English

Alternative forms

• key frame

Noun

keyframe ‎(plural keyframes)

1. A single frame in an animation sequence drawn by an artist, between which others are tweened
2. A complete video frame, used as a reference for subsequent interframes in video compression

Synonyms

• (complete video frame): reference frame

Related terms

• interframe
• intraframe
• I-frame
• B-frame
• P-frame

Verb

keyframe ‎(third-person singular simple present keyframes, present participle keyframing, simple past and past participle keyframed)

1. To animate by interpolation between successive keyframes.