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Creating Computer Animation

Subject : it-skills
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1. The computer is used to make the animation process quicker and easier. It usually involves 2-D images that can be hand-drawn and scanned into the computer or drawn directly into the computer using graphics tablets. The images are positioned into keyf






2. Also called vector animation. An bject follows a path which is a line - or vector - inserted by the animator






3. A program file that can cause an application to run on your computer when it is opened.






4. Process of manipulating real-world objects and photographing them one frame at a time. Very popular method with the film industry until computer generated imagery became possible. Now used mainly in clay animation.






5. What appears to be continuous motion is actually a series of many different frames Each frame shows the same graphic with a tiny amount of position change to simulate motion.






6. Used to store frequently used graphics - movie clips - and buttons.






7. Requires knowledge of a programming or scripting language. Created by using scripting languages such as Javascript.






8. A standard format for music files sent over the Internet that compresses music.






9. Dragging the playhead across the timeline in order to preview an animation.






10. The part of the animation program window that organizes and controls an animation's content over time using layers and frames.






11. A shortened term for metamorphosing. A technique in which one image is gradually turned into another.






12. A single still image in a video animation.






13. Refers to the way our eyes retain images for a split second longer than they actually appear - making a series of quick flashes appear as one continuous picture.






14. The rate in frames per second at which the movie plays.






15. The part of the animation program window where the animator's content is composed and manipulated.






16. The vertical red marker in the timeline that shows which frame is the current frame when previewing an animation.






17. The amount of data that can be transmitted over a network in a given amount of time.






18. A program that can work independently of a browser to play audio or video files.






19. Process of creating a wireframe structure of the 3-D objects and scenes.






20. Also called vector animation. An bject follows a path which is a line - or vector - inserted by the animator






21. Capture techniques can be used to animate objects.






22. What appears to be continuous motion is actually a series of many different frames Each frame shows the same graphic with a tiny amount of position change to simulate motion.






23. A hardware or software application that adds a specific feature to a browser.






24. The amount of data that can be transmitted over a network in a given amount of time.






25. Also called mouseovers. When the mouse is moved over an image - it changes to a different image so quickly that it looks as if the change has occurred in a single instant. They are created in scripting languages.






26. The process of reducing the space required to store data by efficiently encoding the content.






27. The rate in frames per second at which the movie is downloaded.






28. Process of creating a wireframe structure of the 3-D objects and scenes.






29. The rate in frames per second at which the movie plays.






30. A program file that can cause an application to run on your computer when it is opened.






31. The part of the animation program window where the animator's content is composed and manipulated.






32. A procedure for transmitting media files so they can start playing as soon as a computer begins receiving them rather than waiting for the complete files to download first.






33. Process of manipulating real-world objects and photographing them one frame at a time. Very popular method with the film industry until computer generated imagery became possible. Now used mainly in clay animation.






34. The standard format for sound files on Windows-based computers.






35. A standard format for music files sent over the Internet that compresses music.






36. A hardware or software application that adds a specific feature to a browser.






37. Refers to the way our eyes retain images for a split second longer than they actually appear - making a series of quick flashes appear as one continuous picture.






38. Shows where the key (most important) actions occur.






39. The part of the animation program window that organizes and controls an animation's content over time using layers and frames.






40. The rate in frames per second at which the movie is downloaded.






41. A program that can work independently of a browser to play audio or video files.






42. A shortened term for metamorphosing. A technique in which one image is gradually turned into another.






43. All images - objects and animation are created on the computer. Typically uses 3-D images. It adds two steps to the animation process.






44. Dragging the playhead across the timeline in order to preview an animation.






45. A single still image in a video animation.






46. An animation process in which frames are created between the keyframes that are needed to create the illusion of movement.






47. Requires knowledge of a programming or scripting language. Created by using scripting languages such as Javascript.






48. An animation process in which frames are created between the keyframes that are needed to create the illusion of movement.






49. Process of applying colors - textures - shadows - transparency - etc. to create the final image or animation.






50. Process of applying colors - textures - shadows - transparency - etc. to create the final image or animation.