[tuhopuu-devel] Markers and Animation workflow

[Jonathan Merritt]

Hi Matt (+everyone else! :-),

I have some feature requests for the "Timeline" that I'd like to bring 
up for discussion...

1. Names for the triangle markers that can be displayed in the timeline.
2. The ability to move all the keys that exist at a particular frame.
3. The ability to move (/ grab + move) the markers.

As I mentioned previously, my application is in a tour of a 3D 
anatomical model.  The marker names would be used to indicate which 
features are shown at a particular time.  This would allow better 
planning of the timing of camera moves, which can be quite tricky with 
30 or so features that must be visited in a particular sequence.  Timing 
is really the main thing that I find difficult to get right.

My camera animation is normally achieved using both a camera and an 
empty that the camera is pointed at using a "Track-To" constraint (hence 
2 position IPOs to worry about).  The ability to move all keys at a 
particular frame would improve the ease of changing the timing of both 
the camera and its target empty.  (I currently do this using the NLA 
editor, but having to box-select-move becomes a bit of a pain.)

What do you think?

-- 
Jonathan Merritt BE(Mech)/BSc
PhD Student - Equine Biomechanics
The University of Melbourne
Veterinary Clinical Centre, Werribee