Computer animation
Yesterday I have discussed to my blog all about animation and the different approach to it. I said that in our modern day now with this new high technology that surrounds us it is now very easy to create an animation using our personal computers. Computer animation is the art of creating moving images via the use of computers.
It is a subfield of computer graphics and animation. Mostly it is created by means of 3D computer graphics, though 2D computer graphics are still widely used for stylistic, low bandwidth, and faster real-time rendering needs. The target of the animation is the computer itself or it is used in web designing, but sometimes the target is another medium, such as film. It is also referred to as CGI (Computer-generated imagery or computer-generated imaging), especially when used in films.
Macromedia flash is one of the software that is used to create animation. I particularly used it to create my animation but it is just my hobby. And sometimes I used it to create my flash presentation during reporting in our class. I choose macromedia flash because it is user friendly and so much fun when you created a cool animation.
Below is an image of the environment of the latest version of flash the macromedia flash CS3.
You can see there in the upper portion of the window the timeline. It is used to lay out the sequence of your movie.
The Tools palette is located at the upper left corner of the screen, which contains tools you can use to create or modify graphics and text. You select a tool by clicking on it. Tool modifiers for the selected tool display below the Tools palette. You use modifiers to set tool options.
The Stage displays in the center of the screen. It is where you create your movie.
If you want to learn more about Macromedia flash CS3 there are lots of tutorials that you can find in the internet. One of them is this site.
