Book description
Knowing the industry-standard animation and interactivity tool Adobe Animate CC can help you get a foothold in the exciting web design and mobile app-development world. Learn Animate CC by building cool creative projects that will teach you how to:
- Design and animate vector artwork
- Compose an animated greeting card using HTML5
- Build a promotional video with text and images animated in 3D
- Build an interactive poem generator using JavaScript
- Construct a working digital clock using ActionScript
- Design and code an interactive quiz for mobile devices
This study guide uses video integrated with text to help you gain real-world skills that will get you started in your career designing and building multiplatform animations using Adobe Animate CC and lays the foundation for taking the Adobe Certified Associate certification exam in that field. A mix of 7 project-based lessons, 10 hours of practical videos, and interactive quizzes prepares you for an entry-level position in a competitive job market.
Purchasing this book gives you access to valuable online extras. Follow the instructions in the book's "Getting Started" section to unlock access to:
- Web Edition containing instructional video embedded in the complete text of the book with interactive review questions along with product updates
- Downloadable lesson files you need to work through the projects in the book
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication Page
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- Contents
- Getting Started
- 1 Welcome!
- 2 Design a Vector Animation
- 3 Construct an Animated Image
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4 Compose an Animated HTML5 Greeting
- Creating a New HTML5 Canvas Document
- Laying Out the Background Elements
- Drawing the Flowerpot
- Editing the Flower Graphic Symbol
- Animating the Flower Stalk with Inverse Kinematics
- Designing and Animating the Flower Head
- Create a Personalized Text Message
- Using JavaScript Code to Stop the Playhead
- Publishing Your Project for HTML5 Canvas
- Challenge!
- Conclusion
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5 Generate a Promotional Video
- Video Project Setup
- Creating Dynamic Backgrounds with Animated Shape Masking
- Design a 3D Rotating Headshot
- Animating Your Name with Motion Presets
- Dynamic Animation with Variable-Width Motion Guides
- Rendering and Converting the Raw Video
- Exporting Video from Animate CC
- Video in Animate CC
- Challenge!
- Conclusion
- 6 Build a Poem Generator
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7 Tick-Tock…Build a Virtual Clock
- Working with ActionScript 3.0
- Creating an Adobe AIR for Desktop Document
- Building the Basic Clock Visual Elements
- Designing the Clock’s Animated Movie Clip Assets
- Using Imported Audio in an ActionScript Project
- A Primer on ActionScript
- Writing ActionScript to Control the Clock
- Testing an ActionScript Project
- Publishing the Clock for Desktop Installation
- Challenge!
- Conclusion
- 8 Develop a Mobile Quiz App
- 9 Wrapping It Up!
- ACA Objectives Covered
- Glossary
- Index
- 10 Leveling Up with Design
- 11 Working with Outsiders
- Code Snippets
Product information
- Title: Learn Adobe Animate CC for Multiplatform Animations: Adobe Certified Associate Exam Preparation, Second Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: June 2018
- Publisher(s): Peachpit Press
- ISBN: 9780134878751
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