Introduction to Animation in XSI
An essential guide for artists learning animation

$45.99

Software: XSI 6.0 and up
Run Time: 6 hrs., 2 discs
Availability: Ships next business day

Learn the essentials of animation and creative approaches to effectively using XSI's robust animation tools. Contains 6 hours of project-driven training for aspiring animators and experienced artists seeking a refresher.

Popular highlights include:

* Overview of XSI Animation Tools
* Understanding Non-linear Animation
* Manipulating Keyframes from Timeline
* Overview of Animation Editor
* Using Animation Mixer
* Animation Preferences
* Frame Rate Preferences
* Copying and Pasting Animation
* Fine-tuning animation
* Editing Keyframes
* Dope Sheet
* Region Tool
* Utilizing Expressions
* Using Edit Key Tool
* Editing Slope Handles
* Controlling Function Curves
* Utilizing Snapshots
* Automating with Cycle Tools
* Animating Seamless Cycles
* Plotting Function Curve Cycles
* Ghosting Animation
* Path Animation
* Layering Animation
* Plotting Parameters
* Optimizing Keyframe Data
* Transitioning Animation Clips
* Animating with Constraints
* Linking Parameters
* Parameter-driven Relationships
* Real-time Previews of Sequences

Lesson Outline:

1. Overview of XSI's timeline 10:23
2. Understanding XSI's playback panel 12:43
3. Discussion on XSI's frame rate and animation preferences 10:22
4. Basic ways to set keyframes and remove animation data 10:56
5. Temporarily disabling animation in XSI 2:17
6. Copying and pasting animation from the keying panel 3:36
7. Speeding up the keying process with Auto Key 5:16
8. Manipulating keyframes from XSI?s timeline 11:16
9. Copying, cutting, and pasting keyframes on the timeline 4:37
10. Using the middle mouse button as an alternate solution for copying and pasting animation 6:28
11. Exploring the Dope Sheet 10:52
12. Copying and pasting animation in XSI?s Dope Sheet 5:54
13. Working with XSI?s animation editor 9:27
14. Modifying keyframes in the animation editor 12:09
15. Using simple expressions in the animation editor to enhance animation 4:00
16. Restricting the movement of keyframes in time and value 6:48
17. Adding and removing keyframes in the animation editor 9:19
18. Examining XSI?s various interpolation types via the animation editor 10:29
19. Using the animation editor to copy and paste keyframes 4:43
20. Copying and pasting entire function curves 7:52
21. Working with function curve Snapshots 6:46
22. Manipulating slope handles 6:03
23. Modifying slope handles for moving holds in animation 6:50
24. Zeroing a slope?s length and breaking a slope?s orientation 7:44
25. Exploring the keys menu in the animation editor 6:47
26. Efficiently flipping function curves in value and time 6:13
27. Accessing transform parameters for keyframes 5:07
28. Utilizing key properties 5:21
29. Working with XSI?s high level editing tool 9:17
30. Ghosting animation in XSI 9:08
31. Cycling animation in XSI 9:40
32. Animating seamless cycles (part 1): animating parameters 7:12
33. Animating seamless cycles (part 2): modifying function curves to cycle seamlessly 8:22
34. Using path animation to animate a long trajectory 13:50
35. Plotting parameters to extract animation data 5:09
36. Optimizing keyframe data while preserving animation 5:31
37. Utilizing Character Key Sets in XSI 10:51
38. Exploring XSI?s Animation Layering System 9:19
39. Understanding XSI?s Animation Mixer 9:33
40. Inspecting animation clip properties 6:47
41. Analyzing time properties for animation clips 7:46
42. Blending animation clip data in XSI 11:28
43. Animating with XSI constraints 7:02
44. Driving parameters with the parameter connection editor 11:42
45. Previewing animation in real-time with captures 7:12
46. Render settings to consider 4:46
Total Run Time: 5:59:32

Specifications
Item #: XSB-1028
Software Requirement: XSI 6.0 and up
Run Time: 6 hrs., 2 discs
Format: CD-ROM
Platform: Mac / PC
Availability: Ships next business day
Weight: 0.30 lbs