1. In an animation system that generates images based on animation inputs and object data, a computer-implemented method of determining an adjusted position for an object in animated data to reduce jitter, the computer-implemented method comprising: for each point in a set of points representing separate portions of the object, determining an unfiltered point position for the point in a given frame of animated data, wherein the unfiltered point position represents the position of the point in the given frame of animated data; retrieving a plurality of point positions for the point from a set of frames of animated data surrounding the given frame; determining a filtered position, wherein the filtered position is an average of the plurality of point positions; determining a distance between the filtered position and the unfiltered position; and determining the adjusted position for the point based on the determined distance.