Uploaded October 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this video I show 2 ways to move the camera to create a shake effect, to simulate an earthquake, monsters stomping, an explosion, a train passing or anything that shakes the ground. I also take a look at viewing it in the function editor, the graph view and how to add/edit them as keys on the xsheet/timeline.
00:33 Viewers questions and drawing the basic background
01:48 Shaking a single character (a single column)
02:42 Animating the camera directly
05:20 Editing keys in the function editor
06:27 Quick Tip: Locking the animate direction
07:05 Editing the keys in the graph view
09:59 Adding the camera movement on the xsheeet/timeline (easier to visualise the keys)
13:36 Quick Tip: Inserting frames which moves frames AND keys
14:04 Conclusion
Full tutorial for animating the camera on the xsheet: youtu.be/8lZrzHtsDoQ
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Follow me on Twitter for previews of upcoming tutorials, animations and behind the scenes:
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My full list of tutorials, including a beginners guide to getting started with OpenToonz:
youtube.com/watch?v=saDNGVj46Xc&list=PL-kyUCiIIVS7LQ5U1dUIJDrYRLiQzXTP_
Chat with OpenToonz animators & developers in an OpenToonz-specific discord:
discord.gg/jXFx6jt
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I use the free software, OpenToonz, to animate. There are different versions that you might want to check out:
Opentoonz official version: github.com/opentoonz/opentoonz/releases
Opentoonz Morevna project: morevnaproject.org/opentoonz
FFMpeg to create MP4 videos: ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/builds
Other freeware tools I've used:
Image editing/painting - Krita: krita.org/en
Audio recording/editing - Audacity: audacityteam.org/home
Screen recording - OBS: obsproject.com
Video editing - Shotcut: shotcut.org
Intro/outro audio courtesy of Voltaire: youtube.com/user/VoltaireMusicPage
In this video I show 2 ways to move the camera to create a shake effect, to simulate an earthquake, monsters stomping, an explosion, a train passing or anything that shakes the ground. I also take a look at viewing it in the function editor, the graph view and how to add/edit them as keys on the xsheet/timeline.
00:33 Viewers questions and drawing the basic background
01:48 Shaking a single character (a single column)
02:42 Animating the camera directly
05:20 Editing keys in the function editor
06:27 Quick Tip: Locking the animate direction
07:05 Editing the keys in the graph view
09:59 Adding the camera movement on the xsheeet/timeline (easier to visualise the keys)
13:36 Quick Tip: Inserting frames which moves frames AND keys
14:04 Conclusion
Full tutorial for animating the camera on the xsheet: youtu.be/8lZrzHtsDoQ
Subscribe for new videos every Friday: youtube.com/c/DarrenTAnims?sub_confirmation=1
Follow me on Twitter for previews of upcoming tutorials, animations and behind the scenes:
twitter.com/DarrenTAnims
My full list of tutorials, including a beginners guide to getting started with OpenToonz:
youtube.com/watch?v=saDNGVj46Xc&list=PL-kyUCiIIVS7LQ5U1dUIJDrYRLiQzXTP_
Chat with OpenToonz animators & developers in an OpenToonz-specific discord:
discord.gg/jXFx6jt
-----------------------------------------------------------
I use the free software, OpenToonz, to animate. There are different versions that you might want to check out:
Opentoonz official version: github.com/opentoonz/opentoonz/releases
Opentoonz Morevna project: morevnaproject.org/opentoonz
FFMpeg to create MP4 videos: ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/builds
Other freeware tools I've used:
Image editing/painting - Krita: krita.org/en
Audio recording/editing - Audacity: audacityteam.org/home
Screen recording - OBS: obsproject.com
Video editing - Shotcut: shotcut.org
Intro/outro audio courtesy of Voltaire: youtube.com/user/VoltaireMusicPage
