Keyframes?

5 years 2 months ago #626749 by Ivy Winchell
Can someone give me a simple explanation as to what is a keyframe?  


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5 years 2 months ago - 5 years 2 months ago #626752 by Nikon Shooter
A keyframe in animation and filmmaking is a drawing
that defines the starting and the 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. — Wikipedia

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5 years 2 months ago #626819 by Ivy Winchell
Thank you for that.  What's funny is that I originally read that from my searches on Google.  But re-reading that a few times just clicked for me.  


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5 years 2 months ago #626869 by garyrhook
I think the wikipedia explanation is weak.

Video is measure in frames.

A "keyframe" is a marker (for video) that indicates that some change happens at that frame. The change can be abrupt, or it can start or end some transition (think fade, for example). It's just a concept, in that some NLE (non-linear editors) may handle things without noting a keyframe. For example, a face from one video clip to another might be seen as overlapping bars. The start and end of the fade from one to the other would be keyframes, but there's no need to mark them as such if it's clear what action is occurring.

Simply put, a keyframe is a frame where something happens. Took me forever to figure this out, about 10 years ago or so.


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5 years 2 months ago #627555 by Ivy Winchell
Light bulb:  "Simply put, a keyframe is a frame where something happens. Took me forever to figure this out, about 10 years ago or so."

Thank you, this is added clarity to hit it home.  

Too kind, thank you both for the help.  

Ivy


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