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Convert 16 fps animation to 24 fps

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 9:07 pm
by rogermate
What steps do I follow to convert an .anme file that is at 16fps to 24fps. I know how to set the fps in Project Settings, but I don't want the speed of the motion to change.

It hasn't worked on a simple test file, which has one step motion on each of four seconds. I tried scale animation changing the endframe from 64 to 96, but the stretching is inconsistent. I verified that project settings starts with the animation being 64 seconds. Rather than getting the action over 24 frames, it is 36 frames.

Can someone give a step by step?

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 10:32 pm
by super8mm
"Rescale Keyframes"

If you have 6.x version of AS. You have a bug to contend with.

A workaround for 6.x is to make sure that the Start Frame # is bigger than the New end frame #.

1- Go to Preferences and turn on Consolidate time line channels.
2- Move all the animation points ahead beyond the last frame of the retimed animation, in other words, out of the way of the retimed animation. Note: make sure you have a keyframe at the start of your animation, if not add a keyframe before moving the points.
3- Rescale Keyframes. note: subtract 1 from the actual location of "New Start Frame"
4- Go to Preferences and turn off Consolidate time line Channels.
5- Delete keyframes from unused layers and you're done!

Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2010 6:20 am
by rogermate
super8mm wrote:"Rescale Keyframes"

If you have 6.x version of AS. You have a bug to contend with.

A workaround for 6.x is to make sure that the Start Frame # is bigger than the New end frame #.

1- Go to Preferences and turn on Consolidate time line channels.
2- Move all the animation points ahead beyond the last frame of the retimed animation, in other words, out of the way of the retimed animation. Note: make sure you have a keyframe at the start of your animation, if not add a keyframe before moving the points.
3- Rescale Keyframes. note: subtract 1 from the actual location of "New Start Frame"
4- Go to Preferences and turn off Consolidate time line Channels.
5- Delete keyframes from unused layers and you're done!
Thanks, I made a note of the instructions for next time.

It's a relief to know that there was a bug. I just reanimated it for now.

Do you know if it is possible to rescale actions, other than putting them all in the main timeline, rescaling, and recreating as actions?

Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2010 3:06 pm
by super8mm
It works with actions too, if you retime the actions then all incidents are rescaled as well.

Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 8:16 am
by rogermate
super8mm wrote:It works with actions too, if you retime the actions then all incidents are rescaled as well.
Must you execute the menu command for each action?

Is there a way to do them all at once?