frame-by-frame
One picture consecutively
Frame-by-frame describes examining or creating something one individual image at a time, as in film or animation.
Animators work frame-by-frame to create movement from static drawings.
Analysts go frame-by-frame through video footage to catch details invisible at normal speed: We reviewed the security tape frame-by-frame.
Transparent sheet for cartoons
- keyframeFixed animation reference point
- inbetweenSituated in the middle
- flipbookSequential-image animation booklet
- rotoscopeAnimate by tracing footage
tweening · storyboard · animatic · stop-motion · claymation · sprite · sequence · playback
Cleaning by rubbing hard
- playbackReproducing recorded media
- slow-motionPlayback below normal speed
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- rewindReturn to beginning
footage · breakdown · forensic · replay · timestamp · jog · shuttle · editing
cel
Transparent sheet for cartoons
- keyframeFixed animation reference point
- inbetweenSituated in the middle
- flipbookSequential-image animation booklet
rotoscope · tweening · storyboard · animatic · stop-motion · claymation · sprite · sequence · playback · timing
scrubbing
Cleaning by rubbing hard
- playbackReproducing recorded media
- slow-motionPlayback below normal speed
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
rewind · footage · breakdown · forensic · replay · timestamp · jog · shuttle · editing · timeline
preservation
Maintaining something's condition
- scanningSystematic visual examination
- digitizationAnalog-to-electronic transformation
- nitrateNO₃ compound
celluloid · archive · damaged · scratches · grain · cleanup · remastering · 4K · negative · print
- animationanimation, animator, animators, cartoon, cartoons
- playback controlsplay, pause, stop, rewind, fast-forward
- Animation Termscel animation, cels, digital animation, inking, layering
- stop-motionanimation, stop-motion, frames, keyframe, onion skinning
- slow motionslow motion, slo-mo, slow-motion, bullet time, half speed
- FlashAdobe Flash, ActionScript, movie clip, timeline, keyframe
frame-by-framereal-time
Occurring without processing delay
in motion · fluid · seamless · uninterrupted · flowing
frame-by-frameall at once
Occurring without gradual buildup
holistically · at a glance · as a whole · in its entirety · big-picture
frame-by-framefast-forward
Accelerated playback mode
time-lapse · accelerated · at full speed · in real time · skimming