EC504 INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA APPLICATIONS
EC504 INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA APPLICATIONSUNDERSTAND ANIMATION IN
MULTIMEDIA 1LEARNING OUTCOMEDefine animation and describe how it
can be used in multimedia.Discuss the origins of cel animation and
define the words that originate from this technique.Define the
capabilities of computer animation and the mathematical techniques
that differ from traditional cel animation.Discuss some of the
general principles and factors that apply to the creation of
computer animation for multimedia presentations
ANIMATIONAnimation is the rapid display of a sequence of images
of 2D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of
movement where all static images either as drawings, statues or
objects can move, talk and act like live characters.
Animation Techniques Cell AnimationsThe sequence of producing
the frames in between the keyframes is known as tweening. Through
this cell animation technique, each character or object that
requires having movement, will be drawn on transparent sheets.
Pictures of the background are drawn on opaque sheets.
For an animation to succeed, many characters or objects will be
drawn on overlapping transparent sheets that are placed on top of
each other and in turn placed on top of the opaque paper with the
background drawing.
Cell animation begins with the keyframes (the first and last
frame of an action). For example, when a person walks across the
screenOpaqueTidak transparent5COMPUTER ANIMATIONThe primary
difference between the animation software program is in how much
must be drawn by the animator and how much is automatically
generated by the software
2D animation animator creates an object and describes a path for
the object to follow. The software takes over, actually creating
the animation on the fly as the program is being viewed by your
user.
3D animation animator puts his effort in creating the models of
individual and designing the characteristic of their shapes and
surfaces.ANIMATION TECHNIQUE-MORPHINGPopular animation technique
that is widely used.Process of transforming one image into
another.The morphing application and other modelling that offer
this effect can transition not only between still images but often
moving images as well.Product that offer morphingAvid's Elastic
RealityGryphon Software's MorphStrata's Visual FX.
ANIMATION TECHNIQUE-WARPINGSpecial effect that is almost similar
to morphing.Let you manipulate the images according to your
taste.For example, you can stretch the facial features of a person
so that a sour face becomes a smiling face.One of the famous
warping software is Kai Super Goo.
ANIMATION TECHNIQUE-RENDERING ANIMATIONFinal process that is
done to create a 3D animation.All the models with the selected
mapping and lighting, together with the imported environment, will
be combined together at the same time in one presentation screen to
form the animation as planned by the storyboard.The camera or the
angle-of-view would be fixedComputer will do the mathematical
calculations for all the effects used, so that it can be applied to
the objects concerned.Requires a lot of computer power.Produces
more realistic animation
ANIMATION SOFTWARE & FILE FORMATSDirector *.dir,
*.dcrAnimationPro *.fli, *.flc3D Studio Max *.maxSuperCard and
Director *.picsCompuServe *.gifFlash *.fla, *.swfThere are many
animation software in the market that one can choose from to
produce various types of animation, be it two or three dimensional
or even to produce animation with special effects.Among them are
ANIME STUDIO, CREATOON, Adobe Authorware, AdobeDirector and Adobe
Flash, Ray Dream 3D, Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk Maya, LightWave 3D,
BLENDER and many others.
CREATOON, BLENDER- free
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