ClipEffect

Object Hierarchy | Related C++ Class: ClipEffect

Inheritance

    SIObject
       ClipEffect

Introduced

4.0

Description

The ClipEffect object represents the set of effects associated with a clip. Each ClipEffect object contains one item corresponding to a MappedItem. These ClipEffectItems contain expressions that control the clip without affecting the Source on which the clip was instantiated. For example, you can create a walk cycle with a progressive offset by using an expression similar to this: '(cid * 10) + this'

ClipEffects are available from the Clip object using the Clip.Effect property.

Methods

IsClassOf | IsEqualTo

Properties

Application | Categories | FullName | Help
IsActive | IsPoseEffectActive | Items | Name
NestedObjects | Origin | OriginPath | Parent
PoseEffect | TimeReference | Type | Variables

Examples

1. Python Example

    oRoot = Application.ActiveSceneRoot
    oCube = oRoot.AddGeometry("Cube", "MeshSurface")

    #Creating the first animation source
    oSource = Application.StoreAction(oRoot, "cube.kine.local.posx,cube.kine.local.posy,cube.kine.local.posz",
       1, "StoredStaticPose", 1, 1, 5, 0, 0)

    #Creating the first clip
    oClip = Application.AddClip(oRoot, oSource)

    for i in range(oClip.MappedItems.Count):
       oCurrMappedItem = oClip.MappedItems(i)
       oParam = oCurrMappedItem.Destination
       if oParam.FullName == "cube.kine.local.posy":
           Application.SetMappingRule(oClip.FullName + ".ActionClip",oParam,"frame",i+1)
           break

    Application.LogMessage("The expression associated with the posy item is "
       + oCurrMappedItem.ClipEffectItem.Expression)

2. JScript Example

    /*
       This example demonstrates how to get at the ClipEffect objects by creating some
       sources and clips with clip effects and then finding them again through the mapped
       items on the clips in the mixer.
    */
    NewScene( ActiveProject, false );

    // Set up some sources and clips in the scene (see end of example for details)
    CreateFCurveAction( ActiveSceneRoot );

    // Get all the clips in the mixer and then the sources
    var clips = ActiveSceneRoot.Mixer.Clips;
    for ( var i=0; i<clips.Count; i++ ) {
       // Look at their mapped items, but avoid the audio clips
       if ( clips(i).Type != siClipAudioType && clips(i).MappedItems ) {
           var clp = clips(i);
           LogMessage( "Found " + clp.MappedItems.Count + " mapped items(s)" );
           for ( var j=0; j<clp.MappedItems.Count; j++ ) {
              var mapping = clp.MappedItems(j);
              if ( mapping.ClipEffectItem.Expression != "" ) {
                  LogMessage( "\t...this clip has a clip effect item matching this expression:" );
                  LogMessage( "\t\t" + mapping.ClipEffectItem.Expression );
              }
              LogMessage( "\t...destination parameter: " + mapping.Destination );
           }

       }
    }

    // Expected results:
    //INFO : Found 3 mapped items(s)
    //INFO :  ...this clip has a clip effect item matching this expression:
    //INFO :  this+5
    //INFO :  ...destination parameter: null.kine.local.sclx
    //INFO :  ...destination parameter: null.kine.local.scly
    //INFO :  ...destination parameter: null.kine.local.sclz

    // Convenience function
    function CreateFCurveAction( in_model )
    {
       var obj = in_model.AddNull();

       // Set FCurves on the null's scaling
       var keys = new Array( 5, 1.2,  20, 1.7,  45, 2.0,  90, 2.5 );
       obj.sclx.AddFCurve2( keys );

       var keyfactor = Math.random() * 10;
       var posfactor = Math.random();
       for ( var i=0; i<keys.length; i=i+2 ) {
           keys[i] = keys[i] + keyfactor;
           keys[i+1] = keys[i+1] * posfactor;
       }
       obj.scly.AddFCurve2( keys );

       var keyfactor = Math.random() * 10;
       var posfactor = Math.random();
       for ( var i=0; i<keys.length; i=i+2 ) {
           keys[i] = keys[i] - keyfactor;
           keys[i+1] = keys[i+1] * posfactor;
       }
       obj.sclz.AddFCurve2( keys );

       // Get list of parameters to mark
       var params = obj.sclx.FullName + ",";
       params += obj.scly.FullName + ",";
       params += obj.sclz.FullName;

       // Make the FCurves into an Action
       var src = StoreAction( in_model, params, 2, "StoredAnimFCrvAction" );
       var clip = AddClip( in_model, src );

       // Add some clip effects to it
       var toclip = clip+".ActionClip";
       var rtn = GetMappingRule( toclip, 0 );
       var from = rtn.Value( "From" );
       SetMappingRule( toclip, from, "this+5", 1 );
    }

See Also

ClipEffectItem | Clip.Effect | GetMappingRule | SetMappingRule

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