Editing for Timing

Most likely, you will be using the edit of the animation that you have refined throughout the production process. Even though you tested the story reel on people many moons ago and developed the timing of the animation through hard work during the animatic phase, it is still worth testing one last time. The best way to check that edit is to render out the animation and watch it in real time. Before we discuss the different video formats, this editing preview can be done in the same fashion as earlier previews. The Avi Jpeg format will produce an animation that plays in real time with reasonably good quality.

As you watch the preview render, try to look at the following:

  • Are there any shots where the motion stopped or slowed ...

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