gimp animation tutorials
 * http://user.hol.gr/~andreas/gimp_ani_tut.htm

Gimp 1.2.4 animation notes

 * put animation cells in individual layers
 * name layers things like "Frame 1 (50ms) (replace)".
    * the first stuff in () is the time to show that frame;
    * the second is "replace" or "combine" depending on how
        it should be drawn on previous frame.
 * "save as GIF..." gives option of saving multiple layers as animation.
 * Filters/Animation/Animation_Playback lets you see it.
 * Filters/Animations/Animation_Optimize 
     changes layers draw with to "combine" sequentially; better compression.
 * animation frames run from last (background) to top in the stack. (?)

 * Script-Fu/Animators/
    SpinningGlobe : map an image to a rotating sphere
    AnimFrame : selection converted (and filtered?) to animation;
                supposed to help with sprite motion, I think, but 
                (old) documentation doesn't fit what's here.
    Rippling : like a flag in the wind


 * GAP - Gimp Animation Package (?)

 tutorial:
 http://jimmac.musichall.cz/tutor2.php3


Gimp 2.0 was out March 26 2004.
 see www.gimp.org

 windows:
 http://www2.arnes.si/~sopjsimo/gimp/stable.html


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Flash is web animation format;
editor for MacroMedia Shockwave stuff;
file format is .swf
open source info at www.openswf.org

 Ming
 Bukoo
 JavaSWF

 JGenerator
 Flash Turbine

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MNG : http://www.libpng.org/pub/mng/ 
animated PNG images.
Compared to .gif, has deeper color maps and transparency, 
and no license issues...


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