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rickster56
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August 3, 2017
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Is Animate the Adobe Successor to Flash for Interactive Media?

  • August 3, 2017
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Adobe has now formally stated that it will no longer support Flash.  We have used Flash for interactive medical projects for years but now we want to be prepared for the coming trend.  Is Animate the Adobe successor to Flash for Interactive Media?

This is a fundamental question for developers whose time is valuable and advice in choosing a new platform would be of great importance.

If Animate CC is not, what product, community members, should we expect?

Richard

https://blogs.adobe.com/conversations/2017/07/adobe-flash-update.html

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Correct answer mark@headTrix

Animate CC works great for Interactive Projects. You can create all the artwork, interface, in Animate or import graphics from Photoshop or another app. You can create buttons, and program them with Actionscript or Javascript depending on your export settings.


So although its a great and powerful platform, not at easy solution for a beginner. Another easier option sort of based on Flash (Animate) is Adobe Captivate. It is an eLearning tool based on slides, and very easy to import or create buttons and artwork, and simple point and click programming. And it exports to SWF or HTML5 just like Animate does.

and as you get fancier, you can import animations or art from Animate into Adobe Captivate.

hope that helps!
mark

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rickster56Author
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August 7, 2017

Thank you, Mark.

We do use Captivate for quizzes and use Animate with modules that have many elements like point and click for a description as a learning tool in cardiac anatomy.

Learning the new features of Captivate has been difficult because many courses are for beginners and we are inetermediates but the versions come into play as well.  Many resources are still with Captivate 8.  That is the problem with new versions.  Everyone is trying to catch up to the technology.

Thank you for your post!

    Colin Holgate
    Colin Holgate
    Inspiring
    August 7, 2017

    As far as I'm aware Captivate uses Flash Player to play back its documents. So, Captivate may not be the best alternative to cope with the day when Flash Plugin isn't around.

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    mark@headTrix
    Community Expert
    August 8, 2017

    Captivate was based on the Flash plug-in, yes.... and you can still export to SWF. However, it also export to HTML5.

    headTrix, Inc. | Adobe Certified Training & Consulting
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    deans67202452
    Participating Frequently
    August 4, 2017

    When they say 'Flash' they mean Actionscript and the standalone player/plugin for browsers. This is what the vast majority of people understand Flash to be. Yes this will be discontinued and it will be replaced by a few things, mostly HTML5.

      Colin Holgate
      Colin Holgate
      Inspiring
      August 4, 2017

      Only the plugin will end. ActionScript, SWFs, the standalone player, will all live on.

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        deans67202452
        Participating Frequently
        August 7, 2017

        Oh they are keeping it? Weird. Would be easier for everyone if they decreased the bloat and cut it loose.

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          ClayUUID
          Brainiac
          August 3, 2017

          Animate is literally just Flash with a new name. I guess you could consider it the successor to itself, if you feel the need to declare a successor.

          And stop spamming multiple threads with the same question.

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          rickster56Author
          Known Participant
          August 3, 2017

          I know that Animate is Adobe's product as the new Flash, but I was asking what might be right for interactive media, not animation.

          I am not a frequent user of the forums but I was unaware that when the comments asks for tags that it was going to other boards.  Spamming was not my intention.  Sorry.

          rezun8
          rezun8
          Inspiring
          August 3, 2017

          depends on what kinda of interactive media your in need of.

          Website?

          Kiosk?

          Banner Ad?

          CD/DVD?

          App?

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