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You can create original content in Animate CC or import assets from other Adobe applications such as Photoshop or Illustrator, quickly design animation and multimedia, and use code to integrate sophisticated interactivity. Use Animate CC to generate graphics and animation assets, to build innovative and immersive websites, to create stand-alone applications for the desktop, or to create apps to distribute to mobile devices running on the Android or iOS system.
With extensive controls for animation, intuitive and flexible drawing tools, and output options for HD video, HTML5, mobile apps, desktop applications, and Flash Player, Adobe Animate CC is a rare example of a robust multimedia authoring environment that enables your imagination to become reality.
About Classroom in a Book Adobe Animate CC Classroom in a Book release is part of the official training series for Adobe graphics and publishing software developed with the support of Adobe product experts. The lessons are designed so you can learn at your own pace. Classroom in a Book also teaches many advanced features, including tips and techniques for using the latest version of this application. You can follow the book from start to finish, or do only the lessons that correspond to your interests and needs.
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Click the lesson file links to download them to your computer. Download the supplements from the same page as the lesson files. How to Use the Lessons Each lesson in this book provides step-by-step instructions for creating one or more specific elements of a real-world project.
Some lessons build on projects created in preceding lessons; most stand alone. All the lessons build on one another in terms of concepts and skills, so the best way to learn from this book is to proceed through the lessons in sequential order.
In this book, some techniques and processes are explained and described in detail only the first few times you perform them. The files in the End fold- ers 01End, 02End, and so on within the Lesson folders are samples of completed projects for each lesson.
Use these files for reference if you want to compare your work in progress with the project files used to generate the sample projects. Additional Resources Adobe Animate CC Classroom in a Book release is not meant to replace documentation that comes with the program or to be a comprehensive reference for every feature.
Only the commands and options used in the lessons are explained in this book. For comprehensive information about program features and tutorials, refer to these resources: Adobe Animate Learn and Support: helpx. Visit helpx. Adobe Creative Cloud Learn: For inspiration, key techniques, cross-product workflows, and updates on new features, go to the Creative Cloud Learn page, helpx.
Available to all. Adobe Forums: forums. Adobe Create: create. Resources for educators: www. Find solutions for education at all levels, including free curricula that use an integrated approach to teaching Adobe software and can be used to prepare for the Adobe Certified Associate exams. Also check out these useful sites: Adobe Add-ons: creative.
Adobe Animate CC product home page: www. A directory of AATCs is available at training. Herbert School of Communication at Hofstra University where he teaches multimedia storytelling, data journalism, and information design. Download the project files for this lesson from the Registered Products tab on your Account page at www.
Motion tweening is the basic technique of creating animation with symbol instances. Account page, make sure to do so now. See 1 Double-click the 04End. The project is an animated splash page for an imaginary soon-to-be-released motion picture. This file is an ActionScript 3. Saving a working copy ensures that the original start file will be available if you want to start over.
Animation can be as simple as moving a box across the Stage from one frame to the next. It can also be much more complex. In Animate, the basic workflow for animation goes like this: Select an object on the Stage, right-click, and choose Create Motion Tween from the context menu. Move the red playhead to a different point in time and move the object to a new position or change one of its properties. Animate takes care of the rest. Motion tweens create animation for changes in position on the Stage and for changes in size, color, or other attributes.
Motion tweens require you to use a symbol instance. Animate also automatically separates motion tweens on their own layers, which are called tween layers. There can be only one motion tween per layer without any other ele- ment in the layer.
Tween layers allow you to change various attributes of your instance at different key points over time. For example, a spaceship could be on the left side of the Stage at the beginning keyframe and at the far-right side of the Stage at an ending keyframe, and the resulting tween would make the spaceship fly across the Stage.
Senior animators would be responsible for drawing the beginning and ending poses for their charac- ters. The beginning and ending poses were the keyframes of the animation. Understanding the Project File The 04Start. All the necessary graphic elements have been imported into the library. The Stage is set at a generous pixels by pixels, and the Stage color is black.
You might need to choose a different view option to see the entire Stage. It will begin slightly lower than the top edge of the Stage, and then rise slowly until its top is aligned with the top of the Stage.
Create a new layer above the footer layer and rename it city. This positions the cityscape image just slightly below the top edge of the Stage. Motion tweens require symbols. Animate asks if you want to convert the selection to a symbol so it can proceed with the motion tween. Click OK. Animate automatically converts your selection to a symbol with the default name Symbol 1, and stores it in your Library panel. Animate also converts the current layer to a tween layer so you can begin to animate the instance.
Tween layers are distinguished by a special icon in front of the layer name, and the frames are tinted blue. The range of frames covered by the tween is the tween span.
The tween span is represented by all the colored frames from the first keyframe to the last keyframe. Tween layers are reserved for motion tweens, and hence, no drawing is allowed on a tween layer. Holding down the Shift key constrains the movement to right angles.
A small black diamond appears in frame at the end of the tween span. This indicates a keyframe at the end of the tween. Animate smoothly interpolates the change in position from frame 1 to frame and represents that motion with a motion path. Animating changes in position is simple, because Animate automatically creates keyframes at the points where you move your instance to new positions. Integrated into the bottom of the Timeline is a set of playback controls.
You can also use the playback commands on the Control menu. The playhead loops, allowing you to see the animation over and over for careful analysis. The playhead loops within the marked frames. Click Loop Option again to turn it off. Changing the Pacing and Timing You can change the duration of the entire tween span or change the timing of the animation by dragging keyframes on the Timeline. Changing the animation duration If you want the animation to proceed at a slower pace and thus take up a much longer period of time , you need to lengthen the entire tween span between the beginning and end keyframes.
If you want to shorten the animation, you need to decrease the tween span. Lengthen or shorten a motion tween by dragging its ends on the Timeline. Your motion tween shortens to 60 frames, reducing the time it takes the cityscape to move. The timing of your entire animation remains the same; only the length changes. Add frames by Shift-dragging the end of a tween span. The last keyframe in the motion tween remains at frame 60, but Animate adds frames through frame The keyframe at frame 60 is selected.
A tiny box appears next to your mouse pointer, indicating that you can move the keyframe. The last keyframe in the motion tween moves to frame 40, so the motion of the cityscape proceeds more quickly. Span-based vs. However, if you prefer to click a motion tween and have the entire span the beginning and end keyframes, and all the frames in between be selected, you can enable Span Based Selection from the Options menu on the upper-right cor- ner of the Timeline or you can Shift-click to select the entire span.
With Span Based Selection enabled, you can click anywhere within the motion tween to select it, and move the whole ani- mation backward or forward along the Timeline as a single unit. You can change the color effect of an instance in one keyframe and change the value of the color effect in another keyframe, and Animate will automatically display a smooth change, just as it does with changes in position.
Animate will create a smooth fade-in effect. The cityscape instance on the Stage becomes totally transparent. The cityscape instance on the Stage becomes totally opaque. Animate interpolates the changes in both position and transparency between the two keyframes. Animating filters is no different from animating changes in position or changes in color effect. You simply set the values for a filter at one keyframe and set different values for the filter at another keyframe, and Animate creates a smooth transition.
Click the upper-right side of the Stage to select the transparent instance. Or, click the woman layer in the Timeline to highlight it; then click within the outline that appears on the Stage. Set the Blur X and Blur Y values to 20 pixels. The woman instance is blurred throughout the motion tween. Animate establishes a keyframe for filters at frame The Blur filter changes from the keyframe at frame to the keyframe at Animate creates a smooth transition from a blurry instance to an in-focus instance.
Understanding property keyframes Changes in properties are independent of one another and do not need to be tied to the same keyframes. That is, you can have a keyframe for position, a different keyframe for the color effect, and yet another keyframe for a filter. Managing many different kinds of keyframes can become overwhelming, especially if you want dif- ferent properties to change at different times during the motion tween.
Fortunately, Animate CC provides a few helpful tools for keyframe management. When viewing the tween span, you can choose to view the keyframes of only cer- tain properties.
For example, you can choose to view only the Position keyframes to see when your object moves. Or, you can choose to view only the Filter keyframes to see when a filter changes. Right-click a motion tween in the Timeline, choose View Keyframes, and then select the desired property among the list. You can also choose All or None to see all the properties or none of the properties. When inserting a keyframe, you can also insert a keyframe specific to the property you want to change.
Right-click a motion tween in the Timeline, choose Insert Keyframes, and then select the desired property. You can also view an advanced panel, called the Motion Editor, to see and edit how the different properties of your object change over the course of the motion tween. These kinds of changes are made with the Free Transform tool or with the Transform panel. The car will start small, and then become larger as it appears to move forward toward the viewer.
The transformation handles appear around the instance on the Stage. The car becomes totally transparent. The current layer becomes a tween layer. A new keyframe is automatically inserted at frame to indicate the change in transparency. You have used Animate to tween the change in position and the change in scale as well as the change in transparency from frame 75 to frame Motion presets If your project involves creating identical motion tweens repeatedly, Animate allows you to save and reuse motion tweens as presets.
For example, if you want to build a slideshow where each image fades out in the same manner, you can save that transition as a motion preset. Alternatively, right-click the motion tween and choose Save As Motion Preset. Animate provides a number of motion presets that you can use to quickly build sophisticated animations without much effort.
Changing the Path of the Motion The motion tween of the left car that you just animated shows a colored line with dots indicating the path of the motion.
You can edit the path of the motion easily to make the car travel in a curve, or you can move, scale, or rotate the path just like any other object on the Stage.
To better demonstrate how you can edit the path of the motion, open the sample file 04MotionPath. Moving the path of the motion You will move the path of the motion so the relative movement of the rocket ship remains the same but its starting and ending positions change. The path of the motion becomes highlighted. The relative motion and timing of the animation remain the same, but the starting and ending positions are relocated.
Transformation handles appear around the path of the motion. You can make the path smaller or larger, or rotate the path so the rocket ship starts from the bottom left of the Stage and ends at the top right. Editing the path of the motion Making your objects travel on a curved path is a simple matter.
You can either edit the path with Bezier precision using anchor point handles, or you can edit the path in a more intuitive manner with the Selection tool. The handle on the anchor point controls the curvature of the path. Make the rocket ship travel in a wide curve. Select the Selection tool and make sure the path is deselected. Move your pointer close to the path of the motion.
A curved icon appears next to your pointer, indicating that you can edit the path. Drag the path of the motion to change its curvature. Choose the spots where you drag carefully! Each drag breaks the path into smaller segments, making it harder to achieve a smooth curve. Mastery will come with practice.
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You should have a working knowledge of your computer and operating system. You should know how to use the mouse and standard menus and commands, and also how to open, save, and close files. If you need to review these techniques, see the printed or online documentation included with your Microsoft Windows or Apple Mac OS software. In addition, you need to download the free Adobe AIR runtime, available at get.
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Web Edition The Web Edition is an online interactive version of the book providing an enhanced learning experience. To accommodate the changes, sec- tions of the online book may be updated or new sections may be added. Click the Launch link to access the product. Continue reading to learn how to register your product to get access to the lesson files. If you purchased an eBook from a different vendor or you bought a print book, you must register your purchase on peachpit. Click the Access Bonus Content link below the title of your product to proceed to the download page.
Click the lesson file links to download them to your computer. Download the supplements from the same page as the lesson files. How to Use the Lessons Each lesson in this book provides step-by-step instructions for creating one or more specific elements of a real-world project. Some lessons build on projects created in preceding lessons; most stand alone. All the lessons build on one another in terms of concepts and skills, so the best way to learn from this book is to proceed through the lessons in sequential order.
In this book, some techniques and processes are explained and described in detail only the first few times you perform them. The files in the End fold- ers 01End, 02End, and so on within the Lesson folders are samples of completed projects for each lesson.
Use these files for reference if you want to compare your work in progress with the project files used to generate the sample projects. Additional Resources Adobe Animate CC Classroom in a Book release is not meant to replace documentation that comes with the program or to be a comprehensive reference for every feature.
Only the commands and options used in the lessons are explained in this book. For comprehensive information about program features and tutorials, refer to these resources: Adobe Animate Learn and Support: helpx.
Visit helpx. Adobe Creative Cloud Learn: For inspiration, key techniques, cross-product workflows, and updates on new features, go to the Creative Cloud Learn page, helpx. Available to all. Adobe Forums: forums. Adobe Create: create. Resources for educators: www.
Find solutions for education at all levels, including free curricula that use an integrated approach to teaching Adobe software and can be used to prepare for the Adobe Certified Associate exams. Also check out these useful sites: Adobe Add-ons: creative.
Adobe Animate CC product home page: www. A directory of AATCs is available at training. Herbert School of Communication at Hofstra University where he teaches multimedia storytelling, data journalism, and information design.
Download the project files for this lesson from the Registered Products tab on your Account page at www. Motion tweening is the basic technique of creating animation with symbol instances. Account page, make sure to do so now. See 1 Double-click the 04End. The project is an animated splash page for an imaginary soon-to-be-released motion picture. This file is an ActionScript 3. Saving a working copy ensures that the original start file will be available if you want to start over. Animation can be as simple as moving a box across the Stage from one frame to the next.
It can also be much more complex. In Animate, the basic workflow for animation goes like this: Select an object on the Stage, right-click, and choose Create Motion Tween from the context menu.
Move the red playhead to a different point in time and move the object to a new position or change one of its properties. Animate takes care of the rest. Motion tweens create animation for changes in position on the Stage and for changes in size, color, or other attributes. Motion tweens require you to use a symbol instance.
Animate also automatically separates motion tweens on their own layers, which are called tween layers. There can be only one motion tween per layer without any other ele- ment in the layer. Tween layers allow you to change various attributes of your instance at different key points over time. For example, a spaceship could be on the left side of the Stage at the beginning keyframe and at the far-right side of the Stage at an ending keyframe, and the resulting tween would make the spaceship fly across the Stage.
Senior animators would be responsible for drawing the beginning and ending poses for their charac- ters. The beginning and ending poses were the keyframes of the animation. Understanding the Project File The 04Start. All the necessary graphic elements have been imported into the library. The Stage is set at a generous pixels by pixels, and the Stage color is black. You might need to choose a different view option to see the entire Stage.
It will begin slightly lower than the top edge of the Stage, and then rise slowly until its top is aligned with the top of the Stage. Create a new layer above the footer layer and rename it city. This positions the cityscape image just slightly below the top edge of the Stage. Motion tweens require symbols. Animate asks if you want to convert the selection to a symbol so it can proceed with the motion tween. Write a customer review. Top reviews Most recent Top reviews.
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Find solutions for education at all levels, including free curricula that use an integrated approach to teaching Adobe software and can be used to prepare for the Adobe Certified Associate exams.
Also check out these useful sites: Adobe Add-ons: creative. Adobe Animate CC product home page: www. A directory of AATCs is available at training.
Herbert School of Communication at Hofstra University where he teaches multimedia storytelling, data journalism, and information design. Download the project files for this lesson from the Registered Products tab on your Account page at www. Motion tweening is the basic technique of creating animation with symbol instances.
Account page, make sure to do so now. See 1 Double-click the 04End. The project is an animated splash page for an imaginary soon-to-be-released motion picture. This file is an ActionScript 3. Saving a working copy ensures that the original start file will be available if you want to start over. Animation can be as simple as moving a box across the Stage from one frame to the next.
It can also be much more complex. In Animate, the basic workflow for animation goes like this: Select an object on the Stage, right-click, and choose Create Motion Tween from the context menu. Move the red playhead to a different point in time and move the object to a new position or change one of its properties. Animate takes care of the rest.
Motion tweens create animation for changes in position on the Stage and for changes in size, color, or other attributes.
Motion tweens require you to use a symbol instance. Animate also automatically separates motion tweens on their own layers, which are called tween layers. There can be only one motion tween per layer without any other ele- ment in the layer. Tween layers allow you to change various attributes of your instance at different key points over time.
For example, a spaceship could be on the left side of the Stage at the beginning keyframe and at the far-right side of the Stage at an ending keyframe, and the resulting tween would make the spaceship fly across the Stage. Senior animators would be responsible for drawing the beginning and ending poses for their charac- ters. The beginning and ending poses were the keyframes of the animation. Understanding the Project File The 04Start.
All the necessary graphic elements have been imported into the library. The Stage is set at a generous pixels by pixels, and the Stage color is black. You might need to choose a different view option to see the entire Stage. It will begin slightly lower than the top edge of the Stage, and then rise slowly until its top is aligned with the top of the Stage.
Create a new layer above the footer layer and rename it city. This positions the cityscape image just slightly below the top edge of the Stage. Motion tweens require symbols. Animate asks if you want to convert the selection to a symbol so it can proceed with the motion tween. Click OK. Animate automatically converts your selection to a symbol with the default name Symbol 1, and stores it in your Library panel.
Animate also converts the current layer to a tween layer so you can begin to animate the instance. Tween layers are distinguished by a special icon in front of the layer name, and the frames are tinted blue.
The range of frames covered by the tween is the tween span. The tween span is represented by all the colored frames from the first keyframe to the last keyframe. Tween layers are reserved for motion tweens, and hence, no drawing is allowed on a tween layer. Holding down the Shift key constrains the movement to right angles. A small black diamond appears in frame at the end of the tween span. This indicates a keyframe at the end of the tween.
Animate smoothly interpolates the change in position from frame 1 to frame and represents that motion with a motion path. Animating changes in position is simple, because Animate automatically creates keyframes at the points where you move your instance to new positions. Integrated into the bottom of the Timeline is a set of playback controls.
You can also use the playback commands on the Control menu. The playhead loops, allowing you to see the animation over and over for careful analysis. The playhead loops within the marked frames. Click Loop Option again to turn it off. Changing the Pacing and Timing You can change the duration of the entire tween span or change the timing of the animation by dragging keyframes on the Timeline.
Changing the animation duration If you want the animation to proceed at a slower pace and thus take up a much longer period of time , you need to lengthen the entire tween span between the beginning and end keyframes. If you want to shorten the animation, you need to decrease the tween span. Lengthen or shorten a motion tween by dragging its ends on the Timeline.
Your motion tween shortens to 60 frames, reducing the time it takes the cityscape to move. The timing of your entire animation remains the same; only the length changes. Add frames by Shift-dragging the end of a tween span. The last keyframe in the motion tween remains at frame 60, but Animate adds frames through frame The keyframe at frame 60 is selected.
A tiny box appears next to your mouse pointer, indicating that you can move the keyframe. The last keyframe in the motion tween moves to frame 40, so the motion of the cityscape proceeds more quickly. Span-based vs. However, if you prefer to click a motion tween and have the entire span the beginning and end keyframes, and all the frames in between be selected, you can enable Span Based Selection from the Options menu on the upper-right cor- ner of the Timeline or you can Shift-click to select the entire span.
With Span Based Selection enabled, you can click anywhere within the motion tween to select it, and move the whole ani- mation backward or forward along the Timeline as a single unit. You can change the color effect of an instance in one keyframe and change the value of the color effect in another keyframe, and Animate will automatically display a smooth change, just as it does with changes in position.
Animate will create a smooth fade-in effect. The cityscape instance on the Stage becomes totally transparent. The cityscape instance on the Stage becomes totally opaque. Animate interpolates the changes in both position and transparency between the two keyframes. Purchase of this book includes valuable online features. Follow the instructions in the books Getting Started section to unlock access to: Downloadable lesson files you need to work through the projects in the book Web Edition containing the complete text of the book, interactive quizzes, and videos that walk you through the lessons step by step What you need to use this book: Adobe Animate release software, for either Windows or macOS.
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