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Loading and saving motion data

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You can load and save motion data from nodes in Director. You can use this feature to save data from one node, and then load and apply that data to another node - even in a different scene. You can also use it to load data devised by scene planners.

Exporting data

To save a node's motion data to a file:

1. Select the node.

2. Choose File > Save Motion Data.

3. Choose where to save the motion data in the panel that appears.

Importing data

To load motion data from a file and apply it to a scene:

1. Select the node.

2. Choose File > Load Motion Data.

3. Choose the motion data you wish to load in the panel that appears.

Data format

The data is saved in this format:

Column:		Transform
Sub Column:		E/W
1	5012.500000
2	5015.000000

Column:		Transform
Sub Column:		N/S
1	5050.887097
2	5053.431452

Column:		Transform
Sub Column:		Angle
1	0.680000
2	1.230000

Column:		Transform
Sub Column:		Scale
1	1.000000
2	1.012300

Column:		Transform
Sub Column:		Center
1	4864.519009		4899.236794
2	4864.519009		4899.236794

For each column, the file gives the name of the parent node (called the Column in the file), the name of the column (called the Sub Column in the file), and then a series of {frame, parameter} tuplets.

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