Gryphon Software Morph
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Morph
Gryphon Software's Morph was the first commercially available morphingMorphing
Morphing is a special effect in motion pictures and animations that changes one image into another through a seamless transition. Most often it is used to depict one person turning into another through technological means or as part of a fantasy or surreal sequence. Traditionally such a depiction...
software program for personal computers. Gryphon Software was founded in 1991 by Duane Maxwell, Bridget K. Burke, and Gabriel Wolensky.
Product versions included:
- 1.0 - Allowed morphing between 2 pictures and creating a movie of the morph
- 2.0 - Allowed morphing between pictures and video
- 2.5 - New curve feature, Windows version, flipbook creator
Gryphon Software's Morph 2.5 was the original award-winning Windows/Mac morphing software that was used extensively in the movies (eg: Dracula, Robin Hood Men In Tights) and tv commercials and featured on the cover of Time magazine - twice! Morph 2.5 allowed you to achieve video-strength morphing animations on your PC, and it could play morphing sequences in QuickTime, AVI, FLC or FLI formats, turn your morph into a screen-saver or print a transformation sequence as a flip book.
External Links
- Book: CD-Morph http://www.amazon.com/CD-Morph-Explore-Softwares-Animation-Software/dp/0201409119#_