Animation and Graphics Terminology

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Timeline

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A list of frames or elements from a movie or show that make up the story.

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Frame

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A single image that makes up a sequence of images.

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Keyframe

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The starting and ending points of actions in an animation, used to define how elements of a graphic move or change over time.

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Tweening

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Short for inbetweening, it's the process of generating images that go between keyframes.

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Frame Rate

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The number of frames, or pictures, shown per second to create the illusion of motion.

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Export

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Saving data from one file format or software application to another.

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GIF

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Graphics Interchange Format.

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Vector Graphics

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Computer images created using a sequence of commands or mathematical statements that place lines and shapes in a two-dimensional or three-dimensional space.