In this tutorial, we will learn how to enhance the realism of our ball animation by applying motion blur. This effect mimics the way a real ball would appear if captured by a camera, creating a more dynamic visual experience. Follow the steps below to implement motion blur in Autograph.
Selecting the Layer
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Select the Ball Layer
- Start by selecting the ball in the timeline to access its animation settings.
Accessing Motion Blur Settings
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Locate Motion Blur Settings
- In the properties panel or timeline, you will see the Motion Blur Settings parameter appear once the ball is selected.
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Set to Custom Settings
- Change the setting to Custom settings. This allows you to adjust motion blur parameters for this specific layer.
Configuring Motion Blur Quality
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Adjust Motion Blur Quality
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If you set Motion Blur Qualityto 0, motion blur will not be calculated.
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Setting it to a value between 0 and 1 will compute motion blur, enhancing the animation's realism.
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Understand Motion Blur Calculation
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Autograph calculates motion blur by temporally diffusing the pixels of your layer along its trajectory.
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Increasing the quality parameter will accumulate more pixels over time, resulting in a more pronounced motion blur effect.
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Using Composition Settings for Global Control
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Access Composition Settings
- For broader control over multiple layers, select the composition itself. This grants you access to the Motion Blur Quality and Shutter Angle parameters.
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Adjusting Global Parameters
- By modifying these centralized values, you can assign the same motion blur settings to several layers simultaneously, streamlining your workflow.
Comparing Animation with and without Motion Blur
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Evaluating the Effect
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Adding motion blur significantly increases the realism of your ball animation.
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Play the animation both with and without motion blur to observe the difference in visual quality. The change is often immediately noticeable.
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Setting Quality Parameters
- The quality parameter is commonly set to 0.25, but feel free to increase it for a more intense effect, keeping in mind that higher settings may result in longer render times.
Summary
In this section, we've learned how to:
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Enable motion blur for a specific layer.
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Switch between Custom and Composition Settings.
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Adjust motion blur parameters for enhanced animation realism.