Freezing keyframes

Get interesting cuts between camera positions

This tutorial has been updated the to latest design of Rotato

You don’t always need to animate between keyframes. Sometimes you just want to make a hard cut between two angles. That’s what keyframe freezing is all about. Let’s see how we can create a jump or rough cut between two keyframes by disabling animation on specific keyframes.

How to do it

  • Select the keyframe you want to freeze
  • In the Keyframe Inspector side bar, check Jump Cut

Watch a video

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You can turn an animation into an instant transition with the Jump Cut setting in the sidebar

Let's try and make a small clip

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Create your animations like you would normally, then tick the "Jump Cut" box

And here is the final result

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The final video - with sound