Need option to disable auto-keyframing. Also, any property that's animated should be visible in the Timeline.
Need option to disable auto-keyframing. Most animation applications don't automatically add a keyframe every time you move an object like a light or camera or change the color of a material. At a minimum, there should be an option to turn that behavior off. Can't tell you how many times I've moved a light only to realize I wasn't at frame 0 when I did it. Then hit play and the light starts moving around. Not good.
Also, any property that's animated should be visible in the Timeline. As it is (for example), you can inadvertently add a keyframe for material color because you changed its value, but when you go to the timeline, there's no indication of what the change was and no way to edit it.
BTW: The options in your "General tag" section (apparently a required field) on this Feedback form are too limited and don't include obvious general categories like "Animation" or "Timeline"
The most frustrating task for any skilled animator. Completely incomprehensible, every animation tool has this feature. Just the camera views and peeks, the constant need to switch to another one to keep the original position without having to lock everything. Totally annoying, unintuitive, infuriating and a waste of time.
SalientFilm
yoooooooooo thank you!! nothing like getting in the zone only to find out hours later everything is moving. lol. fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuccc
cakeller98
Wow - I was literally shocked that 1) there're only 5 upvotes on this, and 2) that this is even a thing.
I have never worked in anything where auto-keyframing was the default and always on. it's a "performance" thing, not an always on thing. kinda shocking that this has been an issue since at least 2007! - so there must be a reason? a rationale?
I guess for now, I'll have to "REMEMBER" to do things like... e.g. for a stage, to what? put all stage items into a single folder, select them all, then remove object animation (assuming I placed everything while on the same frame) hah. it's gonna take some getting used to - that's for sure.
I just hope it gets fixed - before another 16 years goes by
barca-8
"They really need to start working on UX"
My hope is that a complete overhaul of the UX is quietly being done in the background (similar to what Blender did).
A lot of great technology in the product, spoiled, in my opinion, by a poor, buggy user interface.
Don't know what windowing/UX library is being used (doesn't appear to be native Windows controls), but whatever it is they should ditch it.
Matt_Affirmer
I read a forum post from 7 years ago of people complaining about this! How has there not been any update??
They really need to start working on UX and stop wasting their time on making expensive DLC!
