

supposed:

select target on mouse click, then ‘move\scale\rotation\mirror’ follow mouse move distance

what happen:
not working

Solution:

select points on target will works

Group (layer panel)

option:

group target

supposed:

group center same as target center when one or more target grouped

what happen:
new group center always in canvas center

Solution:

move the center handle to near grouped center.

looks like the center will be placed in 0,0 by default (Rectangle\Polygon\Spline\Group), like blender’s ‘3D cursor’ mode.

bjyitu · June 18, 2023, 3:26pm

Noise Distort layer

this layer has ability to simulate the glass, water waves etc. bigger ‘size’ will reduce the effect, and make it smoother;covert ‘displacement’ to ‘random’ will get more interest shape.

jellyfish.sifz (24.8 KB)

Synchronize the ‘Random’ effect between different targets

copy ‘Random’ SEED to other ‘Random’ target will synchronized the motion (leg to leg_dot) (leg_small to leg_small_ball )

jellyfish2.sifz (16.4 KB)

bjyitu · June 21, 2023, 3:22pm

control direction of ‘Duplicate’ layer

use a path to export start and end position (kelps - path)
convert the target ‘Offset’ to ‘Add’, convert the ‘Addition’ to ‘Subtract’ (connect ‘LHS’ and ‘RHS’ to start and end position, connect ‘Scalar’ to ‘Duplicate’),Adjust ‘Scalar’ to show them all

jellyfish3

jellyfish3.sifz (25.1 KB)

bjyitu · June 23, 2023, 2:18am

about the ‘Duplicate’ layer

Here is some ways to control Duplicate layer
- Scalar Tile object - Synfig Animation Studio
- Subtract with start and end position from shape or path or manually
  
  11452×659 87.2 KB
- Link to Spline and use Scalar
  
  21458×668 87.7 KB
‘Duplicate’ in other software
- Blender ‘Array’, more simple
  
  3724×567 105 KB
- Inkscape ‘Tile’ effects, more control
  
  4670×694 39.4 KB

compared to these software, Synfig ‘Duplicate’ need more learning to show the result, i hope ‘Duplicate’ will have offset\scale\rotate\relative-offset option by default in the future, that will more easier to beginner.(Adobe animate need more action script learning to show the similar result, that’s more hard)

put duplicate fish on random position

put fish group on spline (Link to Spline)
convert ‘Amount’ to ‘Range’ ( set min\max value,and convert link to ‘Random’ to keep the fish with random position on the spline)
Duplicate fish_move_y group
convert fish_move_y ‘Offset’ to ‘Composite’ , convert ‘Y-Axis’ to ‘Range’ and Adjust the paraments to show the fish with random y position