animations

=Animations=

General Information Animate GIFs Morph / Warp Animate with Layers Other Animation Tools

Also see Flash, Graphic Images, GIMP, Photoshop, and sources for finding animations on Multimedia Collections. You can also find and information about adding animated images to PowerPoint presentations on Multimedia in PowerPoint.

GENERAL INFORMATION
About Animation http://animation.about.com/ This site contains links to articles and a great deal of other information about animations.

Animation [from Wikipedia] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animation

An Introduction to Computer Animation by Adrien-Luc Sanders http://animation.about.com/od/tutorials/a/introduction.htm

Glossary of Common Computer Animation Terms http://animation.about.com/od/glossaryofterms/

Animation Timeline http://www.bergen.org/AAST/ComputerAnimation/Hist_Timeline.html

Computer Animation Tutorials http://animation.about.com/od/tutorials/ This page links you to a variety of tutorials in four different categories: 2D Animation, 3D Animation, Flash Animation, and Other Useful Tutorials

Animatics and Storyboards http://www.storyboards-east.com/about.htm

The End of Animated GIF Images Decade - Animated Images in PNG http://news.softpedia.com/news/The-End-of-Animated-GIFs-Images-Decade-77254.shtml

Computer Animation – Associate of Science Degree Program [Full Sail University] http://www.fullsail.edu/index.cfm?fa=landing.CA_1a&mnc=210&kw=3d%20rendering&utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=3d%20rendering&utm_content=CA_1a&utm_campaign=CA

Flipbook Printer http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/FlipbookPrinter/index.html This is different. It “is a program that lets you make your own printed "Flipbooks" from avi movie files using business cards.”

ANIMATE GIFS
Make an Animated .GIF with Paint.net http://paintdotnet.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=2492&sid=27df5b5e21fb156a90574aba56369477

How to Make an Animated GIF Image Using GIMP http://www.csb.yale.edu/userguides/image/moviemaker/anim_gif.html So, You Want An Animated gif, Huh? http://www.htmlgoodies.com/tutors/animate.html This article/lesson is by Joe Burns. The tool he uses, GIF Construction Set by Alchemy Mindworks, is now a commercial product but much of the information is still useful. Easy GIF Animator [commercial product] http://www.blumentals.net/egifan/

Advanced GIF Animator [commercial product] http://www.gif-animator.com/

Gickr http://gickr.com/ “Gickr.com lets you instantly create Animated GIF online, free, right now! Just upload pictures or grab them from your Flickr. Create funny flashy slideshows with you and your friends, cartoons, previews, banners, etc. Post them anywhere you can post pictures …. No need for flash.”

Animated GIFs http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/web_site/gifs/

My First GIF Animation http://webmonkey.wired.com/webmonkey/99/18/index1a.html?tw=multimedia This is an article by Tim Ziegler in Web Monkey. The second page shows examples.

GIF Animation on the WWW http://members.aol.com/royalef/gifabout.htm This contains technical information, but it also has a link to an Animation Tutorial (http://members.aol.com/royalef/gifmake.htm)

Optimizing Animated GIFs http://webreference.com/dev/gifanim/

GIF Animator [commercial] http://www.ulead.com/ga/runme.htm This is by ULead.

Easy GIF Animator [commercial] http://www.blumentals.net/egifan

GIF Construction Set Professional [commercial] http://www.mindworkshop.com/alchemy/gifcon.html

Advanced GIF Animator [commercial] http://www.creabit.com/gif

MORPH / WARP
Morpheous [commercial product] http://www.morpheussoftware.net/ Squirlz Morph This morphing program can be downloaded from Download.com ([|http://www.download.com]) You can download this program or one of the related programs (which are mostly free) directly from the publisher, Xiberpix, at http://www.xiberpix.com/ Morph Man [commercial product] http://www.stoik.com/Morphman/index.html

Fun Morph [commercial product] http://www.funmorph.com/

Fanta Morph [commercial product] http://www.fantamorph.com/

Morph Busters [commercial product] http://www.softbusters.com/MBIndex.htm

ANIMATE WITH LAYERS
Animate with Layers http://www.adobe.com/digitalimag/tips/phsel2animlyrs/pdfs/phsel2animlyrs.pdf This is the tutorial that is supplied with the program (including the tryout version). Make an Animated .GIF with Paint.net http://paintdotnet.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=2492&sid=27df5b5e21fb156a90574aba56369477

OTHER ANIMATION TOOLS
Animation Tutorials http://www.utexas.edu/academic/cit/howto/tutorials/animation/index.html

Animation Tools for Different Platforms http://hometown.aol.com/royalef/toolbox.htm

Blender Animation http://www.technology-education.org/blenderanimation/ open source

GIF Works http://www.gifworks.com/ This is an online GIF editor. This tool is free to use, but the site encourages you to subscribe to Animation Factory.com (which is not free.)

3D Text Maker http://www.3dtextmaker.com/ This tools lets you make fancy text that you can animate. It also includes PowerPoint Templates and Video Backgrounds. This site is associated with Animation Factory.com, which offers a few free samples but sells subscriptions to its large database of images.

GifBuilder [Macintosh only] – freeware http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/imaging_3d/gifbuilder.html // I’ve never tried these, but they say they are free! // Animator-9 This program makes animated GIFs from your digital still camera. There is a site by the original developer (apparently) at http://www.vvcool.com/animator9/ It can also be downloaded from Download.com at http://www.download.com

AniS This applet allows you to manipulate animations on the web. It can be downloaded from Download.com ([|http://www.download.com] ). There is a link to an article by the author of the program, Tom Whittikar, called Introduction to the AnimationS applet: A general-purpose Java image animator tool for the Web (AniS), You can get to this article by clicking on the link under Publisher’s Website [Tom Whittaker] or going to http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/visit/AniS/

Jumpwel This program lets you manipulate objects in HTML using Java Applets. It can be downloaded from Download.com ( [|http://www.download.com] ). The Publisher’s Website (Philippe Destrumel) is in French.

Animoto [] “Animoto automatically produces beautifully orchestrated, completely unique video pieces from your photos, video clips and music. Fast, free and shockingly easy.”

WebPainter [commercial] http://www.totallyhip.com/webpainter.asp You can purchase it for around $50 using the educator pricing program from Academic Superstore: http://www.academicsuperstore.com/market/marketdisp.html?PartNo=415341

Animation Shop [commercial] http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=Corel3/Products/Display&pfid=1047024307383&pid=1047024390003 This is by JASC, the makers of Paint Shop Pro.