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ryank26211069
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January 17, 2017
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  • January 17, 2017
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Hello, I've been producing my companies annual report for the last number of years using Adobe Indesign. Typically we print the report but I also produce a digital flipbook version for the web. I'm toying with the idea of going paperless and using Animate CC to produce an animated report that would live on our website. I have a few concerns since I have more of a print background than a web or animation background. I've only been able to find one example online of a annual report produced in Animate CC (CUPS Annual Report ) I think it looks great but have no idea how long something like that takes to produce. Would Animate CC be a good tool to produce a more interactive annual report? As a new user I don't want to get in way over my head if it's going to be a massive undertaking to do something like this. I really appreciate any feedback you guys can give.

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    Correct answer kglad

    for something like a report, you would only use very basic (and easy to learn) parts of animate cc.

    in fact, i can't think of much you would need to learn other than stop() and gotoAndStop() which moves you from one frame of a movieclip to another.

    if you wanted to include some animation, using play() and gotoAndPlay() would be helpful and learning about nested movieclips might be helpful.

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    kglad
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    kgladCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    January 17, 2017

    for something like a report, you would only use very basic (and easy to learn) parts of animate cc.

    in fact, i can't think of much you would need to learn other than stop() and gotoAndStop() which moves you from one frame of a movieclip to another.

    if you wanted to include some animation, using play() and gotoAndPlay() would be helpful and learning about nested movieclips might be helpful.

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      ryank26211069Author
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      January 17, 2017

      Thanks kglad! So would it make sense to build the entire report within Animate CC, copy and all? Does Animate CC have canvas restrictions or could I just build it all in there and have it sort of look like a long web based infographic with animations throughout?

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      ryank26211069Author
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      January 17, 2017

      i'm not sure what you mean by 'canvas restrictions'.

      you will define the size of your stage (which is what i think you mean by canvas).  and you can put the entire report in one long scrolling textfield.  but you could also put each page of the report on a different frame of the main timeline and you can move forward and backward across the frames similarly to the way you might move forward and back looking a the pages in a booklet.


      Canvas size is a term from Photoshop but basically yes I was referring to the stage size. Thanks for all the guidance kglad!

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