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Keyframe Indicator Reference

A number of colours are used in numeric fields to indicate that keyframes are set for a parameter.

IndicatorNumeric fieldAnimation channel
An asterisk in a field indicates that a value has changed from the default, but a keyframe is not set. Once a keyframe is set, the asterisk disappears. 
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A blue line under a numeric field indicates that one or more keyframes are present on this channel, but not at the current frame. 
 
A yellow line under a numeric field indicates that a keyframe is present on this channel at this point in time. 
 
A dotted yellow line under a numeric field indicates that this channel is linked to another channel using an expression. In this case, the numeric value is also greyed out, as the value can not be modified. The name of the linking channel is also displayed as part of the tooltip. 
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Expression / Keyframes indicators are also displayed above a Batch, Batch FX or Modular Keyer node. The indicators appear when the node contains at least one Expression or one Keyframe.

  • The Expression indicator is represented by a yellow dotted circle:

  • The Keyframe indicator is represented by a full light blue circle:

  • The Indicators can be enabled / disabled using the Show Keyframe button located in Batch Prefs / MK Prefs > Preferences > Schematic or by using the "Toggle Batch Show Keyframe / Expression Indicators" keyboard shortcut. The shortcut is assigned to Shift-K in the Flame, Smoke Classic and Lustre profiles. The shortcut is unassigned in the Smoke FCP profile.

  • Double-clicking on an indicator frames the node's channels in the Animation menu.

  • The framing is applied in the Viewport, if one of the Animation views is already up.

  • The framing is done in the Animation menu at the bottom, if no Animation view is currently displayed in a viewport.

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