Live Tabs

Description: Convert RGB (decimal) input to Hexadecimal input. Input RGB, decimal on the left, get hexadecimal output on the right. Pretty self explanatory.

Description: More candy from After Effects...this one allows you to use the CTM for trimming clips...or even moving their lifetimes!

Did you ever wish you could just instantly trim the head or tail of a clip to the CTM? Or how about move the entire clip with its keyframes to a different start or end time?

Now you can! With a simple click of the mouse, you can trim an object to the CTM...even move its entire lifetime. Integrate this Live Tab into your work flow and start saving time today!

Description: Since LiveMotion doesn't natively support strokes, there are a few workarounds for doing so. Add a layer and adjust the width...but that exports to SWF as bitmap. Nope. Duplicate the object, arrange the duplicate beneath the original, set it to outline and adjust the width. It exports to SWF as vector! Yes! But that can be a lot of work, especially if you are working with more than one object...

You want an easy way to apply a stroke to an object? This Live Tab will help you do it with a minimum of muss and fuss! Less work, more play...that's better!

Description: This happens to me all the time...I create a point text object, and later down the road, I want it to be dynamic text. D'oh! That means edit the text object, copy the text within it, create a new text object in the same coordinates with the same text attributes...PHOOEY!

Text Converter Live Tab to the rescue! It can convert point text to dynamic text, or to box text. It even can convert box text to dynamic text, or to point text, if you are so inclined. Sweet!

Description: From the land of After Effects, comes the idea for this cool Live Tab...

Have you ever wanted an easy way to animate an object in front of, and then behind another object? The old-fashioned way to do this in LiveMotion is to duplicate the clip, trim the end of the first, then trim the beginning of the duplicate, and then move the duplicate lifetime to the end of the original clip. And don't forget to set the depth (z-order) of the duplicate clip! And you may have to do this more than once. Yep, it's kind of a drag... Oh, you could do something similar this with scripting, but what if you aren't a scripter? Or if you are a scripter, what if you just don't want to spend the time necessary to script this effect?

Well, weep no more! The Lifetime Splitter Live Tab is on the way! One click to split the clip, and another to set its depth in the timeline. And if you leave the object selected, you can perform the same operation by just moving the CTM again. Try this Live Tab with a simple moon-revolves-around planet animation, and you'll see exactly how much time you'll save...