Difficulties 4

When it came to converting the video, Mansee helped me change the time of each frame and the order of my frames.

Difficulties 3

I wasn't able to smoothing the lines of some shapes I had outlined so I asked Nina, who taught me that all I had to do was hold down control while using the editing paths by nodes option.

Difficulties that occured while creating my animation 2

I found it difficult to create a specific part of my animation, where the birds are released from the slingshot. The movement of the bird off the canvas makes it difficult for me to move the background and bird to the right spot. I got over this difficulty after several tries of trial and error and eventually succeeded.

What difficulties did you encounter and how did you overcome them? 1

I encountered several difficulties while creating my animation especially the frame work. At first I wasn't able to export my frames as the canvas only, so I asked my classmate Gene, who told me that you had to export using 'Page'.

What frame rate were you aiming for?

The frame rate I was aiming for was 20 frames per second. The preferred amount of frames per second in an animation is 15 per second, though I wished to make my animation clear and not 'bumpy' so it would be a great watch.

What image format did you save your frames as?

The frames for my animation are saved as .png files. PNG files as described in the dictionary are Portable Network Graphics (PNG) is a bitmapped image format that employs lossless data compression. In a simpler description, a PNG is a compressed image file that offers better quality than the usual GIF or JPEG.

What image format were you saving your work in during development of the frames?

The image format I was saving my work in during the development of the frames was SVG File. In the dictionary,it is Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) is a family of specifications of an XML-based file format for describing two-dimensional vector graphics, both static and dynamic. Simpler, an SVG File is a file which you can save and edit whenever you need to unlike saving it as a .png file, which you can only edit the whole picture, not separate components, making Inkscape a great software to create animation frames.

Describe what software you used and why you chose it.

To create my animation I chose to use the software Inkscape. Inkscape is a graphics editor software. Not only did I chose it because it was recommended, but also because it's much more easier re-arrange or edit pictures however I please. I can create bitmap images and save them as SVG files so I can always come back and edit them anytime.

It is also very convenient since you can also download it on Mac, as at home, I'm only able to use a Mac computer. Inkscape has a lot of different tools such as edit paths by nodes, zoom, creating shapes, drawing free-hand with a pencil, calligraphy brush, bezier tools, eraser, copy/cut/paste, and many more.

Describe the creation process you followed.

The creation process I followed to create my animation was these steps: Step 1: Open Inkscape then File > Document Properties Then I changed made sure the background was a solid colour and that the size of the canvas was according to the size I wished it to be (14.56 x 11.19 cm).

Step 2: I came up with the idea of doing Angry Birds so I searched on google a background of the game. I saved it as an image and imported i onto Inkscape. I used that as the base of my animation.

Step 3: I started to draw my birds and props for the animation. I drew the Red Bird, Yellow Bird, White Bird, Slingshot, Green Pigs and the bricks using the bezier tool to outline the original copy. By drawing it myself, I can move it's parts to however I want it to.

Step 4: I started to export the frames one by one. File > Export Bitmap > Page > Export. For every time and export a frame, I would change the name of the file so it doesn't save over a previous frame.

Step 5: After saving all the frames I needed, I dragged all my 399 frames into movie maker and changed the speed time to 0.06 seconds per frame. Then I saved it as a standard movie.