Nationality American Education Sonoma State University | Name Scott Anderson | |
Born Frankfurt, Germany Occupation Programmer, writer, illustrator Known for Fantavision, LEGO Island, BigFix, Human Embryonic Stem Cells, Morphing Magic Books Human Embryonic Stem Cells: An Introduction to the Science and Therapeutic Potential, Morphing Magic | ||
Fantavision for Apple IIGS (Tutorial 1)
Fantavision was an animation program by Scott Anderson and published by Brøderbund for the Apple II series in 1985. It was ported to other platforms such as the Commodore Amiga (1988), Apple IIGS (1987), and MS-DOS (1988).
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Advertisements claimed that Fantavision was "a revolutionary software breakthrough that, for the first time, brings to home computers the special powers known to computer animators as "tweening" and "transforming." It allowed the user to create short vector graphics animations frame-by-frame using a mouse, keyboard, or other device. The software would then use a primitive morphing technology to generate frames in-between the user-created frames, allowing complex animations to be created without the requirement that every frame be drawn by the user. Because this was done in real-time, it allowed for creative exploration and quick changes.
The interface was GUI-like—similar to the Macintosh of the day—with pull-down menus and black text on a white background.
Reception
Compute! in 1989 called Fantavision the best animation program for the IBM PC, although it noted the inability to draw curves.