Improve the explosion

If you test your sequence, you’ll find that the explosion repeats continuously. If you recorded a dramatic response, it may also not match the timing of the explosion. See the following sections for instructions on how to improve the explosion animation.

Shorten the explosion

1. On the timeline, select the cog icon for the paper_co2 button.

2. In the Triggered Effects section, select the cog for the Explosion (Huge) IFX.

3. In the Current Effect Options for the explosion IFX, in the Length field, enter 00:00:02. The explosion will only be active for two seconds.

4. Select SAVE EFFECT.

Trim the dramatic response recording

1. On the timeline, select the cog icon for the paper_co2 button.

2. In the Triggered Effects section, select the cog for the recording.

3. If want to trim time from the start of the recording, at the bottom of the My Recordings options, enter the number of seconds that you want to trim in the Start Time Offset field.

4. If you want to trim time from the end of the recording, deduct the required number of seconds from the value in the Length field.

5. Select SAVE EFFECT.

6. Test your sequence and, if further refinement is required, repeat from Step 1.

Explosion synchronized with recorded reaction