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Once all of the keyframes and tweens were drawn, the images had to be inked
or rendered to produce the final images. Even today, production of a traditional
animation usually requires hundreds of artists to generate the thousands of
images needed.
The frames marked 1,2, and 3 are key frames. The other frames are tweens.
The 3ds Max Method
This program is your animation assistant. As the master animator, you create
the keyframes that record the beginning and end of each animated sequence.
The values at these keyframes are called keys. The software calculates the
interpolated values between each key to produce the completed animation.
3ds Max can animate just about any parameter in your scene. You can animate
modifier parameters, such as a Bend angle or a Taper amount, material
parameters, such as the color or transparency of an object, and much more.
Once you have specified your animation parameters, the renderer takes over
the job of shading and rendering each frame. The result is a high-quality
animation.
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