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XML motion rotation slides out

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Oct 17, 2021 Oct 17, 2021

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Hi, I am exploring ways to automate animation with video motion capture. I worked with a Character Animator and saw that Animate could help me with the final polish parts.

 

I do motion capture by calculating joint angles from the video and creating and sending it to the program (e.g., if person in the video moves shoulder -15 degrees, rotate shoulder -15 degrees).

 

I created an XML file with keyframes and import rotation for the elbow. So I have the symbol for the elbow

 

tailedstories_0-1634503676758.png

Since the transform point is in the center if the circle, I make sure that my arm don't slide away when I rotate it

 

tailedstories_1-1634504083255.png

 

But when import the XML motion it accumulates an error with each frame and arm slides out (transform point is to the left of center and go further the longer animation I import)

 

tailedstories_2-1634504244830.png

 

I tried to play around with the transformation point. If I set it to zero and just animate the test sphere or cube, I have the same result.

tailedstories_3-1634504691744.png

 

What do I do wrong? Is there a better way? When I use the HTML/action script rotation works fine, but I cannot find a way to create the keyframes instead of just animation.

 

Any advice what to check out?

 

XML file

<Motion xmlns:filters="flash.filters.*" xmlns:geom="flash.geom.*" xmlns="fl.motion.*" duration="102">
<source>
	<Source symbolName="Stickman_Elbow_Far" elementType="graphic" rotation="0" scaleY="1" scaleX="1" y="1.7" x="-1.5" frameRate="30">
		<dimensions>
			<geom:Rectangle xmlns:geom="Rectangle" height="80" width="246" top="-40" left="-20" rotation="0.0"/>
		</dimensions>
		<transformationPoint>
			<geom:Point xmlns:geom="Point" y="0" x="0"/>
		</transformationPoint>
	</Source>
</source>
	<Keyframe rotation="5" loop="play once" index="2" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="126.31" loop="play once" index="4" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="142.18" loop="play once" index="6" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="150.92" loop="play once" index="8" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="149.53" loop="play once" index="10" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="142.99" loop="play once" index="12" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="133.61" loop="play once" index="14" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="115.97" loop="play once" index="16" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="93.6" loop="play once" index="18" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="82.3" loop="play once" index="20" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="76.97" loop="play once" index="22" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="69.95" loop="play once" index="24" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="61.14" loop="play once" index="26" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="54.78" loop="play once" index="28" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="50.1" loop="play once" index="30" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="47.06" loop="play once" index="32" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="46.97" loop="play once" index="34" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="49.65" loop="play once" index="36" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="54.33" loop="play once" index="38" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="61.03" loop="play once" index="40" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="70.53" loop="play once" index="42" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="82.33" loop="play once" index="44" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="93.36" loop="play once" index="46" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="104.57" loop="play once" index="48" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="109.1" loop="play once" index="50" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="112.48" loop="play once" index="52" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="115.3" loop="play once" index="54" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="117.97" loop="play once" index="56" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="117.21" loop="play once" index="58" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="112.26" loop="play once" index="60" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="102.93" loop="play once" index="62" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="86.66" loop="play once" index="64" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="66.1" loop="play once" index="66" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="54.05" loop="play once" index="68" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="65.64" loop="play once" index="70" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="74.38" loop="play once" index="72" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="75.64" loop="play once" index="74" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="52.21" loop="play once" index="76" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="52.34" loop="play once" index="78" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="55.21" loop="play once" index="80" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="59.19" loop="play once" index="82" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="64.0" loop="play once" index="84" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="68.87" loop="play once" index="86" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="71.07" loop="play once" index="88" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="69.51" loop="play once" index="90" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="66.21" loop="play once" index="92" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="67.01" loop="play once" index="94" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="74.08" loop="play once" index="96" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="83.16" loop="play once" index="98" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="89.24" loop="play once" index="100" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="90.31" loop="play once" index="102" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
</Motion>

 

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Oct 18, 2021 Oct 18, 2021

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i don't understand what you're doing nor what you're trying to do, but automation of adobe animate is done with jsfl.

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Oct 18, 2021 Oct 18, 2021

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Hi, I don't understand. Does that mean that the button "Import Motion XML" does not work and is just there to confuse people?

 

I am trying to import rotation XML with this button

tailedstories_0-1634570231492.png

But when I import rotate like rotation = "60" instead of rotating in place object slides out on both X and Y axis. The longer animation, the more it slides.

 

JSFL will also work for me, but I cannot figure out how to make keyframes with it, so I can create motion capture from the video --> import it to Animate --> Fix frames with weird animation due to imperfect motion recognition.

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i didn't understand what you were doing.  

 

this line looks problematic with that x and y:

 

<Source symbolName="Stickman_Elbow_Far" elementType="graphic" rotation="0" scaleY="1" scaleX="1" y="1.7" x="-1.5" frameRate="30">

 

where did those x and y come from?

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Not sure how else to explain it. I have a symbol, I import XLM with rotation. I expect it to rotate around the translation point the same way as when we click and rotate. Instead symbol moves around. You can see, on the PIC 2 in first post the white dot is in the middle of the circle. This is when I click and move the art. PIC 3 shows result after XML import. You can see that the center of a circle went left and up (same issue if I put translation to 0,0).

 

The "source" part are X and Y values to place the symbol in a scene. I tested it. This is not a problematic part.

 

If I remove the "source"  block completely or place X and Y with zero, the rotation issue persists.

 

However, if I rotate with jsfl like "Srickman_Movie_Top.rotation += 10;" everything works fine and rotation is as expected. But in this case, I cannot figure out how to create animation frames in a timeline instead of just playing in a browser.

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as for where it comes from, I used "Export XML" to see my baseline values

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I think I am starting to zoom in on the issue. If I rotate the art object instead of the symbol using the "Import XML" function, then it works fine. Here is my research example:

 

1. I created a new scene, added a circle and oval.

 

2. I made a circle a movie clip symbol, and I did not do anything with oval.

 

3. I imported the same XML (below) for circle and oval. Here is how later frames look

tailedstories_2-1634610947694.pngtailedstories_3-1634610969339.png

 

As you can see, the oval that was not a symbol worked fine. Guides represent the starting center, while a circle that was a symbol ended up in the X/Y spot.

 

Is there something special I need to do with symbols and XML, or should I treat it as art only?

 

Here is the one I use based on the one Isee when I hit export template. I am just starting with this area, so everything new and confusing (= Sorry if cannot explain propperly

 

XML

<Motion duration="207" xmlns="fl.motion.*" xmlns:geom="flash.geom.*" xmlns:filters="flash.filters.*">
	<source>
		<Source frameRate="30" x="640" y="580" scaleX="1" scaleY="1" rotation="0" elementType="movie clip" symbolName="Circle">
			<dimensions>
				<geom:Rectangle left="-160" top="-160" width="320" height="320"/>
			</dimensions>
			<transformationPoint>
				<geom:Point x="0.5" y="0.5"/>
			</transformationPoint>
		</Source>
	</source>
	<Keyframe rotation="5" loop="play once" index="2" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="126.31" loop="play once" index="4" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="142.18" loop="play once" index="6" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="150.92" loop="play once" index="8" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="149.53" loop="play once" index="10" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="142.99" loop="play once" index="12" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="133.61" loop="play once" index="14" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="115.97" loop="play once" index="16" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="93.6" loop="play once" index="18" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="82.3" loop="play once" index="20" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="76.97" loop="play once" index="22" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="69.95" loop="play once" index="24" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="61.14" loop="play once" index="26" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="54.78" loop="play once" index="28" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="50.1" loop="play once" index="30" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="47.06" loop="play once" index="32" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="46.97" loop="play once" index="34" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="49.65" loop="play once" index="36" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="54.33" loop="play once" index="38" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="61.03" loop="play once" index="40" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="70.53" loop="play once" index="42" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="82.33" loop="play once" index="44" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="93.36" loop="play once" index="46" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="104.57" loop="play once" index="48" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="109.1" loop="play once" index="50" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="112.48" loop="play once" index="52" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="115.3" loop="play once" index="54" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="117.97" loop="play once" index="56" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="117.21" loop="play once" index="58" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="112.26" loop="play once" index="60" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="102.93" loop="play once" index="62" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="86.66" loop="play once" index="64" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="66.1" loop="play once" index="66" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="54.05" loop="play once" index="68" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="65.64" loop="play once" index="70" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="74.38" loop="play once" index="72" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="75.64" loop="play once" index="74" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="52.21" loop="play once" index="76" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="52.34" loop="play once" index="78" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="55.21" loop="play once" index="80" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="59.19" loop="play once" index="82" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="64.0" loop="play once" index="84" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="68.87" loop="play once" index="86" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="71.07" loop="play once" index="88" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="69.51" loop="play once" index="90" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="66.21" loop="play once" index="92" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="67.01" loop="play once" index="94" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="74.08" loop="play once" index="96" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="83.16" loop="play once" index="98" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="89.24" loop="play once" index="100" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
	<Keyframe rotation="90.31" loop="play once" index="102" y="0" x="0" firstFrame="1" blank="false"/>
</Motion>

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I also can see this

https://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/reference/actionscript/3/spark/effects/AnimateTransform3D...

It describes

  <s:AnimateTransform
    Properties
    id="ID"
    applyChangesPostLayout="true"
    applyLocalProjection="false"
    autoCenterProjection="true"
    fieldOfView="no default"
    focalLength="no default"
    projectionX="0"
    projectionY="0"
    removeLocalProjectionWhenComplete="false"
  />

So, I will be able to fit the 3D position after the rotation part.

 

 

So the process to import rotation to symbols using XML seems to be:

  1. Create a symbol
  2. Import XML rotation - it will change the 3D center point, but will create frames of animation in the timeline with desired rotation

tailedstories_2-1634626669126.png

3. Use *below* for each frame of newly created animation to bring everything back to place.

<s:AnimateTransform id="102" applyChangesPostLayout="true" applyLocalProjection="false" projectionX="640" projectionY="580"/>

 

Seems clunky, but it will work. This will allow me to animate the joints of the character (shoulder, elbow, knee, neck, etc.). And I already have the part that recognizes the video ready.

 

If there are suggestions on how to make it better, let me know.

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Hi. Here is the process so far

 

https://youtu.be/6vh7li4GNUY

 

Also put the code, XLM and Flash file I use to github. Any feedback welcome

 

https://github.com/tailedstories/adobe_animate_motion_capture

 

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