What’s happening ladies and gentlemen,
this is Minh from Architecture Inspirations.
Today,I’m going to show you how to create an animation
in Enscape 2.3 for Sketchup.
Let’s get started.
First, start Enscape by pressing this button here.
Then you can see an interface
with instructions on how to use Enscape.
Before I set up my Camera Path,
I will turn on Synchronize Views using this button here.
This way, I can use Sketchup scenes as keyframes
for my camera Path in Enscape.
Now let’s press K to bring up the Video Editor
and add a keyframe by clicking on this button.
You can see that the first key frame
has been added to the timeline here
To add another keyframe,
just move to the camera to the next position,
or use an existing view in Sketchup
and click this button again,
or press K on your keyboard.
You can see that the second keyframe
is added at the end here
There we go,
just repeat this process to add more keyframes
to create your camera path.
If we zoom out a bit,
we can see the camera path like so.
Pretty cool huh?
Now we can use this button
to Preview the animation in real-time.
There are also controls here that you can use
to add effects to the camera movement
The Shaky camera option
simulates the natural movement
similar to that of a handheld camera
While the easing in and out option
starts and finishes the video at a nice slower speed
along the camera path.
Now let’s talk about Editing a keyframe
To edit an existing keyframe,
simply click on a specific triangle on the timeline
or click on one of the cameras on the path
to open up the Keyframe Editor
This is where you can make adjustments
such as changing the location of the camera.
You can also use these arrows here
to easily move between keyframes like so.
Just make sure you click Apply
to save the changes before moving to another keyframe,
otherwise it will not save.
You can use the Append option
to add a new keyframe on the Camera Path.
Just click on Append,
and Move the camera to a position you like,
then click here to confirm the new keyframe position.
If you want to remove the currently selected keyframe,
just click the Delete button or press DEL on your keyboard
Another way to add a keyframe
is by clicking on the camera path itself.
As you can see in the preview,
the camera flies a little too close to the tree,
so I can add a keyframe by clicking here,
then make adjustments, and save it.
There we go, that’s better
There are also other controls that you can use
to add various effects to the animation.
These include Time of Day,
Timestamp,
Field of View,
and Depth of Field.
Let’s start with Timestamp
Timestamp is especially useful
for adjusting the speed of the camera.
For example, if I want to slow down the camera speed
of this animation,
I can go to the last keyframe
and adjust the timestamp here.
You can use this option here
to adjust the time of day of your animation
or create a timelapse effect like so.
First, go to the first keyframe,
turn on Time of Day, and apply the changes.
Then go to the next keyframe,
change the time of day, and save it.
There we go, pretty easy huh?
You can also add a little movement
between the keyframes
to make it look even better
Zoom Effect
You can use Field of View to determine
the angle of the camera lens
to capture the whole scene
or zoom in on a small portion of your model.
You can also create interesting effects like this
by adding movement to your camera as well.
Depth of Field
To enable the Depth of Field option,
you first have to turn it on in the Settings.
For the amount,
you can experiment to see what works best for you.
Then you need to turn AutoFocus off
Next, go to the first keyframe
and Adjust the Focal Point,
then click apply.
And do the same for your second keyframe, then save it.
This feature to is useful for creating emphasis
on a specific part of the scene
There we go, now that you know how it works,
use these tips to create an awesome animation.
Once you create a camera Path that you like,
make sure to use this button here to Save it,
otherwise it will be lost when you Exit Enscape.
This way, you can easily load it later in case you need it.
Once you’re happy with the Preview Animation,
You can export it.
First, let’s take a look at the Export Settings
by going to the Capture Tab in the Settings Window.
Here we want to pay attention a couple of things.
First is Resolution. I usually set mine to 1080p
But you can try 4K as well.
Then for the Video Compression Quality,
I set it to Maximum.
And for FPS, or Frames per Second,
30 is good enough for me.
Sometimes your animation may look a little blurry
because or the speed of the camera,
if so, then you can turn down
the motion blur effect on this tab here.
When you’re ready,
just hit this button here to export your Animation.
And that’s how you can make an animation
using Enscape 2.3 for Sketchup.
That’s all for today guys,
leave a like if you found the video helpful,
comment below if you have any questions.
Stay inspired guys, and I will see you,
Next time.