Improved playback/looping options
Prompted by the addition of Looping options in the 5.2 alpha release, I'm requesting more fleshed-out playback options.
In this concept:
Playback
Basic behavior
- Play Once: play once and stop
- Loop: loop forever
- Ping-Pong: bounce forward & backward forever
Start
Where to begin playing
- Range Start: timeline/preview range start
- Current Frame current frame/playhead location
End
Where to end playing
- Range End: timeline/preview range end
- Current Frame: current frame/playhead location
Return
How to behave once playback is over
- None: take no action
- Range Start: return to the start of the timeline/preview range
- Current Frame: restore the frame/playhead location
Variations that this concept would allow:
- play once from the start to the current frame: very good for straight-ahead animation
- play once from the current frame to the end, then return to the current frame
- ping-pong between current frame and end
- etc.
1 Comment
I like the idea of splitting the options up into smaller elements that can be combined. IMO we just need a warning telling the user when both Start and End are set to "Current Frame"