- In the last year, two browsers have been adding…some very helpful animation inspection tools…to their developer tools.…In this video, I'm going to show you a little bit…of what's available in both the current version…of Chrome and Firefox,…as well as their developer versions.…I say a little bit because these tools…are still being actively developed…and new features are getting added frequently.…First let's start with the mainstream version of Chrome.…If you inspect an element…that has some animation applied to it,…you'll notice something different in the inspection panel.…The first thing you'll notice…is this little purple button…right next to any cubic bezier…or other easing function you have applied.…
When you click on it,…you'll get this mini little cubic bezier editor…and you can select different curves,…page through them,…or even edit the curve right in place.…It'll show you the cubic bezier function…right below at the bottom.…The other animation tool available…is the global play and pause controls.…So if we refresh our page to have them playing again,…
Author
Val Head
Released
1/22/2016Web designer Val Head introduces CSS transforms and transitions—the foundation of most CSS animations—and shows how to keyframe simple animations and adjust their timing, fill, and direction. She also covers looping and chaining animations, animating HTML and SVG elements, and optimizing animation performance, and introduces the best tools and use cases for CSS animation. Start watching to get your brand in motion.
- Using CSS transforms and transitions
- Working with animation-delay and animation-fill-mode
- Timing and easing CSS animations
- Animating elements in place
- Animating sprite images
- Animating CSS transforms and transitions
- Chaining multiple animations
- Animating SVG images
- Creating high-performance CSS animations
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 26s
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1. Overview of CSS Transitions and Transforms
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CSS transform basics4m 15s
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Simple 3D transforms4m 6s
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CSS transitions4m 15s
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2. Understanding CSS Animations
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Animation basics5m 53s
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Timing functions and easing7m 53s
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3. CSS Animation Building Blocks
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Animate 3D transforms5m 46s
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Chain multiple animations5m 44s
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4. Applying CSS Animations to SVG
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Export SVG from Illustrator5m 37s
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Animate SVG with CSS7m 25s
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5. Performance, Browser Support, and Fallbacks
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When to use CSS animations5m 28s
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High-performance animations4m 48s
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6. Tools for Creating CSS Animations
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Conclusion
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Next steps39s
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