computer animation

“Motion control existed before Star Wars but it really came alive with that film, it had much more use than it ever had before. Now it is used for completely non-computer graphics things such as models and spaceships.” A wacky fight scene. When Seiden read the description of the following sequence he did not think … Read more

The Animation Studio is a computer software program from Disney for the IBM PC or Amiga computer. Review by David Jefferson. The Animation Studio from Disney is one of many recent programs that uses the computer’s ability to store drawings and show them in quick succession. The Disney version includes tools for drawing and painting … Read more

Computer animation is playing a major role in the production of a theme park rides. Charles Gibson, of Rhythm and Hues, addressed an audience on the subject at the Annecy Animation Festival. David Jefferson reports. A seminar entitled “Technical and aesthetic issues involved in integrating images” was staged at the Annecy Animation Festival. A number … Read more

Alternative techniques were proposed, such as building a physical model and flying a motion controlled camera through. However, it is not possible to build a model big enough for a continuous five-minute ride. The three-dimensional part was a straight forward job for the computer graphics but the integration of the two mediums brought forth a … Read more

From Darkness to Light or from Super 8 to Super-Nova. In 1970 I bought my first ever Movie Film Camera, a Super 8 Chinon, and was hooked by the magic of the single-frame-release. Having become fully kitted out with Super 8 Gear, everything from 2X Diopter Close Up lens to Home Sound Striping Machine, I … Read more

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My next main Mac job was to link with my North East Independent TV Station Tyne Tees Television in providing an animated title sequence and short “stings” on the theme Powerhouse (A sort of Tomorrow’s World from the North) and six by 4-minute programme inserts; complete short “Monty Python Style” animated programmes in themselves; entitled … Read more

David Jefferson tries his hand at computer animation with a software package for personal computers. DeluxPaint Animation is a comprehensive animation program for personal computers. It runs in 320 x 200 lines mode with 256 colours. This resolution is good enough for line testing animation, producing computer based business presentations or adding animated titles to … Read more

Backgrounds can be drawn and painted separately and then added to a sequence of animation once it is complete. The background can also be saved in an artwork file and used for other sequences. Several sequences with a common background can be linked at the player stage to form a longer sequence. A scanner may … Read more