01/30/2003
15-462 Graphics I
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True Computer Animations
•Generate
images by rendering a 3D model
•Vary
parameters to produce animation
•Brute
force
–Manually
set the parameters for every frame
–1440n
values per minute for n parameters
–Maintenance
problem
•Computer
keyframing
–Lead
animators create important frames
–Computers
draw inbetweens from 3D(!)
–Dominant
production method