Animation Tips

GIF Animation Software abounds and it's easy to use, but that doesn't mean you need to go crazy with animation. Find out why.

An overview of Web animation options including animated GIF, Shockwave Flash, and SVG.

Animated GIFs can easily become quite bloated. Optimization software can help reduce their size, but you'll get even better results if you learn how GIF compression works.

See how slicing a large GIF animation into sections can result in better animation, improved image quality, and less waiting time to see the image.

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"For decades, animation has been a trade that rested solely in the hands of the entertainment industry; the process required a great deal of time, manpower, and complex equipment to accomplish. However, with the ever-growing movement to computerize the industry, the animation process has become progressively simpler."

Guide Tom Franks keeps you up to date with the latest tools and developments for animators, featuring a gallery of animation, illustrated glossary, and more.

Learn about 3D graphics animation from these bi-weekly lessons, currently 66 lessons and counting.

This tutorial will help you quickly get started making animated GIFs on the Mac platform.

Several animation tutorials for GIF animation, Quicktime, and AVI movies. Also discusses porting animations between many of the most popular programs.

When it comes to animated GIFs you want to avoid anti-aliasing & transparency. This lesson explains why.

Learn how to port animations between various formats including Audio Video Interleave (AVI), Apple QuickTime (MOV), and Graphics Interchange Format (GIF).

An overview of "optimization techniques that allow you to create small, efficient files that are still fun to watch."

From Eyeland Studio: "Learn about optimizing GIF animation file sizes by reducing colors, using global palettes, and using inter-frame transparency options."