Animation

 

 

Animation is graphic design created and displayed in such a way that it gives the impression of lifelike motion.

 

Path based animation draws the object at a new location while simultaneoulsy erasing the image at the previous location. The object does not change.

 

Cel-based animation is the most common form of animation. The shape of the object can change. One picture is made for every frame and only small changes are made from frame to frame. By hand, this can be tedious but computers can draw inbetween frames (called TWEENING).

 

Morphing and warping generates a sequence of images as one object metamorphoses into another. Warping stretches or distorts a single image to give the illusion of movement. Morphing changes one picture into another by creating inbetween pictures.

 

 

 

Animation System	Advantages	Disadvantages
Bit-mapped	Simple to create; colour and pattern fills easily animated	Slower; more demands on CPU time; large memory requirements
Vector	Faster; fewer demands on CPU time; less memory needed	Cannot animate fills efficiently.

 

 

 

 

Theory		Prac
P183-184	Q 1,2,3,4	P170
P190	Q 1,2,3,4	P177