Recording Blinking

1. Following features can be used to control blinking.

   Blink Both Eyes
   Blink Left Eye
   Blink Right Eye

2. You may need to preview the animations before the real recording. There are two methods to doing so:

   Standard Method:

   Click the Preview button. Move your mouse cursor to the center of your display so that you can have enough space to move mouse up, down, left and right for puppeteering. Press the Space Bar to start previewing. A crosshair shows where the mouse cursor is, to indicate the position of a neutral expression.

   Shortcut Method:

   Move your mouse cursor to the center of your display so that you can have enough space to move mouse up, down, left and right for puppeteering. Press the Space Bar to start previewing. A crosshair shows where the mouse cursor is, to indicate the position of a neutral expression.

3. Click your left-mouse button to blink accordingly.
4. If you are satisfied with the results in the preview mode, then you may start to record with two methods:

   Standard Method:

   Click the Record button. Move your mouse cursor to the center of your display so that you can have enough space to move mouse up, down, left and right for puppeteering. Press the Space Bar to start previewing (Press the Enter key to start the half-speed recording mode). A crosshair shows where the mouse cursor is, to indicate the position of a neutral expression.

   Shortcut Method:

   Move your mouse cursor to the center of your display so that you can have enough space to move mouse up, down, left and right for puppeteering. Press the Ctrl + + Space Bar for Windows or Option ⌥ + Space Bar for Mac to start recording. A crosshair shows where the mouse cursor is, to indicate the position of a neutral expression.

5. The blinking of the eyes will be blended into the motion clip once the recording finishes.

If you do not want the actor to blink quickly, then you may use the dragging method to determine the time length for blinks.

1. Select the facial features that control the eyelids.

   Blink Both Eyes
   Blink Left Eye
   Blink Right Eye

2. Start to preview or record.
   Previewing

   Standard Method:

   Click the Preview button. Move your mouse cursor to the center of your display so that you can have enough space to move mouse up, down, left and right for puppeteering. Press the Space Bar to start previewing. A crosshair shows where the mouse cursor is, to indicate the position of a neutral expression.

   Shortcut Method:

   Move your mouse cursor to the center of your display so that you can have enough space to move mouse up, down, left and right for puppeteering. Press the Space Bar to start previewing. A crosshair shows where the mouse cursor is, to indicate the position of a neutral expression.

   Recording

   Standard Method:

   Click the Record button. Move your mouse cursor to the center of your display so that you have enough space to move mouse up, down, left and right for puppeteering. Press the Space Bar to start previewing (Press the Enter key to start the half-speed recording mode). A crosshair shows where the mouse cursor is, to indicate the position of a neutral expression.

   Shortcut Method:

   Move your mouse cursor to the center of your display so that you have enough space to move mouse up, down, left and right for puppeteering. Press the Ctrl + + Space Bar for Windows or Option ⌥ + Space Bar for Mac to start recording. A crosshair shows where the mouse cursor is, to indicate the position of a neutral expression.

3. Move your mouse up or down to determine the speed for the eyes to blink. You may then fully control the eyelids.

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