MS3D Keyframe Manager

MS3D Keyframe Manager
Version 1.00 of 10/15/2011

MS3D Keyframe Manager is a program for managing keyframes on base of Milkshape 3D ASCII files (e.g. model.txt).
Keyframes can be cut out, copied, moved, renamed and inserted at other positions again.
You can add comments to keyframes (e.g. animation names).

Two files can be edited at the same time.
The exchange of the keyframes is carried out via a program internal clipboard in the middle of the user interface.



Milkshape models based on the same skeleton can be equipped with different animations.
Only the keyframes of compatible bones are exchanged.

Since Milkshape does not support any animation names, these are stored as comments in csv files (e.g. model.csv).
It is important to know that txt and csv files belong together.
You should regularly make safety copies of these two files, so that you can return to an older processing status any time.

I have uploaded some videos on YouTube to demonstrate how you can use the MS3D Keyframe Manager.
Please watch the videos in fullscreen mode for better results.

MS3D Keyframe Manager - Demo Part 1
Overview

MS3D Keyframe Manager - Demo Part 2
Providing Milkshape 3D keyframes with comments
(e.g. animation names)

MS3D Keyframe Manager - Demo Part 3
Equipping Milkshape 3D models with other animations

MS3D Keyframe Manager - Demo Part 4
Importing Milkshape 3D models in Gamestudio

Disclaimer
I wrote this program for my own use and have tested it to the best of my knowledge.
It's free to everyone but the application is at own risk.
As it is a free program I will not accept any liabilities for possible damages or consequential losses resulting from the application of this program.

Download MS3D Keyframe Manager from here:
Ms3dKeyframeMgr.zip
Ms3dKeyframeMgr_Demo_Models.zip

For quick results I have enclosed my 3 self-made models from the demo on YouTube.
The base model contains 50 animations (1600 frames, 320 keyframes).

I would also be interested in knowing whether the program works with your models.

I hope, you find it useful.

Best regards
Tracker

Cool, I will test it

Thanks, I still have made a fifth video tutorial and uploaded it to YouTube.
Please watch it in fullscreen mode for better results.

MS3D Keyframe Manager - Demo Part 5
Data exchange between Milkshape 3D,
fragMOTION, Ultimate Unwrap3D, Photoshop
and MS3D Keyframe Manager

This tutorial shows, how to equip the animated zombie model of part 2 and 4 with two further bones and an animated tongue.

I updated the download file Ms3dKeyframeMgr_Demo_Models.zip at the begin of the thread and added the modified zombie2 model.

I hope you find it useful.

Best reagrds,
Tracker

Here is my sixth video tutorial to the MS3D Keyframe Manager.
Please watch it in full screen mode for better results.

MS3D Keyframe Manager - Demo Part 6
Problems with the exchange of keyframes
between models with compatible skeletons
but different numbers of bones
and how to solve them

Best regards
Tracker