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KEY FRAMES, INBETWEENINGS, & ROTOSCOPING by JIMMY GIBSON KEY FRAME A keyframe in Animation and Filmmaking is a drawing that defines the starting and ending points of any smooth transition. The drawings are called "frames" because their position in time is measured in Frames on a strip of Film. A sequence of key frames defines which movement the viewer will see, whereas the position of the key frames on the film, video or animation defines the Timing of the movement. Because only two or three key frames over the span of a second do not create the illusion of movement, the remaining frames are filled with Inbetweens. INBETWEENING Inbetwee

Welcome to my first OpenToonz tutorial! There is an updated version of the tutorial >here<, and I would recommend checking it out instead. This tutorial is about setting OpenToonz up and how the basic tools work so you can start making simple animations in it. More specific tutorials may come in the future. The images are smaller for easier scrolling so click them to look at the big versions. I will assume some basic computer literacy but if anyone finds anything hard to follow, let me know in the comments and I will try to help. At the very bottom you will see a few sample animations which which can be made using only tools explained