Video Animation Tools
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 VIDEO ANIMATION TOOLS |
The term Video Animation indicates the visual representation of data and concepts through images, colours, graphs and illustrations in an animated and engaging way. In a learning perspective they are very useful because help and facilitate the understanding of complex concepts through a visual retention of the message.
Overview of online tools for creating video animationsProvided below is an overview of the most popular online tools currently available to create animated videos from different templates and customizable elements. In general, free versions allow users, upon registration, to use basic templates and a limited set of graphic elements to create their videos. Proprietary versions allow users to access a wider set of templates and functionalities. |
| Tool | Specialization | Description | Free/Proprietary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moovly | Generic | Moovly is an online tool which allows users to create animated videos, brief presentations, display ads, interactive banners and video-infographics based on available templates. The drag and drop functionality allows to easily create the content, upload personal assets and customize them.. | Free version: Users can create videos but not in high resolution (480px) with a maximum of 10 minutes length.
Paid version: Users can download their videos for an offline use. |
| Powtoon | Generic | PowToon is a drag-and-drop video creation solution that’s easy and even fun to use, thanks to some eye-catching and entertaining designs. It has created a number of ready-made templates that users can customize, from marketing videos to internal meeting videos and even resumes. | Free version: it allows users to create simple and neat infographics based on 3 basic themes. It allows a maximum of 40 MB of uploading material with the possibility to export it only in pictures format but not in PDF.
Paid version: contains a high-quality range of templates and customizable elements; features a Drag-and-drop system that lets users easily insert images, icons, charts and graphics. |
| Goanimate | Generic | Online tool which enables users to convert data into infographics with a wide availability of effective icons, templates, charts and graphic tools. | Free version: it allows users to create infographics but with a limited number of features (10 projects, up to 2 maps and 2 images uploads) |
| Tableau Public | Generic | Desktop product that can be used to publish interactive data to the web. Once on the web, anyone can interact with the data, download it, or create their own visualizations from it. No programming skills are required. | Free |