What is the difference between animation and transition effects?

November 14th, 2008 by admin

How are custom animation and transition effects different from each other? When should one use them

What are the best software programs for animation and graphical design?

November 14th, 2008 by admin

Can any one suggest good software programs for animation and graphical design? Which software allows to edit sounds and mix it?

How to save a flash animation in a website to our computer?

November 14th, 2008 by admin

How can one save flash animations that we see on our Internet Explorer and Firefox? Is there any software which will let us download these flash animations?

How do I save an animation properly on photoshop?

November 13th, 2008 by admin

How to save Gif with all its animation using photoshop?

How to make a animation with Flash player? Or, how to make a Flash animation?

November 12th, 2008 by admin

How can one create Animation with flash player?

How do I export an animation short to DVD or film?

November 12th, 2008 by admin

What should be resolution and the size of the screen – in DPI so that one can export the same to DVD or film?

What is the best animation school in California?

November 9th, 2008 by admin

List the respected animation schools in california which offer Animation/Visual Effects Course

Seven Animation Categories

September 18th, 2008 by admin

Animation Bible has broadly classified Animation into seven basic categories. They are

1. Hollywood Films
2. Commercials on TV
3. Home Videos
4. Online Media
5. Gaming
6. Television
7. Business

Animation is widely used in each of these fields. Each is used for different purpose and cater to a different audience.

Popular Animation Programs

September 18th, 2008 by admin

Animators use variety of softwares to create visually stunning animations.  While some software help the animators to create a real-life environment, some help to create a completely different world.  There are 3 widely use animation programs viz. 3ds Max, Light Wave and Maya.

Each of these software have various advantages and disadvantages over the other. More the animator uses them, more he realizes which would best suit his/her purpose under the given circumstance.

Rotoscoping: Star Wars

August 22nd, 2008 by admin

You all must have seen the Star Wars films and must be amazed to see those glowing swords.  Have you ever pondered for a while as to which animation technique was used to create that effect?

Well the answer is simple my friend. It’s Rotoscoping.  In Star Wars, this technique has been used to allow special visual effect to be guided by the rotoscoped line.  The glowing lightsaber effect in Star Wars has thus been possible.

The inventor of this technique is Max Fleischer.