Join Diane Burns for an in-depth discussion in this video Customizing animations via Snippets, part of InDesign: Creating Animations.
- In this video, I'm going to show you how to extend…the capabilities of InDesign's Animation panel…by editing snippets.…The Animation panel is great but there are certain settings…we can't really adjust.…For example, the opacity only goes…from zero to 100% or vice versa…with our Fade In and Fade Out Presets.…Wouldn't it be nice if we could, for example,…have something start at 100% opacity…and fade out to 20% opacity so we can still see it.…One way to do this is to use snippets.…They're normally not used for this purpose…but they will work great for us here.…
Let me show how it's done.…I'm gonna build in a new capability…so that I can fade something out to 20% opacity.…The first step is to start with an object…and I'm gonna apply a Preset…that's close to the one I want to create.…In this case, Fade Out.…Next, I'm gonna export this as a snippet.…So I'll go to the File menu and Export.…I need to make sure that the format…is set to InDesign Snippet.…And then I'm gonna this snippet a name.…I like to name it with the Preset,…
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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