first of all: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE FANART <333 it's so beautiful!! it's in my new years eve mcyt compilation special!! i didn't want to comment on a random bulletin as to not break your boundaries, but i'm so glad you reached out so i can give you my thanks!! <33
also, i use the free version of videopad by nch software!! there's a couple versions you can download, varying from free, trial, or purchase (with more features). if you're looking into producing your own animatics it's great for that if you can learn/know how to use keyframes on a non-linear editing program. i taught it to myself through trial and error with no tutorials, so it's easy to pick up if you've never tried it before :) the free version also comes with a few transitions/effects you can choose from, although audio editing is limited. i recommend if you also want to add effects to audio, you look into downloading audacity as well (also free).
just a fair note though: i'm not sure i would say videopad is the best program out there lol. it's practically the only one i've ever used and it serves its purpose, but i've heard some poor reviews about it. from personal experience, it can get laggy at times, and sometimes because of it, your project won't preview or export properly. i've been able to salvage stuff like that through screen recording, although i know not every device comes with that feature automatically.
if you have any other questions, feel free to let me know!! <3 and thanks so much for reaching out and for the fanart, again!! :D
i'm assuming you mean the two-frame hand-drawn text usually on end-screens... and if so, here's how i do that:
individually save the frames, then upload them into videopad (gifs can be used, but for smaller animations i tend to just directly take the frames). then i usually use the motion effect and keyframes to create a custom transition for the text to appear on the first frame i've dragged in. i size that to whatever length it needs to be to line up with the audio, and then i use the split tool to create cuts in that one frame. then, between those splits, i replace all the frame 1s to the ascending frames, 1>2>3>4 etc. until it looks animated.
if i have a long animation i first take all my frames and upload them into https://ezgif.com/maker to make a gif. i then take that gif into videopad and add whatever motion, etc. there's a few downsides of both methods tho:
1. the frame-by-frame placement is time consuming and you can't always guarantee where you split the clips will be the same length; it's all done by eye
2. the gifs are really pixelated, and i've had issues where sometimes my files corrupt or something and videopad is dumb so it won't accept the gif. it will let me put the gif into the program, but when i drag it to the timeline it's only a single frame and i still haven't found a way to fix it other than to e-mail my frames to a friend to use the same gif maker and send me the gif file their pc created ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
and if you mean plain text like captions; there's a text feature which is compatible to any custom fonts you download online. :)
lmk if this is what you were looking for as an answer, or if you have any questions!! it's hard to explain without visuals lol
gosh i just cant find the keyframe button :0 u know u need to keyframw for almost everything :0 but in ur video with subtitles how did u put the border around the text :0 also sorry for bothering you
you're not bothering me at all lol, i love being able to help, especially about editing and art since they are things i'm passionate about!!
about the keyframes (since i think you have videopad installed now), first drag in an image, gif, video, or whatever you'd like into the timeline. right click it and press effects. a good example is motion, since i use it a lot. you should see a box with the exact coordinates, rotation settings, etc. the most important thing though is that you ensure that in the top right hand corner you hover over that small graphic that looks like a weird triangle with an arrow; that's the way to manually set keyframes. if you hover over it, it will say "show or hide the effect animation editor". make sure you press it so it shows. then to the right of the initial box you should see another box appear with seconds on the bottom and grids across it. i tend to extend it horizontally a bit to get the most room. then, with this box, you have to ability to set keyframes by pressing the add button in the top left corner. it will add a keyframe wherever your red line cursor thing (idk what it's called lol) is on the grid. when making keyframes, in order to make something move for example, at each new keyframe you can drag around the image/gif/video in the preview to essentially change its end location when it reaches that keyframe.
for the ones i use with subtitles/captions i use the text feature (press the T [add text]) at the top and then select simple text overlay. then once you press it, it should automatically open a text editor. there you can change the preview from "title text" to what you'd like, and then at the top of this box there is an option for outline. press the checkmark, select the color, and then change the slider to determine how much of a border you'd like. :)
A_Pouncing_Cat
hello! i was wondering what editing program you use for your animatics and wether it's free or not?
2 years, 4 months ago
hii!!
first of all: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE FANART <333 it's so beautiful!! it's in my new years eve mcyt compilation special!! i didn't want to comment on a random bulletin as to not break your boundaries, but i'm so glad you reached out so i can give you my thanks!! <33
also, i use the free version of videopad by nch software!! there's a couple versions you can download, varying from free, trial, or purchase (with more features). if you're looking into producing your own animatics it's great for that if you can learn/know how to use keyframes on a non-linear editing program. i taught it to myself through trial and error with no tutorials, so it's easy to pick up if you've never tried it before :) the free version also comes with a few transitions/effects you can choose from, although audio editing is limited. i recommend if you also want to add effects to audio, you look into downloading audacity as well (also free).
just a fair note though: i'm not sure i would say videopad is the best program out there lol. it's practically the only one i've ever used and it serves its purpose, but i've heard some poor reviews about it. from personal experience, it can get laggy at times, and sometimes because of it, your project won't preview or export properly. i've been able to salvage stuff like that through screen recording, although i know not every device comes with that feature automatically.
if you have any other questions, feel free to let me know!! <3 and thanks so much for reaching out and for the fanart, again!! :D
2 years, 4 months ago
yea how do u do the text tho? like the ext on top :0
2 years, 4 months ago
i'm assuming you mean the two-frame hand-drawn text usually on end-screens... and if so, here's how i do that:
individually save the frames, then upload them into videopad (gifs can be used, but for smaller animations i tend to just directly take the frames). then i usually use the motion effect and keyframes to create a custom transition for the text to appear on the first frame i've dragged in. i size that to whatever length it needs to be to line up with the audio, and then i use the split tool to create cuts in that one frame. then, between those splits, i replace all the frame 1s to the ascending frames, 1>2>3>4 etc. until it looks animated.
if i have a long animation i first take all my frames and upload them into https://ezgif.com/maker to make a gif. i then take that gif into videopad and add whatever motion, etc. there's a few downsides of both methods tho:
1. the frame-by-frame placement is time consuming and you can't always guarantee where you split the clips will be the same length; it's all done by eye
2. the gifs are really pixelated, and i've had issues where sometimes my files corrupt or something and videopad is dumb so it won't accept the gif. it will let me put the gif into the program, but when i drag it to the timeline it's only a single frame and i still haven't found a way to fix it other than to e-mail my frames to a friend to use the same gif maker and send me the gif file their pc created ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
and if you mean plain text like captions; there's a text feature which is compatible to any custom fonts you download online. :)
lmk if this is what you were looking for as an answer, or if you have any questions!! it's hard to explain without visuals lol
2 years, 4 months ago
gosh i just cant find the keyframe button :0 u know u need to keyframw for almost everything :0 but in ur video with subtitles how did u put the border around the text :0 also sorry for bothering you
2 years, 4 months ago
you're not bothering me at all lol, i love being able to help, especially about editing and art since they are things i'm passionate about!!
about the keyframes (since i think you have videopad installed now), first drag in an image, gif, video, or whatever you'd like into the timeline. right click it and press effects. a good example is motion, since i use it a lot. you should see a box with the exact coordinates, rotation settings, etc. the most important thing though is that you ensure that in the top right hand corner you hover over that small graphic that looks like a weird triangle with an arrow; that's the way to manually set keyframes. if you hover over it, it will say "show or hide the effect animation editor". make sure you press it so it shows. then to the right of the initial box you should see another box appear with seconds on the bottom and grids across it. i tend to extend it horizontally a bit to get the most room. then, with this box, you have to ability to set keyframes by pressing the add button in the top left corner. it will add a keyframe wherever your red line cursor thing (idk what it's called lol) is on the grid. when making keyframes, in order to make something move for example, at each new keyframe you can drag around the image/gif/video in the preview to essentially change its end location when it reaches that keyframe.
for the ones i use with subtitles/captions i use the text feature (press the T [add text]) at the top and then select simple text overlay. then once you press it, it should automatically open a text editor. there you can change the preview from "title text" to what you'd like, and then at the top of this box there is an option for outline. press the checkmark, select the color, and then change the slider to determine how much of a border you'd like. :)
2 years, 4 months ago