Computer Animation

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Computer Animation

• By Kimberly Madison

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Software Used

• Art of Illusion, Ray Dream Studio, Bryce, Maya,
  Lightwave, Alice, and Adobe Flash (2D) are just a
  few examples. There are many more.
• Prices will vary greatly depending on target
  market.
• Workstations prices can run from 2,000 all the
  way up to 16,000.
• Some impressive animation can be achieved even
  with basic programs however, the rendering (the
  process of producing the pixels of an image from
  a higher-level description of its components) can
  take a lot of time on an ordinary home computer,
  possibly taking tens to hundreds of years.
• Professionals also use digital movie cameras,
  motion capture or performance capture,
  bluescreens, film editing software, props, and
  other tools for movie animation.

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The Future of Computer Animation

• One open challenge in computer animation is a
  photorealistic animation of humans. Currently,
  most computer-animated movies show animal
  characters (Finding Nemo), fantasy characters
  (Shrek, Monsters Inc.), or cartoon-like humans
  (The Incredibles). The movie Final Fantasy The
  Spirits Within is often cited as the first
  computer-generated movie to attempt to show
  realistic-looking humans.
• However, due to the enormous complexity of the
  human body, human motion, and human biomechanics,
  realistic simulation of humans remains largely an
  open problem.

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Computer Graphics

• Here are some examples of images created using
  computer graphics.

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