Controlling Keyframes
At this stage in the chapter you should now understand how keyframes can enhance and customize your own filters. But you must carefully control keyframes if you're to get the best from them.In this section, you learn how to manually add and delete a keyframe and how to copy/paste and move a keyframe inside the Filter Editor.
To add a keyframe
1. | With the editor open, scrub through the Timeline until you find the spot where you want to add a keyframe. |
2. | When the cursor is over this spot, click the Set Keyframe button ![]() |
To delete a keyframe
1. | With the editor open, scrub through the Timeline until you are on a keyframe, or use the Go to Next Keyframe buttons ![]() |
2. | When the cursor is over the keyframe, the Delete Keyframe button ![]() |
To copy and paste a keyframe
1. | Place a keyframe anywhere on the Timeline using the methods detailed above. |
2. | With the cursor over the keyframe, click the copy Keyframe button ![]() |
3. | Move the cursor to the new point by scrubbing or playing, then click the Paste Keyframe button ![]() |
- The keyframes copied in the manner described above are entirely independent of their original keyframes and vice versa. Altering one doesn't change the other.
To move a keyframe
Deactivating a keyframe area
Occasionally you may want to turn off certain parameters to see the interaction of the other keyframes on the Timeline more clearly. You can accomplish this using the Keyframe toggle.
To deactivate a set of keyframes
- Figure 9.43 ).
Figure 9.43. Deactivating a keyframe range.

Reversing KeyframesOne button common to both the RT and Classic interfaces is the Revert Direction of Effect button ![]() |