Software:Fantavision
 Screenshot of Fantavision from the 1985 Broderbund Newsletter | |
| Original author(s) | Scott Anderson |
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| Initial release | 1985 |
| Stable release | MS-DOS (1988)
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| Platform | Apple II, Apple IIGS, Amiga, IBM PC |
Fantavision is an animation program by Scott Anderson for the Apple II and published by Broderbund in 1985.[1][2][3] Versions were released for the Apple IIGS (1987), Amiga (1988), and MS-DOS (1988).[4][5][6]
Fantavision allows the creation of vector graphics animations using the mouse and keyboard. The user creates frames, and the software generates the frames between them.[3] Because this is done in real-time, it allows for creative exploration and quick changes. The program uses a graphical user interface in the style of the Macintosh with pull-down menus and black text on a white background.
Advertisements claimed Fantavision a revolutionary breakthrough that brings the animation features of "tweening" and "transforming" to home computers.[5]
Reception
Compute! in 1989 called Fantavision the best animation program for the IBM PC, although it noted the inability to draw curves.[6]
Reviews
- Games #70[7]
References
- ↑ "Fantavision Apple II manual". Broderbund. 1985. https://archive.org/details/FantavisionUsersManualForAppleII8Bit.
- ↑ Michael, Andrew (April 1986). "Apple II - Fantavision Reeview Article Reprint". http://apple2.callapple.org/magazines/aar/fanvision.html.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Animation-(Timeline)". https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Animation-(Timeline)#Fantavision_example.
- ↑ "FANT IFF Movie Format". https://wiki.amigaos.net/wiki/FANT_IFF_Movie_Format.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "It's Alive! (advertisement)". Computer Gaming World: pp. 29. January 1986.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Anzovin, Steve (February 1989). "Fantavision". Compute!: pp. 64. https://archive.org/stream/1989-02-compute-magazine/Compute_Issue_105_1989_Feb#page/n73/mode/2up.
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/games701985december/page/n55/mode/2up
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