Basic Animate questions

Question

1. Is Animate an updated version of Flash or is it a whole new application built from the ground up?

2. I'd like to create animations and interactive animations that many years ago may have been delivered via .SWF embedded on .HTML pages. Will animate enable me to create the same types of animations that could have previously been done with Flash, including interactive content that can be exported into some universal format that all browsers and mobile devices can view without a plugin?

3. Regarding animation, is there a strong reason to use Animate vs. After Effects?

Thanks in advance.

kglad · Accepted Answer

1. Is Animate an updated version of Flash
yes
2. I'd like to create animations and interactive animations that many years ago may have been delivered via .SWF embedded on .HTML pages. Will animate enable me to create the same types of animations that could have previously been done with Flash, including interactive content that can be exported into some universal format that all browsers and mobile devices can view without a plugin?
yes, use a canvas/html5 project, not as3.
3. Regarding animation, is there a strong reason to use Animate vs. After Effects?
after effects is for video creation which is typically, not interactive. flash/animate would be more suitable for interactive content, though there is some overlap.

Colin Holgate · Answer

Character animation is another example, few people would use AE to do frame by frame character animation, but a lot do use Animate for that.

AE's main advantages are that you can do 3D animations, and you can add correct motion blur.

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