The Gas Buff version 05 animation is complete: 101 frames from 0 through 100, at 640×480 and 30 fps, with the MP4 decoded in full. Version 06 now has its own complete 101-frame animation. The assignment page pairs the version 06 video with its version 06 project; version 05 remains a historical comparison.
Matching Keys Does Not Guarantee Matching Motion#
The source keeps black at Frame 15, white at Frame 30, and black at Frame 70. The teacher then extends Frame 70’s incoming handle to the left. The old project used default Slow tangents: its normalized value at Frame 45 was about 0.68, while the source curve was approximately 0.31. Matching the endpoints alone left a visible timing difference.
The local Color Correction uses a four-component bezier_rgba controller. Version 06 preserves that controller and its keys, adjusts the RGB incoming handles, and keeps Alpha at 1 throughout. Writing the first normalized candidate did not produce the expected native curve, so that failed candidate was not saved as a deliverable. A later candidate was checked in Max, saved separately, reopened, and sampled across 101 frames.
Against approximate samples from the compressed source screenshot, RMSE fell from about 0.238 to 0.0023. This supports the estimated curve; it does not establish the teacher’s undisplayed handle precision. The filename therefore retains ESTIMATED.
View the version 05 animation, version 06 project, and matching-frame comparisons. The source handle evidence shows the separate RGB adjustments.
Remaining Work#
Version 06 has passed full MP4 decoding and a 16-frame contact-sheet review. Frames 70–100 contain only the uniform background. Continuous playback and comparison with the teacher’s effect still need review. Camera and scene matching, broad translucent bands, and seams from other angles remain unresolved. The 18-item assessment evidence table retains those gaps without awarding marks. More downloadable versions do not mean the assessment has passed.