Join Diane Burns for an in-depth discussion in this video Building an animated movie title page, part of InDesign: Creating Animations.
- InDesign's animation features can be applied…and layered together in a way to create…compelling vignettes that tell a story.…Think about the opening title sequence in a movie.…It can give you a strong feeling of what's to come.…In this video, we're going to create…our own little movie title sequence.…Let's take a look.…The action begins.…Our title comes in.…The sky brightens.…A meteor falls, and our subtitle comes in.…Let me show you a little bit…about how this file's put together.…
Let's start by looking at the Timing panel.…It looks complicated, but it really isn't.…If we start at the top of the Timing panel,…the first things we have are a couple of boxes…that will scale disproportionately…to have the line draw across the sky.…We've seen that trick in other videos in this course.…Next, the title sequence will come in,…and there are a couple of boxes…that are going to do some hiding and revealing tricks.…Then this next group looks complicated, but it really isn't.…It's a bunch of stars that are set to, sort of, randomize,…
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
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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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