Presented by – Amritesh Mohan Singh Jeena

Animation is the process of creating a continuous motion and shape change illusion by means of the rapid display of a sequence of static images that minimally differ from each other. Even the movement of picture in these slide are animation

From the mid-1850s, such optical devices as the zoetrope produced the illusion of animation. Stop-action photography enabled the production of cartoon films. This was begin with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). In the late 20th century computer animation, as seen in the first fully computer-generated animated feature, Toy Story (1995), moved this art to a new level.

Flash Autodesk Maya Autodesk

3dsmax Motion Builder Stop Motion Pro V-Ray

Adobe After Effects

Final Cut Pro Adobe Premiere Eyeon Fusion Nuke GameBryo

Autodesk 3dsmax is used for 3D modeling & animation. It is widely used in TV, movies, architecture studios & game development. Autodesk 3ds Max is used in designing popular games like Need for Speed, Call of Duty etc. Examples of 3ds Max in movies include Iron Man, Transformers, X-men etc.

Autodesk Maya is used to create animation with the help of various tools for modeling, simulation, visual effects, compositing & rendering. Maya has been behind the stunning visuals seen in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Kung Fu Panda, Transformers, etc. It has also been used in games like FIFA 09, Prince of Persia, etc.

It is a popular 3D character animation software. It is preferred by professionals world wide for motion capture & keyframe animation due to features like real-time display tools, inverse kinematics, facial & skeletal animation, etc.

Stop motion animation technique is used to show physical objects in animation film 'moving on their own'. Stop Motion Pro is a simple, easy-to-use software that helps you edit frames into movies & add sound and other effects.

V-Ray is a popular rendering engine software used in graphics & animation. Rendering is the process of getting 2D image or animation output from a 3D model. V-Ray is used for creating quality animation in movies, video games & architecture etc.

Adobe After Effects is a popular post-production software used to add special effects to animation films, TV shows, commercials, etc. We see various examples of After Effects in movies such as the opening sequence for an sci-fi film, or Harry Potter's magic spells.

Apple Final Cut Pro is an industry level non-linear editing software. Its user-friendly interface makes it the preferred choice for creating quality animation, motion graphics & sound inputs Examples of at work in films include The Cold Mountain, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, etc.

Adobe Premiere is used for editing (adding titles, visual effects, etc) 3D animation & graphics. It is used in many popular TV shows & movies.

Eyeon Fusion is a powerful node-based compositing software. Eyeon Fusion is preferred in 3D animation & VFX applications for its features like rotoscoping, paint tools, advanced look-up tables, etc. Examples of Fusion used in movies - Terminator Salvation, Snakes on a Plane, 300, etc.

Nuke is used for node-based compositing, used mainly in post-production work in TV, advertising, & movies. Nuke has been used in the production of high quality visual effects in films like Tron: Legacy, Black Swan, Avatar etc.

GameBryo is one of the industry's most preferred game engine used to create quality video games. Its features like a comprehensive toolset, flexible workflow, and prototyping abilities make it a popular choice for game designers.

Animation is not limited to commercial TV content such as cartoon films and 3D film making. It has spreaded its existance in all professional fields such as Entertainment, Marketing, Advertising, Education, Aviation, Designing, Medicine, Media, Information Technology, Internet, Banking, Insurance, Finance, and so on.