Adobe Creative Cloud
Adobe Creative Cloud includes the following animation apps, all available in the Inspiration Lab:
- After Effects: Create composites, motion graphics, and visual effects
- Animate: Create 2D vector animations
- Character Animator: Animate characters in real time based on webcam audio and video inputs
Adobe Creative Cloud in the Inspiration Lab
Adobe Creative Cloud 2023 is available on CIL3004, CIL3006, CIL3007, CIL3008, CIL3009, CIL3010, CIL3012, CIL3014, CIL3015, CIL3016, CIL3017, CIL3018, and CIL3021, which can be reserved in advance or you may drop-in (subject to availability). If reserving, bookings can be made up to two weeks in advance, for up to 3 hours per day. For more information, please see these booking instructions.
Please note that Adobe Character Animator is only available on CIL3007 and CIL3017.
Recommended learning resources
LinkedIn Learning
This resource is free with your library card. Visit LinkedIn Learning to get started.
After logging in, search for the following recommended courses:
- Adobe Animate Essential Training by Joseph Labrecque – 2h 47m
Discover how to use Adobe Animate—the multimedia drawing, layout, animation, and interactive design application—to create rich, expressive animations and interactive content.
- After Effects CC 2022 Essential Training by Alan Demafiles – 4h 22m
In this course, motion designer and 3D animator Alan Demafiles teaches you the essentials of After Effects, including its powerful shape layer tools, dynamic type animators, visual effect workflows, 3D compositing workspace, and much more
- Learning After Effects 2022 by Mark Christiansen – 2h 2m
This course, designed to thoroughly initiate and inspire beginners, covers the basics of Adobe After Effects 2022. Instructor Mark Christiansen introduces you to the core terminology of After Effects and of film, video, and motion design.
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