A praxinoscope is a device similar to a zoetrope. It consists of a series of images placed on a metal cylinder which when spun and viewed appears as a single moving image- however unlike the zopetrope, which uses small slits to view the images, a praxinoscope uses mirrors instead, which creates a more stable and less stretched out image.
Frenchman Charles-Émile Reynaud (1844–1918) was the one who invented and patented the praxinoscope in 1877 as a way of improving on the designs of the phenakistoscope and the zoetrope, and intended to sell it as a childrens toy. A couple of years later he patented an improved version of the praxinoscope, the Praxinoscope Théâtre or Théâtre Optique, which was able to project longer rolls of film on bigger screens to large audiences. On this he played series of handpainted frames which formed animated shorts when played together, the first public performance of which was in 1982.
Frenchman Charles-Émile Reynaud (1844–1918) was the one who invented and patented the praxinoscope in 1877 as a way of improving on the designs of the phenakistoscope and the zoetrope, and intended to sell it as a childrens toy. A couple of years later he patented an improved version of the praxinoscope, the Praxinoscope Théâtre or Théâtre Optique, which was able to project longer rolls of film on bigger screens to large audiences. On this he played series of handpainted frames which formed animated shorts when played together, the first public performance of which was in 1982.