Animation is a method in which figures are manipulated to appear as
moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted
by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and
exhibited on film. Today, most animations are made with
computer-generated imagery (CGI). Computer animation can be very
detailed 3D animation, while 2D computer animation can be used for
stylistic reasons, low bandwidth or faster real-time renderings. Other
common animation methods apply a stop motion technique to two and
three-dimensional objects like paper cutouts, puppets or clay
figures.Commonly the effect of animation is achieved by a rapid
succession of sequential images that minimally differ from each other.
The illusionâ€"as in motion pictures in generalâ€"is thought to rely
on the phi phenomenon and beta movement, but the exact causes are
still uncertain. Analog mechanical animation media that rely on the
rapid display of sequential images include the phénakisticope,
zoetrope, flip book, praxinoscope and film. Television and video are
popular electronic animation media that originally were analog and now
operate digitally. For display on the computer, techniques like
animated GIF and Flash animation were developed.Animation is more
pervasive than many people realize. Apart from short films, feature
films, television series, animated GIFs and other media dedicated to
the display of moving images, animation is also prevalent in video
games, motion graphics, user interfaces and visual effects.
moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted
by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and
exhibited on film. Today, most animations are made with
computer-generated imagery (CGI). Computer animation can be very
detailed 3D animation, while 2D computer animation can be used for
stylistic reasons, low bandwidth or faster real-time renderings. Other
common animation methods apply a stop motion technique to two and
three-dimensional objects like paper cutouts, puppets or clay
figures.Commonly the effect of animation is achieved by a rapid
succession of sequential images that minimally differ from each other.
The illusionâ€"as in motion pictures in generalâ€"is thought to rely
on the phi phenomenon and beta movement, but the exact causes are
still uncertain. Analog mechanical animation media that rely on the
rapid display of sequential images include the phénakisticope,
zoetrope, flip book, praxinoscope and film. Television and video are
popular electronic animation media that originally were analog and now
operate digitally. For display on the computer, techniques like
animated GIF and Flash animation were developed.Animation is more
pervasive than many people realize. Apart from short films, feature
films, television series, animated GIFs and other media dedicated to
the display of moving images, animation is also prevalent in video
games, motion graphics, user interfaces and visual effects.
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