Creating Computer Animations: Learn by Doing

Author: Fang Qigu
Publisher: Tsinghua University Press
Publish Date: 2002-08-01
Features: Computer animation is one of the competitive projects in the "National Primary and Middle Schools Computer Production Activity" organized by the Ministry of Education. This book provides detailed explanations of currently popular animation software such as Ulead GIF Animator, Flash, and Cool3D through vivid and concrete examples. The book is divided into three parts: GIF, Flash, and Cool3D. The GIF section consists of 2 chapters: Chapter 1 Introduction to Computer Animation, Chapter 2 Creating GIF Animations; The Flash section consists of 8 chapters (Chapters 3-10): Chapter 3 Flash Quick Start, Chapter 4 Drawing Basics, Chapter 5 Creating Simple Flash Animations, Chapter 6 Creating Interactive Animations, Chapter 7 Creating Animation Dialog Boxes and Menus, Chapter 8 Adding Sound to Animations, Chapter 9 Animation Output and Production Techniques, Chapter 10 Comprehensive Examples; The Cool3D section consists of 2 chapters (Chapters 11-12): Chapter 11 Cool3D Quick Start, Chapter 12 Creating 3D Animations.