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Optical Gap options

 
 
 

The Optical Gap options enable you to set the interpolation mode, insert Gap keyframes, and change the interpolation to raw sample curve to manually modify keyframes.

The Optical Gap options are displayed when the Timeline indicator is positioned over a gap as shown in the following figure.

Optical editor displaying the default Optical Gap options

When the Control Curve is selected, the Insert Gap Key button is enabled.

The following table describes the default Optical Gap options available at the top of the Optical editor.

Optical Default Gap options Description

Insert Gap Key

The Insert Gap Key adds a gap key on a Control Curve between two segments.

NoteThe Insert Gap Key option is only available when the Gap Interpolation is set to Control Curve mode.

Paste From Marker

The Paste From Marker Gap option pastes data from one marker to another with a global offset.

When you perform Paste From Marker in a gap, handles are generated with which you can adjust the interpolation.

Swap With Marker

The Swap With Marker Gap option swaps data from the currently selected marker to another marker.

The swapping method is determined by the settings in the Insert menu in the Optical Options Label pane.

The Optical Gap options are also accessible when right-clicking a gap.

See Optical Segment and Gap options.

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