Changing the order of events in a scene

Once you build your scene with clips and tracks along the Action timeline, you can rearrange the sequence that actions occur in your scene using the Time Discontinuity option.

Activating the Time Discontinuity option splits shot clips so you can set a camera shot’s duration and content separately.

To use Time Discontinuity:

1. In the Story window, assemble a group of shot clips on the Edit track.

   Note:

   To create shot clips, see Create shot clips.

2. Select Edit mode from the Story mode menu.

   This enables you to read the events from the order of shot clips on the Edit track instead of the Action track.

3. Right-click a shot clip and select Make Camera Switcher current from the context menu.

   This enables you to view the results of the Edit track in the Viewer window.

4. Right-click a shot clip and select Time Discontinuity from the context menu.

5. Switch to Edit mode.

   This enable you to move the shot clips and slider tabs independently.

6. Do either of the following:

   • Rearrange the order of events in the scene by moving the shot clips on the Edit Track. For example, you can drag the shot clip of a character falling before they slip.
   • Move and resize the Slider Tabs to create looped or edited versions of the shot clips. For example, resize a slider tab so that it only captures a small moment of animation; if the resized clip is shorter than the duration of the original shot clip on the Edit track, the action loops.