NodeBox 2 Expression Animation

It is certainly not finished yet, but here's an early prototype of how expression-based animation will work in NodeBox 2.

The principle is simple: in expressions, you can refer to the current frame (using the FRAME constant). When scrubbing the playbar, NodeBox re-renders only the nodes that refer to the frame, and the ones that depend on it.

What we still need to do:

- Better time UI including play/pause controls.
- Animation export (QuickTime/numbered images)

Watch a screencast here (1 min):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ab5McJ7qWM&fmt=13

All the best,

Frederik

This looks fantastic Frederik!

I had just been wondering about the animation portion of Nodebox2, and am excited to see it as expression based. If I'm understanding correctly, the playbar is only for convenience and not tied to the actual exported render (ie renders can follow non-linear patterns)?

Beyond words, Frederik! Looking forward to it. I really like the simple time bar at the bottom.

Have additional of FRAME and TIME are really a big thing.

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