Adobe animate

Adobe Animate CC

Duration: 20 hours

Teaching Methodology: Hands on

Course Schedule: Schedule

Fees $350

Course Mode: Blended Face-to-face or online via Zoom

OVERVIEW

Adobe Animate is a multimedia authoring and computer animation program developed by Adobe Systems. In this course, the students will learn how to:

Create graphics and text
Create and animate symbols
Add motions tweens
Animate shapes and images
Create character animation
Add interactivity
Work with sound and video
Publish

AUDIENCE

Anyone who is interested in creating animation for the web.

PREREQUISITES

Basic computer skills. Adobe Photoshop is a must. A good knowledge with Adobe Illustrator is a plus.

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COURSE CONTENTS

01 - GETTING STARTED

Starting Adobe Animate CC and Opening File
Understanding Document Types
Getting to Know the Workspace
Working with the Library Panel
Understanding the Timeline
Organizing Layers iin a Timeline
Using the Properties Panel
Using the Tools Panel
Undoing Steps in Animate
Previewing Your Movie
Modifying the Content and Stage
Saving Your Movie

02 - CREATING GRAPHICS AND TEXT

Getting started
Understanding Strokes and Fills
Creating Shapes
Making Selections
Editing Shapes
Using Gradient and Bitmap Fills
Using Variable-Width Strokes
using Swatches and Tagged Swatches
Creating Curves
Using Transparency to Create Depth
Being Expressive with the Paint Brush
Creating and Editing Text
Aligning and Distributing Objects
Converting and Exporting Art

03 - SETTING UP A PROJECT

Getting Started
Importing Adobe Illustrator Files
About Symbols
Creating Symbols
Importing Adobe Photoshop Files
Editing and Managing Symbols
Changing the Size and Position of Instances
Changing the Color Effect of an Instance
Understanding Display Options
Applying Filters for Special Effects
Positioning in 3D Space

04 - ANIMATING SYMBOLS

Getting started
About Animation
Understanding the Project File
Animating Position
Changing the Pacing and Timing
Animating Transparency
Animating Filters
Animating Transformations
Changing the Path pf the Motion
Swapping Tween Targets
Creating Nested Animations
Graphic Symbols
Easing
Frame-by-Frame Animation
Animating 3D Motion
Animating Camera Moves
Testing Your Movie

05 - ADVANCED MOTION TWEENING

Getting Started
About the Motion Editor
Understanding the Project File
Adding Motion Tweens
Editing Property Curves
Viewing and Pasting Curves
Adding Comples Eases

06 - ANIMATING SHAPES AND USING MASKS

Getting Started
Animating Shapes
Understanding the Project File
Creating a Shape Tween
Changing the Pace
Adding More Shape Tweens
Creating a Looping Animation
Using Shape Hints
Previewing Animations with Onion Skinning
Animating Color
creating and Using Masks
Animating the Masks and Masked Layers
Easing a Shape Tween

07 NATURAL AND CHARACTER ANIMATION

Getting Started
Natural Motion and Character Animation with Inverse
Kinematics
Creating a Walk Cycle
Disabling and Constraining Joints
Inverse Kinematics with Shapes
Simulating Physics with Springiness

08 - CREATING INTERACTIVE NAVIGATION

Getting Started
About Interactive Movies
Creating Buttons
Understanding ActionScript 3.0
Preparing the Timeline
Adding a Stop Action
Creating Event Handlers for Buttons
Creating Destination Keyframes
Creating a Home Button Using Code Snippets
Code Snippets Options
Playing Animation at the Destination
Animated Buttons

09 - WORKING WITH SOUND AND VIDEO

Getting Started
Understanding the Project File
Using Sounds
Understanding Video
Using Adobe Media Encoder CC
Playback of Eternal Video in Your Project
Working with Video and Transparency
Embedding Video
Working WITH SOUND AND VIDEO-SUPPLEMENT

10 - PUBLISHING

Understanding Publishing
Publishing for Flash Player
Publishing for HTML5
Using Classic Tweens
Exporting to HTML5
Inserting JavaScript
Converting to HTML5 Canvas
Publishing a Desktop Application
Publishing to Mobile Devices
Next Steps
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