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I attended an animation seminar recently and it was quite a fun and informative event. Various animators and animation enthusiasts have attended the prestigious event. Luckily I was part of the guest list, the animation seminar started from where animation originated, from the ancient times to the first time Gertie, the dinosaur, was able to move on its own. Later modern animation was discussed.

Flash animation is one of the elearning tools used in creating learning content. It is now being used as a platform in producing animated series. From what I have observed, more and more people are acknowledging this new medium for animation. Knowing this, I asked myself, “Would an animated learning content be a better education course?”

Dora the explorer became a cartoon sensation with the younger generation. From toddlers to kids aged 7, every kid knows the Spanish speaking girl. The cartoon is basically about the adventures of Dora and her boot wearing monkey friend. They solve different problems in every episode. The treatment of the cartoon is similar to an interactive flash game. Dora will ask a question then a cursor similar to a personal computer’s mouse cursor will guide the viewers in choosing the right answer.

The show is very educational and since it involves the audience in the problem solving parts, it makes the show interactive and engaging. My 5 year old kid really likes to fiddle with my computer so I bought preschool game software. The game has animated clips and an animated character that guides him throughout the game. He loves it so much because he really loves cartoons and when I am doing paper work, I let him play with it. The result was quite impressive. There was a time when I have to show him how to solve a certain puzzle and when he encountered a similar puzzle like the one I’d solved, he solved it on his own effortlessly.  Read more...

Flash is an Adobe software application that makes possible for the users to craft vector based animations and graphics, to generate entire websites, introduction pages, flash games, and flash movies. Specifically, it is used to produce 3D animation. At present, Flash Animation is the most often used effect on the Websites and on the other media publications as well. Flash are used in an Advertising Banners, Online & Offline Presentations, Web Sites, Internet Animations, Multimedia Online Movies, CD ROMs, Screen Savers, Software Applications and in Games so as to make them appear more attention-grabbing and eye-catching.

Flash is an incredible way to sway your visitors to your Website, thereby making them to stay at your page. It has become an effective marketing tool for various online businesses. It can be used to create an alluring banner, an animated logo, or even characters to personalize your website. Flash make you available with a brilliant medium to convey your intricate ideas in the easiest way. There are number of information which can be communicated in an easy way. Those are: Flowcharts, process illustrations, superior user interaction, product demonstrations and case studies. Hence, Flash animation is a boon to an Internet as it makes your website more interactive.

The main advantage of the Flash Animation is that it creates a good impact, especially when the moving elements and sounds are been added to the web site, thereby compelling a reader to take the notice of that highlighted thing. Therefore, this helps them in putting their message across in a more dynamic way. And the main disadvantage of the Flash Animation is that, with it loading time of the web page gets increased.

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The Animation Bible is the first book any aspiring animator will want to own—and with increasingly affordable tools for digital animation and the vast forum of the Internet for free distribution, animation is becoming more popular than ever.

Animation authority Maureen Furniss covers every aspect of production, from finding a concept, choosing a medium, and creating characters all the way to getting the end result screened and distributed. In addition to t… More >>

The Animation Bible: A Practical Guide to the Art of Animating from Flipbooks to Flash

• ISBN13: 9781590599129
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Whether you are an experienced Flash designer or developer looking for a guide to doing animation in Flash, or a novice to Flash who is looking for an effective way to create and distribute animations, this book will prove invaluable to you. Covering every aspect of Flash animation, the book is a fast-paced yet thorough review of the Flash animation process. Written by the Emmy-Award winning team at ANIMAX, this book not only reveals the step-by-step process… More >>

Foundation Flash Cartoon Animation

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Need to solve problems quickly to develop creative projects to time and to budget? Want to hone your Flash skills so you can concentrate on your animation? Then How to Cheat in Flash is for you! Chris Georgenes shows how to work from the problem to the solution – from the viewpoint of an animator who has been commissioned to create a job and is working to a deadline. With his in-depth knowledge of the little-known secrets used by the pros to produce creative,… More >>

How to Cheat in Adobe Flash CS4: The art of design and animation