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Adobe Animate
Formerly Flash

Overview

What is Adobe Animate?

Adobe 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,…

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Flash Works in a Pinch

6 out of 10
January 04, 2019
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We use Adobe Flash to interact with some specific web applications that still require the use of Flash. While I would prefer to use HTML5 …
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Pricing

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Annual Plan, Paid Monthly

$20.99

On Premise
per month

Monthly Plan

$31.49

On Premise
per month

Annual Plan, Prepaid

$239.88

On Premise
per year

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Demos

Speed Art Demo using Adobe Animate CC - Storyboarding #6

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Elliot's Toons Animation Demo Reel 2017

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Demo Minigame - Adobe Animate + ES6

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Comment Animer sur Adobe Animate | Demo reel

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Animate CC, Flash Animation Demo Reel 2018

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Class 04 Part 02 How to Make ASMR Animation In Adobe Animate CC | Demo Class | Earn money Online

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Product Details

What is Adobe Animate?

Adobe Animate Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise
Operating SystemsWindows, Mac
Mobile ApplicationNo
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Reviews and Ratings

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January 31, 2023

Best software to animate

Ashish Mathur | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
This software is one of the best software to create vector animations.this is the prime use of it. Apart from this we are also using it to Create composites, motion graphics and visual effects with Adobe After Effects.<br>The 2D animation creation is vert easy and provide abundant of features to it making it primary software for animations.
  • 2D animations
  • Vector graphics
  • 3D animation
  • Complex user interface for beginners
  • 3d animation functions can be improved for better use.
  • Need high end graphic systems for proper use.
The most acclamatised scenario where it suits best is when we need to create interactive content including 2D drawings and 3D animations and share them across various online platforms.
In order to create the 2D vector animations this software can help you in a way where no other software can.


January 25, 2023

Best Animation Software.

Shagun Shukla | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Using Adobe Animate user can create animation for games, cartoons, shows and webs. It can be used with windows as well as on MAC's also.
In our organization we used adobe animate for create high quality web application that are very reliable and scalable and also apply other interactive content to the website.
  • High Quality Graphics.
  • Easy to Import.
  • Publish it Anywhere.
  • Better UI.
  • Pricing.
  • Support
Adobe Animate is very useful for creating high-quality graphics, cartoon, web application, web show, etc. And it is also very easy to use and some content is free to use as well. Every organization wants to use these types of software for photoshop. Every software has some drawback also and in adobe animate the subscription is one the major drawback and otherwise it's all good.
Abhijith Menon | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Animating for ads has become much easier after switching to Adobe Animate. Animating any 2D space is easy thanks to its dedicated Use of AI for Designing. Whether it be for VR or AR, or for interactive Ads, Adobe Animate is our First Choice. It works well with Mid tier PCs too.
  • Vector Illustration
  • Use Of AI
  • Effective Warp Tool
  • HEIC Format isn't supported, which is surprising.
  • Red Button closes the Application in MAC
  • Envelope Deformer rarely gives good results
It is not for High End Designing, for that you have After Effects. It is best suited for beginners and for the ones with moderate experience in the art of Vector Illustration. And the learning curve can be a bit steep, so you might need constant support using it, which is available in the Behance community.
Gajanan Biradar | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
One of the strongest features of Adobe Animate is its vector-based drawing tools, which allow users to create smooth, scalable graphics. The software also has a robust Timeline and motion editor, which makes it easy to create complex animations, such as tweening and inverse kinematics. Additionally, the software supports a wide range of file formats, making it easy to import and export graphics, sound, and video.
  • 2D Character Animation: Adobe Animate's bone rigging and inverse kinematics features make it easy to animate 2D characters, allowing for realistic movement and facial expressions. This makes it a great tool for creating animated shorts, explainer videos, and interactive games.
  • Interactive Animation: Adobe Animate's support for HTML5 Canvas and WebGL allows for the creation of interactive animations that can be played on web browsers, without the need for any plugins. This makes it an ideal tool for creating interactive infographics, ads, and games that can be played on any device.
  • Animated web banners: Adobe Animate can export animations in the form of HTML5, which can be embedded in web pages, allowing for the creation of interactive and animated web banners and ads.
  • Interactive e-learning content: Adobe Animate can be used to create interactive e-learning content, such as interactive quizzes, simulations, and interactive videos. It's also possible to create interactive text books and interactive animations with Adobe Animate.
  • Interactive video: Adobe Animate also allows you to create interactive videos, that include animations, quizzes, and interactive elements, making it an ideal tool for creating engaging and interactive video content.
  • 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. This can be limiting for animators who want to create more complex 3D animations.
  • Camera control: Adobe Animate's camera control is limited and not as advanced as other animation software. This can make it difficult to create more advanced 3D animations or even 2D animations with different camera angles and movements.
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.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Currently we use Adobe Animate to create animated videos, graphics, and more for the Chamber. Combining it with other Adobe tools like Photoshop and Illustrator we can expand on our current marketing kit and grow our presence online.
  • vector animator
  • integration to other tools
  • graphic ease of use
  • easier download
  • better mouse use to drag
  • integration to app
Adobe is well suited when utilizing other Adobe products or creating something with all the platforms however it is limited when combining programs.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Our company sometimes have request to do some video clips, however some of them can't be done in Adobe Premiere Pro, that's the reason why I use Adobe Animate from time to time. It's very straight-forward and easy to use, as long as you have the experience of using Adobe AI or PS, you can get through it pretty fast.
  • Similar UI with Adobe PR, easy to use
  • clear functions
  • fast export
  • more tween would be better
  • more pre-set motions
  • hard to find the layer panel
As I have mentioned above, our company sometimes have some simple requests to do the animation in our clips, Adobe Animate is pretty easy to use, based on our request level. And it also very easy to export and share, it matches our request perfectly. I will recommend it to my colleagues.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Adobe Animate is used to create animations for social media campaigns, Google adverts, animations to show the internal workings of products, and also for use in product videos that we use on our website. Using Adobe Animate makes it very easy to create short video clips and presentations to use in-house and for our clients.
  • Looping animations for use in Google ads.
  • Ease of use.
  • Lip synching to characters.
  • Export movies without having to use Media Encoder.
  • Better audio tools.
  • Ability to export mp4 natively.
The ease of use and small learning curve make Adobe Animate very easy to use and enable the user to start creating animations quickly. Adobe Animate has kept the interface very similar to Flash, so it's very familiar to users who used it a long time ago. It's the perfect solution for creating animated Google Ads and has many in-built templates.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We create many types of training materials, some of which involve videos and animations that provide instruction or insight to our family members. We use Adobe Animate to support us as we create and distribute these learning resources to our people. We also use the software to create assets for a learning website.
  • Features
  • Integration with other Adobe products
  • We have found the interface to be slightly challenging to learn for new teammates
Animate provides all of the features and tools you need to be able to create effective, fun, and informative animations. We use it primarily to create videos for instruction on processes, procedures, and other company policies. It’s a great all in one tool. We found it a bit challenging at first to learn, but our experience with other Adobe products helped us catch on fairly quickly.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I work a lot with Adobe CC and when choosing a program for animations, it is no doubt to use another program by Adobe. Our clients ask for animation for their brand, campagnes and other related design projects. We create the impossible, and animations are impossible for most of our clients, they don't have the expertise to create susch things. They can think of concepts, but the execution of the idea is more difficult.
  • Interface is awesome
  • It perfectly fits the other Adobe programs, thus easy to learn when you are familiar with the programs already.
  • The fact that Adobe always work on imporving its programs, good to see that new features are coming
  • The processing time for exporting animation can be long somtimes. But overall is faster than premiere pro
  • There are limited effects one can use (when compared to after effects)
  • A bigger content library
For starters it is perfect and especially when you know the Adobe programs well. However, when you have more a advanced assignments and your client is asking for more effects, Animate is not your program anymore. Therfore the level of professional annimations one can make is limited. But for a specific group of users it is perfectly fine, and even fun because you can see results of your work quickly.
Teresa Evans | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use Adobe Animate to animate logos that I design. In addition, I make splash pages as needed for clients. Adobe Animate makes it easy to utilize Adobe suite and all Adobe software for all creative assets vs another tool where you would have to utilize clunky importing and exporting tools.
  • Importing assets
  • User friendly
  • Advanced animation
  • Support seems less than other Adobe products
  • Other tech in the space has advanced capability
  • More templates needed
Animating logos is a great use case for Adobe Animate. In addition, working with Adobe Animate and XD together is handy when working on UI and mocking up apps and websites.
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Our organization used Adobe Animate to create graphics and animations for our website and social media. Adobe Animate is available to us through our Adobe Creative Suite subscription, and we have just started to use it to create graphics of this nature.
  • Vector Graphics.
  • Animation
  • Interactive Projects.
  • Easier to use.
  • Wish it was more intuitive for beginners.
  • Integration with software other than Adobe.
Adobe Animate is better suited for designers with vast experience in 2D design and animation. Unlike some of the other Adobe products, it is not as user-friendly and easy to use for beginners like me. I wish there were a simplified version to design basic animated graphics.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We endeavored to develop another site from the beginning concluded Adobe Animate was the best programming, to begin with. There was an expectation to absorb information to address, and a coding language to learn, yet since Adobe Animate is so broadly utilized there are huge loads of recordings and assets to hold your hand as you develop your portfolio.
  • 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.
  • It's being supplanted in 2020 so it no doubt does not merit learning for any individual who hasn't utilized it previously. Apple gadgets don't get along with Adobe Animate recordings either, and that is an enormous client base.
  • Its battery utilization for cell phones is poor, and likely will not be tended to because of HTML5 supplanting it in a year
  • One of our unique purposes behind utilizing Adobe Animate was for liveliness, yet Toon Boom (a contender) is truly better set up for that task. With worked in mouth synchronize capacities, it does a great deal of the busy work for you, that Flash caused you to do yourself.
I found everything is simple and clear.
Daniel Epstein | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 3 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We attempted to build a new website from the ground up and decided Flash was the best software to start with. There was a learning curve to address, and a coding language to learn, but since Flash is so widely used there are tons of videos and resources to hold your hand as you build up your portfolio.
  • The scalability of what Flash can do makes it so useful. You can do something simple like make a ball bounce on screen over some letters before showing your logo, or something more complex such as developing an animated short to display.
  • Using Flash videos on websites is very commonplace, so people are used to seeing it and have the necessary plugins installed already.
  • The files are very small, and the compression is very smooth. This helps if you are trying to send content to mobile devices or simply keep your website footprint small to ensure fast loading times.
  • It's being replaced in 2020 so it most likely is not worth learning for anyone who hasn't used it before. Apple devices don't play nice with Flash videos either, and that's a large user base.
  • Its battery consumption for mobile devices is poor, and probably won't be addressed due to HTML5 replacing it in a year
  • One of our original reasons for using Flash was for animation, but Toon Boom (a competitor) is really better set up for that task. With built-in mouth synch capabilities, it does a lot of the busywork for you, that Flash made you do yourself.
Well suited for the past, not well suited for the future. With fewer and fewer platforms that accept Flash, and a hard deadline of no more support from Adobe in 2020, it's a dinosaur - was very cool and ruled the world in its day, but doomed to extinction. Still, you can still recognize some cartoons and videos as being made by Flash just by their look, and that's impressive brand recognition.
February 02, 2019

Dated but has potential

Stefanie Cash | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Adobe Flash (now rebranded as Adobe Animate) is used within the marketing department to produce animated graphics for emails and other digital marketing purposes. Aside from the actual program, Flash is used internally to view interactive elements on sites such as watching videos and streaming webinars.
  • Ability to make animated elements
  • Cross-functionality
  • Integration with other Adobe programs
  • Cumbersome interface
  • Dated technology
  • Limited capabilities
The essential elements that make Flash unique are no longer valid as other software does what Flash does and better. For example, simple animations can easily be done in Photoshop rather than Flash.
January 04, 2019

Flash Works in a Pinch

Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Adobe Flash to interact with some specific web applications that still require the use of Flash. While I would prefer to use HTML5 at this point, sometimes we do need to use the older Flash standard and when we do it does work well. I know some of my backup solutions and VM solutions require Flash.
  • Presents the website quickly
  • Allows me to interact with older interfaces
  • The amount of updates we need to push out for Flash is ridiculous.
  • The security of the application seems suspect.
When you need to use Flash to accomplish a specific task it works fine. At this point in my career, I try to avoid working with Flash when possible because of security concerns. To get right to the point it works when you need it to but in 2019 it is probably time to move on.
Dan Talvi | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Our organization is a career and technical educational facility in which students learn software and techniques through real client work. Adobe Flash (now rebranded as Adobe Animate). It has provided our students a means to create key-frame animated graphics for advertising (such as web banners) and short animations for video productions.
  • Responsive and intuitive interface.
  • Integration with other Adobe software.
  • Multi-faceted.
  • Option to purchase versions outright (no subscription option).
  • Easier to access educational materials.
Flash/Animate is great for the creation of web-based motion graphics, such as web banners, advertisements, or interactive web elements. It can also be used for creating frame-by-frame animated videos for video production.
Olivia Crellin | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
My law firm uses adobe flash to embed content (mostly marketing content) on our website. It allows us to easily add multimedia to our various online channels. It addresses a recurring problem we have of attempting to combine multiple media onto a single web-based platform for marketing purposes and we love it.
  • Simple to use with user-friendly controls
  • Code snippets allow novice users to code
  • Allows me to combine multiple media assets easily
  • Limited 3D capability
  • We find many handheld cell phones can't support our adobe flash materials
  • Can take time to load media as it is a heavy program
Adobe is particularly well-suited for workplaces that understand its basic functionality but may be lacking in highly-skilled coders or programmers. Adobe continues to successfully bridge the gap between sophisticated users and practical users and makes it easy for novice computer users to create meaningful content and to code proficiently.
February 08, 2018

Adobe Flash Review

Emily Sperduto | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Adobe Flash is used widely throughout our company, specifically by our Stategic Partnership team for various marketing campaigns. In my department specifically, marketing, we use Flash a lot to make our clients' experiences more interesting and interactive. It also makes it easier to watch videos, stream webinars and has improved our video chat
  • I love that Flash enables my internet browsers to expand their capabilities because it really makes websites come to life.
  • Flash allows cross-functionality under all platforms and is visually consistent across all browsers
  • From Marketing perspective, the creative ability of Flash is exceptional. If used properly, the animation features such as moving pictures, words and sounds around help create flashy projects.
  • 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
Adobe flash is best to use for developing applications specifically for desktop and laptop PC websites. We use it a lot with clients who send us content from other countries to stream and/or view video, audio and multimedia. Since there is no mobile browser or device support, it can not be used for any app related projects.

Score 1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Adobe Flash is really only used occasionally, if we have a client who still uses Flash. You can put together code snippets without really knowing code. However, times are changing and we are recommending all of our clients remove Flash animations from their websites for many reasons.
  • Flash allows for unlimited creativity! You can really do whatever you desire and don't feel restricted by the software.
  • It's fairly easy to import assets, and lots of them.
  • Minimal to no programming skills are required - which is especially important because programmers are typically not designers, and vice versa.
  • Unfortunately, Flash is dying because of compatibility issues. Users are increasingly viewing websites on mobile devices, and Flash animations will not work in these cases.
  • Very soon, almost all of the major browsers will be blocking Flash, which is obviously a problem!
  • Flash provides decent 2D options, but it's pretty limited in 3D capabilities.
Flash is only suited for cases where a client needs to update a Flash animation and doesn't want to part ways with their Flash sites. In most cases, it's just used for a temporary band-aid until a website update is done. Other than that, we really steer our clients in the direction of HTML5. It's here to stay.
February 02, 2018

My Adobe Flash Review

Rebecca Powell | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Adobe Flash is software that is used to stream and/or view video, audio and multimedia on a computer or supported mobile device. My company, in general, uses Adobe Flash because we stream and view videos that our brands produce in other countries and have to stream them here so we can generate them, change its language and add the appeal to our U.S. consumers.
  • Adobe Flash is used more in the advertising industry today which is good for me due to I am in the marketing department at my job. It shows graphics and texts with animations. The app also permits streaming of both video and audio clips.
  • Adobe Flash and its latest program is designed to deliver engaging video and audio playbacks, universal reach and the very best user experience, this helps Adobe Flash with its consistent and loyal user base.
  • Adobe Flash is compatible with many different browsers, which is overall a great tool for multiple companies running with different browsers.
  • Certain websites, platforms and applications that use Adobe Flash technology have always seemed to be slower than the sites that do not use it.
  • Those who want to use flash to watch and/or stream movies, in order to watch these movies with the Adobe Flash application, Flash Player needs to be installed. A lot of people now do not want to download more applications to their computer due to space and viruses.
  • Accessibility is a concern with Flash. Things need to be properly coded and someone who is not well versed in Adobe Applications, might have issues with things like changing text and/or having alternative text.
Adobe Flash is good to use when you need to create little commercials or ads that use animation on your website or social media. For example, when my brands send me Flash files in their language and or/pertains to their area, I can copy some of their graphics and make my own Flash file but adding in English animation pop up art and/or change the overall music/voice layover into something that will pertain to my U.S. audience.

Also, when I worked for a grocery store chain, I used to make 30 second animation ads that would pop up different items and different prices in a short commercial like video that I would post onto social media.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Adobe Flash to stream and view video, audio and multimedia and (RIA) - basically, our digital content across different platforms. We use it instead of standard television or other advertising. I deal with the creative aspects.
  • It's great across platforms for creating media for devices.
  • It's easy to debug and test. This way i know i'm putting out quality.
  • Color coding in the code builder (syntax) helps me visually organize and see my code easily, being a visual person.
  • Gradients in Flash take up too many resources without using an exterior program first. It would be nice to integrate them.
  • Easier preparation of masked objects so they don't have to be brought in from another program without adding to the file size.
  • Better response to overlapping animations.
It's best for developing applications, and not so appropriate for non interactive animations.
Benjamin Yee | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Adobe Flash runtime is used throughout the whole organization, as it is used for most websites, for media and moving graphics. Some of the business problems it addresses depend on the graphics that are needed for the organization, such as diagrams and schematics for different components for certain types of vehicles. We particularly use different Adobe software, such as Reader to manipulate the sizes of the graphics, not as much for using Adobe's professional software, which can be used for animations and movies.
  • Rich media - Adobe's goal for Flash is to "deliver more secure and consistent HD quality video across mobile devices, TVs, and desktops."
  • Good interactivity - Using some of the professional software can allow you to interact with a program, such as games.
  • Vast Browser Compatibility - Flash can be used across most common web browsers, including IE, Firefox, Chrome, and Opera.
  • Bugs and crashes - like most software, sometimes websites run too slow and Flash would crash while loading certain graphics and animations on websites (or stop playing media).
  • Consistent security patches - very critical for Flash, but if you do not have the latest version, vulnerability is likely to happen.
  • Not suitable for mobile websites - you cannot download or use Flash on smartphones, such as iPhones or Android devices.
It is well suited for scenarios for desktop and laptop PC websites, but not if you are wanting to view a Flash website on a mobile device or tablet.
You mainly use it to view digital media, animations, and other graphics that would require Flash. However, if Flash continues to crash when you visit a specific website on a web browser, you would need to either update it or uninstall it and find a better alternative, such as HTML5.
Stephen Hustedde | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I teach classes in Adobe Animate Pro CC (formerly Adobe Flash CC) in our Web & Graphics certificate/degree program. In the beginning class I cover drawing, animating and very basic scripting. In the advanced class I focus much more heavily on programming with ActionScript. I personally use Animate/Flash to create learning materials for classes, animated title sequences for instructional videos, and create front-end apps that utilize a PHP-MySQL backend for data collection. I have created textbook ancillaries and other instructional apps with Flash in the past, as well as Android/iOS apps for personal use.
  • Nice, simple vectored drawing environment (I prefer it to the more complicated Adobe Illustrator for most projects)
  • Animation (this is the main selling point of Flash/Animate Pro)
  • Powerful scripting language (ActionScript), now having the ability to also use JavaScript
  • Better error reporting in testing code
  • Better seamless move from ActionScript to JavaScript
Flash/Animate Pro is well suited for creating animation sequences. Coupled with the drawing capabilities, it is a great environment for cartooning. But I think its greatest feature is the ability to create interactive cross-platform apps for WIndows, Android, and iOS devices. Unfortunately, this is a mostly-hidden ability. Adobe does not market much to this capability nor does the mobile development industry tout Flash/Animate Pro much. Great for prototyping apps as well.
Chris Cookson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It's used primarily as a tool for making ad banners if the kilobyte count is fairly high, otherwise it's used on computers where we don't have a license of ToonBoom Harmony for animation. Harmony is an expensive program and most of the computers here have a license for Adobe Creative Suite so Flash/Animate are fine programs in a pinch but ideally we want something with nicer drawing tools. Usually we get the rough drawings and timing figured out in Flash and then do animation clean-up within Photoshop's timeline tools if Harmony is not available.
  • Easy to learn and get started in.
  • Versatile, it plays nicely between all the programs in the Adobe Suite.
  • A safe environment to learn how to program a game.
  • Drawing tools!! The lines in the brush just look pretty ugly. It would be nice if there was a way to choose between optimizing Flash for online export and to use for video pieces.
  • Program can be unstable and can slow down if you aren't mindful of how you are using it.
  • Many glitches in the program are still present ever since I first started using it nearly 10 years ago.
It's good if you are just starting out, it's easy to learn and the online community and resources around Flash are strong. I was able to get started animating in high school thanks to communities like Newgrounds. Unfortunately when it comes to more advanced options or professional projects, this is where Flash starts to fall apart. The program needs to break free from its early routes as a tool for web applications and either become a strong hand drawn animation tool or become the definitive environment for CreateJS banners.
April 17, 2017

A good choice

Luca Campanelli | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I used Adobe Flash my first time to make interactions of graphs for interactive dashboards. They were in preparation to make attractive dashboards. I have repeatedly used this feature on objects business dashboards Xcelsius 2008. I have found it really useful because it can import SWF files and you can personalize your dashboards without any problems.
  • Easy to study
  • A lot of documentation on web
  • Stable
  • Some compatibility problems with softwares
  • Interpolations difficult to manage
  • Need time to study its functionality
Adobe Flash is a complete program and as many of you probably already know Flash can be used for multiple situations and needs. For what I need I have never made specific and complex animations, many developers have developed entire web pages using Flash, no matter what your need is, it definitely requires a thorough study of the pros and cons about its purpose and end use.
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