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keyframes

keyframes is the plural 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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Questions about keyframes

What is keyframes the plural of?
Keyframes is the plural of keyframe.

Words near keyframes in the dictionary

  1. keyfobs
  2. keyframe
  3. keyframed
  4. keyframer
  5. keyframers
  6. keyframes
  7. keyframing
  8. keygen
  9. keygens
  10. keyguard
  11. keyguards

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