Current implementation
In a project only one single timeline exists. If a user wants to export multiple videos, the only solution is:
- place camera tracks on different parts of the timeline
- add multiple times a sequence in the render queue and adjust first frame / last frame to the beginning end of where his camera tracks
Proposal
- button for new timeline creation in the Animation tab
- button for duplication of current timeline
- button for deletion of current timeline (if it isn’t the only one)
- introduce dropdown for selection of timelines in the Animation tab - one timeline always selected and “active”
- all current animation logic remains the same but it only applies to the “active timeline”
- each timeline has its own length and clips
- in the “Select for rendering” dialog all timelines appear in the list as sequences that can be rendered
This way users can have multiple videos exported quickly without adjustment of settings. It also allows to have “test” timelines to explore ideas and play around with settings and variations.
Submitted on AHA Ideas (ENVISION-I-16).