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laurent49399309
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March 9, 2017
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Animation effect on group objects.

  • March 9, 2017
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Hello,

wondering if it is possible to add an animation effect to  grouped objects?  I am currently using Captivate 9.

Many thanks!

Lauren

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Correct answer Joseph Ganci

Yes, you can. I've just created an example: https://youtu.be/__6D-ad9iNU

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dragoi30801790
Participating Frequently
July 30, 2018

Adobe claims that "You can apply effects on a group of objects as well as to individual objects in a group". Clearly this is not the case, or have I missed something. I am using Captivate 9.0.2.437

Lilybiri
Lilybiri
Legend
July 30, 2018

It is not the case, that is wrong information: either you have an effect on the group, where the reference point will be the center point of the bounding box surrounding the group, or you have individual effects. If you have effects on individual objects, and you group them, all effects will be lost without warning. Where did you find that claim? I remember once a blog was posted with this misinformation and I replied to it with exactly what I told here.

In this blog post I used the effect applied to a group as a workaround for the fact that you cannot change the reference point for effects which is a real limiation:

https://elearning.adobe.com/2017/03/cheat-with-reference-points/

Lilybiri
Lilybiri
Legend
March 9, 2017

Be careful: at this moment you cannot have individual effects for objects in a group. When you group objects all individual effects get lost. Another tip: as you probably know the reference point for effects is the center of the bounding box. This is also valid for grouped objects: it is the center of the bounding box surrounding the group which is the reference point.

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da_texas
Inspiring
July 18, 2017

I really wish there was a warning box letting you know that if you group an object with an animation it will be removed.  Just lost a lot of time having to ungroup and animate everything all over again.

Joseph Ganci
Joseph GanciCorrect answer
Inspiring
March 9, 2017

Yes, you can. I've just created an example: https://youtu.be/__6D-ad9iNU

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laurent49399309Author
Known Participant
March 23, 2017

Thank you Joseph.

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