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Duration : 2 Days
Course Fee : RM 2,599.00

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Adobe Animate CC Essentials

Virtual Class

Public Class

In House Training

Private Class

Course Overview

Learn the fundamentals of Animate as we guide you through this comprehensive introduction to the new leading interactive-design program. We will show you how to draw and animate your own graphics. This is the perfect starting point for anyone interested in creating enhanced web output.

After we give you a complete tour of the Animate environment, we will take you from a blank canvas to being able to produce your own graphics and animations. You will see how it easy it is to import your own audio and video, add simple interactivity, and then publish your projects in a variety of formats.

This 2-day Essentials course helps you learn about the tools and features available in Adobe Animate CC. We will help you understand how this new industry-leading program takes interactive design to a new level.

We will guide you in learning the work area and the best practices for creating animated content with different export options. Plus, you will get the hands-on experience you need to create your own projects.

Course Prerequisites

This course is intended for designers and developers who are new to Animate and who want to learn the interface and commonly used features.

You will need basic PC or Mac skills, including a solid understanding of a computer's operating system (Windows or Mac OS). You will also need to know how to launch a program, create and save files, and copy files from CDs and other media.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

 

  • Navigatethe Animate environment
  • Importand create graphics
  • Drawusing the built-in tools
  • Createand use symbols
  • Animateshapes
  • Importaudio and video
  • Addsimple interactivity through Script Assist and Behaviours
  • Publishin several formats

 

Our goal is for you to be able to create simple visual projects that are ready to use for the web.

Course Content

The following is a general outline. The range of topics covered during your training is dependent upon student level, time available and preferences of your course booking.

 

Getting to know Animate

  • Adobe Animate Workspace
  • The Tools panel
  • Working with Panels
  • Panel Dock
  • Libraries
  • Setting Preferences
  • Keyboard Shortcuts

 

Working with documents

  • Working with the Stage
  • Resizing Stage and Content
  • Using Guides, Rulers, and Grids
  • Using the Timeline
  • Using Layers
  • Importing Native Photoshop and Illustrator Files
  • Copying and Moving Content
  • Undoing, Redoing
  • History in Animate

 

Working with shapes and colour

  • Drawing in Animate
  • Using Vector Graphics
  • Using Bitmap Graphics
  • Merge Drawing Mode
  • Object Drawing Mode
  • Drawing Primitive Shapes
  • Creating Overlapping Shapes
  • Adding Colour
  • Strokes and Fills
  • Gradients
  • Lines
  • Arranging Objects
  • Transforming Objects

 

Working with text

  • Using Text in Animate
  • Working with Fonts
  • Using Typekit Web Fonts
  • Using Leading

 

Working with symbols

  • What Symbols are and how they work
  • What Symbols’ Instances are
  • Movie Clip Symbols
  • Graphic Symbols
  • Button Symbols
  • Creating Symbols
  • Converting Content to Symbols
  • Swapping Content
  • Editing Symbols
  • Editing Instances
  • Working with Library

 

Working with animations

  • Shape Tweens
  • Classic Tweens
  • Motion Tweens
  • Motion Presets
  • Frame-by-Frame Animation
  • Working with Frame Rates
  • Frames and Keyframes
  • Keyframes and Blank Keyframes
  • Orient to Path
  • Masks
  • Motion Guides
  • Easing
  • Nested Timelines
  • Using Onion Skinning
  • Previewing Animations

 

Creating interactivity

  • Using JavaScript in Animate
  • Using ActionScript 3.0 in Animate
  • Frame Labels
  • Using Code Snippets
  • Adding Code Snippets to Objects
  • Working with Buttons
  • Making Movie Clips into Buttons
  • Buttons States
  • Editing Buttons
  • Testing Buttons

 

Publishing and exporting

  • Exporting from Animate
  • Publishing from Animate
  • Differences between Exporting and Publishing
  • Exporting as SWF
  • Exporting for HTML5
  • Exporting Formats
  • Publishing Preview
  • Publish Settings
  • Adding Flash Player Detection
  • Publishing HTML5 to InDesign, MUSE and Dreamweaver
  • Create responsive animations
  • Add a pre-loader to your HTML5 animation

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