18. Manipulating Animation Graphs

• Accessing graph mode

• Displaying channel graphs

• Editing a graph

• Viewing interpolation types in graph mode

• Zooming in on edit keys

The Timeline palette includes a motion graph mode that you can use to visually see the animated value as a function of frames. This mode provides a way to change the scale of the value axis and to zoom in on the keys being edited. Each channel is color coded to match its graph line. In editing mode, you can move keys, add new keys, and change the keys’ interpolation type. Graph mode is especially helpful for understanding the various interpolation types.