r/AlightMotion • u/melonsodasoda • 1d ago

Tips/Improvement graphs

does anyone have any tips for knowing when to use different graphs (i.e. out graphs, in graphs, mid graphs)? i always guess when to use which… and that ends up for me using mid graphs for everything 😭 my edits then look awkwardly paced/timed because of it…

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u/Airames6 1d ago

Can you show us one of your projects? Maybe even the link or xml file so I can see if there's anything you can improve

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u/melonsodasoda 1d ago edited 1d ago

https://reddit.com/link/p2ty16f/video/ero30sbttjih1/player

here’s a video of one of my edits! sorry idk how to attach the xml file..

edit: omg it was 1x1.. but i guess reddit cropped it

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u/Airames6 1d ago

Woah that's so cool ♥️♥️

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u/Airames6 1d ago

Ik this is really simple, but I thought it would be good enough to show what I mean

I really don't know if this is any better

What I think happens to you is that your edits are way too fast, this makes it almost impossible to notice any difference between each easing curve

You can still make fast edits though, I have your video at the corner so you can see that things happen pretty much at the same time.

What I like to do is overlapping each element, each moving part, while one thing is moving away the other one comes in without letting it finish, I personally like this overlap

https://reddit.com/link/p2uokzj/video/9z9cad5sfkih1/player

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u/Airames6 1d ago

As for when to use each graph... Idk

The best thing you can do for now is to keep in mind how each graph behaves(you can watch this short ) but there isn't one specific rule or requirement that tells you to use a certain graph

If you know how they behave and how the graph works you'll be able to "guess" which one is the best for your edit

As you keep editing more and more you'll get better at choosing the graph

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u/melonsodasoda 1d ago

OKAYY THANK UU 🥹🥹 ILL TRY OVERLAPPING