Animation Animation channels

Animation channels record how the value of a parameter changes over time. Houdini has several interfaces for viewing and editing channels:

• Graph editor

  You can view the value of the parameter graphed against time in the channel editor’s graph view , and then directly edit the graph to change the animation.

• Channel spreadsheet

  You can view the value of the parameter at each keyframe in the channel editor’s table view .

• Dope sheet

  You can work with blocks of keyframes at a time in the channel editor’s dopesheet view .

• Channel list

  You can put the channel list interface from the channel editor in its own pane.

  The channel list lets you view and edit the values of parameters and create and edit channel groups. It also lets you control which parameters are scoped (that is, appear in the channel editor ).