Duration
2 days
Outline
- 1. Animate Jumpstart
- Introducing Animate
- Understanding Animate file types
- Creating and setting up a new document
- Saving an Animate document
- Using the Animate workspace
- Working on the Stage
- Accessing Animate tools
- Using the Property Inspector
- Working with other panels and groups
- Putting the Timeline to use
- Getting Started with the drawing tools
- 2. Drawing in Animate
- Understanding merge drawing mode
- Using the Line tool
- Drawing with the Pen tool
- Using the Shape and Primitive tools
- Adding text to your artwork
- Introducing filters
- Working with colors and gradients
- Organizing and layering graphics
- Transforming graphics and gradients
- 3. Using symbols and the library with Animate
- Understanding symbols and instances
- Looking at the Library panel
- Creating symbols
- Building artwork with symbol instances
- Editing symbols
- Modifying instances
- Changing instance color
- Duplicating symbols
- Swapping symbols
- Managing the Library
- 4. Creating basic animation using Animate
- Introducing keyframes and the timeline
- Working on layers
- Using frames and keyframes
- Creating motion-tweened animation
- Incorporating color effects, rotation and scaling
- Modifying animation with the Motion Editor
- Controlling animation paths
- Morphing with Shape Tweens
- Creating and modifying classic tweens
- Adjusting animation with Onion Skinning
- 5. Working with Imported Files in Animate
- Understanding import formats
- Importing still images
- Placing a bitmap image
- Adding text
- Swapping out an imported file
- Modifying and updating imported artwork
- Updating imported files
- Taking advantage of Photoshop layers
- Importing Illustrator artwork
- Animating imported images
- 6. Adding Sound and Video to Animate projects
- Preparing sound files for Animate
- Editing your audio
- Choosing audio formats
- Importing sounds
- Adding sounds to the Timeline and buttons
- Understanding video in Animate
- Choosing embedded vs. linked video
- Using Animate Video formats
- Converting video with Adobe Media Encoder
- Adding embedded video
- 7. Introducing ActionScript navigation
- Understanding ActionScript
- Choosing the right ActionScript version
- Placing ActionScript
- Adding actions with the Actions panel
- Using Script Assist
- Controlling Movie Clip timelines
- Building basic button symbols
- Creating rollovers
- Exploring Javascript behaviors
- Adding behaviors to a button
- 8. Delivering a final animation
- Understanding the publishing process from Animate
- Customizing Publish settings
- Publishing to the Web
- Publishing for the Desktop with Adobe AIR
- Publishing for Mobile Devices
- Publishing for iOS
- Publishing for Android OS
- Using Export Movie
- Exporting as a PNG Sequence
- Working with FTP
Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.