New Timeline Features

The all-new Timeline that debuted in Release 10 has been further enhanced in Release 10.5, to offer even better control over animation and help tame your cluster of keyframes. It’ is easy to create basic animation in CINEMA 4D and Release 10.5 makes it easier than ever to fine-tune timing and create motion magic.

Relative Keys

Relative Keys in Release 10.5 allow you to easily adjust the length of a motion sequence without changing the basic timing. Simply set intermediate keys to relative mode and their time value will automatically be adjusted as you tweak the timing of surrounding keyframes. This makes it simple to speed up an animation sequence without affecting the overall timing.

Reduced Modification Mode

Complicated animation tracks with many keyframes, such as those created via motion capture data, can be difficult to manipulate. One method of simplifying the animation is to use Key Reducer. The Key Reducer features an improved algorithm in Release 10.5. Another new method of dealing with such tracks in CINEMA 4D R10.5 is the Reduced Modification Mode, which provides a simplified F-Curve based on keyframe data. When adjusting this simple curve, the resulting change in the overall animation is immediately applied to each of the keyframes.

Summary Track

In addition to hierarchal summary tracks on each object, CINEMA 4D Release 10.5 now features an overall summary track for the Timeline view. This makes it easy to see exactly where keyframes are located, whether they’ are on objects, materials or even post effects, and to easily adjust the timing of an entire filtered timeline view at once.

More New Features

In addition to the major changes, many smaller changes have been made to the Timeline to help improve your workflow. Among these are improved display of keyframe data, expandable mini F-Curves within the keyframe view, the option to link the Timeline selection with the Object Manager, and the ability to copy data between different Timeline views.