This is a very basic question, but I would really appreciate any help, since I don’t know anything about animations,
which makes googling for the answer quite difficult. I’m not a technical person, so I hope my explanations are not impossible to understand.
I am looking for a software tool with which I can create the following:
1) A ,,Graphic” with very simple elements like boxes+labels, connecting arrows, circle shapes in 2d. (Like you could create in
LibreOffice Draw, example as jpg here: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/823/grundschuld.jpg/ ) Design or looks is not too important.
2) Out of this I want a simple way to create a ,,movie” where actions occur sequentially like: Line turns red, Ball moves to ObjectB etc.
It would be great if one could create this in a drag and drop fashion, but I’m open to any suggestions.
3) Additionally it would be great if I could incorporate some simple ,,interactive” elements like: If you click on ObjectA, it
changes color.
The animations do not have to be for the web or any special platform, they just need to run on a Ubuntu11.04 desktop, if thats impossible WindowsXP
is fine too. Anything open-source or not too costly would be great.
In my search I found the ,,Processing” language, which seemingly should be able to do everything I want, but it would be really great
if you could recommend me a simpler tool with a GUI!
try Adobe Flash
http://download.cnet.com/Adobe-Flash-Professional-CS5-5/3000-6676_4-10018718.html