keyframe

ˈkiːfreɪm

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Definition of keyframe - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

animation

TECH.

frame in animation drawn by an artist

TECH.

The animator created keyframes for the character's movement.

video

TECH.

complete video frame used in compression

TECH.

The software uses keyframes to compress the video efficiently.

frame

image

still

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frame in animation drawn by an artist

Origin of keyframe

English, key + frame

Examples of keyframe in a sentence

Keyframes were essential for the scene's fluid motion.
Keyframes are crucial for editing animations.
The video editor adjusted the keyframes for smoother transitions.

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French:image clé, keyframe, ...
German:Keyframe, ...
Italian:fotogramma chiave, ...
Spanish:fotograma clave, fotograma de referencia, ...
Portuguese:pose-chave, keyframe, ...
Chinese:关键帧, ...
Japanese:キーフレーム, ...
Arabic:إطار رئيسي, إِطار مِفْتاحِي, ...
Hebrew:פְרֵיְם מַפְתֵּחַ, פְרֵיְמִים מְלֵאִים, ...
Russian:ключевой кадр, ...
Ukrainian:ключовий кадр, опорний кадр, ...
Hindi:मुख्य फ्रेम, कीफ्रेम, ...
Bengali:কীফ্রেম, মূল ফ্রেম, ...
Catalan:fotograma clau, ...
Czech:klíčový snímek, I-snímek, ...
Danish:nøglebillede, referencebillede, ...
Dutch:sleutelframe, ...
Greek:καρέ-κλειδί, καρέ συμπίεσης, ...
Hungarian:kulcsképkocka, ...
Khmer:ស៊ុមគន្លឹះ, ស៊ុមវីដេអូពេញលេញសម្រាប់ការបង្ហាប់វីដេអូ, ...
Korean:키프레임, ...
Persian:فریم کلیدی, کلید فریم, ...
Polish:klatka kluczowa, klatka referencyjna, ...
Portuguese (BR):quadro-chave, keyframe, ...
Romanian:cadru cheie, cadru de referință, ...
Swedish:nyckelbild, ...
Thai:คีย์เฟรม, เฟรมหลัก, ...
Turkish:ana kare, ...
Vietnamese:khung hình chính, khung hình, ...

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