Question: stop & plan in TimelinerSA

vvvv beta question
#1

Hi all,

i would like to use TimelinerSA to control slices’ transformations. i’ve 5 quads and want to control them dropping to the floor individually. it seems that timeliner is not spreaderable so i wonder if it could be done?

question:

  1. there is no “rewind” action, so after “pause”, how can i rewind and play again?

  2. could the automata help in any way? any example of these two nodes working together?

thanks all!
bill

move.v4p (19.3 kB)

#2

read the automata part of the timeliner documentation
timelinersa

Activate it via the checkbox labeled A for Automata.

i attached an example with 3 states: each state has an OnEnd action, telling timeliner what to do when this state is reached.

first state: start - > play
second state: end - > pause
third state: goto -> start

just turn on the play toggle and you can rewind by banging the rewind bang.

timelineautomata.v4p (5.8 kB)

#3

Thanks! it’s so easy if you know how.

However, if the timelinerSA is not spreadable, how can it be used in controlling slice?

#4

for spreads: try hitting the ‘+’ button which shows up on the left hand side of the track when you roll your mouse over the main area of a track