Adobe Animate CC 2017 release
Russell Chun
CLASSROOM IN A BOOK
The official training workbook from Adobe
Adobe Animate CC Classroom in a Book (2017 release)
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Contents
Getting Started
The 2017 release of Adobe Animate CC provides a comprehensive authoring environment for creating sophisticated animations and interactive, media-rich applications that you can publish to a variety of platforms. Animate CC is widely used in the creative industry to develop engaging projects integrating video, sound, graphics, and animation. 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 (2017 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. If youre new to Animate, youll learn the fundamental concepts and features youll need to use the program. Classroom in a Book also teaches many advanced features, including tips and techniques for using the latest version of this application.
Although each lesson provides step-by-step instructions for creating a specific project, theres room for exploration and experimentation. You can follow the book from start to finish, or do only the lessons that correspond to your interests and needs. Each lesson concludes with review questions to reinforce what youve learned.