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Adobe Animate New Features [October 2020 Update]

My LinkedIn Learning course, Adobe Animate New Features, was updated recently to include a new chapter specific to features in the October 2020 release of Animate 2021. These updates include: Asset Management Additions Rig Mapping Workflows Timeline Tools Customization Quick Share Improvements Layer and Symbol Management

Adobe Animate New Features [June 2020 Update]

My LinkedIn Learning course, Adobe Animate New Features, was updated recently to include a new chapter specific to features in the June 2020 release of Animate 2020. These updates include: Animating with Auto-keyframes Using the Assets Panel Sharing for social distribution Creating a hands-on tutorial Importing and using a hands-on tutorial Using additional Canvas blend …

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Adobe Animate for UX Design

Just released at LinkedIn Learning and Lynda.com: Adobe Animate for UX Design! There are many tools for UX design. But few offer the ability to create sophisticated motion, build reusable assets, and incorporate rich media. Adobe Animate has all of these features and more which makes it the ideal platform for designing and developing interactive …

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Adobe Audition: Brainbuffet Course

While Adobe Audition (a comprehensive toolset that includes multitrack, waveform, and spectral display for creating, mixing, editing, and restoring audio content) doesn’t have an ACA certification associated with it… Brainbuffet has a course dedicated to it! Check out my new course on working with the basics of audio recording and editing in Audition 2020.

Designing VR Experiences with Adobe Animate

Just released at LinkedIn Learning: Designing VR Experiences with Adobe Animate! Learn how to design virtual reality (VR) experiences using Adobe Animate. In this course, Joseph Labrecque takes you through the exciting possibilities offered by this multimedia and authoring application. Learn how to set up Animate for both 360 degree and panoramic VR experiences, import …

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Multiplatform Animations and Interactive Media with Animate CC18

For those interested in achieving (or teaching) Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) certifications in Adobe Animate… good news! An updated course targeting the most recent objectives (CC18) is now available at Brainbuffet! This course covers everything you need to know across 5 projects – and does so in a way that is quite different from other …

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Book Release: The JavaScript Workshop

Before leaving my software engineer position at the University of Denver earlier this year, I was approached by a previous publisher of mine to see whether I’d have any interest in organizing and contributing to an upcoming book on JavaScript. This would be part of a new series of “workshop” titles that focus on particular …

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Adobe Animate New Features [November 2019 Update]

My LinkedIn Learning course, Adobe Animate New Features, was updated recently to include a new chapter specific to features in the November 2019 release of Animate 2020. These updates include: Application Modernization Properties panel modernization Custom toolbars Manage application preferences Timeline interface enhancements Timeline workflow enhancements Onion skin advanced settings Fluid Brush tool and Fresco …

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Prototyping Microinteractions with Adobe Animate – LinkedIn Learning

Just released at LinkedIn Learning: Prototyping Microinteractions with Adobe Animate! Progress bars, ripple and pulsing effects, and other microinteractions should achieve a single task, and do so in a way that feels unobtrusive. But while these elements may be understated, they play an important role in a user’s overall experience with your project. In this …

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Creating Social Content with Adobe Animate CC – LinkedIn Learning

Feeling like your social media game is less than inspired? In this course, learn how to use Adobe Animate to create unique, eye-catching social content that you can easily repurpose and share across a variety of social networking platforms. Instructor Joseph Labrecque shows how to create simple design assets and animate them using the robust …

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Adobe Animate CC New Features [April 2019 Update]

My LinkedIn Learning course, Adobe Animate CC New Features, was updated today to include a new chapter specific to features in the April 2019 release of Animate. These updates include: Creating Google AMP HTML projects Using layer blend modes Frame Picker improvements Brush and Eraser improvements Enhanced After Effects workflow Enhanced Character Animator workflow User …

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