Creator:  Karian Foehr
In Use:  Time Bandit 2.0
Date:  20. March 2010, 17:40

Time Bandit tool allows you to create wire animations.

vimeo.com/10282320

Note: To use Time Bandit you will need to download and install the latest version of Scriptographer (2.6.037 or above)

Time Bandit features:

– Click and drag to draw
– Change the Bandit width
– Change the Bandit length
– Update Bandit width by drag speed
– Change the number of lines
– Back/Forward (you can change the number of steps)
– "Flashback" button brings you back at the beginning of the previous Bandit.
– Play the animation (press space to stop)
– Show/Hide all layers
– The possibility to lock the first layer (to put markers or reference images)
– Reset the animation (locked layer will not be erased)
– Drawing is much faster in outline mode
– SlideTime is a time slider (NEW)
– Instructions button (NEW)
– Frame number (NEW)

To export animations:

– For flash, select a frame on the main timeline or a clip timeline, then import the illustrator file (don't forget to save it before) and choose the option "convert layers to keyframes".
– There is the possibility to export directly in swf from illustrator, then you can import it in after effects to make a composition.

Time Bandit was created by Karian Foehr, Diego Thonney and Jan Abellan during the Scriptographer workshop «Outils Utiles» at ECAL, March 2010. Thanks to Jürg Lehni & Jonathan Puckey !!!

See this animation on The Consortium

TIME_BANDIT.js
Download?
From:  Loopin
Date:  20. March 2010, 20:55

Download link olease!

Nice!
From:  hanso
Date:  21. March 2010, 20:19

really nice script! hope u´ll make this sweet downloadable soon :)

this sweet is downloadable
From:  Karian Foehr
Date:  22. March 2010, 03:16

Thanks Hanso,

I put the script, Enjoy it !!!

thank you!
From:  hanso
Date:  22. March 2010, 15:50

Really nice script! It´s working great! but, just 1 last question. if i created a little animation, how do you export it to a movieformat or as a flash animation like you did on the consortium website? could you give me some advice? :)

Export your animation
From:  Karian Foehr
Date:  22. March 2010, 16:51

For exporting the animation:

– you can export directly in swf from illustrator, and, for example, reimport in after effects to make a composition.

– for flash, on the main timeline or a clip timeline, you import (cmd + r) the illustrator file (don't forget to save before) and choose the option "convert layers as keyframes".

wow
From:  Célia
Date:  29. March 2010, 11:55

awww toute mes félicitations!! vraiment l'idée j'adore!!
:-)

Submit your projects
From:  Karian Foehr
Date:  29. March 2010, 12:45

If you are proud of your animations, don't hesitate to submit it on the consortium (the link above).

Thank you Célia !!!

:)
From:  hanso
Date:  29. March 2010, 13:05

sure, i´ll do a.s.a.p ;)

Speed and a wee idea
From:  Tabrez Ahmad
Date:  5. April 2010, 23:32

Great script, thanks for this.

How do you adjust the speed on it though?

One wee thought I had, was that it would be really handy if you could combine this with other scripts. For example, an animation of the weed rounded script. Just a thought.

Thanks!

Speed and a wee idea
From:  Karian Foehr
Date:  7. April 2010, 22:19

Hello Tabrez,

the speed is your hand but it is better with graphics tablet.

For your idea, I thinked about that and I have made others
animation tools from existing tools.
The problem is that is a new code for each tool !!!
I hope Jürg Lehni will find a solution for this.
It's possible to adapt several tools and make a panel menu.
I will see.

Thanks.

ps: if you made animations, don't forget to send me the link !!!