Ease in and Ease Out

Ease-in and -out are based on real-world physics. Nothing goes from a dead stop to full-speed immediately; there is always a period of accelleration. Similarly, there is always a period of deceleration at the end of a motion.

How you apply these will depend on the effect you're trying to achieve and the object you're applying them to. There are no hard and fast rules - it's frequently a matter of feel. Along those same lines, eases can be eliminated occasionally for comic or special effect.

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Hi
I am an animator more specialised in 3D (is interested in 2D also). Though I studied in one multimedia instituite, most of the options which i know are self taught. I have seen many animations especially title animation in cartoon network and all, the movement of the text is very smooth. I mean, the ease in, ease out options are used very perfectly. can any one help me to understand those things in a professional manner??

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Hi
I am an animator more specialised in 3D (is interested in 2D also). Though I studied in one multimedia instituite, most of the options which i know are self taught. I have seen many animations especially title animation in cartoon network and all, the movement of the text is very smooth. I mean, the ease in, ease out options are used very perfectly. can any one help me to understand those things in a professional manner??

HI Dhiru,

Check out TIMING FOR ANIMATION by Harold Whitaker and John Halas (A great book!).

It will answer a lot of your questions.

-Paul