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Animation Editing Modes

Both in Animation Timeline Editor and in Curve Editor, following animation editing modes are available:

  • Move key frame without restriction 
  • Move only between neighbors 
  • Scale earlier, move later key frames 
  • Scale key frames 
  • Shift all key frames 
  • Move later key frames of all animated properties 
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If multiple animated properties are selected (by using the CTRL + left click), the related operation will affect all selected animated properties. 
For "Move key frame without restrictions" and "Move only between neighbors", the operation can only be applied to a single selected key frame. 

Move key frame without restriction

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The key frame is moved without affecting in any way its neighbors.  

Example: Consider following key frame sequence with an animation duration of 200 msec.

  • KF1: 70, 
  • KF2: 120, 
  • KF3: 130 

Moving KF2 to 90 ms means -25 % for KF2 without affecting any of its neighbors.

Move only between neighbors

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The selected key frame can only and exclusively be moved between neighbors.  

Example: Consider following key frame sequence with an animation duration of 2000 msec.

  • KF1: 500, 
  • KF2: 1000, 
  • KF3: 1500 

Moving KF2 means that it can be moved just between 500 and 1500.

Scale earlier, move later key frames

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The earlier key frames are scaled, while the later are shifted.  

Example: Consider following key frame sequence with an animation duration of 300 msec.

  • KF1: 50, 
  • KF2: 100, 
  • KF3: 150, 
  • KF4: 200 

Moving KF2 to 90 ms means -10 % for earlier key frame and -5 % for later key frames.

  • Applying -10 % to KF1: 45, 
  • Applying -5 % to KF3: 142,5, to KF4: 190. 

Scale key frames

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All key frames are moved in such a way as to keep the relative distance between key frames the same.  

Example: Consider following key frame sequence with an animation duration of 300 msec.

  • KF1: 200, 
  • KF2: 700, 
  • KF3: 1700 

Moving the key frames means to keep the relative distance between key frames the same.

  • Applying 612 ms to KF1: 812, 
  • Applying 867 ms to KF2: 1567, 
  • Applying 1400 ms to KF3: 3100. 

Shift all key frames

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All the key frames are moved by the same absolute amount as the key frame that is being edited.  

Example: Consider following key frame sequence with an animation duration of 300 msec.

  • KF1: 50, 
  • KF2: 100, 
  • KF3: 150, 
  • KF4: 200 

Moving KF4 to 700 ms means to move +500 ms all the key frames.

  • Applying +500 ms to KF1: 550, 
  • Applying +500 ms to KF2: 600, 
  • Applying +500 ms to KF3: 650 

Move later key frames of all animated properties

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Those key frames placed after a selected one are moved by the same absolute amount.  

Example: Consider following key frame sequence with an animation duration of 300 msec.

  • KF1: 50, 
  • KF2: 100, 
  • KF3: 150, 
  • KF4: 200 

Moving KF2 to 150 ms means to move +50 ms for later key frames.

  • Applying +50 ms to KF3: 200, 
  • Applying +50 ms to KF4: 250 


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