Cinemagraph

Example of a cinemagraph: a still image with the blades of grass moving slightly in the foreground.

Cinemagraphs are still images that often contain small, repetitive motion. They appear to the viewer as an image rather than a short video.

Cinemagraphs are created by taking a series of photographs or a video and then using image processing software to create an endlessly repeating sequence of images. They are mostly published as animated GIF files , which contain not only the fixed image part but also the moving parts as animation .

The term cinemagraph was coined by the American photographers Kevin Burg and Jamie Beck , who have been using this technique to animate their fashion photographs since the beginning of 2011. But this technique is not their invention. So was z. In 2008, for example, this technology was used to advertise the computer game Mirror's Edge .

Web links

Wiktionary: Cinemagraph  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Commons : Cinemagraphs  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Cinemagraphs.com , this is where the work of Burg and Beck is shown
• gallereplay.com , here is a collection of cinemagraphs from various artists worldwide
• cinestock.de/ , here various cinemagraphs are arranged according to categories

Individual evidence

1. ^ Elisabeth Flock: Cinemagraphs: What it looks like when a photo moves . In: Washington Post BlogPost , July 12, 2011. Retrieved July 29, 2011. 
2. ^ Iain Alexander: NYC Photographer Jamie Beck Discusses The Cinemagraph . In: Film Industry Network , July 8, 2011. Retrieved July 29, 2011. 
3. ↑ Joshua Cohen: Cinemagraphs are Animated Gifs for Adults . In: Tubefilter News , July 10, 2011. Retrieved July 29, 2011.