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west coast poly
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April 22, 2024
Question

Can't test animation in browser

  • April 22, 2024
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Hi there,

I’m (very) new to Adobe Animate and have just worked through my first tutorial course.
My problem is, I can’t for the life of me to get the animation to test in a browser! It quickly runs through something (too fast for me to see) and then….. nothing!
I have never got it to work, not once. Tried with different files and even project files supplied from the course.
I’ve been previewing my work by double-clicking the html file.

My usual browser is FireFox, but I downloaded Chrome and set to default after reading some post recommendations but still nothing.

I feel something is blocking the browser from launching??

Any ideas? Going crazy (prob already there).


Further Info: Working from a Mac (2021), macOS: Sonoma 14.4.1 and have the latest version of Adobe Animate.

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    Known Participant
    May 1, 2024

    I have exactly the same problem too, is there any answer on how to fix it. Also brand new to Animate and not a coder. Have tested files supplied by professionals who have managed to test them themselves, but it wont work for me at all. Would love to know what the fix is. Have tried 5 different files from different people and no luck. Browser doesnt open and a message appears in the Output window each time. Cheers Gia

    kglad
    Community Expert
    May 1, 2024

    yes, you just fix your error(s).

     

    if you need help with that, start with 

     

    Lesson 1: https://youtu.be/bG05_am-fQI

    Lesson 2: https://youtu.be/H9e9toftvdM

     

    p.s. the ouput panel messages when publishing an html5 document are warnings/informational.

     

    kglad
    Community Expert
    May 3, 2024

    Yes, still doesnt open the Browser window of Test Movie! 😞


    copy and paste a screenshot showing what you're clicking in animate to test.

    kglad
    Community Expert
    April 22, 2024

    canvas or as3?

    are you testing using animates control > test > ... ?

    west coast poly
    New Participant
    April 22, 2024

    Appriciate the reply.

    Testing with document set up as HTML5 Canvas.

    Tried both; Control > Test and Control > Test Movie > In Browser

    west coast poly
    New Participant
    April 22, 2024

    Added Note: I made a simple animation using the platform, ActionScript 3.0 and still run into the same problem. Can't test in browser. It allows me to test  'In Animate' though.