When you’re making videos, there are lots of cool tricks you can use to make them look better and more fun to watch. One of these tricks is called keyframing animation. Keyframing is like setting special markers in your video where you want things to change. This lets you add smooth and exciting movements or effects, making your video more interesting for everyone who watches it.
Imagine you’re creating a video of a bouncing ball. Without keyframing, the ball might just sit still. But with keyframing, you can make it bounce up and down, zoom around, and even spin. It’s like magic that brings your video to life!
In this guide, we’ll teach you how to use keyframes with a program called Wondershare Filmora. Filmora is a tool that helps you edit videos and add fun effects.
By the end of this guide, you’ll know what are keyframe and keyframe animation and how to add a keyframe to make your videos look amazing and capture everyone’s attention!
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Part 1: Understanding Keyframe Animation
Keyframing can make your videos exciting and full of movement, so everything looks fun and professional. Keyframes are like special marks in your video that show when something changes. For example, if a ball starts to spin, the frame where it begins to spin is a keyframe.
Keyframe Animation
Keyframe animation is when you use these special marks to make parts of your video move or change. For example, if you want a ball to move from the right side of the screen to the left, you set keyframes to show where it starts and where it ends.
With keyframing, you can make your videos lively and exciting. Every part—from the beginning to the transitions—will feel fast and polished. You can highlight important parts, make text moves, or add motion to pictures, making your videos more interesting and fun to watch.
Simply put, keyframing makes sure your videos aren’t boring or still. It helps keep people watching and interested in your content. Let’s dive in and see what you can do with keyframing to make your videos amazing!
Part 2: Types of Keyframes
Keyframes can be used in different ways to make your videos look cool. It’s helpful to know about the types of keyframes and how they make things move between the keyframes you’ve set.
Interpolations are how the movement or changes happen between keyframes. There are three main types:
Linear:
- Linear keyframes make things move at the same speed from start to finish. The object doesn’t speed up or slow down; it just moves smoothly.
- Continuous interpolation is a type of linear interpolation where an object can move through multiple points without stopping.
Hold:
- Hold keyframes keep an object in the same place or with the same value until the next keyframe.
- This is often called a freeze frame because the object doesn’t move.
Ease:
- Ease keyframes make movements feel more natural like they have weight.
- Ease-in means the object starts moving quickly and slows down at the end.
- Ease out means the object starts moving slowly and speeds up at the end.
Understanding these types will help you make your videos look even better and more professional!
Part 3: How To Add Keyframe Animation in Filmora
This guide shows how to add and edit keyframes in your video with Wondershare Filmora. Keyframing in Filmora is used in many ways, like making split screens, changing colors, editing text, and adding special effects. You can also save keyframes as a custom preset to quickly use them on multiple objects.
You can create your animations with keyframes. They let you set values at different points, making smooth keyframe animations over time.
How to Add Keyframes
Here’s how to add a keyframe to a video:
Step 1: Import the Media
Open the application and import your media as prompted. You can also drag your clip from your files or the library directly to the timeline.
Step 2: Launch the Keyframe Feature
Click on the clip to open the property panel on the right side of the screen. Click Video > Basic and click on the diamond icon to set a keyframe. You may add any feature that has a diamond icon to the keyframe.
Step 3: Add Keyframes
Move the progress bar to where you want to add the start keyframe. To set the keyframe, click the diamond symbol in the property panel.
Note: There is a keyframe icon in the timeline toolbar. Place the playhead where you want to add a keyframe and click the icon. Once you click on it, all the keyframe values will be selected automatically.
Edit Keyframes
After keyframes are added, follow these instructions below to change them:
Step 1: Adjust the parameters
Change the parameters in the property panel. Drag the slider, adjust the values, or apply features to meet your needs. Here are some features you can set in a keyframe:
Video: Basic settings like Compositing, Transform, Drop Shadow, Mask, AI Tools, Auto Enhance, and Animation.
Audio: Adjustments like Volume, Sound Balance, Fade In, Fade Out, Pitch, and Equalizer.
Titles: Add animations to the whole title group or each object if there are 2 or more title particles in the same group.
Effects: Set any element, including Openfx effects, in a keyframe.
Stickers and Split Screen: Customize your animation for a sticker or split screen.
Step 2: Add other keyframes based on your needs
After setting one keyframe, you’ll see a diamond icon on the timeline. Move the progress bar to another point where you want to add another animation feature. Adjust the parameters as needed.
Note: You need to add at least two keyframes with different parameters to activate the animation feature. Otherwise, the effect will remain the same throughout the video.
Step 3: Save the changes
When you’ve added and edited all the keyframes, click OK to save. The system will automatically analyze the changes and export the effect with natural transformation.
Delete Keyframes
Here are ways to delete keyframes:
On the Property Panel
- To delete one parameter like Scale or Position in Transform, click the back or diamond icon next to the parameter.
- To delete all parameters in a property like Transform, click the back or diamond icon at the right end of the Transform tab.
- To delete all keyframe values, click Reset at the bottom of the section.
On the Timeline
Right-click the diamond mark on the clip. When the icon turns yellow, select Delete Keyframe or Clear All Keyframes.
Part 4: Conclusion
By using keyframes in Wondershare Filmora, you can make your videos look professional and engaging. Keyframe animation lets you add dynamic movements and effects, making your content more interesting to watch. Try using keyframes to enhance your videos and keep your audience captivated.
