Systems and methods for creating digital animations

A computer processing system comprising:

• a processing unit;
• a display;
• one or more user input devices;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions, which when executed by the processing unit, cause the processing unit to perform a method comprising:
• displaying, on the display, a design including a first design element;
• detecting an initiate record animation event;
• receiving, via the one or more user input devices, animation definition input creating an original path between an initial position and a final position, the animation definition input drawing the original path at original traversal speeds;
• generating animation data based on the animation definition input, the animation data including data that allows both the original path and the original traversal speeds to be reproduced;
• processing the animation data to generate reduced animation data, the reduced animation data including data that substantially allows the original path and the original traversal speeds to be reproduced;
• and
• associating the reduced animation data with the first design element.

A non-transitory storage medium storing instructions executable by processing unit to cause the processing unit to perform a method comprising:

• displaying a design including a first design element;
• detecting an initiate record animation event;
• receiving animation definition input creating an original path between an initial position and a final position, the animation definition input drawing the original path at original traversal speeds;
• generating animation data based on the animation definition input, the animation data including data that allows both the original path and the original traversal speeds to be reproduced;
• processing the animation data to generate reduced animation data, the reduced animation data including data that substantially allows the original path and the original traversal speeds to be reproduced;
• and
• associating the reduced animation data with the first design element.