we use Adobe Animate for our animation process on various projects including videos for Youtube and Explainer animations. it is mostly used in case of animations with less frame rates and more authentic touch. it is also used widely for animating characters. Adobe Animate brings a powerful tools to animate anything in 2D. its a classic animation software for our company.
Pros
it makes 2d animation a lot better than any other programs.
it is loaded with a lots of features enabling the creative freedom for animators.
rigging is very seamless process while doing in Adobe Animate
it brings the feel of classic handrawn 2d animations that we all love.
Cons
First thing is it takes a lot of time to learn Adobe Animate.
Limited camera options unlike adobe after effects.
the user interface is difficult for beginners to work.
it takes a lot of time to work. the result will be shocking but you got to spend a lot of time working on animations frame by frame.
Likelihood to Recommend
I like Adobe Animate because it is the classic animation software for hand drawn animations and it brings a special authentic feel for creativity like we see in popular short films made in 2d. the animation process is difficult to lean but once you know it you will be the master of creating animation and one should always learn the classic in order to set their command in 2d animation industry. so Adobe Animate is the soul of 2d animation.
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.
Pros
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.
Cons
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.
Likelihood to Recommend
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.
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
Pros
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.
Cons
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
Likelihood to Recommend
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.
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.
Pros
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.
Cons
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.
Likelihood to Recommend
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.
It's used by our whole company for marketing projects. We use it for video and print projects for previewing and reviewing.
Pros
It's very easy to use and intuitive per the types of files used.
It's easily able to be updated and the communication between Adobe and the user is exceptional.
It makes combining various file types quick and simple.
Cons
There are times when it tries to automatically update in the middle of a project.
Updates seem to be constant. Fewer and bigger ones would be nice.
Not every program that we use works well with Adobe.
Likelihood to Recommend
It's very useful for all the multimedia projects that we are constantly involved with everyday. It's a great bridge between all of the different softwares that we use for creating and editing.
It's not always the best for merging together large projects and it will often stop a project because the system needs to update itself.
