I'm currently in the process of creating a video series in the editor. In order to do this, I am mostly using triggers and some post production editing.
I know there is a cutscene editor now but I've already started working on the project and I don't know if it's worth reinvesting the time to start over and learn something new.
My hope is that some of you here will be able to point me in the right direction for a few of the issues I'm having with triggers. I need this to be done with triggers because otherwise I can't animate properly.
alter time scales for animations.
I've been using the send actor message trigger and can't get it to set the time scale for an individual unit.
Explanation: In order to save time by not having to learn how to actually animate, the method I'm using to indicate a talking unit is to implement a more "cartoonish" style. I have been pausing all the stand animations, then, when the character talks, resuming and quickly pausing the animation again to simulate a "shifting" motion (I have turned off the randomized fidget in order to control it manually).
make a unit turn its head to look at something
I've been using the make unit look at actor trigger to no avail.
Explanation: this would make it easier to simulate talking and just raise the overall quality of what will already be a very simple animating style.
have a camera follow a unit without having it as the center focus
I'd like to be able to have a camera follow a unit and then change certain properties via triggers. Right now, if I want to do a tracking shot of 2 marines walking towards the camera, and I want the camera to stay at an equal distance from the marine, I have to estimate a distance and a time to apply a transition between 2 different camera objects. It takes a lot of trial and error fine-tuning and makes me minimize those types of shots. Also, the follow unit trigger for the camera always centers on the unit I'm following, meaning that shot of the 2 marines will look bad because obviously you'd want them framing the sides of the shot.
blend animations
To be honest, i just started catching glimpses of this concept in certain triggers and around the forums. Just throwing a shot in the dark to see if there is some basic concept I can be applying
An answer (or even an attempt) at any of these issues would be greatly appreciated. And if you have any other suggestions or tips/tricks that you think could be applied to making a video series, feel free to let me know.
I don't know if this is any real incentive, but I owe a lot to this community. I've been helped already and have spent hours trudging through the archived posts to find any sliver of information that will inch my project a little bit further along. I already plan on crediting this site in my video description on youtube and in the video credits themselves, but if anyone solves any of these puzzles I would be happy to feature their name and/or their maps at the end of one of my videos. I know that's barely anything, I wish I could offer something tangible. Thanks (once again) for any help.
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I'm currently in the process of creating a video series in the editor. In order to do this, I am mostly using triggers and some post production editing.
I know there is a cutscene editor now but I've already started working on the project and I don't know if it's worth reinvesting the time to start over and learn something new.
My hope is that some of you here will be able to point me in the right direction for a few of the issues I'm having with triggers. I need this to be done with triggers because otherwise I can't animate properly.
An answer (or even an attempt) at any of these issues would be greatly appreciated. And if you have any other suggestions or tips/tricks that you think could be applied to making a video series, feel free to let me know.
I don't know if this is any real incentive, but I owe a lot to this community. I've been helped already and have spent hours trudging through the archived posts to find any sliver of information that will inch my project a little bit further along. I already plan on crediting this site in my video description on youtube and in the video credits themselves, but if anyone solves any of these puzzles I would be happy to feature their name and/or their maps at the end of one of my videos. I know that's barely anything, I wish I could offer something tangible. Thanks (once again) for any help.