Multimedia: CS117

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Multimedia CS117

• Lesson 11
• Animation

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Lesson 11 Animation
The Power of Animation

• Animation grabs attention
• Transitions are simple forms of animation

• Wipe

• Zoom

• Dissolve

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Lesson 11 Animation
Principles of Animation

• How animation works

• Persistence of vision
• Still images are flashed in sequence

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Lesson 11 Animation
Principles of Animation

• How animation works

• Persistence of vision
• Still images are flashed in sequence

• The frame rate measures the speed of the change

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Lesson 11 Animation
Principles of Animation

• Cel animation

• Keyframes identify the start and end of action
• The process of filling in the action is called
  tweening

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Lesson 11 Animation
Principles of Animation

• Computer animation

• Kinematics is the study of motion of jointed
  structures

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Lesson 11 Animation
Principles of Animation

• Computer animation

• Kinematics is the study of how jointed structures
  move

• Morphing is the process of transitioning from one
  image to another

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Lesson 11 Animation
Principles of Animation

• Animation file formats

• Windows Media .AVI, .ASF, or .WMV
• Apple QuickTime .QT or .MOV
• Motion Video .MPG or .MPEG
• Flash .SWF
• Shockwave .DCR
• Animated GIF .GIF

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Lesson 11 Animation
Creating Animation

• Software helps create objects such as

• A rolling ball

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Lesson 11 Animation
Creating Animation

• Software helps create objects such as

• A rolling ball

• A bouncing ball

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Lesson 11 Animation
Creating Animation

• Software helps create objects such as

• A rolling ball

• A bouncing ball

• An animated scene