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aabake
09-09-2005, 03:27 PM
I've run into a problem with version 5 that I don't remember from 4.14. When creating an animation using the keyboard keys (as opposed to the mouse or the properties box) the graphic doesn't animate correctly. Here's an example of what I'm talking about. Import a graphic (something small like a network logo) and place it in the lower right corner of the canvas. Now move to 1 second on your timeline and using the "shift page" key move the graphic to the lower left corner of the screen. Next, move to 2 seconds on the timeline and once again using the "shift page" key, move the graphic up to the upper left corner. When you play the animation, you would expect the graphic to move from the lower right corner straight across to the lower left corner then straight up to the upper left corner. If you create this animation by dragging the graphic to these spots with the mouse, that is exactly what will happen. However, if you create the graphic with the keyboard keys like I have described above, the animation will go from lower right diagonally up and to the left until it gets about halfway between the bottom left and upper left corners. Then it will move straight up the the upper left corner.
I have tried this animation on various hyperX's and an lex and have come up with the same problem every time. Has anybody experienced this? Or better yet, does anybody know how to make it work correctly?

Chyron Spock
09-12-2005, 05:22 AM
Could you please note the version and build numbers for me, Alan. I haven't seen that one yet. Are you using 5.2?

-Marty

aabake
09-13-2005, 01:22 PM
I'm currently on version 5.2 (build 739) but I've seen the same error on 5.2 (723) and 5.03 (build 678) I also went back and checked some old versions that I'm pretty sure didn't have this problem 4.14 (build 614) & 4.0 (build 556) but when I looked at them they did have the problem. Is it possible that something in a newer version changed some setting and is now causing the problem in older versions? I'm confused by this, and I'm surprised nobody else has run into this problem. Any suggestions?

akaka2
09-14-2005, 08:34 PM
I have tried this in 5.2 and see the problem using the keyboard will have to write it up and send to the software engineers.