Article Animation

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1)  It is also (1)...... (refer, referred, refresh, refreshing) to as CGI (Computer-generated imagery or computer-generated imaging), especially when used in films. To (2).....(create, creating, created, creates) the illusion of movement, an image is displayed on the computer screen then quickly replaced by a new image that is similar to the previous image, but shifted slightly.

2)  This technique(3) ......(is, are, this, that) identical to how the illusion of movement is achieved with television and motion pictures. Computer animation is essentially a digital successor to the art of stop motion animation of 3D models and frame-by-frame animation of 2D illustrations.

 3)  For 3D animations, objects (models)(4) .....(are, is, a) built on the computer monitor (modeled) and 3D figures are (5).....(rig, rigged, rigging, rigs) with a virtual skeleton.

4)   For 2D figure animations, separate objects (illustrations) and separate transparent layers are(6)....(used, using, uses, use), with or without a virtual skeleton. For 2D vector animations, the (7)......(render, rendering, rendered, reders) process is the key frame illustration process, while tweened frames are rendered as needed.

5) For pre-recorded presentations, the rendered frames are(8)......(transfer, transfered, transfering, transfers) to a different format or medium such as film or digital video. The frames may also be rendered in real time as they are (9)..... (present, presented, presenting, presents) to the end-user audience. Low bandwidth animations (10).......(transmit, transmitted, transming, transmits) via the internet (e.g.2D Flash, X3D) often use software on the end-users computer to render in real time as an alternative to streaming or pre-loaded high bandwidth animations.