Tips for Animators: Changing Key Color in Timeline

[@muko2766]

keyframe -time `currentTime -q` -tds 1;

[@top3factz902]

is their is any way that it work on automatic while working in in-between

[@Mrsmifff]

am i able to change the tds variable to say like 3 for blue

[@CHSidChou]

i wish... it takes a boolean variable, so only 0 or 1

[@Mrsmifff]

@@CHSidChou yikes that's rough but at least there's one color lol

[@bigboss9150]

Very helpful! Thanks

[@Haunt0549]

it's really helpful, thank you 🥰

[@majupiju2347]

Thank you for sharing!

[@davidhallows2389]

Hi. Unfortunately I get this error message, any ideas?
// Error: line 1: Cannot find procedure "Keyframe".
Thanks

[@taker3d]

If you key something and run the mel command in the script window, it won't work. My command ONLY works as a hotkey. To understand furthermore, I'd recommend you to read an autodesk's keyframe command page.

[@stop00pots]

You should change letter "K" to "k", it worked

[@taker3d]

@@stop00pots Thanks for sharing!

[@sangrededragon8388]

@@stop00pots THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@sangrededragon8388]

@@taker3d THANK TO YOU, but seriously maya doesnt have a more simple feature to do the coloring of the keys ? its a little bit dumb in my point of view. But wow this will be a game change, I was always really nervous to mess out my key pauses. THANK YOU

[@FemeninoSingular]

I was trying to use colorKey script but seems It doesn't work in Maya 2018 :( Your command is so useful, thank you so much! :D

[@taker3d]

That's a bummer but I'm glad you found the command useful!

[@marijane.eloise]

this comment is really old, but make sure keyframe is lowercase in the script, it will turn blue

[@CHSidChou]

it still works in 2020, so must me a typo

[@markandrawes2697]

thanks

[@hyunchansong1823]

Thank you for great Tip :) it helped me!!

[@dzakyokir5386]

thx :D

[@luisamiranda4822]

Thanks so much!!!

[@Martin3m]

THANK YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

[@vijeshvarghese8137]

Is there any solution to change the colour of keyframe in 2018 bcoz by default it's color is blue instead red is much more better to understand it quikly

[@taker3d]

You can change the default color at Windows > Color Settings > Time Slider > Key

[@ArtistGoneWild]

Thank you!

[@taker3d]

You're welcome!

[@AhmetBerkTugrul]

Thank you so muchh :)

[@taker3d]

No prob!