Keyframe Dissapear

Maxon Cinema 4D

Keyframe Dissapear

Posted by David Biederbeck on January 12, 2011 at 3:17 am

I am relatively new to C4D (6 months) and I have always found a work around for this problem, but am fed up with not knowing the correct solution.

How do I key frame an object to disappear?

Thanks so much for your help in advance!

David Biederbeck replied 15 years, 3 months ago 3 Members · 9 Replies
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Tim Shetz
January 12, 2011 at 4:16 am

You just need to add a Display Tag to the object you want to do this with. Make sure to check the USE box, and be sure to animate the VISIBILITY, not the USE checkbox (my students always make that mistake)

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Tim Shetz
c4dtraining.com
David Biederbeck
January 12, 2011 at 4:18 am

Thanks for the quick reply! I was using seen by camera tick in compositing. Is there any benefits/differences?
Tim Shetz
January 12, 2011 at 4:29 am

Seen by camera can only be ON or OFF, the visibility tag enables you to keyframe a fade up or down if necessary.

Also be warned: If you do animate the visibility as a fade, you won’t see the fade in the editor window. You will only see it at 100% and then when you get to 0% it will disappear. In the render it will actually fade.

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Tim Shetz
c4dtraining.com
David Biederbeck
January 12, 2011 at 7:25 am

Thanks again! That was really helpful!
It’s the little details that take the longest to learn. I just haven’t had it ever take as long as Cinema has.
Tim Shetz
January 12, 2011 at 7:49 am

My pleasure. Cinema is such a fun program to work with, but it is very deep…playing, watching tutorials and reading help. Working and HAVING to do something specific is really the best way to learn though.

Have fun.

Tim

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Tim Shetz
c4dtraining.com
Adam Trachtenberg
January 12, 2011 at 3:52 pm

If you just want to keyframe visibility on/off (not fading) you don’t need any tags: just KF the “visible in renderer” parameter in the object’s Basic tab.
David Biederbeck
January 22, 2011 at 6:50 am

Thank you teacher.
HAHA, I didn’t return to this project until my print freelance was finished. AHH the weekend. I get to sit in C4D.

When I got back to it I of course used the “use” keyframe” like all the rest of your students.

Thanks for the specifics.

PS where do you teach?
Tim Shetz
January 22, 2011 at 5:49 pm

Sure thing, happy to help.

I currently teach at Expression College for Digital Arts in Emeryville, CA as well as a contract instructor at the Bay Area Video Coalition in San Francisco. I also have my site C4DTraining.com

Good luck with Cinema 4D!

Tim

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Tim Shetz
c4dtraining.com
David Biederbeck
January 22, 2011 at 6:33 pm

Starting the add music to c4d tut right now. Thanks

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