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We talk in :doc:`this page </rigging/armatures/visualization>` We talk in :doc:`this page </rigging/armatures/visualization>`
about the armature visualization options available in all modes (the visualization types, the bones' shapes, etc.). about the armature visualization options available in all modes (the visualization types, the bones' shapes, etc.).
In *Pose* mode, you have extra features, In *Pose mode*, you have extra features,
`Colors`_ to help you visually categorize your bones, `Colors`_ to help you visually categorize your bones,
`Ghosts`_ and `Ghosts`_ and
`Motion Paths`_ to help you visualize armatures' animations. `Motion Paths`_ to help you visualize armatures' animations.
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Colors Colors
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In *Pose* mode, the bones can have different colors, In *Pose mode*, the bones can have different colors,
following two different processes, controlled by the *Color* button following two different processes, controlled by the *Color* button
(*Armature* panel, *Editing* context): (*Armature* panel, *Editing* context):
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to see several frames preceding the one they are working on. to see several frames preceding the one they are working on.
This allows them to visualize the overall movement of their character, This allows them to visualize the overall movement of their character,
without having to play it back... Well, without having to play it back... Well,
Blender features something very similar for armatures in *Pose* mode: the "ghosts". Blender features something very similar for armatures in *Pose mode*: the "ghosts".
.. figure:: /images/RiggingEditingObjectDataPropertyCxtGhostPanel.jpg .. figure:: /images/RiggingEditingObjectDataPropertyCxtGhostPanel.jpg
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of the bones' outlines as they are at certain frames. of the bones' outlines as they are at certain frames.
The ghosts settings are found in the *Visualisations* panel The ghosts settings are found in the *Visualisations* panel
(*Editing* context), only available in *Pose* mode. (*Editing* context), only available in *Pose mode*.
You have three different types of ghosts, sharing more or less the same options: You have three different types of ghosts, sharing more or less the same options:
Around Current Frame Around Current Frame
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