Lesson 27: Setting up the Timeline for the Sequence

Now that you have decided that the animation will take 9 seconds, it is time to set it up and begin animating the camera.

To set up the Timeline:

Choose File Menu menu > Animation Setup.
In the dialog, enter 9 seconds in the Duration section and change the frames per second (FPS field) to 10.

When you exit the dialog box, the Time Scrubber and Current Time Indicator on the Animation palette fill with a blue timeline.

The blue extends beyond what is visible in the Time Working area. You will use the Scale tool above the right end of the timeline to scale the timeline so that you can see it.
On the Scale tool, drag the cursor to the right.

The tick marks move closer together and more of them appear from the right.
Continue dragging until you can see the entire blue portion of the timeline.
If the Selection palette is showing, toggle to the Animation palette by clicking the Selection Animation toggle in the lower right corner of the Bryce interface.
Click the triangle on the right side of the Animation palette, ensure Auto-key is selected.
Click the triangle again and select Ticker Marks > Every 5 Frames.

When your frame rate is 10 frames per second, a ticker mark every 5 frames is equivalent to a ticker mark every half a second.