Computer Animation Boosts Interest In Movies

Do you remember when computers first came out? It was truly a momentous occasion that will be hard to top. If you are old enough to remember the early days of computers, then you are probably pretty impressed with all of the technological advances that have been made within the industry.

One of the biggest advances is in the form of animation; computer animation to be specific. The improvements made within a relatively short span of time are incredibly awesome.

All types of animations, including computer animation, depend heavily on motion control. Naturally, many of the earlier animators were actually scientists rather than artists and as such, scripting systems were developed and this resulted in the animator actually writing a program, or script to control the animation. Most of the earlier systems did not have the computer power needed for optimum results.

Many people assume that when you refer to computer animation you are talking about 3D animations. However, if you use applications such as PowerPoint, you are normally creating a project using 2D animations. Using a computer to create 2D animations is a faster method of creating the type of animations that would have normally been hand-painted on cels.

3D animation, however, is an area where the computer shows clear superiority over hand-drawn animation. Not to mention the fact that it is impossible to produce by hand all of the tens of thousands of drawings needed for an animated film.

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