Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D artwork or model
positions in order to create an illusion of movement.
Animation makes static presentations come alive.
It is visual change over time and can add great power to our multimedia
projects.
Type of Animation
Cel Animation
Computer Animation
Kinematics
Morphing
Cel Animation
A traditional form of animation used in the production of cartoons or
animated movies where each frame of the scene is drawn by hand.
A full-length feature film produced using cel animation would often require
a million or more drawings to complete.
Computer Animation
Subset of both computer graphics and animation technologies.
It is the creation of moving images (animation) using computer technology.
Kinematics
It is the study of the movement and motion of structures that have joints, such
as a walking man.
Such type of animation are usually used in the areas like mechanics, etc.
Morphing
Morphing is popular effect in which one image transforms into another.
The morphed images were built at a rate of 8 frames per second, with each
transition taking a total of 4 seconds.
Animation File Formats
Director *.dir, *.dcr
AnimationPro *.fli, *.flc
3D Studio Max *.max
SuperCard and Director *.pics
CompuServe *.gif
Flash *.fla, *.swf
Software Used
3D Studio Max
Flash
AnimationPro
Video
Video is an electronic medium for the recording, copying, playback,
broadcasting, and display of moving visual media.
Characteristics of video
Number of frames per second
Aspect ratio
Pixel per inch
Video quality
Video Types
Analog Video
Digital Video
Analog Video
Analog video is a video signal transferred by an analog signal.
An analog colour video signal contains luminance, brightness (Y) and
chrominance (C) of an analog television image.
When combined into one channel, it is called composite video as is the case,
among others with NTSC, PAL and SECAM.
Digital Video
Digital video is a representation of moving visual images in the form of encoded
digital data.
This is in contrast to analog video, which represents moving visual images with
analog signals.
Including serial digital interface (SDI), Digital Visual Interface (DVI), High-
Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) and DisplayPort Interface.
Video Formats
MPEG-2 Combination of audio and video compression.
Mov QuickTime Movie Format
MP4 MPEG-4 is a versatile file format that can include audio,
video, images and animations.
DAT Digital Data Storage. Data file format that can be used for
text, graphics or binary data.
VOB Video Object is a MPEG-2 DVD video movie file.
AVI Audio Video Interleaved, High video quality, but a large
file size.