articleactiveAnimation and performance

How do these tools implement animating 'on twos' (and threes/fours), and what changes in frame count and project frame rate for each method?

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In OpenToonz, Step 2/3/4 re-exposes selected drawings to create twos/threes/fours (adding frames), while Each 2/3/4 thins a selection to every second/third/fourth drawing (removing frames); because tools also offer capture-time holds and playback-rate changes, 'on twos' only has a fixed meaning when the project frame rate and whether frame count changes are stated. Curator qualifications: Docs read 2026-10-22; no animation retimed. Dragonframe holds/retime and Harmony exposure commands per producer (Dragonframe guide 11.4 MB). Limitations: Docs read 2026-10-22; no animation retimed. Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.

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Evidence claims

[sourced_fact] In OpenToonz, Step 2/3/4 re-exposes selected drawings to create twos/threes/fours (adding frames), while Each 2/3/4 thins a selection to every second/third/fourth drawing (removing frames); because tools also offer capture-time holds and playback-rate changes, 'on twos' only has a fixed meaning when the project frame rate and whether frame count changes are stated. · locator: opentoonz.readthedocs.io Working in the Xsheet source

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