Hype Pro In-depth Tutorials

[Daniel]

@doctordun

I agree. It is somewhat disappointing to purchase an upgrade for what appears to be a significant advance, but we are expected to trial and error and ask support questions. I wonder how many just give up on the software.

I've come to understand that there are an unlimited number of problems which can be encountered if you work on tools for producing content on the web. Currently, we (try to) support every browser, device, and screen density created after IE6. It's fun! What would be really helpful to hear is a specific area of the program that we can create tutorials for that will help you make the most of Hype. What is confusing? What specific Hype features would you like to see a project built around?

@ButchM

Some attention to detail to offer insight on the finer points of what is possible with the app could go a long way in advancing the user base for such an app. Pure and simple, really. Otherwise, maybe we would be better off saving the money on apps and simply hard code our HTML 5 projects from scratch.

I agree that we need to create more tutorial videos. Videos are a very time intensive process which slows down my response time to critical issues I receive over email and these forums so we plan them carefully -- they need to teach universally useful concepts. The key concepts covered in the 'Animations' video for example covers the basic concepts of Hype's animation engine. Some features like Motion Paths (link to docs) are easy to explain in words & a cute GIF.

Lately I've found that working on guides and tutorials covering topics outside of Hype's featureset have a greater impact on the success of Hype animators. I see more frustration with understanding technical concepts outside of Hype than frustration with Hype's features. When we hear that our documentation is unclear or missing a key concept we quickly fix it. Some recent posts like smooth scrolling, triggering animations based on scroll position, Google Analytics tracking and placing documents in ad networks come to mind.

But that doesn't mean I'm not working on tutorials -- one document almost ready to share is a comprehensive tutorial (built in Hype) of the Physics engine. The next tutorial I have lined up is a guide for working with Flexible Layouts & Responsive Layouts for responsive documents. These documents should evolve over time and be immersive, so I'm building them as interactive document you can pick apart within Hype, isolating individual features within scenes. Building them as a video would make them harder to update and revise.

@ButchM

A concept for tutorials I am really enjoying are provided by Ripple Training. They do a weekly (well, almost weekly) set of tutorials on Final Cut Pro X and Motion 5, where they take a single topic and present the nuts and bolts in a 5 minute (or less) demo.

I'd love to hear some ideas for tutorials you'd like to see.