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-{{research|3|Basically everything.}}
+The '''ANIM''' format is used to represent discrete [[wikipedia:Key frame|animation keys]]
+bound to a skeletal rig.
-The '''ANIM format''' is for animations. There's very little known about this format, currently.
+Keyed attributes include:
+* [[wikipedia:Quaternion|Quaternion]] Rotations (WXYZ)
+* Translations (XYZ)
+* Scale (XYZ, since MP2)
+ANIMs are used in a variety of ways by Retro's engine. A single ANIM resource is known as
+a ''primitive'' which may be blended and/or sequenced with other primitives to assemble
+complex character animations (defined by [[ANCS (File Format)|ANCS]] and [[CHAR (File Format)|CHAR]]).
+Each game has deviations in the format, but the principle of operation remains the same for all of them:
+* [[ANIM (Metroid Prime)]] (used in Metroid Prime 1 and 2)
+* [[ANIM (Metroid Prime 3)]]
+* [[ANIM (Donkey Kong Country Returns)]]
+* [[ANIM (Tropical Freeze)]]
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