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Computer-generated imagery (CGI) is a specific-technology or application of computer graphics for creating or improving images in art, printed media, simulators, videos and video games. These images are either static (i.e. still images ) or dynamic (i.e. moving images).
Computer animation is a digital successor to stop motion and traditional animation. Instead of a physical model or illustration, a digital equivalent is manipulated frame-by-frame. Also, computer-generated animations allow a single graphic artist to produce such content without using actors, expensive set pieces, or props. To create the ...
A throbber animation like that seen on many websites when a blocking action is being performed in the background. A throbber, also known as a loading icon, is an animated graphical control element used to show that a computer program is performing an action in the background (such as downloading content, conducting intensive calculations or communicating with an external device).
An example of a cue mark on film, from the 1931 reissue of the cartoon Trolley Troubles (1927). The first cue mark, which is displayed on the first image, means that there are about 8 seconds until the end of the reel. The second cue mark, displayed on the second image, means that there is about 1 second until the end of the reel.
Computer animation encompasses a variety of techniques, the unifying factor being that the animation is created digitally on a computer. [ 65 ] [ 106 ] 2D animation techniques tend to focus on image manipulation while 3D techniques usually build virtual worlds in which characters and objects move and interact.
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The Bat-Signal is a distress signal device appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, as a means to summon the superhero Batman.It is a specially modified searchlight with a stylized emblem of a bat affixed to the light, allowing it to project a large bat symbol onto cloudy night skies over Gotham City.
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