Join Diane Burns for an in-depth discussion in this video Animating infographics: Bar charts, part of InDesign: Creating Animations.
- Bar charts are easy to animate because they're basically…straight lines.…And we've seen in other videos…that any time we have a straight line we can make it appear…to grow with a little scaling trick.…I've used that trick here.…For each bar,…I've set the scaling to be a width of 100%,…a height of 0,…and have it grow to the Current Appearance…from the bottom point.…That's going to make the bar start at zero here…and grow up.…Now the issue here that I wanted to show you…is when you have text on these bars.…
Let's see what happens with this trick…when we apply it to bars that have a legend on them…or a description of what each bar is.…I'll show it to you in the preview panel.…Notice how the type is scaling.…Now some people might like that.…It sort of looks like it's folding out as it goes up…but I'm not crazy about it.…And I'd like to show you a slightly different way…of approaching this bar chart that will eliminate…that strange scaling with the type,…unless you like it of course…and then you can use this technique.…
Author
Diane Burns
Updated
3/23/2016Released
6/2/2015- Setting up an animation workspace
- Working with the Animation panel
- Viewing and editing animation presets
- Working with rotation and scaling
- Creating motion paths
- Adjusting timing
- Animating type
- Animating infographics
- Adding buttons and sounds
- Building more complex animations
- Exporting animation
- Creating, saving, and sharing custom motion presets
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Q: This course was updated on 03/23/2016. What changed?
A: We updated the video "Supported format overview" and added a new movie, 'Using animations with Publish Online."
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 8s
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1. Getting Started
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Previewing the possibilities2m 21s
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Supported format overview3m 48s
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2. Working with the Animation Panel
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Animation panel overview4m 12s
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Modifying animation presets4m 39s
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Working with rotation4m 51s
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Modifying scaling properties5m 38s
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3. Working with Motion Paths
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Copying motion paths4m 41s
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4. Understanding Timing
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Using Timing panel delays3m 51s
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5. Creating Animation Effects
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Animating type: Motion blur3m 26s
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Creating lines that draw5m 31s
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Drawing with objects5m 18s
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Creating a slideshow4m 3s
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Creating a moving bicycle2m 57s
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Building things that blink4m 27s
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Creating auto-scrolling text4m 37s
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Creating color transitions4m 33s
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6. Using Other Interactive Features with Animations
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Adding sound to animations6m 26s
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Animating video frames4m 6s
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7. Building Complex Animations
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Animating logos: World news5m 16s
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Animating a textbook4m 26s
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8. Output Formats and Animation
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9. Advanced Techniques
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Copying animations3m 35s
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 22s
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