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Computer animation is what you would see in movies, cartoons, and TV itself. Almost every movie or cartoon is computer generated. Computer animation is used all over the world. America uses computer animation a lot but Asia started the Computer animation technic.[1]Computer animation is a art of creating moving pictures with the use of computer. The term "computer animation" itself broadly covers a wide variety of genres and applications, though the simplest way to break it down is into the categories of 2D and 3D animation.[7]

=**__What is Computer Animation?__**=

[|Computer Animation]is the process of generating animated images and working with computer based graphics. Computer generated animations are more controllable than other more physically based processes, such as constructing miniatures for effects shots or hiring extras for crowd scenes, and because it allows the creation of images that would not be feasible using any other technology. It can also allow a single graphic artist to produce such content without the use of actors, expensive set pieces, or props.[1]For 3D animations, objects (models) are built on the computer monitor (modeled) and 3D figures are rigged with a virtual skeleton.Computer animation illusions are created by means of 3D computer graphics, though 2D computer graphics are still widely used for low bandwidth and faster real-time deliver needs.[7]



**__Computer Animation [|timeline]__**

 * __1960:__** 2-D animation with drawings or only black and white film.

__**1970:**__Used 2D digital compositing to materialize characters over a background.

__**1980:**__unrealilistic 3-D graphic animation.


 * __1990:__**used CGI and CG graphics for realislistic movie action scenes..

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 * __2000:__**real life movies but used 3D animation models in the movies..

**__How Computer generation works__**
[3] To create the illusion of movement the computer generates a picture of the shape then overlaps the shape with a picture.[4] Using the __Microprocessor__ the USB drive overlaps the motion picture with surroundings. Also the microprocessor has a mother board chip for a certain type of dashboard like Microsoft paint or word to create the image.[5] Last to animate means "to give life. An animator's job is to take a static image or object and literally bring it to life by giving it movement and personality. In computer animation, animators use software to draw model and animate objects and characters in vast digital landscapes.



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7."What is computer animation? - A Word Definition From the Webopedia Computer Dictionary." //Webopedia: Online Computer Dictionary for Computer and Internet Terms and Definitions //. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2012. <http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/C/comp