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key frame

key frame is the alternative form of keyframe.

Meaning of keyframe

Noun

keyframe (plural keyframes)

  1. 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
  2. A complete video frame, used as a reference for subsequent interframes in video compression.

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Forms of key frame

pluralkey frames

Questions about key frame

What is key frame the alternative form of?
Key frame is the alternative form of keyframe.

Words near key frame in the dictionary

  1. key finders
  2. key fob
  3. key fobs
  4. key forward
  5. key forwards
  6. key frame
  7. key frames
  8. key fruit
  9. Key Green
  10. key grip
  11. key grips

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