User:MichaelFrey/Animation

This book shall examplifiy how certain animation techniques are affecting the end result.

This is not a step-by-step tutorial or a programming book or "anything" of that matter

Inspiration

Getting inspired and getting started

• Klann mechanism
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  Drawing
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  analizing the drawing
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  Klann linkage made from paper
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  2D-Render
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  Animation of one Leg
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  Animated Robot
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  walking robot

• Sun and planet gear Mechanism
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• Spirograph
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• Garage door
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• Knot Animation
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• Knot Animation
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Tips and Tricks

Animated Rods, showing how different details affect the "readability" of the rotation.

Use rotational symmetry to reduce the frame count

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• Landing gear
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  Patent drawing
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Frame count

In general, increasing the frame count (within limits constrained by the file size) makes an animation smoother and thus better to read:

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How ever, on the other hand having the key frames as static frames can also be useful:

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  Ansaugen
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  Vakuum
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  Auspuffen

File Format

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Background Color

black vs. white background

black vs. white background with narrow lines

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Contrast

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Line Weight and Cropping

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non revoling

Those two animations show the same mechanism:

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By only showing the half rotation, the fact that it is an approximate straight line mechanism is pronounced.

Multiphase Animation

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  Animated, non stop
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  Static
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  Animated

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Outline vs. Solid Colors

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Perspective

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Wagoonwheel effect

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  Wagoonwheel effect

Reversing Frames

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Duplicating the frames in reverse makes the animation look a lot smoother

different styles

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different styles

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adding more Details

DC Motor

• Animation
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  Kommutator 90 Grad gedreht
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  Animation
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  langsame Animation
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  Mit Flux Linien

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Flame Licker

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Color Coding

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Parts that move in unison should have the same color

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  The Piston rod is blue, but the "big end" of the piston rod is green
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  piston rod and "big end" have the same color

Providing a color legend may also be useful.

Labeling Phases

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