Animation is a method in which pictures are manipulated to appear as moving images. Limited animation is a process that does not redraw entire frames but reuses common parts between frames.

MS Paint is a simple graphics editor with a range of uses. You can edit images quickly or create masterpieces with the tools in this app. Once you’re done, you’ll be able to save and share your files in almost any format.

Pivot Animator is a freeware application that allows users to create stick-figure and sprite animations, and save them in GIF format for use on web pages. 

WeVideo is an online, cloud-based video editing platform that works in web browsers and on mobile devices. This tool allows users to add audio to their GIFs and turn them into full-fledged movies.

Words to know:

Background - the area or scenery behind the main object 

Dimensions - the width and height of the background/animation - we will always set the dimension of the background at 1200 x 600 pixels

.jpg, .jpeg - an image file that is compressed to a standardized format 

.png - a type of image file; works well on top of other images

Stickfigure - the object that is being manipulated to appear as though it is moving

Sprites - images that can be moved around, scaled or rotated in the same way as a figure

Frame - a single complete picture in a series forming a movie, television, or video film

Speed - the number of frames that appear per second; limited animation fps (frames per second) is usually about 12

.piv - a Pivot file

.gif - the acronym GIF most commonly refers to a short animation without sound

.mp3 - file format for storing audio, format compresses a sound sequence into a very small file

.mp4 - file format that holds audio, video, images, and animations 

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