Learn Blender's NLA editor in 3 minutes | Blender 2.9 Animation Tutorial

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  • Опубликовано: 9 сен 2024
  • Learn how to use the Blender NLA (Non-linear Animation) editor to manipulate, repeat, and blend animations together.
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Комментарии • 301

  • @AlfredReinoldBaudisch
    @AlfredReinoldBaudisch 3 года назад +111

    It's crazy how basically no one talks about this. I have more than 20 paid Blender courses and ZERO of them mentions this. Amazing video, man!

    • @researchandbuild1751
      @researchandbuild1751 2 года назад +2

      Because the NLA is unintiuive hot garbage...its never been ezplained very well until this video

    • @fluffehpancakes1102
      @fluffehpancakes1102 2 года назад +29

      bro paid for blender courses 💀💀

    • @ChernobylComedyAndWings
      @ChernobylComedyAndWings 2 года назад

      @@fluffehpancakes1102 paid for the "effective art of rigging" no one has been able to infuriate me this much in years. I want to reach through my screen and choke this guy for making everything so F-ing convoluted.

  • @playererror4044
    @playererror4044 3 года назад +48

    Okay what the hell is this, Been using blender for years now and never understood half of what the action editor could do or how to do it... you just explained in few minutes something thats had me stumped...
    I... Thanks man this helps, a lot

    • @SupaKoopaTroopa64
      @SupaKoopaTroopa64 3 года назад

      I just discovered this menu today, and I've been using Blender for over 7 years!

  • @fadhil4008
    @fadhil4008 Год назад +81

    When a 3 minute video explains better than any other with 25 minutes or even more

    • @simonw.1223
      @simonw.1223 Год назад +1

      So first wevimprtwn our character thwn we make a pose [5 minutes] and now we come to the mehical trick...

    • @EnricoPacu
      @EnricoPacu Год назад

      When a 3 minute video explains better than bigger experts

  • @SupaKoopaTroopa64
    @SupaKoopaTroopa64 3 года назад +71

    I've been using Blender for over 7 years now, and I JUST TODAY found out about this!
    Edit: 9 years now!
    Edit: 10 years!

    • @socialfreak6900
      @socialfreak6900 3 года назад +3

      litterally same, been using blender since 2.59 and just now figured out how to use the nla editor

    • @GloriaTheAnimator
      @GloriaTheAnimator 3 года назад

      i feel you man

    • @SupaKoopaTroopa64
      @SupaKoopaTroopa64 2 года назад +2

      @Kittikun Kongsin You will be able to manage complex animations easily and efficiently.

    • @gaston.
      @gaston. Год назад

      Its the nature of these tools.. been using After Effects for umm early 90s.. and there are still parts I am unclear about. & Blender is much more complex... sigh.

    • @creativestudio101
      @creativestudio101 Год назад

      So True, I had been using Blender for a few years till I found out about this. Incredible. Blender truly is such an insanely complete app - almost oo much packed into one single software

  • @ygypt
    @ygypt Месяц назад +1

    bro i have been racking my head trynna figure this program out and you just plugged my mind into the matrix and loaded 5 years of animation experience into it. thank you SO MUCH

  • @Necrocidal
    @Necrocidal 3 года назад +10

    FINALLY, I understand how to use the NLA, after however many tutorials. This one was simple and to the point.

  • @mary_chase
    @mary_chase 3 года назад +19

    underrated tutorial, short and simple, thank you!

  • @sunnyb13xo
    @sunnyb13xo 3 года назад +7

    This is GAME CHANGING!!

  • @asadd2
    @asadd2 3 года назад +3

    2:35 oh my god thank you! I couldn't find a SINGLE tutorial that told me how to edit those strips, I've been looking for that for such a long time. This makes working with NLA strips way more practical

  • @Myzelfa
    @Myzelfa Год назад +5

    Bless you. This has everything I need. I'll probably have to watch it multiple times before it settles in my brain, but at least it's not a 30-minute tutorial that talks about everything tangentially related to what I need to learn.

  • @NeonStorm5
    @NeonStorm5 2 года назад +1

    Most others take 15 mins to give a list of what each of the buttons do without really explaining when and why to use them. You showed how, when, and why to use the tools as part of an effective workflow in less than 3 minutes. Incredible.

  • @genraw5137
    @genraw5137 2 года назад +2

    I was searching for a year to get my head around nla editor and here is a video explaining it in 3 minutes? So many thanks man!

  • @DodaGarcia
    @DodaGarcia 3 года назад +22

    This was so so so needed, it's amazing how little there is on RUclips about the NLA editor, especially for 2.8 and up.

  • @klintlirio8484
    @klintlirio8484 2 года назад +1

    Out of all the tutorials this is more convinient and more faster way to learn how to loop ur animations

  • @LEHorge
    @LEHorge 3 года назад +10

    I'am a beginner in blender animation. That was the best NLA Explanation I´ve seen so far! Thank you!

  • @WalterGordyCanada
    @WalterGordyCanada 6 месяцев назад

    I've been using blender to make crappy animations for little games for years. I literally had no idea this exists and it's amazing and life changing!

  • @gurubhaitube
    @gurubhaitube 3 года назад +2

    man.......this is the best animation tutorial

  • @Janfon1
    @Janfon1 3 года назад +1

    Working with NLA is like walking in a minefield, there is so much that can go wrong if you don't monitor and carefully plan out every step in advance. Thanks for helping me grasp the fundamentals

    • @TheDuckCow
      @TheDuckCow  3 года назад +1

      Yes, it is fair to say it can be a little more nuanced and when things get out of alignment, it's not trivial to undo. Tradeoffs one way or the other, definitely a power feature once you can wrangle it to your advantage!

  • @jaredlincroyable5448
    @jaredlincroyable5448 2 года назад +2

    Kudos for a clear, concise enjoyable tutorial. This is what the fans want.

  • @marcoscarvalhodev
    @marcoscarvalhodev 27 дней назад

    you are a life saver!!!! I am animating a rig and I want making it breathing non-stop but I had been adding a lot of keyframes to the chest bone and it was mixing with other keyframes that I also needed for the chest bone... it was a whole mess but now you saved the day for me!

  • @LightsJusticeZ
    @LightsJusticeZ Год назад +2

    Thank you! I had a bunch of scenes with prebuilt animations I wanted to view all strung together but importing the next animation would overwrite the previous animation. Using the NLA editor, I could plop down those animations into the timeline and have them play back to back! So much better than importing one set of animations, recording, and setting up the next animation to record, etc etc.

  • @gonzatoto
    @gonzatoto 3 года назад +1

    Excellent tutorial! Straight to the point. In 3 minutes you've explained what others do in 40!

  • @dustinrolstad752
    @dustinrolstad752 2 года назад +1

    I just found out recently that this feature exists and this tutorial really makes me feel like I could do it.

  • @Nevil_Ton
    @Nevil_Ton 2 года назад

    Short and most advance NLA tutorial I ever seen

  • @ZipSnipe
    @ZipSnipe 2 года назад

    Love teachers that are straight on point

  • @curtiswindover4564
    @curtiswindover4564 Год назад

    That "oh hi mark" was unnecessarily funny. Thanks for the video.

  • @MicahBuzanANIMATION
    @MicahBuzanANIMATION Год назад

    Learning a bunch from this, thank you!

  • @theostaschik6870
    @theostaschik6870 3 года назад +1

    Thank you, after hearing Sir Wade ranting about animation layers in Maya I had to find a Blender equivalent.

    • @TheDuckCow
      @TheDuckCow  3 года назад +1

      Glad to hear it! Another RUclipsr also covered that point of comparing to Maya more direclty if that's helpful, including another addon that polishes the experience a bit more (personally, I just go "vanilla"):
      ruclips.net/video/tOx_SAG7gl4/видео.html

  • @stephen285
    @stephen285 Год назад

    just press tab to edit - Thanks duckcow!!

  • @ScientObject40
    @ScientObject40 7 месяцев назад

    This is extremely powerful, thank you very much.

  • @jasperzatch610
    @jasperzatch610 5 месяцев назад

    What a beautifully sweet and short way to make this make sense. Thank you!

  • @blenderleague4124
    @blenderleague4124 3 года назад +4

    Thanks man. Loved this tutorial. Never heard of it. Opened my eyes to a whole new version of Blender that's been hidden under my nose. Loved every second of it!! Kudos!!!

  • @ProfJonah
    @ProfJonah 3 года назад +1

    clear and concise with good examples in as short a time as possible, a perfect video my dude

  • @robfrydryck127
    @robfrydryck127 2 года назад

    This is my favoite tutorial of 2021 so far.

  • @VerendusStudios
    @VerendusStudios 3 года назад +2

    This tutorial was actually amazing, thank you!

  • @WW_Studios
    @WW_Studios 3 года назад +1

    I was missing the TAB!!! I could not figure out how to edit what I had. THX!

  • @expertboy8120
    @expertboy8120 7 месяцев назад

    Why I couldn't find you before? Thanks man!

  • @tarunviegas8481
    @tarunviegas8481 3 года назад +1

    Really helpful I always wanted this

  • @delights-35
    @delights-35 Год назад

    WHAT?????? blender is truly one of the programes of all time! I didnt know about this feature like 7 months as i working with blender

    • @delights-35
      @delights-35 Год назад

      oh by the way, is there any method to convert baked cloth simulation into keyframes, or there maybe a way to capture it in NLA editor?

  • @RadovanHalir
    @RadovanHalir Месяц назад

    Woooow!!! thank you so much, this is an incredible explanation.

  • @guberNailer
    @guberNailer 2 года назад

    Perfectly summarized, thanks! My Blender skills just leveled up

  • @tapikoBlends
    @tapikoBlends 8 месяцев назад

    wow, thanks bro, you saved me, I was suffering, stuck on the animation

  • @trombocyt
    @trombocyt 3 года назад +2

    "Oh, Hi Mark!" xD

  • @danielnorton9803
    @danielnorton9803 2 года назад

    Thanks for adding project files. Using the animations featured in the video was really convenient

  • @reedraw1917
    @reedraw1917 Год назад

    This just saved my hide, thank you so much for this video!!!!

  • @filmdon2475
    @filmdon2475 3 года назад

    Can't believe you explained it in 3 mins. Thank you !

  • @LittlePangy
    @LittlePangy 2 года назад +2

    This was a super helpful, concise tutorial. Thanks and keep up the good work!

  • @dumpsky
    @dumpsky 2 года назад +1

    these strips are tearing me apaaart!

  • @LifeLess1999
    @LifeLess1999 Год назад

    Yep You are my new hero!

  • @ktmcharles
    @ktmcharles 3 года назад

    ive watched so many, this is the best NLA video tutorial on youtube. thank you!

  • @Larry3D
    @Larry3D 2 года назад

    Explained well and clearly so that I can understand. Thanks.

  • @VladMihailescu
    @VladMihailescu Год назад

    Jesus, I needed this like a few days ago and struggled to make sense of it on my own, thanks for such a perfect video short and full of good info!

  • @unscenegamers
    @unscenegamers Год назад

    WOW that's amazing stuff. Just quickly combining animations like it is nothing. Thanks!

  • @user-qv9mj2cl1u
    @user-qv9mj2cl1u 16 дней назад

    Is there a crush course to this. I will pay to learn this.
    This is my entire motivation of learning blender

  • @TommyLikeTom
    @TommyLikeTom Год назад

    this is great, thanks. The only thing I want to know is how to choose to not push down an action. Like I wish there was a third option other than stash or push down, just forget, because as soon as you select an existing action you have to either stash it or push it

  • @USBEN.
    @USBEN. 2 года назад

    Useful and to the point.

  • @kayd9733
    @kayd9733 3 года назад +1

    Yeah thanks you are really good at teaching and animating

  • @gryder930
    @gryder930 3 года назад +1

    Thanks!

  • @Liminally_ill
    @Liminally_ill Месяц назад

    Great and fast tutorial 🖤🖤🖤

  • @musubi-bi
    @musubi-bi Год назад

    Nice and sweet! Very useful workflow!

  • @almerbatti8586
    @almerbatti8586 2 года назад

    cant describe how much happy I am to find this tutorial !! Cheers man

  • @GrilledChickenRamyun
    @GrilledChickenRamyun Год назад

    huhuh u make it so easy. Novice here. Lots to learn. However, the inevitable lags and sluggishness are the main motivation downer

    • @TheDuckCow
      @TheDuckCow  Год назад

      There's a lot of things you can do to speed up your machine and defeat the sluggishness. Most of my animations were all created entirely (except perhaps rendering) on a laptop, there are ways to speed things up if you become mindful of what causes the slowdowns! Eg use collections, get used to solid mode, and isolate on one thing at a time.

  • @gaston.
    @gaston. Год назад

    to the point and dense with info.. thank you... A lot to take in about this editor... will need to watch this over and over. Thanks for sharing.

  • @PeterSpiers
    @PeterSpiers 2 года назад

    Thanks for the brilliant and helpful video.

  • @kamikaze12
    @kamikaze12 2 года назад

    What a life saver

  • @drumboarder1
    @drumboarder1 2 года назад

    This is so good that I'm going to open it on my phone to watch an ad

  • @PolyRidge
    @PolyRidge 3 года назад

    man NLA is so great. i always forget about blend option. i was using transitions (shift+T) but blending is much nicer, thanks!

  • @Birdistheword628
    @Birdistheword628 3 года назад

    Thank you so much for this! I took a course on blender character animation, but it didn't explain using actions very well, and even after asking directly I was still confused. Great video.

  • @dillibahadurkatuwal6085
    @dillibahadurkatuwal6085 3 года назад

    Wow! Just learnt a new thing in blender. 😀😀

  • @chongdashu
    @chongdashu 2 года назад +1

    Wow finally somebody that covers a crucial aspect of animating in Blender. Thank you!

  • @kyumanrr5403
    @kyumanrr5403 3 года назад

    wowwww so great i don't ever think NLA will best choice and don't repeadly animations

  • @mesarena5408
    @mesarena5408 Год назад

    Fantastic video, wanted to understand the nla editor because I having been using blender for over a year and had never heard of it until recently working on a project.....it's a fantastic feature 👍

  • @WolfgangRechberger86
    @WolfgangRechberger86 3 года назад

    Super fast but very informative. Thanks for clearing that mystery up for me.

  • @PeteD
    @PeteD Год назад

    FYI, S to scale does not alter the speed but rather the start and end frames of the clip

  • @ronjadill2259
    @ronjadill2259 2 года назад

    Just what I was looking for!!! THANK YOU!!!

  • @insidiousmaximus
    @insidiousmaximus 3 года назад

    watching this just made everything click for me! what a great tool!! I have coded my own game in Unity but because the coding took me so long I have not maintained any blender practice. Now I am at the graphics stage and have to go back to basics! Massive help thank you...subbed

  • @pacman_pol_pl_polska
    @pacman_pol_pl_polska Год назад

    A good Blender tutorial. That's a shocker!

  • @PopartFilms
    @PopartFilms Год назад

    "Oh Hi, Mark!" 😂

  • @sanjiberry
    @sanjiberry 2 года назад

    I love you. Thank you for this wow.

  • @UncleTiaoTiao
    @UncleTiaoTiao 2 года назад

    cool~ very easy to see!

  • @snovak1
    @snovak1 2 года назад

    Wow.. really dense tutorial. Great job!

  • @maxximoramirez
    @maxximoramirez 3 года назад

    great tutorial, quick and fulfilling, im used to NLA on unity and my brain keeps thinking this may be the restart of the blender game engine for future releases.

  • @BlueBerryFTW
    @BlueBerryFTW Год назад

    Super helpful! Subscribed!

  • @kaseymahoney8403
    @kaseymahoney8403 2 года назад

    Wow! Thanks so much!!!

  • @MultiTommytomtom
    @MultiTommytomtom 11 месяцев назад

    This tutorial is great, really helpful thank you!!

  • @abiyyupanggalih854
    @abiyyupanggalih854 3 года назад

    wow thankyou, its heplful

  • @OttrPopAnimations
    @OttrPopAnimations Год назад

    thank you- wow!

  • @tomaslpg
    @tomaslpg 3 года назад

    Woah! I had no idea about that, this is fantastic!

  • @XirRalph
    @XirRalph 6 месяцев назад

    Great video bro

  • @kabinet0
    @kabinet0 3 года назад

    Nice!

  • @GarviHere
    @GarviHere 2 года назад

    As soon as I start watching a tutorial my creative juices flow and i can't concentrate on the tutorial so i have to watch it again at least once

  • @unknownfilmmaker777
    @unknownfilmmaker777 3 года назад +1

    Oh, Hi, Mark!

  • @Sharego-L
    @Sharego-L Год назад

    Oh thanks man, this is gonna useful 😏

  • @learning3d742
    @learning3d742 3 года назад

    Ultra useful tutorial. Thanks a lot! Truly game-changing stuff over here!

  • @ZoraJones
    @ZoraJones Год назад

    thanks so much!

  • @ayushprajapat8438
    @ayushprajapat8438 4 месяца назад

    Thanks brother

  • @woaiiwtunes
    @woaiiwtunes 3 года назад

    hey you rock thank you

  • @dustloaf
    @dustloaf 3 года назад +3

    4:37 I've been wondering why when I press Tab my selected strip is not opening in the Action Editor - strip just becomes green and I had to manually select the desired action: the mesh is supposed to be selected in the main view!
    But there's more:
    When you press Tab to start editing the strip of the selected mesh you can immediately see the results when you play the animation even before you apply these edits to the strip - for some reason (ver. 2.92), when you edit a strip of mesh that is not selected currently, you have to apply edits pressing Tab in NLA Editor again in order to see the results of your edits in the animation.

    • @TheDuckCow
      @TheDuckCow  3 года назад +1

      Thanks for sharing that nuance!

  • @MarkReategui
    @MarkReategui Год назад

    Super helpfull!

  • @taliesinriver
    @taliesinriver 3 года назад

    Extremely useful, thanks a lot!