What program should I use to make UI sprite animations for unity3D
We are creating a game with Unity engine. And we want to make UI buttons to animate when idle and on click. Which program should make the most sense to use when creating animations. Is it worth using Adobe After Effects or there a better and more optimization friendly software or methods?
As an e.g. outer circles would rotate around the play button. Simple animation, nothing too complicated.
P.S. Icons will be created using illustrator
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We are creating a game with Unity engine. And we want to make UI buttons to animate when idle and on click. Which program should make the most sense to use when creating animations. Is it worth using Adobe After Effects or there a better and more optimization friendly software or methods?
As an e.g. outer circles would rotate around the play button. Simple animation, nothing too complicated.
P.S. Icons will be created using illustrator
Link to large image
adobe-illustrator svg animation adobe-after-effects sprite
edited Jan 3 at 16:08
Danielillo
23.5k13479
asked Jan 3 at 15:34
TadasTadas
304
add a comment |
We are creating a game with Unity engine. And we want to make UI buttons to animate when idle and on click. Which program should make the most sense to use when creating animations. Is it worth using Adobe After Effects or there a better and more optimization friendly software or methods?
As an e.g. outer circles would rotate around the play button. Simple animation, nothing too complicated.
P.S. Icons will be created using illustrator
Link to large image
adobe-illustrator svg animation adobe-after-effects sprite
edited Jan 3 at 16:08
Danielillo
23.5k13479
asked Jan 3 at 15:34
TadasTadas
304
We are creating a game with Unity engine. And we want to make UI buttons to animate when idle and on click. Which program should make the most sense to use when creating animations. Is it worth using Adobe After Effects or there a better and more optimization friendly software or methods?
As an e.g. outer circles would rotate around the play button. Simple animation, nothing too complicated.
P.S. Icons will be created using illustrator
Link to large image
adobe-illustrator svg animation adobe-after-effects sprite
adobe-illustrator svg animation adobe-after-effects sprite
edited Jan 3 at 16:08
Danielillo
23.5k13479
asked Jan 3 at 15:34
TadasTadas
304
edited Jan 3 at 16:08
Danielillo
23.5k13479
asked Jan 3 at 15:34
TadasTadas
304
edited Jan 3 at 16:08
Danielillo
23.5k13479
edited Jan 3 at 16:08
Danielillo
23.5k13479
edited Jan 3 at 16:08
Danielillo
23.5k13479
23.5k13479
asked Jan 3 at 15:34
TadasTadas
304
asked Jan 3 at 15:34
TadasTadas
304
asked Jan 3 at 15:34
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304
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For simple transform animations, Photoshop Video Timeline is enough.
Saved as a .gif file and reopen it in Photoshop, you can manipulate the animation frames:
answered Jan 3 at 15:52
DanielilloDanielillo
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And if we would like to make separate parts to move, how should we execute that then?
– Tadas
Jan 3 at 16:17
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A layer for each part, as simple as the one I made on the whole object, but by layers.
– Danielillo
Jan 3 at 16:19
Also note: you can save as SVG vector art from Illustrator and bring into Unity as SVG, and use Timeline in Unity to animate there.
– GerardFalla
Jan 3 at 17:46
2
@GerardFalla This in my mind is the correct answer. Would you mind writing it up
– joojaa
Jan 3 at 18:43
1
To make it completely smooth, remove the very last frame from the animation, as both first and last frames are rotated 0 (=360) degrees.
– Marc Dingena
Jan 3 at 21:26
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Unity 3D imports SVG quite nicely, so if you are developing your sprite UI element in a vector art program like Illustrator or Affinity Designer or Inkscape, you can output your elements as pure vector SVGs, import them into Unity either using the new Vector Graphics workflow native to Unity 2018+, or using the legacy add-on SVG Importer, and then using Timeline and the standard Unity 2D tools, you can then animate those elements natively in Unity.
This will give you far more control and re-usability of those elements.
When you bring in the SVG elements, they will have the relevant meshes autogenerated, and you will need to set anti-aliasing quality per build target, and allow MSAA in the camera used for your 2D UI elements.
You might want to look through the Questions and Answers on GameDev SE, and I'd also recommend looking this Unity forum posting over too:
https://answers.unity.com/questions/1535326/png-svg-vector-graphics-sprites-quality.html
answered Jan 3 at 18:58
GerardFallaGerardFalla
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To add, Unity's UI system has functionality to support custom animations while idling or on click directly built in.
– THiebert
Jan 3 at 23:05
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For simple transform animations, Photoshop Video Timeline is enough.
Saved as a .gif file and reopen it in Photoshop, you can manipulate the animation frames:
answered Jan 3 at 15:52
DanielilloDanielillo
23.5k13479
1
And if we would like to make separate parts to move, how should we execute that then?
– Tadas
Jan 3 at 16:17
3
A layer for each part, as simple as the one I made on the whole object, but by layers.
– Danielillo
Jan 3 at 16:19
Also note: you can save as SVG vector art from Illustrator and bring into Unity as SVG, and use Timeline in Unity to animate there.
– GerardFalla
Jan 3 at 17:46
2
@GerardFalla This in my mind is the correct answer. Would you mind writing it up
– joojaa
Jan 3 at 18:43
1
To make it completely smooth, remove the very last frame from the animation, as both first and last frames are rotated 0 (=360) degrees.
– Marc Dingena
Jan 3 at 21:26
|
show 1 more comment
For simple transform animations, Photoshop Video Timeline is enough.
Saved as a .gif file and reopen it in Photoshop, you can manipulate the animation frames:
answered Jan 3 at 15:52
DanielilloDanielillo
23.5k13479
1
And if we would like to make separate parts to move, how should we execute that then?
– Tadas
Jan 3 at 16:17
3
A layer for each part, as simple as the one I made on the whole object, but by layers.
– Danielillo
Jan 3 at 16:19
Also note: you can save as SVG vector art from Illustrator and bring into Unity as SVG, and use Timeline in Unity to animate there.
– GerardFalla
Jan 3 at 17:46
2
@GerardFalla This in my mind is the correct answer. Would you mind writing it up
– joojaa
Jan 3 at 18:43
1
To make it completely smooth, remove the very last frame from the animation, as both first and last frames are rotated 0 (=360) degrees.
– Marc Dingena
Jan 3 at 21:26
|
show 1 more comment
For simple transform animations, Photoshop Video Timeline is enough.
Saved as a .gif file and reopen it in Photoshop, you can manipulate the animation frames:
answered Jan 3 at 15:52
DanielilloDanielillo
23.5k13479
For simple transform animations, Photoshop Video Timeline is enough.
Saved as a .gif file and reopen it in Photoshop, you can manipulate the animation frames:
answered Jan 3 at 15:52
DanielilloDanielillo
23.5k13479
edited Jan 3 at 16:05
answered Jan 3 at 15:52
DanielilloDanielillo
23.5k13479
answered Jan 3 at 15:52
DanielilloDanielillo
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answered Jan 3 at 15:52
DanielilloDanielillo
23.5k13479
23.5k13479
1
And if we would like to make separate parts to move, how should we execute that then?
– Tadas
Jan 3 at 16:17
3
A layer for each part, as simple as the one I made on the whole object, but by layers.
– Danielillo
Jan 3 at 16:19
Also note: you can save as SVG vector art from Illustrator and bring into Unity as SVG, and use Timeline in Unity to animate there.
– GerardFalla
Jan 3 at 17:46
2
@GerardFalla This in my mind is the correct answer. Would you mind writing it up
– joojaa
Jan 3 at 18:43
1
To make it completely smooth, remove the very last frame from the animation, as both first and last frames are rotated 0 (=360) degrees.
– Marc Dingena
Jan 3 at 21:26
|
show 1 more comment
1
And if we would like to make separate parts to move, how should we execute that then?
– Tadas
Jan 3 at 16:17
3
A layer for each part, as simple as the one I made on the whole object, but by layers.
– Danielillo
Jan 3 at 16:19
Also note: you can save as SVG vector art from Illustrator and bring into Unity as SVG, and use Timeline in Unity to animate there.
– GerardFalla
Jan 3 at 17:46
2
@GerardFalla This in my mind is the correct answer. Would you mind writing it up
– joojaa
Jan 3 at 18:43
1
To make it completely smooth, remove the very last frame from the animation, as both first and last frames are rotated 0 (=360) degrees.
– Marc Dingena
Jan 3 at 21:26
1
1
And if we would like to make separate parts to move, how should we execute that then?
– Tadas
Jan 3 at 16:17
And if we would like to make separate parts to move, how should we execute that then?
– Tadas
Jan 3 at 16:17
3
3
A layer for each part, as simple as the one I made on the whole object, but by layers.
– Danielillo
Jan 3 at 16:19
A layer for each part, as simple as the one I made on the whole object, but by layers.
– Danielillo
Jan 3 at 16:19
Also note: you can save as SVG vector art from Illustrator and bring into Unity as SVG, and use Timeline in Unity to animate there.
– GerardFalla
Jan 3 at 17:46
Also note: you can save as SVG vector art from Illustrator and bring into Unity as SVG, and use Timeline in Unity to animate there.
– GerardFalla
Jan 3 at 17:46
2
2
@GerardFalla This in my mind is the correct answer. Would you mind writing it up
– joojaa
Jan 3 at 18:43
@GerardFalla This in my mind is the correct answer. Would you mind writing it up
– joojaa
Jan 3 at 18:43
1
1
To make it completely smooth, remove the very last frame from the animation, as both first and last frames are rotated 0 (=360) degrees.
– Marc Dingena
Jan 3 at 21:26
To make it completely smooth, remove the very last frame from the animation, as both first and last frames are rotated 0 (=360) degrees.
– Marc Dingena
Jan 3 at 21:26
|
show 1 more comment
Unity 3D imports SVG quite nicely, so if you are developing your sprite UI element in a vector art program like Illustrator or Affinity Designer or Inkscape, you can output your elements as pure vector SVGs, import them into Unity either using the new Vector Graphics workflow native to Unity 2018+, or using the legacy add-on SVG Importer, and then using Timeline and the standard Unity 2D tools, you can then animate those elements natively in Unity.
This will give you far more control and re-usability of those elements.
When you bring in the SVG elements, they will have the relevant meshes autogenerated, and you will need to set anti-aliasing quality per build target, and allow MSAA in the camera used for your 2D UI elements.
You might want to look through the Questions and Answers on GameDev SE, and I'd also recommend looking this Unity forum posting over too:
https://answers.unity.com/questions/1535326/png-svg-vector-graphics-sprites-quality.html
answered Jan 3 at 18:58
GerardFallaGerardFalla
5,006523
2
To add, Unity's UI system has functionality to support custom animations while idling or on click directly built in.
– THiebert
Jan 3 at 23:05
add a comment |
Unity 3D imports SVG quite nicely, so if you are developing your sprite UI element in a vector art program like Illustrator or Affinity Designer or Inkscape, you can output your elements as pure vector SVGs, import them into Unity either using the new Vector Graphics workflow native to Unity 2018+, or using the legacy add-on SVG Importer, and then using Timeline and the standard Unity 2D tools, you can then animate those elements natively in Unity.
This will give you far more control and re-usability of those elements.
When you bring in the SVG elements, they will have the relevant meshes autogenerated, and you will need to set anti-aliasing quality per build target, and allow MSAA in the camera used for your 2D UI elements.
You might want to look through the Questions and Answers on GameDev SE, and I'd also recommend looking this Unity forum posting over too:
https://answers.unity.com/questions/1535326/png-svg-vector-graphics-sprites-quality.html
answered Jan 3 at 18:58
GerardFallaGerardFalla
5,006523
2
To add, Unity's UI system has functionality to support custom animations while idling or on click directly built in.
– THiebert
Jan 3 at 23:05
add a comment |
Unity 3D imports SVG quite nicely, so if you are developing your sprite UI element in a vector art program like Illustrator or Affinity Designer or Inkscape, you can output your elements as pure vector SVGs, import them into Unity either using the new Vector Graphics workflow native to Unity 2018+, or using the legacy add-on SVG Importer, and then using Timeline and the standard Unity 2D tools, you can then animate those elements natively in Unity.
This will give you far more control and re-usability of those elements.
When you bring in the SVG elements, they will have the relevant meshes autogenerated, and you will need to set anti-aliasing quality per build target, and allow MSAA in the camera used for your 2D UI elements.
You might want to look through the Questions and Answers on GameDev SE, and I'd also recommend looking this Unity forum posting over too:
https://answers.unity.com/questions/1535326/png-svg-vector-graphics-sprites-quality.html
answered Jan 3 at 18:58
GerardFallaGerardFalla
5,006523
Unity 3D imports SVG quite nicely, so if you are developing your sprite UI element in a vector art program like Illustrator or Affinity Designer or Inkscape, you can output your elements as pure vector SVGs, import them into Unity either using the new Vector Graphics workflow native to Unity 2018+, or using the legacy add-on SVG Importer, and then using Timeline and the standard Unity 2D tools, you can then animate those elements natively in Unity.
This will give you far more control and re-usability of those elements.
When you bring in the SVG elements, they will have the relevant meshes autogenerated, and you will need to set anti-aliasing quality per build target, and allow MSAA in the camera used for your 2D UI elements.
You might want to look through the Questions and Answers on GameDev SE, and I'd also recommend looking this Unity forum posting over too:
https://answers.unity.com/questions/1535326/png-svg-vector-graphics-sprites-quality.html
answered Jan 3 at 18:58
GerardFallaGerardFalla
5,006523
answered Jan 3 at 18:58
GerardFallaGerardFalla
5,006523
answered Jan 3 at 18:58
GerardFallaGerardFalla
5,006523
answered Jan 3 at 18:58
GerardFallaGerardFalla
5,006523
5,006523
2
To add, Unity's UI system has functionality to support custom animations while idling or on click directly built in.
– THiebert
Jan 3 at 23:05
add a comment |
2
To add, Unity's UI system has functionality to support custom animations while idling or on click directly built in.
– THiebert
Jan 3 at 23:05
2
2
To add, Unity's UI system has functionality to support custom animations while idling or on click directly built in.
– THiebert
Jan 3 at 23:05
To add, Unity's UI system has functionality to support custom animations while idling or on click directly built in.
– THiebert
Jan 3 at 23:05
add a comment |
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