Multimedia: CS117 Lesson 11 Animation

Lesson 11: Animation The Power of Animation Animation grabs attention Transitions are simple forms of animation  Wipe  Zoom  Dissolve

Lesson 11: Animation Principles of Animation  Persistence of vision  Still images are flashed in sequence How animation works

Lesson 11: Animation Principles of Animation  Persistence of vision  Still images are flashed in sequence How animation works  The frame rate measures the speed of the change

Lesson 11: Animation Principles of Animation  Keyframes identify the start and end of action  The process of filling in the action is called tweening Cel animation

Lesson 11: Animation Principles of Animation  Kinematics is the study of motion of jointed structures Computer animation

Lesson 11: Animation Principles of Animation  Kinematics is the study of how jointed structures move Computer animation  Morphing is the process of transitioning from one image to another

Lesson 11: Animation Principles of Animation  Windows Media –.AVI,.ASF, or.WMV  Apple QuickTime –.QT or.MOV  Motion Video –.MPG or.MPEG  Flash –.SWF  Shockwave –.DCR  Animated GIF –.GIF Animation file formats

Lesson 11: Animation Creating Animation  A rolling ball Software helps create objects such as:

Lesson 11: Animation Creating Animation  A rolling ball Software helps create objects such as:  A bouncing ball s=1/2gt 2

Lesson 11: Animation Creating Animation  A rolling ball Software helps create objects such as:  A bouncing ball  An animated scene