Method and apparatus for chaining two or more tweens to provide non-linear multimedia effects

1. A computer implemented method comprising:

receiving a first time signal at an intermediary tween;

generating, by the intermediary tween, a second time signal from the first time signal using a first tween mapping;

receiving, at a root tween, the second time signal; and

generating, by the root tween, an output suitable for transmission to a user from the second time signal using a second tween mapping, wherein one of the first and second tween mappings is non-linear.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the intermediary tween and the root tween comprise tweens for digital media software.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the first tween mapping is different from the second tween mapping.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the first tween mapping is a non-linear mapping of the first time signal to the second time signal, and the second tween mapping is a mapping describing varying velocity.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the output suitable for transmission to a user is formatted for display.

6. A computer readable storage medium containing executable computer program instructions which when executed by a digital processing system cause the digital processing system to perform a method comprising:

receiving a first time signal at an intermediary tween;

generating, by the intermediary tween, a second time signal from the first time signal using a first tween mapping;

receiving, at a root tween, the second time signal; and

generating, at the root tween, an output suitable for transmitting to a user from the second time signal using a second tween mapping, wherein one of the first and second tween mappings is non-linear.

7. The computer readable storage medium of claim 6 , wherein the output suitable for transmitting to a user is formatted for display.

8. A method for accelerating an object along a path comprising:

receiving a first time signal at an intermediary tween;

employing, by the intermediary tween, a first tween mapping to map the first time signal to a second time signal;

receiving, at a root tween, the second time signal; and

employing, by the root tween, a second tween mapping to map the second time signal to a location for the object along the path,

wherein the first tween mapping and the second tween mapping vary velocity of the object along the path producing an acceleration effect.

9. A computer readable storage medium containing executable computer program instructions which when executed by a digital processing system cause the digital processing system to perform a method comprising:

receiving a first time signal at an intermediary tween;

employing, by the intermediary tween, a first tween mapping to map the first time signal to a second time signal;

receiving, at a root tween, the second time signal; and

employing, by the root tween, a second tween mapping to map the second time signal to a location for an object along a path,

wherein the first tween mapping and the second tween mapping vary velocity of the object along the path producing an acceleration effect.

10. A computer implemented method for adjusting a volume level comprising:

receiving a first time signal at an intermediary tween;

employing, by the intermediary tween, a first tween mapping to map the first time signal to a second time signal;

receiving, at a root tween, the second time signal; and

employing, by the root tween, a second tween mapping for mapping the second time signal to a volume level.

11. The computer implemented method of claim 10 , wherein the adjustment includes fading a volume level from zero to a predetermined volume level.

12. The computer implemented method of claim 10 , wherein the adjustment includes a fading out of volume level from a first predetermined number to zero.

13. A computer readable storage medium containing executable computer program instructions which when executed by a digital processing system cause the digital processing system to perform a method comprising:

receiving a first time signal at an intermediary tween;

employing, by the intermediary tween, a first tween mapping to map the first time signal to a second time signal;

receiving, at a root tween, the second time signal; and

employing, by the root tween, a second tween mapping for mapping the second time signal to a volume level.

14. A computer implemented method of moving an object forward from a first point on a path to a second point on a path and moving the object backwards from the second point on the path to the first point on the path comprising:

receiving a first time signal at an intermediary tween;

employing, by the intermediary tween, a first tween mapping to map the first time signal to a second time signal;

receiving, at a root tween, the second time signal; and

employing, by the root tween, a second tween mapping for defining a path for movement of the object, said path having a first point and a second point,

wherein the first tween mapping in conjunction with the second tween mapping causes an object to move forward from a first point to the second point on the path and to move backwards from the second point on the path to the first point on the path.

15. A computer readable storage medium containing executable computer program instructions which when executed by a digital processing system cause the digital processing system to perform a method comprising:

receiving a first time signal at an intermediary tween;

employing, by the intermediary tween, a first tween mapping to map the first time signal to a second time signal;

receiving, at a root tween, the second time signal; and

employing, by the root tween, a second tween mapping for defining a path for movement of an object, said path having a first point and a second point

wherein the first tween mapping in conjunction with the second tween mapping causes an object to move forward from a first point to the second point on the path and to move backwards from the second point on the path to the first point on the path.