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-{{research|1|Having trouble with bone rotations +/- 180 degrees}}
+The '''ANIM''' format is used to represent discrete [[wikipedia:Key frame|animation keys]]
-The '''ANIM format''' is used in conjunction with the [[CINF (File Format)|CINF]] and [[CSKR (File Format)|CSKR]]
+bound to a skeletal rig.
-to animate rigged [[CMDL (File Format)|CMDL meshes]].
-There are two versions of the ANIM format in ''Metroid Prime'':
+Keyed attributes include:
-{| class="wikitable"
+* [[wikipedia:Quaternion|Quaternion]] Rotations (WXYZ)
-!Version
+* Translations (XYZ)
-!Description
+* Scale (XYZ, since MP2)
-|-
-|0x0
-|[[#Quaternion Format|Quaternion array format]]
-|-
-|0x2
-|[[#Bitstream Format|Rotation vector bitstream format]]
-|}
-== Quaternion Format ==
+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]]).
-== Bitstream Format ==
+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)]]
 [[Category:File Formats]]