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Date: Wed, 29 Jun 1994 11:03:07 -0700 (PDT)
From: John Gross <jgross@netcom.com>
Subject: Re: How to ease an object to a smooth stop?
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> I took my object and set it in front of the camera and composed the
> shot. Set th key frame to 100 (the last frame). Now I pushed the object
> way back in the distance and off to the side...and set key frame 1.
> All I want to happen is the object to fly in, then smoothly and gracefully
> come to rest on the precomposed spot.
>
> I can keep the object from FlyingBy using the spline controls.
> The object comes to a "too abrupt" stop, or if I add keyframes it seems
> to change velocity in midflight.
>
> How do I get a smooth and graceful ease into (a full stop) my last frame?
Instead of setting your keyframe at 1, set it at 0 for the beginning.
Then a tension of 1 at the beginning and the end frame will cause it to
start slowly, accelerate and then end slowly. If you just want it to stop
slowly, use a tension of 1 at the last frame only.
JG