Adobe Animate: Converting Animations to Other Platforms

Name: Adobe Animate: Converting Animations to Other Platforms
Author: Jessica Henley

Learn how to create ads for Facebook, Twitter, and Full HD animation.

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Course: On-Demand

Hello, my name is Jessica Henley and in these lessons you will learn converting animations to other platforms. Which include creating Facebook ad animation. Creating Twitter ad animation. Creating full HD animation. And how to export out those animations. Learning now how to create the Facebook ad preset. Navigating to the top, go to file and head over to new. By default, you will see the new document and you will most likely have character animation here. Head over to the social tab. Here you will find different presets. Here we have Facebook, landscape, small, large, square and vertical. Select landscape, which has a width of 600 and a height of 315. Keep the frame rate at 30 and the platform type at action script 3.0. Then hit create. That is how to create the actual preset for the platform. I already have a file ready for you. In that file you will see several layers. We have the background, which was created with the rectangle tool. Notice that the shortcut for a rectangle is the letter R. With rectangle, you can choose the actual fill color. In this case, I had a blue color and then I clicked and I dragged to create the background. This particular Facebook ad is geared towards a grand opening for a cupcake company. So I have the address, 123 Ivy Lane which was created with the text tool. Now this shortcut for the text tool is the letter T. With the text tool you can type out your text. And here for the text tool you can change the size and you can change the color of the text. Here for the grand opening, I have the grand opening sign. Likewise, the text tool was selected. Now I'm going to show you how to create the title for the store with the text tool here. For the title make sure that that layer is activated. Then click where you want the text to be placed. (keyboard clicking) Happy cupcakes is the name. Notice it's in blue, so when I click off, it's invisible. As I click and drag I can change the color. To move any of the titles around you can just click on the text and drag it. Now for the actual cupcake, I have the cupcake here. I'll show you how I designed it. Here I have the line tool. And making sure I'm on the right layer I just clicked and dragged. Let me change the stroke. (mouse clicking) And then I have the line tool here. (mouse clicking) Then I just bent the tool with the selection tool. And you can put the corners where you want them to be placed or delete any extra parts. Then I just went ahead and pulled this over and then moved this up like this. And now for the colors I'm going to use the eyedropper tool to grab the same color I used before. Notice that the shortcut for eyedropper is the letter I. Making sure I wanna have everything locked except cupcakes so that it knows which one I want to color. Grabbing the eye dropper tool, I can click on this color here and pick up that color. Let me click off and try it again, and then click. Now for the sprinkles, I have the stroke because I used the line tool. Notice that the shortcut for the line is the letter N. (mouse clicking) Now it's time to actually animate this.

Advanced Provider : Jessica Henley 7 Lessons · 24m in Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese

Course Description

In these lessons, students will learn how to create an ad for a restaurant. Using the example of a cupcake company, students will see how to use their design skills to create advertisements for social media platforms. We will discuss how to create design elements by using the line tool, paintbrush, and paint bucket to design a variety of cupcakes. We will also explore how to add objects such as text and designs to the stage, how to edit text, and how to work with layers. This course teaches students how to create ads for Facebook, Twitter, and Full HD animation. Students will learn how to create new document settings for each platform type, and how to export to each of these platforms.

What You'll Learn

Create advertisement animations for Facebook, Twitter, and Full HD platforms
Identify different objects in the tools pane, including the line tool, paintbrush, and paint bucket
Name and organize layers when building animations
Select document presets for social media platforms
Add and edit objects such as text and designs on the stage
Export animations to each social media platform and Full HD

Key Takeaways

The course uses the example of a cupcake company to teach how to design advertisements for social media platforms.
Design elements such as a variety of cupcakes are created using the line tool, paintbrush, and paint bucket.
Creating each ad requires setting up new document settings appropriate to each platform type.
The course covers both creating and exporting animations for Facebook, Twitter, and Full HD.
Working with the stage, editing text, and managing layers are part of building the advertisements.

Frequently Asked Questions

What will I learn in this Adobe Animate course?

You will learn how to create an advertisement for a restaurant using the example of a cupcake company, including designing cupcakes with the line tool, paintbrush, and paint bucket, adding and editing text and designs on the stage, working with layers, and creating and exporting ads for Facebook, Twitter, and Full HD animation.

Which platforms does the course cover for exporting animations?

The course teaches how to create new document settings for each platform type and how to export animations to Facebook, Twitter, and Full HD.

What skills are associated with this course?

The course is associated with Adobe Animate and Adobe Certification skills.

What tools will I use to design elements in this course?

You will use the line tool, paintbrush, and paint bucket to design a variety of cupcakes, and you will work with objects such as text and designs on the stage.