2D Viewport Editor

You may modify the Animation Timeline in Scene.001 if you like.

For the third Video Clip add a third Scene – Full Copy.

In the 2D Viewport Editor, in Object Mode, with the Strokes Selected, duplicate the Strokes a

number of times and reposition in Scene.002.

You can modify the Strokes anyway you like but for simplicity in the demonstration, duplicate and

reposition.

To duplicate, with the Mouse Cursor in the 2D Viewport Editor, press Shift + D Key. Drag the

Mouse to reposition the duplicate.

Note the additions to the Outliner Editor (Stroke.002, Stroke.003 and Stroke.004. By Shift

selecting all three Strokes you will display the Timelines for each Stroke in the Dope Sheet

Timeline.

Outliner Editor

Figure 16.11

Dope Sheet Timeline Editor

16.4 Create Video Clips

Important :Clean out the tmp Folder.

In the Properties Editor, Output Properties, Output Tab change the File Format from PNG

to AVI JPEG. Do this for each Scene!

In the Screen Header select each Scene in turn then in the Screen Header select Render –

Render Animation. The Blender Render panel opens where Blender Renders each Frame in the

Animation. When complete go to the tmp Folder, rename the file and move it to a different

Folder. When the next Scene is Rendered the File will be overwritten with the same File Name

(number) if not moved. The Clips are ready for compiling into a Movie File.

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