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    Adobe Animate

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AAdobe Animate (or Animate CC) supports but replaces the former Adobe Flash, and allows users to design interactive animations for games, TV shows, and the web. With it, the vendor states users can bring cartoons and banner ads to life, create animated doodles and avatars, and add action to eLearning content and infographics. With Animate, users can publish to multiple platforms in many formats, and reach viewers on any screen.

    $20.99

    per month

    Microsoft Silverlight

    Score3.4 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft's Silverlight is a development tool.N/A
    Pricing
    Adobe AnimateMicrosoft Silverlight
    Editions & Modules
    Annual Plan, Paid Monthly
    $20.99
    per month
    Monthly Plan
    $31.49
    per month
    Annual Plan, Prepaid
    $239.88
    per year
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    Pricing Offerings
    Adobe AnimateMicrosoft Silverlight
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Adobe
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    Microsoft
    Chose Microsoft Silverlight
    Microsoft Silverlight allows more adaptability and it integrates well with our products across the company. Adobe Flash crashes or doesn't work with our shipping campus.
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    Would buy again
    92%
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    92%
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    User Ratings
    Adobe AnimateMicrosoft Silverlight
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (28 ratings)
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    Usability
    8.0
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    User Testimonials
    Adobe AnimateMicrosoft Silverlight
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Adobe
    Scenarios where Adobe Animate is well suited:2D animation for web, mobile, and video games: Adobe Animate is well suited for creating 2D animations for web, mobile, and video games. With its vector-based drawing tools, bone rigging, and inverse kinematics features, it's easy to create smooth, scalable graphics and realistic movement.Scenarios where Adobe Animate is less appropriate:Complex 3D animation: Adobe Animate is primarily a 2D animation software, and while it does have some basic 3D features, it is not as robust as specialized 3D animation software like Autodesk Maya or Blender.
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    Microsoft
    The Silverlight plug-in means developers can target a single, consistent runtime for browser-based apps, rather than working with the complexity of multiple browsers in different versions. You also get video and multimedia effects that are hard or impossible with pure HTML and JavaScript, though Adobe Systems' Flash has the same advantages.
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    Pros
    Adobe
    • The adaptability of what Adobe Animate can do makes it so helpful. You can accomplish something basic like make a ball bob on-screen over certain letters prior to showing your logo, or something more mind-boggling like building up a vivified short to show.
    • Utilizing Adobe Animate recordings on sites is typical, so individuals are accustomed to seeing it and have the essential modules introduced as of now.
    • The records are little, and the pressure is extremely smooth. This aids in the event that you are attempting to send substance to cell phones or essentially keep your site impression little to guarantee quick stacking times.
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    Microsoft
    • Easy to implement
    • No need for additional frameworks on client side
    • Out of browser capabilities
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    Cons
    Adobe
    • There are too many updates and they are constantly popping up - especially during the middle of a projects, which causes me to shut down the application and restart the program. Wastes time.
    • There is no mobile browser or device support. Limits a lot of projects - especially apps.
    • Flash player can require a lot of RAM and battery
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    Microsoft
    • No longer being supported
    • No upkeep with ria services
    • Be nice to work in a modern browser
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    Usability
    Adobe
    Adobe Animate is difficult to learn because its totally different from the other animation tools but one thing for sure if you want to build a quality on industry standards then Adobe Animate is your knight in shining armour. so using Adobe Animate is easy but you have to spend a lot of time learning it and practicing it. their ui is more like a design software with added keyframes. but if you know your way to work it will be a legend to work with.
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    Microsoft
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    Alternatives Considered
    Adobe
    Adobe Animate was always the preferred software as the support was much better than the competition. And the ease of rendering was also a deciding factor. Results with character animations are much more crisp with Adobe Animate than in any other 2d based animation software.
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    Microsoft
    Microsoft Silverlight allows more adaptability and it integrates well with our products across the company. Adobe Flash crashes or doesn't work with our shipping campus.
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    Return on Investment
    Adobe
    • Negative, anyone who spent time learning the program now feels sad that it's going away.
    • Animation that was done on Flash but can now be made with Toon Boom or even Adobe After Effects.
    • On the plus side, since it's an Adobe product, you can rent it instead of buying the full license. That means potentially people could use it for a little longer without having to shell out as much money.
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    Microsoft
    • Increased lecture delivery
    • Improved academic experience
    • Less A/V tech support and delay
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