If you are familiar with morphing technique, you may know its kernel is: morph = deform the shape & cross-dissolve the feature. In earlier versions, both the deformation and cross-dissolve were performed linearly. Now with the new controls Feature Curve and Shape Curve, you can freely control the morph process of feature and shape. Choose the Sequence/Feature Curve menu to open the Feature Curve window, or Sequence/Shape Curve menu to open the Shape Curve window.
Edit Curve
The curve is specified by a sequence of control points and smoothly passes through each point in the sequence. There are at least two control points on a curve. The red cross on the curve marks the position of each frame.
Add Point: Click anywhere in the working area (
) to
add one
control point.
Move Point: Drag and drop a control point to move it.
Delete Point: Right-click a control point to delete it.
Reset:
Click the Reset button (
)
to clear the current settings and back to the original status.
Linear: Make the Linear
option (
)
checked will result in a line strip.
Set for All Sequences: Make the
Set for All Sequences (
)
checked will apply this curve to all the sequences of the current project.
Curve Library
Load Curve: Load a curve in the curve library (
)
by
double-clicking, then it will be displayed in the working area immediately.
Save Curve: Click the Save button (
),
the current curve in the working area will be saved to the bottom of the curve
library.
Delete Curve: Select a curve in the curve library, then press Del key to delete it.
Remarks
• You can launch Feature Curve as well as Shape Curve window at the same time.
• You can edit the curve while the morph movie is playing in real time, which means you will immediately see the effects on your final morph.
• In FantaMorph Deluxe, you can also use this window to set different curves for camera pan/zoom/rotate.