Item: Adobe Animate
Rating: 9
Author: Abhijith Menon

Overall Satisfaction with Adobe Animate

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

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.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Vector Illustration
Use Of AI
Effective Warp Tool

Cons

HEIC Format isn't supported, which is surprising.
Red Button closes the Application in MAC
Envelope Deformer rarely gives good results

Most Important Features

2D Ad Design
Storytelling Text Animations
Warping Tool
Use for AI for object Animating

Return on Investment

As it comes with the Adobe CC arsenal, no Extra cost to Company incurred.
Faster than After Effects, when we are working against the clock
No hardware upgrade required as it runs in Mid Tier PCs.

Alternatives Considered

Blender and Adobe Premiere Pro

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.

Key Insights

Do you think Adobe Animate delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Adobe Animate's feature set?

Yes

Did Adobe Animate live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Adobe Animate go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Adobe Animate again?

Yes

Other Software Used

DWG FastView, AlliedWare Plus, Amazon Redshift

Likelihood to Recommend

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.

Adobe Animate for the Best Creative Illustration