{"id":2730,"date":"2025-01-24T01:03:29","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T01:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demoblogs.ecuad.camrose\/?page_id=2730"},"modified":"2025-01-24T01:03:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T01:03:29","slug":"to-add-time-frames-at-the-start-and-end-of-a-scene","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/palette.ecuad.ca\/mrose\/resources\/digital-animation-methods-and-software\/paperless-2d-animation\/toon-boom-harmony\/to-add-time-frames-at-the-start-and-end-of-a-scene\/","title":{"rendered":"To Add Time \/ Frames at the Start and End of a Scene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You would do this to add time \/ frames in front of your animation, to add black as well as space for a title at the beginning of the piece, and room for credits and black at the conclusion.<\/p>\n<p>First, in the Harmony workspace, be sure to click on the Timeline, to be certain that it is active. On doing so, a red outline will appear around the Timeline.<\/p>\n<p>Then, referring to Harmony\u2019s Main Menu, go to Scene &gt; Frame &gt; Add Frames at Start.<\/p>\n<p>You will need enough time at the start for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>5 seconds of black (5 seconds x 24 frames) = 120 frames<\/li>\n<li>3 seconds for a title (3 seconds x 24 frames) = 72 frames<\/li>\n<li>Equals approximately 200 frames<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Therefore, from the Add Frames window, enter about \u201c200\u201d frames to add, and press OK.<\/p>\n<p>Doing so will place 200 frames in front of your animation and sound track, enough time for 5 seconds of black and 3 seconds for a creative title segment.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, do the same to add time after your animation:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Main Menu &gt; Scene &gt; Frame &gt; Add Frames at End\n<ul>\n<li>2 seconds for a craft title, such as \u201cA Film by [Your Name]\u201d (2 seconds x 24 frames) = 48 frames<\/li>\n<li>5 seconds of black (5 seconds x 24 frames) = 120 frames<\/li>\n<li>Equals approximately 170 frames<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Subsequently, from the Add Frames window, enter about \u201c170\u201d frames to add, and press OK.<\/p>\n<p>Consequently, you might have to trim the audio or incorporate a fade.<\/p>\n<h5><b>To add a fade in and\/or fade out on an audio track<\/b><\/h5>\n<p>Referring to the Harmony workspace and project Timeline, go to the audio layer in question and, at the layer name, double-click to open the Sound Element Editor.<\/p>\n<p>From the window, first, click\/activate the Sound Element. By doing so, the element will then appear in the Current Sound section, in the lower-portion of the window. When you look at the clip\/waveform, you should notice two blue lines, horizontally along the clip. These signify the volume of the left (L) and right (R) channels of the stereo file.<\/p>\n<p>When you click anywhere on the blue line, you will then set a keyframe for the audio volume.<\/p>\n<p>To make a fade in (that is, when sound goes from silent to full volume) click once on the element timeline and then again, about a second apart on the timeline, on both the top (L) and lower (R) audio channels.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>By doing so, you will have set an \u201cin point,\u201d with a second of time in between, and an \u201cout point.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To set the fade in, locate and click on the first keyframes, the \u201cin points,\u201d on each of \u201clittle white squares,\u201d and pull them downwards. Doing so makes a slope, and brings the keyframe volume to 0 dB or volume units. As the clip plays, it will go from silence, or no volume, to full volume.<\/p>\n<p>The farther the keyframes are apart, the longer the fade will be. One-second fades work well, but they can be longer in duration, or shorter. It\u2019s your own creative choice.<\/p>\n<p>For a fade out at the tail end of the sound clip, you would do pretty much the same: at the conclusion of the sound, click on the blue lines to make keyframes; about a second later along the element timeline, click on the blue lines to make additional keyframes. Select the second keyframes; pull them down to zero, and so on.<\/p>\n<p>When you are done, press the Close Button to exit the Sound Element Editor.<\/p>\n<h5><b>To make black at the start and end of a segment of animation, for presentation purposes<\/b><\/h5>\n<p>To begin, make a new Drawing Layer, specifically for the purpose. Name it \u201cPresentation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To make a black frame, you should use the Rectangle Tool, which will fill the object with black from the Colour Palette.<\/p>\n<p>First, referring to the Toolbar, choose the Rectangle Tool. From the Tool Properties, located at the lower-edge of the palette, make sure the \u201cAuto Fill\u201d button is selected.<\/p>\n<p>Then, referring to the Colour Palette, select the Black swatch.<\/p>\n<p>On the Timeline, choosing the frame on the Presentation Layer where you wish to make the rectangle, click and drag to create one that fills the screen.<\/p>\n<p>To give it duration, referring to the frame in the Presentation Layer with the black rectangle, context-click and choose Exposure &gt; Set Exposure.<\/p>\n<p>From the Set Exposure window, enter \u201c120\u201d (for 5 seconds in duration) and press OK.<\/p>\n<h5><b>To make a title that precedes the animation, and craft credit following<\/b><\/h5>\n<p>You can follow the same steps as those mentioned previously, to design credits for your Harmony project. Either place the artwork on the Presentation Layer or make another, specifically for the title and\/or credits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You would do this to add time \/ frames in front of your animation, to add black as well as space for a title at the beginning of the piece, and room for credits and black at the conclusion. 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