Animation

Intro:

This page is about GIF Animations. It contains examples of animations I created and how I made them.

Definition:

Main Entry: an·i·ma·tion
Pronunciation: "a-n&-'mA-sh&n
Function: noun
Date: 1597
1 : the act of animating : the state of being animate or animated
2 a : a motion picture made by photographing successive positions of inanimate objects (as puppets or mechanical parts) b : ANIMATED CARTOON 1
3 : the preparation of animated cartoons
Reference web site: http://m-w.com

Animations:

The above animation was created using Animation Shop, and displays the slogan for my TeamCIA class. The frames were created in Paint Shop Pro and then copied and pasted into Animation Shop. The animation is 120 x 50 pixels and contains nineteen frames at 256 colors. The frame delays are each three quarters of a second except for the transition frames which vary, and the final frame which displays for a whole second. Ten of the frames are part of an inserted image transition. The transition is a fade transition between the last two frames that displays seven frames per second.

This quote animation contains a quote I found on the internet. The animation is pretty simple, it is 200 x 50 pixels, and runs at 256 colors with an inserted clipart picture. The frame delays range from just under a second to 1.2 seconds.

This animation is an animation promoting my high school and ice hockey. The animation contains a total of fourteen frames. There are three original frames and a checker wipe transition at seven frames per second between the second and third frames. The original three frames display at a range of .85 seconds to 1 second.

This animation is a micro button animation that advertises my screen name and website. The animation is fourteen frames long and contains a blinds image transition at five frames per second. The flash was created using a negative of the original image and displaying the frames at a short time interval. In my TeamCIA class each student copied their friends' buttons and put them on their links page. To check out some of my friends' sites go to my links page and click on one of their buttons.

Skills:

Some skills used in Animation Shop include:

inserting frames from Paint Shop Pro changing the order of frames creating a new animation using a wizard

creating a banner changing the time length of display for each frame optimizing an animation deleting frames

inserting an image transition inserting an image effect inserting text

Hyperlinks:

To link to the makers of animation shop go to:
http://www.jasc.com

To link to the Animation GIF Artist Guild go to:
http://www.agag.com

Tutorials:

Online tutorials can be found at any of these links:
http://www.pinoy7.com
http://www.roy.whittle.com
http://www.putertutor.net/paint/webgrs6.htm#animation

Careers:

Some careers which use GIF Animations include:

graphics designer game designer web page manager