keyframe en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkiˌfɹeɪm/ (General-American)
Etymology
From key + frame.
Meanings
-
A single frame in an animation sequence drawn by an artist, between which others are tweened.
Lightning is a very quick and simple animation technique that can easily be overanimated. Don't try and animate the lightning bolt into the frame by building it up over a sequence of keyframes.
2013, Chris Georgenes, How to Cheat in Adobe Flash CS6: The Art of Design and Animation:
- A complete video frame, used as a reference for subsequent interframes in video compression.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| key frame | alternative | lexicographic | |
| keyframes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
I-frame · interframe · B-frame · P-frame
Synonyms
reference frame (complete video frame) · intraframe (complete video frame)
Translations (17)
fi avainkehys (a single frame in an animation) · ja 原画 (a single frame in an animation) · de Schlüsselbild (complete frame used as a reference for interframes) · pt quadro-chave (complete frame used as a reference for interframes) · cmn 鍵架 /键架 (a single frame in an animation) · de Keyframe (complete frame used as a reference for interframes) · cmn 關鍵格 /关键格 (complete frame used as a reference for interframes) · cmn 鍵架 /键架 (complete frame used as a reference for interframes) · fi avainpiirros (a single frame in an animation) · fr image clé (a single frame in an animation) · pt fotograma-chave (a single frame in an animation) · fi avainkuva (complete frame used as a reference for interframes) · de Keyframe (a single frame in an animation) · pt quadro-chave (a single frame in an animation) · fi avainruutu (complete frame used as a reference for interframes) · fr image clé (complete frame used as a reference for interframes) · ja キーフレーム (complete frame used as a reference for interframes)