3 Replies Latest reply: Oct 6, 2014 12:15 PM by Ellis home

Which Adobe product should I use for animations in epub?

SueCampbell54 Oct 3, 2014 1:33 PM

I want to do a fixed layout (epub 3) picture book with some simple animations and interactions. I understand that some types of animations created in InDesign do not work in the epub (or in iBooks). I do not want to use DPS or folios. I want this to be a functional epub. It may be included in a proprietary app as an in-app purchase, but it could also be sold alone as an ebook in the iBookstore.

Which product should I use to create some simple animations or interactive games to be included either in the InDesign file and exported to epub or added to the completed epub?

I have not played with any of Adobe's animation tools outside of just making GIFs in photoshop. So I need guidance on the best place to start to get where I want to go.

Thanks,

Sue Campbell

1. Re: Which Adobe product should I use for animations in epub?

Douglas.Waterfall Oct 6, 2014 11:54 AM (in response to SueCampbell54)

The new InDesign CC 2014.1 update now support using InDesign's native interactivity controls (created for SWF export) with FXL export.

These are of course a lot more modest than what Edge Animate can do, but if you're looking to create simple animations using InDesign Objects, or buttons which can show and hide InDesign Objects, control Object States, video and audio, there is a lot available here.

Douglas
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2. Re: Which Adobe product should I use for animations in epub?

SueCampbell54 Oct 6, 2014 12:04 PM (in response to Douglas.Waterfall)

Thanks. Douglas.Waterfall. I am not sure what FXL means. I've since looked at a few Edge Animate tutorials, and read things that imply that these will work in epub/ibooks, but I'm hearing conflicting reports. I guess I won't know until I try it.

I'm also wondering if there is a place to buy simple javascript "games" that could be modified and added to a children's book.
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Ellis home Oct 6, 2014 12:15 PM (in response to SueCampbell54)

FXL = Fixed Layout
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