7 Questions
What is the process of creating animated GIFs?
Identifying the sequence of GIF images, specifying the time interval between frames, setting background transparency, and testing the animation
What are Rich Interactive Applications (RIAs)?
Web-based computer applications that contain interactive multimedia elements
What are Adobe Flash and Microsoft Silverlight historically used for?
To support web animations and movies
What are avatars used for?
To interact with other users in MMOGs or 3D virtual worlds
What is the purpose of fast-paced presentation of changing static images in RIA animations?
To simulate motion
What should be considered when deciding whether to incorporate movies at your website?
Expertise and resources, whether the movies contribute to the website's purpose, and provide necessary plug-in information
What are some challenges with using HTML 5 standards to create animations and movies?
Different browsers or devices can interpret HTML 5 standards differently, and fewer WYSIWYG platforms exist to support creation of HTML 5 animations and movies
Study Notes
Creating Animated GIFs, Rich Interactive Applications, and Web Movies
- High-end image-editing software, such as Adobe® Photoshop®, can be used to create animated GIFs.
- Some GIF animation software contains wizards for creating commonly used animated GIFs, such as banners and buttons.
- The process of creating animated GIFs involves identifying the sequence of GIF images, specifying the time interval between frames, setting background transparency, and testing the animation.
- Rich interactive applications (RIAs) are web-based computer applications that contain interactive multimedia elements.
- RIAs use a browser window for the application’s user interface and store the application’s internal instructions on an application server.
- Adobe® Flash® and Microsoft® Silverlight® have historically been used to support web animations and movies.
- HTML 5 standards are increasingly being used to create browser- and device-independent animations and movies.
- RIA animations use a fast-paced presentation of changing static images to simulate motion.
- Web designers create animations using either frame-by-frame animation or animation with tweening.
- When deciding whether to incorporate movies at your website, consider expertise and resources, whether the movies contribute to the website's purpose, and provide necessary plug-in information.
- Avatars are used by millions of gamers to interact with each other in massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs) or 3D virtual worlds.
- Different browsers or devices can interpret HTML 5 standards differently, and fewer WYSIWYG platforms exist to support creation of HTML 5 animations and movies.
Test your knowledge on creating animated GIFs, rich interactive applications, and web movies with this quiz! Learn about the tools and software used to create animations and movies, as well as the process involved in creating them. Explore the differences between frame-by-frame animation and animation with tweening, and discover the benefits and considerations of incorporating movies on your website. Challenge yourself to see how much you know about HTML 5 standards and the potential challenges of creating browser- and device-independent animations and movies.
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