To keyframe in Adobe Animate, you essentially create starting and ending points for changes in your animation, allowing Animate to fill in the in-between frames. Here's a basic overview of how to do it:
Steps to Create a Keyframe Animation
- Create a New Document: Start by opening Adobe Animate and creating a new document (File > New).
- Select Your Tool: Choose the brush tool or any tool suitable for creating your initial object or drawing. For example, you could draw the number "1" as in the reference.
- Draw on the First Frame: Draw the element you want to animate on the first frame of your timeline. This automatically creates a keyframe. A keyframe is indicated by a solid circle in the timeline.
- Insert a New Keyframe: To create a change, insert a new keyframe at a later point in the timeline. You can do this by selecting a frame further down the timeline, right-clicking and choosing "Insert Keyframe" or pressing F6.
- Modify the Keyframe Content: With the new keyframe selected, change the content on the stage. This could involve moving the object, changing its size, shape, color, or any other property you want to animate. For example, you might move the "1" to a different location.
- Preview Your Animation: Scrub through the timeline or press Enter to preview your animation. Animate will automatically interpolate the changes between the keyframes, creating the animation.
Types of Keyframes
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Keyframe: A frame where you define a change in your animation (indicated by a solid circle).
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Blank Keyframe: An empty keyframe, indicating nothing is present at that point in the timeline (indicated by a hollow circle). You would typically draw something on a blank keyframe to start a new part of your animation.
Additional Tips
- Experiment with different frame rates to control the speed of your animation.
- Use the Properties panel to fine-tune the properties of your objects and create more complex animations.
- Explore different easing options to control the acceleration and deceleration of your animations.
By creating and modifying keyframes at various points in your timeline, you can build complex and dynamic animations in Adobe Animate.
