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Morphing Effects and Animation - Shape Tween
The term “tween” or “tweening” comes from the root word “between”. Shape tween is when the first and last shapes are specified, so that the frames in between are produced by using the authoring tool. Flash is only capable to tween vector based shapes. The biggest difference between shape tween and motion tween is that motion tweens are able to work with groups and symbols. Shape tween requires the group or symbol to be broken apart. There are also two types of animation referred to as morph and skeletal animation. Morph animation is different from skeletal animation as morph animation is much more conducive to objects that drastically change shape.
This example is probably the simplest form of shape tweening, as the size, shape, and color of the object changes in one fluid motion.
http://www.webdevelopersnotes.com/tutorials/adflash/shape_tweening_in_flash.php3
1. This example of morphing is of a flat map transforming into a globe of the world. The interactivity of this map is decent as it is in QuickTime and the user is able to click at their own pace and leisure. Below in the Storyboard, five clips of the most important phases in the transformation are captured. The downside of this example, however is that it gets pretty redundant in the last 30 seconds as the globe just keeps spinning.
http://www.gettyimages.com/search/detail.aspx?id=ev00172&esource=feed_google_video
2. Although this morphing takes place in QuickTime as well, the transition of the tube to a soccer ball (and vice versa) makes a smooth transition without tearing it or any jerky movements. The transparency is also helpful in understanding how the transformation is made. It is also interesting to see the different shapes that occur between the opening “tube” shape and the final “sphere (such as “peanut shaped objects”). The “folding of a soccer ball” example also shows how simple shapes such as hexagons and pentagons are used in creating complicated morphing animations. The “breathing” soccer ball example shows how shapes can be recaptured numerous times within the timeline.
http://www.mathematicaguidebooks.org/soccer/
3. This map begins with the land area of each country, and then each country begins to morph due to various categories such as underweight children to number of fast food chains. This map is effective in correlating the categories as the order the map morphed in does not appear to be by accident (such as morphing from poor water to cholera). However, there are a few downsides to this particular example. I can not figure out if there are any controls for this map and realized the map was continuing to morph even after five minutes. But, I was pleased to find a map example of morphing animation.
http://www.worldmapper.org/#
http://worldmapper.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/animations/sheffield_animation.html
4. It seems difficult to find a good example of a map that morphs but here is an interesting concept of the Central line in London; its location geographically is positioned much differently than it is on the Underground maps of London. I wonder if many subway lines around the world are placed inaccurately on maps. Too bad the clip of the map is on youtube so it can’t be slowed down and it only lasts three seconds.
http://rooreynolds.com/2007/02/28/map-morphing/
5. I guess this map of the contiguous United States would constitute as a map that changes shape, as some of the states change shape over a prolonged period of time. However, there are no controls for this map, and its layout is quite simple.
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/48states.html
This example is a little better than the previous map as it is much more comprehensive, and in addition, I am able to control the map with the buttons and slider provided. But, again it’s not as fluid as the other morphing examples, and you really can’t tell the change in shape unless you are looking for a specific state, such as Virginia.
http://www.animatedatlas.com/movie.html
Additional Sites about Morphing
About flash- http://www.oman3d.com/tutorials/flash/morphing_bc/
Morphing in Pop Culture
http://www.morphthing.com/
The term “tween” or “tweening” comes from the root word “between”. Shape tween is when the first and last shapes are specified, so that the frames in between are produced by using the authoring tool. Flash is only capable to tween vector based shapes. The biggest difference between shape tween and motion tween is that motion tweens are able to work with groups and symbols. Shape tween requires the group or symbol to be broken apart. There are also two types of animation referred to as morph and skeletal animation. Morph animation is different from skeletal animation as morph animation is much more conducive to objects that drastically change shape.
This example is probably the simplest form of shape tweening, as the size, shape, and color of the object changes in one fluid motion.
http://www.webdevelopersnotes.com/tutorials/adflash/shape_tweening_in_flash.php3
1. This example of morphing is of a flat map transforming into a globe of the world. The interactivity of this map is decent as it is in QuickTime and the user is able to click at their own pace and leisure. Below in the Storyboard, five clips of the most important phases in the transformation are captured. The downside of this example, however is that it gets pretty redundant in the last 30 seconds as the globe just keeps spinning.
http://www.gettyimages.com/search/detail.aspx?id=ev00172&esource=feed_google_video
2. Although this morphing takes place in QuickTime as well, the transition of the tube to a soccer ball (and vice versa) makes a smooth transition without tearing it or any jerky movements. The transparency is also helpful in understanding how the transformation is made. It is also interesting to see the different shapes that occur between the opening “tube” shape and the final “sphere (such as “peanut shaped objects”). The “folding of a soccer ball” example also shows how simple shapes such as hexagons and pentagons are used in creating complicated morphing animations. The “breathing” soccer ball example shows how shapes can be recaptured numerous times within the timeline.
http://www.mathematicaguidebooks.org/soccer/
3. This map begins with the land area of each country, and then each country begins to morph due to various categories such as underweight children to number of fast food chains. This map is effective in correlating the categories as the order the map morphed in does not appear to be by accident (such as morphing from poor water to cholera). However, there are a few downsides to this particular example. I can not figure out if there are any controls for this map and realized the map was continuing to morph even after five minutes. But, I was pleased to find a map example of morphing animation.
http://www.worldmapper.org/#
http://worldmapper.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/animations/sheffield_animation.html
4. It seems difficult to find a good example of a map that morphs but here is an interesting concept of the Central line in London; its location geographically is positioned much differently than it is on the Underground maps of London. I wonder if many subway lines around the world are placed inaccurately on maps. Too bad the clip of the map is on youtube so it can’t be slowed down and it only lasts three seconds.
http://rooreynolds.com/2007/02/28/map-morphing/
5. I guess this map of the contiguous United States would constitute as a map that changes shape, as some of the states change shape over a prolonged period of time. However, there are no controls for this map, and its layout is quite simple.
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/48states.html
This example is a little better than the previous map as it is much more comprehensive, and in addition, I am able to control the map with the buttons and slider provided. But, again it’s not as fluid as the other morphing examples, and you really can’t tell the change in shape unless you are looking for a specific state, such as Virginia.
http://www.animatedatlas.com/movie.html
Additional Sites about Morphing
About flash- http://www.oman3d.com/tutorials/flash/morphing_bc/
Morphing in Pop Culture
http://www.morphthing.com/
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