Graphics Programs Reference
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LARRETT
Edge Animating
Layer Prep for Adobe Edge Animate
Illustrator & Edge Animate
Overview:
Determine pixel dimensions of animation and create an AI file that conforms to
that size; build the elements of the animation as a series of layers; export these layers as indi-
vidual files in the appropriate format; import the layers into Adobe Edge for animation.
Artist, designer, and publisher Raymond Larrett has been exploring ways to add rich
content to his digital publications. For the latest issue of his iPad magazine
Thünk(a)
,
Larrett turned to Adobe Edge Animate, the HTML5-based animation program
included with a full subscription to Creative Cloud (if you don't have full CC access,
you can download a demo from adobe.com).
1 Sizing the artboard and building art in layers. Since the animation is intended for
use in an iPad magazine, Larrett created a new document ( -N/Ctrl-N) and in the
New Document panel chose Profile> Devices and Size> iPad Air (many standard
docu-ment formats are available in the Profile and Size presets, or you can enter a
custom size manually in the Height and Width boxes). He then named the document
and clicked OK.
