Finding Good Animations

Applies to:FA 4

New feature of Fractal Architect 4 !

Art of Finding Good Animations

Learn How to Create Good Fractals
Not Easy
Variant Editor Cut & Paste Drag & Drop
Copy & Paste Animation Segments
Use Save as New Keyframe in the rest of the app
Use Configurator From/To Thumbnails -uses familiar triangle editor
Use Configurator Video Preview to try out different combos
Use different Morph Permutations

Beat Synching

Where You Can Create Animation Videos

Note: An animation segment is comprised of one to many different parameter animations that run in parallel. You have complete control over the choice of the segment’s animation curve, including spline curves.

Window	Where	Difficulty	Limitations	Length	Curve
Triangle Editor	Quick-Spin	Easy	Single animation parameter	Short	No
Triangle Editor	Custom Animations	Easy/Medium	One animation segment	Medium	Yes
Super Variants	Configure Variants	Easy/Medium	One animation segment	Medium	Yes
Animation Configurator	Run Button	Easy/Medium	One animation segment	Medium	Yes
Cross Breeder	Make Video	Easy	Single Morph with Permutation Control	Short	Yes
Cross Breeder	Custom Animations	Easy/Medium	One morph segment	Medium	Yes
Keyframes Window	Animation Panel - Keyframe Animations	Easy	Multiple keyframe morphs	Long	Limited
Keyframes Window	Animation Panel - Loop/Morph Animations	Easy	Multiple looping/keyframe morphs	Long	Limited
Sequencer		Medium/Complex	Complex sequencing of many animation segments Beat Synching	Very Long	Yes

Animation Source Material to Copy From

Window	Where	Difficulty	Notes
Variants Editor	Copy Button	Easy	Copies equivalent non-keyframe segment
Triangle Editor	Custom Animations	Easy/Medium	Copy non-keyframe segment
Super Variants	Configure Variants	Easy/Medium	Copy non-keyframe segment
Animation Configurator	Copy Button	Easy/Medium	Copy animation segment
Animation Configurator	Grid View	Medium/Complex	Copy segment
Cross Breeder	Custom Animations	Easy/Medium	Copy morph segment
Sequencer	Any Segment	Medium/Complex	Copy & Paste segments
Sequencer	Grid View	Medium/Complex	Copy segment