Animate with Keyframes

Use keyframes to make your content stand out through animation. 

Use keyframes to make your content stand out through custom animations. Keyframes allow you to move, scale, or change the opacity of videos, images, text, and shapes in the video canvas based on a timeline.

For example, you can set a text layer to smoothly slide from the left side of the screen at second 1 to the right side of the screen at second 2.

Adding Keyframes

There are two ways to add keyframes to an object in your video. 

From the Properties Panel: Click on an asset in your timeline and head over to the right-hand Properties Panel under the Video tab. Scroll down to the Animation section, click on it and it will display several options. 

From the Timeline Right-Click Menu: Right-click an asset directly on the timeline and select Add keyframe (or press the K shortcut on your keyboard).

When you initialize an animation, Flixier automatically drops two points (keyframes) onto the object in the timeline. The first point represents the start of the animation sequence, and the second point represents the end. An arrow line will connect these two diamonds on the timeline clip to indicate the active animation path. 

Animate Objects

1. Custom Animations

When you select Custom two keyframes represented by two dots are added on the object in the timeline. The first dot represents the start of the animation and the second dot represents the end of the animation.

To create an animation click on the first dot and select a position or a size for your object (you can also leave this as it is if you are fine with the current position or size) then click on the second dot and select the position or size that you want your object to be at that time.

At that point an arrow will appear between the two points showing that an animation will happen between them. Playback the video to see the animation in action. ‍

2. Preset Animations

When you select an animation preset the two dots will be automatically added to the object along the specific action from the animation preset, this will be indicated by the arrow connecting the two dots. For example, if you choose the Slide animation the movement action will be applied directly.  

You can make changes to each point in the animation by clicking on the keyframe dots and selecting a different position or size. 

Change the Animation Length

To change the animation length simply click and drag the keyframe dots along the length of the video in the timeline. 

Make the Animation Smoother With Easing

Flixier also supports a powerful keyframe option named Easing. This allows you to make the beginning or the end of the animation smoother by changing how the animation speeds up or slow downs. 

To change the easing of an animation click on the starting keyframe and then select the easing type from the properties panel and where you want to apply it (Animation In, Animation Out or Both).

We suggest playing around with this option as it can drastically change the feel of your animation and make it look way more professional. 

Delete a Keyframe 

If you make a mistake or want to remove a specific transition point:

1. Click on the specific keyframe diamond in the timeline clip to highlight it.
2. Click the Delete Keyframe button in the right-hand Properties Panel, or right-click the point and select Delete keyframe from the popup menu.
3. To start completely from scratch, click Clear All Keyframes in the Properties Panel to remove all animation tracks from the chosen clip.