Why These 10+ Top Text Motion Templates Are Worth Your Attention

Why These 10+ Top Text Motion Templates Are Worth Your Attention

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If you’re looking to add some ‘text in motion‘ to your video projects, then you’ve come to the right place! We’ve listed some of our favorite Text Motion After Effects and Text Motion Graphics Premiere Pro templates that you can use to get a head start in the realm of adding motion into text! (As a bonus, we’ve also included an overview on text motion and some of the best text motion graphics tutorials that you can refer to when trying out the templates we’ve recommended.)

In this article

01 [What’s Text Motion?](#Part 1)

02 [10 Best Text Motion After Effects](#Part 2)

03 [Tutorials for Making Great Text Motion](#Part 3)

Part 1 What’s Text Motion?

Alright, first of all, let’s answer the big question! Text Motion, what is it and why should you be adding it to your projects ASAP? Well, in regards to the former, the answer is simple: text motion graphics is literally text animation that you can add to your projects to give it an extra bit of life and make it more show-stealing!

In regards to the latter, the answer is in its description! After all, why wouldn’t you want your projects to be able to capture more attention?

Have a look at the screenshot above that we included of an example project on the video editor, Wondershare Filmora . As you can see, we inserted text in motion at the very start. And despite being a still screenshot of said text motion graphics, the preview is eye-catching even when paused!

This is the kind of project that you can do yourself with the right templates and the right video editor. We’ve got your back on the first in the list coming up. And, as for the second, we recommend that you try out Filmora! It is, as you can see, quite an expansive software. One that will allow you to truly make the most of the text motion graphics you’ll be able to create at the end of this article.

Part 2 10 Best Text Motion After Effects

Alright, now let’s move on to our promised Text Motion Graphics After Effects and Text Motion Graphics Premiere Pro templates. We’ve tried our best to pick a variety out for you so that you can have a good selection to choose from! You should also take the time to explore the different platforms where these templates are offered in case you end up needing a different look!

01 Clean and Elegant Corporate Identity – Text Reveal (Mogrt)

The first on this list is the ‘Clean and Elegant Corporate Identity — Text Reveal’ by Mogrt. The title is quite explanatory in and of itself, but just in case you’re confused, it’s a template that was designed for professionals and brands to establish their corporate identity. The font is very modern in design, and it comes with several flare variations so that the reveal works out in the way that you want it to.

Other aspects, like the shadow blur, opacity, particle size (for the reveal), and text glossiness are also adjustable and can be changed at will based on your standards.

02 Multipurpose Clean 3D Text to Title

The next text motion template is the ‘Multipurpose Clean 3D Text to Title’ also created by Mogrt. This one is text motion graphics that you can use for Premiere Pro and, with proper customization, and be used for just about anything that you want! It’s a very multi-purpose kind of graphic, one that you can maybe sneak in as an advert or for announcing celebrations or anniversaries!

As a final note, if you want to use this graphic as text motion for after effects , it is available for that as well!

03 Simple Motion Text | Premiere Pro

This next template, the ‘Simple Motion Text’ graphic, is one that is available for both Premiere Pro and After Effects (though the link we’ve provided is for the Premiere Pro version!) As the name implies, the animation is quite simple, which may be exactly what you want, in any case. It certainly makes it very versatile (especially as you can change font style and color as you will). Making it the perfect template for a beginner that’s just starting out and doesn’t want anything too complicated.

04 30 Glitch Text Presets For Premiere Pro | Mogrt

This next template, the ‘30 Glitch Text Presets’ by Mogrt is a Premiere Pro exclusive! It’s also quite fun in its particulars. As a template, it’s not as versatile as the one that we introduced previously, since the ‘glitch’ effect gives off quite the unique vibes, but that doesn’t make it any less potent at catching the eyes of your audience!

The best part, in this case, is that it comes with 30 pre-sets, all with fitting glitch sound effects (included in the pack) that you can use. Of course, there are other customization functions as well, including font style, color, transparency, and so on.

05 Comic Bubbles MOGRT

Again, this next templated, called ‘Comic Bubbles’, kind of has its own unique vibe, making it inflexible in some ways but also more fun if that’s the kind of look that you’re looking for. Which, in this case, are literal ‘Comic’ text bubbles, like you would see in your old 90s comic (loud, pop-y, and with lots of bright colors!) The only difference from that to this is that these comic text bubbles move, allowing you to create ‘punchy’ text in between animated projects.

For your reference, there are 80 different comic bubbles included in the pack. All of which are easy to customize and will allow you to adjust colors, text, and transition effects (have a look at the video that we’ve linked if you want to see it in action!)

06 Smoke To Text Reveal (Mogrt)

This next template, ‘Smoke to Text Reveal’ is another one that serves a very particular need. To help with visualization, the text motion graphics are at first obscured by smoke before it bubbles up into a crisp, modern text reveal! It’s perfect for those looking for underwater-themed text motion graphics. Or those who want to serve a hint of mystery with the smoke effect.

This is Text Motion Graphics - Premiere Pro. And the best part about it is that you can customize the text and the background at will — allowing you to truly make the template your own and make the most out of the smoke-to-reveal effect.

07 Text Messages Toolkit

Want to appeal to the Gen Z audience? Then, the ‘text messages toolkit’ might be a fun text motion graphics for you to try. As you can perhaps surmise from the name, it’s a template that you can use in order to create ‘text message’ interactions. It’s customizable too! You can change the text box color, size, transparency, and just have a ball pimping it out of that’s what you want.

08 Large Text Title Block

With the ‘large text title block’ template, you have the flexibility of the naturally more modern and minimalistic design, allowing you to use it for a wide variety of different projects. It works especially well for advertisements, if you’re wondering about potential uses, or as transition graphics between text to video!

09 Blueprint Titles

Want something that’s a little quirkier? Or, perhaps, instructional? Then the ‘Blueprint Titles’ template is one that you can consider. As you can perhaps guess from the name, it allows you to create text motion graphics in a style that is similar to the kind of blueprints you usually see when working with design or architecture.

10 Dynamic Minimalism

Sometimes, simple really is best! And, this next template, the ‘Dynamic Minimalism’ text motion after effects and text motion graphics premiere pro template is one that you might want in your arsenal just for the sake of your simpler projects! The kit comes with 30 different animations, as well as other customization functions that you can play around with to add a little personality to what are otherwise very minimalistic designs.

Part 3 Tutorials for Making Great Text Motion

For the last part of this article, we’ll be introducing some tutorials that you can refer to while trying out the templates that we recommended! We’ve pulled all of this from YouTube so that you can start learning immediately! And, of course, a variety has been chosen so that you can get your info from more than one source.

01Smooth Professional Text Animation in Premiere Pro - TUTORIAL

The first tutorial we have for you was created by Ignace Aleya on YouTube. This tutorial is a ‘Premiere Pro’ tutorial that focuses on helping beginners and intermediate users alike in understanding the ways of text motion graphics. He offers some pretty good pointers and tricks on keeping the quality of your work high. And the way that he shares his knowledge is pretty solid too! Allowing you to both watch and enjoy the video.

02Easy Title Motion Graphics

This next tutorial is about text motion graphics while working in Adobe After Effects. Like the previous tutorial, it will teach you the basics of using templates! It was posted by SonduckFilm, and the video covers five different “Easy Title Motion Graphics” as examples! Altogether, it’s a great choice if what you’re looking for is tips on making the most out of the templates we introduced on our list.

03Basic Logo Animations

Next, we have a tutorial from the YouTube content creator, Broken! This one is on the subject of both simple and complex logo animations that you can create when working on establishing a brand. It’s a great video for beginners and is quite informative on the subject of customization.

● Key Takeaways from This Episode →

● What is text motion and why do you need to start using it for your own projects ASAP? Well, text motion graphics are, basically, text animation! They’re eye-catching and informative at the same time, making them a great vessel for getting a message across to your audience.

● If you want to start creating text motion graphics yourself, we suggest starting with templates first! At least then, you’ll be able to make yourself comfortable while learning about the opportunities available to you.

● There are many different templates out there that you can try. Some are multi-purpose, some not. We’ve chosen a variety to introduce to you in of this article! Complete with a list of some tutorials in that you can refer to no matter what kind of project you’re working on.

Try It Free Try It Free

If you’re looking to add some ‘text in motion‘ to your video projects, then you’ve come to the right place! We’ve listed some of our favorite Text Motion After Effects and Text Motion Graphics Premiere Pro templates that you can use to get a head start in the realm of adding motion into text! (As a bonus, we’ve also included an overview on text motion and some of the best text motion graphics tutorials that you can refer to when trying out the templates we’ve recommended.)

In this article

01 [What’s Text Motion?](#Part 1)

02 [10 Best Text Motion After Effects](#Part 2)

03 [Tutorials for Making Great Text Motion](#Part 3)

Part 1 What’s Text Motion?

Alright, first of all, let’s answer the big question! Text Motion, what is it and why should you be adding it to your projects ASAP? Well, in regards to the former, the answer is simple: text motion graphics is literally text animation that you can add to your projects to give it an extra bit of life and make it more show-stealing!

In regards to the latter, the answer is in its description! After all, why wouldn’t you want your projects to be able to capture more attention?

Have a look at the screenshot above that we included of an example project on the video editor, Wondershare Filmora . As you can see, we inserted text in motion at the very start. And despite being a still screenshot of said text motion graphics, the preview is eye-catching even when paused!

This is the kind of project that you can do yourself with the right templates and the right video editor. We’ve got your back on the first in the list coming up. And, as for the second, we recommend that you try out Filmora! It is, as you can see, quite an expansive software. One that will allow you to truly make the most of the text motion graphics you’ll be able to create at the end of this article.

Part 2 10 Best Text Motion After Effects

Alright, now let’s move on to our promised Text Motion Graphics After Effects and Text Motion Graphics Premiere Pro templates. We’ve tried our best to pick a variety out for you so that you can have a good selection to choose from! You should also take the time to explore the different platforms where these templates are offered in case you end up needing a different look!

01 Clean and Elegant Corporate Identity – Text Reveal (Mogrt)

The first on this list is the ‘Clean and Elegant Corporate Identity — Text Reveal’ by Mogrt. The title is quite explanatory in and of itself, but just in case you’re confused, it’s a template that was designed for professionals and brands to establish their corporate identity. The font is very modern in design, and it comes with several flare variations so that the reveal works out in the way that you want it to.

Other aspects, like the shadow blur, opacity, particle size (for the reveal), and text glossiness are also adjustable and can be changed at will based on your standards.

02 Multipurpose Clean 3D Text to Title

The next text motion template is the ‘Multipurpose Clean 3D Text to Title’ also created by Mogrt. This one is text motion graphics that you can use for Premiere Pro and, with proper customization, and be used for just about anything that you want! It’s a very multi-purpose kind of graphic, one that you can maybe sneak in as an advert or for announcing celebrations or anniversaries!

As a final note, if you want to use this graphic as text motion for after effects , it is available for that as well!

03 Simple Motion Text | Premiere Pro

This next template, the ‘Simple Motion Text’ graphic, is one that is available for both Premiere Pro and After Effects (though the link we’ve provided is for the Premiere Pro version!) As the name implies, the animation is quite simple, which may be exactly what you want, in any case. It certainly makes it very versatile (especially as you can change font style and color as you will). Making it the perfect template for a beginner that’s just starting out and doesn’t want anything too complicated.

04 30 Glitch Text Presets For Premiere Pro | Mogrt

This next template, the ‘30 Glitch Text Presets’ by Mogrt is a Premiere Pro exclusive! It’s also quite fun in its particulars. As a template, it’s not as versatile as the one that we introduced previously, since the ‘glitch’ effect gives off quite the unique vibes, but that doesn’t make it any less potent at catching the eyes of your audience!

The best part, in this case, is that it comes with 30 pre-sets, all with fitting glitch sound effects (included in the pack) that you can use. Of course, there are other customization functions as well, including font style, color, transparency, and so on.

05 Comic Bubbles MOGRT

Again, this next templated, called ‘Comic Bubbles’, kind of has its own unique vibe, making it inflexible in some ways but also more fun if that’s the kind of look that you’re looking for. Which, in this case, are literal ‘Comic’ text bubbles, like you would see in your old 90s comic (loud, pop-y, and with lots of bright colors!) The only difference from that to this is that these comic text bubbles move, allowing you to create ‘punchy’ text in between animated projects.

For your reference, there are 80 different comic bubbles included in the pack. All of which are easy to customize and will allow you to adjust colors, text, and transition effects (have a look at the video that we’ve linked if you want to see it in action!)

06 Smoke To Text Reveal (Mogrt)

This next template, ‘Smoke to Text Reveal’ is another one that serves a very particular need. To help with visualization, the text motion graphics are at first obscured by smoke before it bubbles up into a crisp, modern text reveal! It’s perfect for those looking for underwater-themed text motion graphics. Or those who want to serve a hint of mystery with the smoke effect.

This is Text Motion Graphics - Premiere Pro. And the best part about it is that you can customize the text and the background at will — allowing you to truly make the template your own and make the most out of the smoke-to-reveal effect.

07 Text Messages Toolkit

Want to appeal to the Gen Z audience? Then, the ‘text messages toolkit’ might be a fun text motion graphics for you to try. As you can perhaps surmise from the name, it’s a template that you can use in order to create ‘text message’ interactions. It’s customizable too! You can change the text box color, size, transparency, and just have a ball pimping it out of that’s what you want.

08 Large Text Title Block

With the ‘large text title block’ template, you have the flexibility of the naturally more modern and minimalistic design, allowing you to use it for a wide variety of different projects. It works especially well for advertisements, if you’re wondering about potential uses, or as transition graphics between text to video!

09 Blueprint Titles

Want something that’s a little quirkier? Or, perhaps, instructional? Then the ‘Blueprint Titles’ template is one that you can consider. As you can perhaps guess from the name, it allows you to create text motion graphics in a style that is similar to the kind of blueprints you usually see when working with design or architecture.

10 Dynamic Minimalism

Sometimes, simple really is best! And, this next template, the ‘Dynamic Minimalism’ text motion after effects and text motion graphics premiere pro template is one that you might want in your arsenal just for the sake of your simpler projects! The kit comes with 30 different animations, as well as other customization functions that you can play around with to add a little personality to what are otherwise very minimalistic designs.

Part 3 Tutorials for Making Great Text Motion

For the last part of this article, we’ll be introducing some tutorials that you can refer to while trying out the templates that we recommended! We’ve pulled all of this from YouTube so that you can start learning immediately! And, of course, a variety has been chosen so that you can get your info from more than one source.

01Smooth Professional Text Animation in Premiere Pro - TUTORIAL

The first tutorial we have for you was created by Ignace Aleya on YouTube. This tutorial is a ‘Premiere Pro’ tutorial that focuses on helping beginners and intermediate users alike in understanding the ways of text motion graphics. He offers some pretty good pointers and tricks on keeping the quality of your work high. And the way that he shares his knowledge is pretty solid too! Allowing you to both watch and enjoy the video.

02Easy Title Motion Graphics

This next tutorial is about text motion graphics while working in Adobe After Effects. Like the previous tutorial, it will teach you the basics of using templates! It was posted by SonduckFilm, and the video covers five different “Easy Title Motion Graphics” as examples! Altogether, it’s a great choice if what you’re looking for is tips on making the most out of the templates we introduced on our list.

03Basic Logo Animations

Next, we have a tutorial from the YouTube content creator, Broken! This one is on the subject of both simple and complex logo animations that you can create when working on establishing a brand. It’s a great video for beginners and is quite informative on the subject of customization.

● Key Takeaways from This Episode →

● What is text motion and why do you need to start using it for your own projects ASAP? Well, text motion graphics are, basically, text animation! They’re eye-catching and informative at the same time, making them a great vessel for getting a message across to your audience.

● If you want to start creating text motion graphics yourself, we suggest starting with templates first! At least then, you’ll be able to make yourself comfortable while learning about the opportunities available to you.

● There are many different templates out there that you can try. Some are multi-purpose, some not. We’ve chosen a variety to introduce to you in of this article! Complete with a list of some tutorials in that you can refer to no matter what kind of project you’re working on.

Try It Free Try It Free

If you’re looking to add some ‘text in motion‘ to your video projects, then you’ve come to the right place! We’ve listed some of our favorite Text Motion After Effects and Text Motion Graphics Premiere Pro templates that you can use to get a head start in the realm of adding motion into text! (As a bonus, we’ve also included an overview on text motion and some of the best text motion graphics tutorials that you can refer to when trying out the templates we’ve recommended.)

In this article

01 [What’s Text Motion?](#Part 1)

02 [10 Best Text Motion After Effects](#Part 2)

03 [Tutorials for Making Great Text Motion](#Part 3)

Part 1 What’s Text Motion?

Alright, first of all, let’s answer the big question! Text Motion, what is it and why should you be adding it to your projects ASAP? Well, in regards to the former, the answer is simple: text motion graphics is literally text animation that you can add to your projects to give it an extra bit of life and make it more show-stealing!

In regards to the latter, the answer is in its description! After all, why wouldn’t you want your projects to be able to capture more attention?

Have a look at the screenshot above that we included of an example project on the video editor, Wondershare Filmora . As you can see, we inserted text in motion at the very start. And despite being a still screenshot of said text motion graphics, the preview is eye-catching even when paused!

This is the kind of project that you can do yourself with the right templates and the right video editor. We’ve got your back on the first in the list coming up. And, as for the second, we recommend that you try out Filmora! It is, as you can see, quite an expansive software. One that will allow you to truly make the most of the text motion graphics you’ll be able to create at the end of this article.

Part 2 10 Best Text Motion After Effects

Alright, now let’s move on to our promised Text Motion Graphics After Effects and Text Motion Graphics Premiere Pro templates. We’ve tried our best to pick a variety out for you so that you can have a good selection to choose from! You should also take the time to explore the different platforms where these templates are offered in case you end up needing a different look!

01 Clean and Elegant Corporate Identity – Text Reveal (Mogrt)

The first on this list is the ‘Clean and Elegant Corporate Identity — Text Reveal’ by Mogrt. The title is quite explanatory in and of itself, but just in case you’re confused, it’s a template that was designed for professionals and brands to establish their corporate identity. The font is very modern in design, and it comes with several flare variations so that the reveal works out in the way that you want it to.

Other aspects, like the shadow blur, opacity, particle size (for the reveal), and text glossiness are also adjustable and can be changed at will based on your standards.

02 Multipurpose Clean 3D Text to Title

The next text motion template is the ‘Multipurpose Clean 3D Text to Title’ also created by Mogrt. This one is text motion graphics that you can use for Premiere Pro and, with proper customization, and be used for just about anything that you want! It’s a very multi-purpose kind of graphic, one that you can maybe sneak in as an advert or for announcing celebrations or anniversaries!

As a final note, if you want to use this graphic as text motion for after effects , it is available for that as well!

03 Simple Motion Text | Premiere Pro

This next template, the ‘Simple Motion Text’ graphic, is one that is available for both Premiere Pro and After Effects (though the link we’ve provided is for the Premiere Pro version!) As the name implies, the animation is quite simple, which may be exactly what you want, in any case. It certainly makes it very versatile (especially as you can change font style and color as you will). Making it the perfect template for a beginner that’s just starting out and doesn’t want anything too complicated.

04 30 Glitch Text Presets For Premiere Pro | Mogrt

This next template, the ‘30 Glitch Text Presets’ by Mogrt is a Premiere Pro exclusive! It’s also quite fun in its particulars. As a template, it’s not as versatile as the one that we introduced previously, since the ‘glitch’ effect gives off quite the unique vibes, but that doesn’t make it any less potent at catching the eyes of your audience!

The best part, in this case, is that it comes with 30 pre-sets, all with fitting glitch sound effects (included in the pack) that you can use. Of course, there are other customization functions as well, including font style, color, transparency, and so on.

05 Comic Bubbles MOGRT

Again, this next templated, called ‘Comic Bubbles’, kind of has its own unique vibe, making it inflexible in some ways but also more fun if that’s the kind of look that you’re looking for. Which, in this case, are literal ‘Comic’ text bubbles, like you would see in your old 90s comic (loud, pop-y, and with lots of bright colors!) The only difference from that to this is that these comic text bubbles move, allowing you to create ‘punchy’ text in between animated projects.

For your reference, there are 80 different comic bubbles included in the pack. All of which are easy to customize and will allow you to adjust colors, text, and transition effects (have a look at the video that we’ve linked if you want to see it in action!)

06 Smoke To Text Reveal (Mogrt)

This next template, ‘Smoke to Text Reveal’ is another one that serves a very particular need. To help with visualization, the text motion graphics are at first obscured by smoke before it bubbles up into a crisp, modern text reveal! It’s perfect for those looking for underwater-themed text motion graphics. Or those who want to serve a hint of mystery with the smoke effect.

This is Text Motion Graphics - Premiere Pro. And the best part about it is that you can customize the text and the background at will — allowing you to truly make the template your own and make the most out of the smoke-to-reveal effect.

07 Text Messages Toolkit

Want to appeal to the Gen Z audience? Then, the ‘text messages toolkit’ might be a fun text motion graphics for you to try. As you can perhaps surmise from the name, it’s a template that you can use in order to create ‘text message’ interactions. It’s customizable too! You can change the text box color, size, transparency, and just have a ball pimping it out of that’s what you want.

08 Large Text Title Block

With the ‘large text title block’ template, you have the flexibility of the naturally more modern and minimalistic design, allowing you to use it for a wide variety of different projects. It works especially well for advertisements, if you’re wondering about potential uses, or as transition graphics between text to video!

09 Blueprint Titles

Want something that’s a little quirkier? Or, perhaps, instructional? Then the ‘Blueprint Titles’ template is one that you can consider. As you can perhaps guess from the name, it allows you to create text motion graphics in a style that is similar to the kind of blueprints you usually see when working with design or architecture.

10 Dynamic Minimalism

Sometimes, simple really is best! And, this next template, the ‘Dynamic Minimalism’ text motion after effects and text motion graphics premiere pro template is one that you might want in your arsenal just for the sake of your simpler projects! The kit comes with 30 different animations, as well as other customization functions that you can play around with to add a little personality to what are otherwise very minimalistic designs.

Part 3 Tutorials for Making Great Text Motion

For the last part of this article, we’ll be introducing some tutorials that you can refer to while trying out the templates that we recommended! We’ve pulled all of this from YouTube so that you can start learning immediately! And, of course, a variety has been chosen so that you can get your info from more than one source.

01Smooth Professional Text Animation in Premiere Pro - TUTORIAL

The first tutorial we have for you was created by Ignace Aleya on YouTube. This tutorial is a ‘Premiere Pro’ tutorial that focuses on helping beginners and intermediate users alike in understanding the ways of text motion graphics. He offers some pretty good pointers and tricks on keeping the quality of your work high. And the way that he shares his knowledge is pretty solid too! Allowing you to both watch and enjoy the video.

02Easy Title Motion Graphics

This next tutorial is about text motion graphics while working in Adobe After Effects. Like the previous tutorial, it will teach you the basics of using templates! It was posted by SonduckFilm, and the video covers five different “Easy Title Motion Graphics” as examples! Altogether, it’s a great choice if what you’re looking for is tips on making the most out of the templates we introduced on our list.

03Basic Logo Animations

Next, we have a tutorial from the YouTube content creator, Broken! This one is on the subject of both simple and complex logo animations that you can create when working on establishing a brand. It’s a great video for beginners and is quite informative on the subject of customization.

● Key Takeaways from This Episode →

● What is text motion and why do you need to start using it for your own projects ASAP? Well, text motion graphics are, basically, text animation! They’re eye-catching and informative at the same time, making them a great vessel for getting a message across to your audience.

● If you want to start creating text motion graphics yourself, we suggest starting with templates first! At least then, you’ll be able to make yourself comfortable while learning about the opportunities available to you.

● There are many different templates out there that you can try. Some are multi-purpose, some not. We’ve chosen a variety to introduce to you in of this article! Complete with a list of some tutorials in that you can refer to no matter what kind of project you’re working on.

Try It Free Try It Free

If you’re looking to add some ‘text in motion‘ to your video projects, then you’ve come to the right place! We’ve listed some of our favorite Text Motion After Effects and Text Motion Graphics Premiere Pro templates that you can use to get a head start in the realm of adding motion into text! (As a bonus, we’ve also included an overview on text motion and some of the best text motion graphics tutorials that you can refer to when trying out the templates we’ve recommended.)

In this article

01 [What’s Text Motion?](#Part 1)

02 [10 Best Text Motion After Effects](#Part 2)

03 [Tutorials for Making Great Text Motion](#Part 3)

Part 1 What’s Text Motion?

Alright, first of all, let’s answer the big question! Text Motion, what is it and why should you be adding it to your projects ASAP? Well, in regards to the former, the answer is simple: text motion graphics is literally text animation that you can add to your projects to give it an extra bit of life and make it more show-stealing!

In regards to the latter, the answer is in its description! After all, why wouldn’t you want your projects to be able to capture more attention?

Have a look at the screenshot above that we included of an example project on the video editor, Wondershare Filmora . As you can see, we inserted text in motion at the very start. And despite being a still screenshot of said text motion graphics, the preview is eye-catching even when paused!

This is the kind of project that you can do yourself with the right templates and the right video editor. We’ve got your back on the first in the list coming up. And, as for the second, we recommend that you try out Filmora! It is, as you can see, quite an expansive software. One that will allow you to truly make the most of the text motion graphics you’ll be able to create at the end of this article.

Part 2 10 Best Text Motion After Effects

Alright, now let’s move on to our promised Text Motion Graphics After Effects and Text Motion Graphics Premiere Pro templates. We’ve tried our best to pick a variety out for you so that you can have a good selection to choose from! You should also take the time to explore the different platforms where these templates are offered in case you end up needing a different look!

01 Clean and Elegant Corporate Identity – Text Reveal (Mogrt)

The first on this list is the ‘Clean and Elegant Corporate Identity — Text Reveal’ by Mogrt. The title is quite explanatory in and of itself, but just in case you’re confused, it’s a template that was designed for professionals and brands to establish their corporate identity. The font is very modern in design, and it comes with several flare variations so that the reveal works out in the way that you want it to.

Other aspects, like the shadow blur, opacity, particle size (for the reveal), and text glossiness are also adjustable and can be changed at will based on your standards.

02 Multipurpose Clean 3D Text to Title

The next text motion template is the ‘Multipurpose Clean 3D Text to Title’ also created by Mogrt. This one is text motion graphics that you can use for Premiere Pro and, with proper customization, and be used for just about anything that you want! It’s a very multi-purpose kind of graphic, one that you can maybe sneak in as an advert or for announcing celebrations or anniversaries!

As a final note, if you want to use this graphic as text motion for after effects , it is available for that as well!

03 Simple Motion Text | Premiere Pro

This next template, the ‘Simple Motion Text’ graphic, is one that is available for both Premiere Pro and After Effects (though the link we’ve provided is for the Premiere Pro version!) As the name implies, the animation is quite simple, which may be exactly what you want, in any case. It certainly makes it very versatile (especially as you can change font style and color as you will). Making it the perfect template for a beginner that’s just starting out and doesn’t want anything too complicated.

04 30 Glitch Text Presets For Premiere Pro | Mogrt

This next template, the ‘30 Glitch Text Presets’ by Mogrt is a Premiere Pro exclusive! It’s also quite fun in its particulars. As a template, it’s not as versatile as the one that we introduced previously, since the ‘glitch’ effect gives off quite the unique vibes, but that doesn’t make it any less potent at catching the eyes of your audience!

The best part, in this case, is that it comes with 30 pre-sets, all with fitting glitch sound effects (included in the pack) that you can use. Of course, there are other customization functions as well, including font style, color, transparency, and so on.

05 Comic Bubbles MOGRT

Again, this next templated, called ‘Comic Bubbles’, kind of has its own unique vibe, making it inflexible in some ways but also more fun if that’s the kind of look that you’re looking for. Which, in this case, are literal ‘Comic’ text bubbles, like you would see in your old 90s comic (loud, pop-y, and with lots of bright colors!) The only difference from that to this is that these comic text bubbles move, allowing you to create ‘punchy’ text in between animated projects.

For your reference, there are 80 different comic bubbles included in the pack. All of which are easy to customize and will allow you to adjust colors, text, and transition effects (have a look at the video that we’ve linked if you want to see it in action!)

06 Smoke To Text Reveal (Mogrt)

This next template, ‘Smoke to Text Reveal’ is another one that serves a very particular need. To help with visualization, the text motion graphics are at first obscured by smoke before it bubbles up into a crisp, modern text reveal! It’s perfect for those looking for underwater-themed text motion graphics. Or those who want to serve a hint of mystery with the smoke effect.

This is Text Motion Graphics - Premiere Pro. And the best part about it is that you can customize the text and the background at will — allowing you to truly make the template your own and make the most out of the smoke-to-reveal effect.

07 Text Messages Toolkit

Want to appeal to the Gen Z audience? Then, the ‘text messages toolkit’ might be a fun text motion graphics for you to try. As you can perhaps surmise from the name, it’s a template that you can use in order to create ‘text message’ interactions. It’s customizable too! You can change the text box color, size, transparency, and just have a ball pimping it out of that’s what you want.

08 Large Text Title Block

With the ‘large text title block’ template, you have the flexibility of the naturally more modern and minimalistic design, allowing you to use it for a wide variety of different projects. It works especially well for advertisements, if you’re wondering about potential uses, or as transition graphics between text to video!

09 Blueprint Titles

Want something that’s a little quirkier? Or, perhaps, instructional? Then the ‘Blueprint Titles’ template is one that you can consider. As you can perhaps guess from the name, it allows you to create text motion graphics in a style that is similar to the kind of blueprints you usually see when working with design or architecture.

10 Dynamic Minimalism

Sometimes, simple really is best! And, this next template, the ‘Dynamic Minimalism’ text motion after effects and text motion graphics premiere pro template is one that you might want in your arsenal just for the sake of your simpler projects! The kit comes with 30 different animations, as well as other customization functions that you can play around with to add a little personality to what are otherwise very minimalistic designs.

Part 3 Tutorials for Making Great Text Motion

For the last part of this article, we’ll be introducing some tutorials that you can refer to while trying out the templates that we recommended! We’ve pulled all of this from YouTube so that you can start learning immediately! And, of course, a variety has been chosen so that you can get your info from more than one source.

01Smooth Professional Text Animation in Premiere Pro - TUTORIAL

The first tutorial we have for you was created by Ignace Aleya on YouTube. This tutorial is a ‘Premiere Pro’ tutorial that focuses on helping beginners and intermediate users alike in understanding the ways of text motion graphics. He offers some pretty good pointers and tricks on keeping the quality of your work high. And the way that he shares his knowledge is pretty solid too! Allowing you to both watch and enjoy the video.

02Easy Title Motion Graphics

This next tutorial is about text motion graphics while working in Adobe After Effects. Like the previous tutorial, it will teach you the basics of using templates! It was posted by SonduckFilm, and the video covers five different “Easy Title Motion Graphics” as examples! Altogether, it’s a great choice if what you’re looking for is tips on making the most out of the templates we introduced on our list.

03Basic Logo Animations

Next, we have a tutorial from the YouTube content creator, Broken! This one is on the subject of both simple and complex logo animations that you can create when working on establishing a brand. It’s a great video for beginners and is quite informative on the subject of customization.

● Key Takeaways from This Episode →

● What is text motion and why do you need to start using it for your own projects ASAP? Well, text motion graphics are, basically, text animation! They’re eye-catching and informative at the same time, making them a great vessel for getting a message across to your audience.

● If you want to start creating text motion graphics yourself, we suggest starting with templates first! At least then, you’ll be able to make yourself comfortable while learning about the opportunities available to you.

● There are many different templates out there that you can try. Some are multi-purpose, some not. We’ve chosen a variety to introduce to you in of this article! Complete with a list of some tutorials in that you can refer to no matter what kind of project you’re working on.

Top 10 Animated DP for WhatsApp

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Variation in WhatsApp DPs is the current trend of the time. We all want to make our presence on social media attractive.

Putting animated dp for WhatsApp is the the simplest way, but there are people who prefer to use animated DPs due to privacy reasons or simply because they like the animated ones.

In this article

01 [How Do You Add A GIF File As a Whatsapp DP?](#Part 1)

02 [Best 10 Fascinating Animated DP for Whatsapp](#Part 2)

03 [How to Turn Your Animated DP into Video?](#Part 3)

Part 1 How Do You Add A GIF File As a Whatsapp DP?

01Can you put a GIF as a WhatsApp picture?

There have been times when you might have thought of adding an Animated DP for WhatsApp or a GIF DP for WhatsApp and have tried various methods to upload it. So here is a piece of information, and that, “you will not be able to upload GIF DP for WhatsApp, as WhatsApp does not have the technical settings that are required for a GIF to get uploaded as DP.

02How do you add a GIF to DP?

WhatsApp only supports the JPEG format for uploading a DP in WhatsApp. You can only use the first frame of the animated GIF and create an Animated DP for WhatsApp.

03How do I make myself a GIF for WhatsApp?

As a WhatsApp user, you now know that you can send GIFs to other users. But are you aware of the fact that you can also design and customize your own GIF? The answer is most of you are not aware of it. Even if you know it lately you are not sure that how it is made.

The next few steps will help you to understand that how can you design your own WhatsApp GIF:

● Open the WhatsApp application and open a chat window.

● You need to locate the attachment icon and tap it on. Then choose the video from your smartphone gallery that you wish to customize as a GIF.

● You will get the option of “trim the video”, with add emojis, texts and etc.

● You need to trim the part you want by sliding the trim bars. After doing it choose the GIF option.

● When it is done, tap on the send button and share it.

Part 2 Best 10 Fascinating Animated DP for Whatsapp

01Madoka Kaname

Madoka Kaname is one of the most like animated DP. The reason for it being liked by people is her selfless act of saving people. Madoka is a character from Puella Magi Madoka Magica. Madoka becomes a magical girl and erases the witches completely. In the end, she is considered a deity and sacrifices the life of a normal girl. The IMDb rating is 8.3/10.

02Emma

Emma is another most loved character from The Promised Neverland. She is a young girl of The Promised Neverland who fights for her survival as well as for all humans. Her only goal is safely to escape to the Human World. A place where there will be no terror. She is popular for her bravery. The IMDb rating is 8.4/10

03Kaori Miyazono

Kaori is the iconic character from Your Lie in April. She is considered to be a character that bears a lot of burden at a very young age and fights back till the end. From childhood, she has always been ill and was aware that she won’t live much, yet she decided to live her life full. Her willpower is the reason for being liked by people. The IMDb rating is 6.7/10

04Levi Ackerman

Levi Ackerman from Attack on Titan is also famous among people. In the series when the humans are suffering due to the Titans, Levi pledges to put an end to it. He leads the squad. Levi is determined to see the destruction of the Titans. Levi has all of the strength and courage to face the Titans. The IMDB rating is 9/10

05Dororo

Another famous anime character is Dororo from the series Dororo who learns to survive in a world of cruelty. She starts throwing herself into danger. A young girl learns to adapt at a very tender age. After joining Hyakkimaru she faces great danger but she never left at the worst situation and him and helped him to get back his humanity. Her faithfulness makes her famous among people. The IMDb rating is 8.4/10

06Ash Ketchum- Pokemon

This anime story tells how Ash Ketchum becomes a Pokemon Master. The journey of unknowns and dangers, the risks he takes up and saves all them he loves. In his entire journey, he comes across many villains like Hunter J, Team Rocket, and others. He is loved by all because he is always there to face challenges. Ash Ketchum is never found to back down but when required he is never scared to put his life in danger. The IMDb rating is 7.5/10

07Nagisa Furukawa

Nagisa Furukawa is an anime character from Clannad. Even though she is weak yet she is loved by people because of the inner strength she possesses and love for her daughter. In the series, it was found that her life is in danger due to her pregnancy. She is aware giving birth to Ushio might even risk her life. Yet she delivers the baby and brings Ushio to this world. But in the end, she sacrifices her life for her daughter. The IMDB rating is 8.6/10

08Tohru

This animated character is from the series Fruit Basket. When Tohru’s mother dies her life is devastated. She tries to learn to be self-sufficient and several times put others before her desires. She is famous for her bravery in spite of being in trauma. All the while she tries to be that hardest person that her mother always wanted. The IMDB rating is 8.6/10

09Kagome Higurashi

Kagome Higurashi a student suddenly reaches the Feudal Era. The series is from Inuyasha. She travels back to 500 years and discovers she is in the modern-day and reincarnation of Priestess Kikyo. There she joins Inuyasha to collect Shikon Jewel. She fought bravely with demons and villainous Naraku. Her fearless attitude makes her famous among people. In the end, she is found to be the strongest and capable fighter. The IMDb rating is 7.9/10

10Subaru

Subaru from Re: Zero franchise is one of the weakest protagonists. Yet he portrays bravery and untimely death many times. He has the power to return back from death. This ability makes Subaru’s life difficult both mentally and emotionally. He suffers traumas after each death. But his inner strength makes him fight all obstacles. This inner strength makes Subaru famous among the people. The IMDb rating is 8.1/10

Key Takeaways from This Episode

● By the end of this article, you have got an idea that how you can turn your animated DP into a video with the help of Fimora Pro.

● Also, you got a basic understanding as to why you cannot use GIF DP for WhatsApp.

● Finally, the 10 best-animated DP that is liked most.

Try It Free Try It Free

Variation in WhatsApp DPs is the current trend of the time. We all want to make our presence on social media attractive.

Putting animated dp for WhatsApp is the the simplest way, but there are people who prefer to use animated DPs due to privacy reasons or simply because they like the animated ones.

In this article

01 [How Do You Add A GIF File As a Whatsapp DP?](#Part 1)

02 [Best 10 Fascinating Animated DP for Whatsapp](#Part 2)

03 [How to Turn Your Animated DP into Video?](#Part 3)

Part 1 How Do You Add A GIF File As a Whatsapp DP?

01Can you put a GIF as a WhatsApp picture?

There have been times when you might have thought of adding an Animated DP for WhatsApp or a GIF DP for WhatsApp and have tried various methods to upload it. So here is a piece of information, and that, “you will not be able to upload GIF DP for WhatsApp, as WhatsApp does not have the technical settings that are required for a GIF to get uploaded as DP.

02How do you add a GIF to DP?

WhatsApp only supports the JPEG format for uploading a DP in WhatsApp. You can only use the first frame of the animated GIF and create an Animated DP for WhatsApp.

03How do I make myself a GIF for WhatsApp?

As a WhatsApp user, you now know that you can send GIFs to other users. But are you aware of the fact that you can also design and customize your own GIF? The answer is most of you are not aware of it. Even if you know it lately you are not sure that how it is made.

The next few steps will help you to understand that how can you design your own WhatsApp GIF:

● Open the WhatsApp application and open a chat window.

● You need to locate the attachment icon and tap it on. Then choose the video from your smartphone gallery that you wish to customize as a GIF.

● You will get the option of “trim the video”, with add emojis, texts and etc.

● You need to trim the part you want by sliding the trim bars. After doing it choose the GIF option.

● When it is done, tap on the send button and share it.

Part 2 Best 10 Fascinating Animated DP for Whatsapp

01Madoka Kaname

Madoka Kaname is one of the most like animated DP. The reason for it being liked by people is her selfless act of saving people. Madoka is a character from Puella Magi Madoka Magica. Madoka becomes a magical girl and erases the witches completely. In the end, she is considered a deity and sacrifices the life of a normal girl. The IMDb rating is 8.3/10.

02Emma

Emma is another most loved character from The Promised Neverland. She is a young girl of The Promised Neverland who fights for her survival as well as for all humans. Her only goal is safely to escape to the Human World. A place where there will be no terror. She is popular for her bravery. The IMDb rating is 8.4/10

03Kaori Miyazono

Kaori is the iconic character from Your Lie in April. She is considered to be a character that bears a lot of burden at a very young age and fights back till the end. From childhood, she has always been ill and was aware that she won’t live much, yet she decided to live her life full. Her willpower is the reason for being liked by people. The IMDb rating is 6.7/10

04Levi Ackerman

Levi Ackerman from Attack on Titan is also famous among people. In the series when the humans are suffering due to the Titans, Levi pledges to put an end to it. He leads the squad. Levi is determined to see the destruction of the Titans. Levi has all of the strength and courage to face the Titans. The IMDB rating is 9/10

05Dororo

Another famous anime character is Dororo from the series Dororo who learns to survive in a world of cruelty. She starts throwing herself into danger. A young girl learns to adapt at a very tender age. After joining Hyakkimaru she faces great danger but she never left at the worst situation and him and helped him to get back his humanity. Her faithfulness makes her famous among people. The IMDb rating is 8.4/10

06Ash Ketchum- Pokemon

This anime story tells how Ash Ketchum becomes a Pokemon Master. The journey of unknowns and dangers, the risks he takes up and saves all them he loves. In his entire journey, he comes across many villains like Hunter J, Team Rocket, and others. He is loved by all because he is always there to face challenges. Ash Ketchum is never found to back down but when required he is never scared to put his life in danger. The IMDb rating is 7.5/10

07Nagisa Furukawa

Nagisa Furukawa is an anime character from Clannad. Even though she is weak yet she is loved by people because of the inner strength she possesses and love for her daughter. In the series, it was found that her life is in danger due to her pregnancy. She is aware giving birth to Ushio might even risk her life. Yet she delivers the baby and brings Ushio to this world. But in the end, she sacrifices her life for her daughter. The IMDB rating is 8.6/10

08Tohru

This animated character is from the series Fruit Basket. When Tohru’s mother dies her life is devastated. She tries to learn to be self-sufficient and several times put others before her desires. She is famous for her bravery in spite of being in trauma. All the while she tries to be that hardest person that her mother always wanted. The IMDB rating is 8.6/10

09Kagome Higurashi

Kagome Higurashi a student suddenly reaches the Feudal Era. The series is from Inuyasha. She travels back to 500 years and discovers she is in the modern-day and reincarnation of Priestess Kikyo. There she joins Inuyasha to collect Shikon Jewel. She fought bravely with demons and villainous Naraku. Her fearless attitude makes her famous among people. In the end, she is found to be the strongest and capable fighter. The IMDb rating is 7.9/10

10Subaru

Subaru from Re: Zero franchise is one of the weakest protagonists. Yet he portrays bravery and untimely death many times. He has the power to return back from death. This ability makes Subaru’s life difficult both mentally and emotionally. He suffers traumas after each death. But his inner strength makes him fight all obstacles. This inner strength makes Subaru famous among the people. The IMDb rating is 8.1/10

Key Takeaways from This Episode

● By the end of this article, you have got an idea that how you can turn your animated DP into a video with the help of Fimora Pro.

● Also, you got a basic understanding as to why you cannot use GIF DP for WhatsApp.

● Finally, the 10 best-animated DP that is liked most.

Try It Free Try It Free

Variation in WhatsApp DPs is the current trend of the time. We all want to make our presence on social media attractive.

Putting animated dp for WhatsApp is the the simplest way, but there are people who prefer to use animated DPs due to privacy reasons or simply because they like the animated ones.

In this article

01 [How Do You Add A GIF File As a Whatsapp DP?](#Part 1)

02 [Best 10 Fascinating Animated DP for Whatsapp](#Part 2)

03 [How to Turn Your Animated DP into Video?](#Part 3)

Part 1 How Do You Add A GIF File As a Whatsapp DP?

01Can you put a GIF as a WhatsApp picture?

There have been times when you might have thought of adding an Animated DP for WhatsApp or a GIF DP for WhatsApp and have tried various methods to upload it. So here is a piece of information, and that, “you will not be able to upload GIF DP for WhatsApp, as WhatsApp does not have the technical settings that are required for a GIF to get uploaded as DP.

02How do you add a GIF to DP?

WhatsApp only supports the JPEG format for uploading a DP in WhatsApp. You can only use the first frame of the animated GIF and create an Animated DP for WhatsApp.

03How do I make myself a GIF for WhatsApp?

As a WhatsApp user, you now know that you can send GIFs to other users. But are you aware of the fact that you can also design and customize your own GIF? The answer is most of you are not aware of it. Even if you know it lately you are not sure that how it is made.

The next few steps will help you to understand that how can you design your own WhatsApp GIF:

● Open the WhatsApp application and open a chat window.

● You need to locate the attachment icon and tap it on. Then choose the video from your smartphone gallery that you wish to customize as a GIF.

● You will get the option of “trim the video”, with add emojis, texts and etc.

● You need to trim the part you want by sliding the trim bars. After doing it choose the GIF option.

● When it is done, tap on the send button and share it.

Part 2 Best 10 Fascinating Animated DP for Whatsapp

01Madoka Kaname

Madoka Kaname is one of the most like animated DP. The reason for it being liked by people is her selfless act of saving people. Madoka is a character from Puella Magi Madoka Magica. Madoka becomes a magical girl and erases the witches completely. In the end, she is considered a deity and sacrifices the life of a normal girl. The IMDb rating is 8.3/10.

02Emma

Emma is another most loved character from The Promised Neverland. She is a young girl of The Promised Neverland who fights for her survival as well as for all humans. Her only goal is safely to escape to the Human World. A place where there will be no terror. She is popular for her bravery. The IMDb rating is 8.4/10

03Kaori Miyazono

Kaori is the iconic character from Your Lie in April. She is considered to be a character that bears a lot of burden at a very young age and fights back till the end. From childhood, she has always been ill and was aware that she won’t live much, yet she decided to live her life full. Her willpower is the reason for being liked by people. The IMDb rating is 6.7/10

04Levi Ackerman

Levi Ackerman from Attack on Titan is also famous among people. In the series when the humans are suffering due to the Titans, Levi pledges to put an end to it. He leads the squad. Levi is determined to see the destruction of the Titans. Levi has all of the strength and courage to face the Titans. The IMDB rating is 9/10

05Dororo

Another famous anime character is Dororo from the series Dororo who learns to survive in a world of cruelty. She starts throwing herself into danger. A young girl learns to adapt at a very tender age. After joining Hyakkimaru she faces great danger but she never left at the worst situation and him and helped him to get back his humanity. Her faithfulness makes her famous among people. The IMDb rating is 8.4/10

06Ash Ketchum- Pokemon

This anime story tells how Ash Ketchum becomes a Pokemon Master. The journey of unknowns and dangers, the risks he takes up and saves all them he loves. In his entire journey, he comes across many villains like Hunter J, Team Rocket, and others. He is loved by all because he is always there to face challenges. Ash Ketchum is never found to back down but when required he is never scared to put his life in danger. The IMDb rating is 7.5/10

07Nagisa Furukawa

Nagisa Furukawa is an anime character from Clannad. Even though she is weak yet she is loved by people because of the inner strength she possesses and love for her daughter. In the series, it was found that her life is in danger due to her pregnancy. She is aware giving birth to Ushio might even risk her life. Yet she delivers the baby and brings Ushio to this world. But in the end, she sacrifices her life for her daughter. The IMDB rating is 8.6/10

08Tohru

This animated character is from the series Fruit Basket. When Tohru’s mother dies her life is devastated. She tries to learn to be self-sufficient and several times put others before her desires. She is famous for her bravery in spite of being in trauma. All the while she tries to be that hardest person that her mother always wanted. The IMDB rating is 8.6/10

09Kagome Higurashi

Kagome Higurashi a student suddenly reaches the Feudal Era. The series is from Inuyasha. She travels back to 500 years and discovers she is in the modern-day and reincarnation of Priestess Kikyo. There she joins Inuyasha to collect Shikon Jewel. She fought bravely with demons and villainous Naraku. Her fearless attitude makes her famous among people. In the end, she is found to be the strongest and capable fighter. The IMDb rating is 7.9/10

10Subaru

Subaru from Re: Zero franchise is one of the weakest protagonists. Yet he portrays bravery and untimely death many times. He has the power to return back from death. This ability makes Subaru’s life difficult both mentally and emotionally. He suffers traumas after each death. But his inner strength makes him fight all obstacles. This inner strength makes Subaru famous among the people. The IMDb rating is 8.1/10

Key Takeaways from This Episode

● By the end of this article, you have got an idea that how you can turn your animated DP into a video with the help of Fimora Pro.

● Also, you got a basic understanding as to why you cannot use GIF DP for WhatsApp.

● Finally, the 10 best-animated DP that is liked most.

Try It Free Try It Free

Variation in WhatsApp DPs is the current trend of the time. We all want to make our presence on social media attractive.

Putting animated dp for WhatsApp is the the simplest way, but there are people who prefer to use animated DPs due to privacy reasons or simply because they like the animated ones.

In this article

01 [How Do You Add A GIF File As a Whatsapp DP?](#Part 1)

02 [Best 10 Fascinating Animated DP for Whatsapp](#Part 2)

03 [How to Turn Your Animated DP into Video?](#Part 3)

Part 1 How Do You Add A GIF File As a Whatsapp DP?

01Can you put a GIF as a WhatsApp picture?

There have been times when you might have thought of adding an Animated DP for WhatsApp or a GIF DP for WhatsApp and have tried various methods to upload it. So here is a piece of information, and that, “you will not be able to upload GIF DP for WhatsApp, as WhatsApp does not have the technical settings that are required for a GIF to get uploaded as DP.

02How do you add a GIF to DP?

WhatsApp only supports the JPEG format for uploading a DP in WhatsApp. You can only use the first frame of the animated GIF and create an Animated DP for WhatsApp.

03How do I make myself a GIF for WhatsApp?

As a WhatsApp user, you now know that you can send GIFs to other users. But are you aware of the fact that you can also design and customize your own GIF? The answer is most of you are not aware of it. Even if you know it lately you are not sure that how it is made.

The next few steps will help you to understand that how can you design your own WhatsApp GIF:

● Open the WhatsApp application and open a chat window.

● You need to locate the attachment icon and tap it on. Then choose the video from your smartphone gallery that you wish to customize as a GIF.

● You will get the option of “trim the video”, with add emojis, texts and etc.

● You need to trim the part you want by sliding the trim bars. After doing it choose the GIF option.

● When it is done, tap on the send button and share it.

Part 2 Best 10 Fascinating Animated DP for Whatsapp

01Madoka Kaname

Madoka Kaname is one of the most like animated DP. The reason for it being liked by people is her selfless act of saving people. Madoka is a character from Puella Magi Madoka Magica. Madoka becomes a magical girl and erases the witches completely. In the end, she is considered a deity and sacrifices the life of a normal girl. The IMDb rating is 8.3/10.

02Emma

Emma is another most loved character from The Promised Neverland. She is a young girl of The Promised Neverland who fights for her survival as well as for all humans. Her only goal is safely to escape to the Human World. A place where there will be no terror. She is popular for her bravery. The IMDb rating is 8.4/10

03Kaori Miyazono

Kaori is the iconic character from Your Lie in April. She is considered to be a character that bears a lot of burden at a very young age and fights back till the end. From childhood, she has always been ill and was aware that she won’t live much, yet she decided to live her life full. Her willpower is the reason for being liked by people. The IMDb rating is 6.7/10

04Levi Ackerman

Levi Ackerman from Attack on Titan is also famous among people. In the series when the humans are suffering due to the Titans, Levi pledges to put an end to it. He leads the squad. Levi is determined to see the destruction of the Titans. Levi has all of the strength and courage to face the Titans. The IMDB rating is 9/10

05Dororo

Another famous anime character is Dororo from the series Dororo who learns to survive in a world of cruelty. She starts throwing herself into danger. A young girl learns to adapt at a very tender age. After joining Hyakkimaru she faces great danger but she never left at the worst situation and him and helped him to get back his humanity. Her faithfulness makes her famous among people. The IMDb rating is 8.4/10

06Ash Ketchum- Pokemon

This anime story tells how Ash Ketchum becomes a Pokemon Master. The journey of unknowns and dangers, the risks he takes up and saves all them he loves. In his entire journey, he comes across many villains like Hunter J, Team Rocket, and others. He is loved by all because he is always there to face challenges. Ash Ketchum is never found to back down but when required he is never scared to put his life in danger. The IMDb rating is 7.5/10

07Nagisa Furukawa

Nagisa Furukawa is an anime character from Clannad. Even though she is weak yet she is loved by people because of the inner strength she possesses and love for her daughter. In the series, it was found that her life is in danger due to her pregnancy. She is aware giving birth to Ushio might even risk her life. Yet she delivers the baby and brings Ushio to this world. But in the end, she sacrifices her life for her daughter. The IMDB rating is 8.6/10

08Tohru

This animated character is from the series Fruit Basket. When Tohru’s mother dies her life is devastated. She tries to learn to be self-sufficient and several times put others before her desires. She is famous for her bravery in spite of being in trauma. All the while she tries to be that hardest person that her mother always wanted. The IMDB rating is 8.6/10

09Kagome Higurashi

Kagome Higurashi a student suddenly reaches the Feudal Era. The series is from Inuyasha. She travels back to 500 years and discovers she is in the modern-day and reincarnation of Priestess Kikyo. There she joins Inuyasha to collect Shikon Jewel. She fought bravely with demons and villainous Naraku. Her fearless attitude makes her famous among people. In the end, she is found to be the strongest and capable fighter. The IMDb rating is 7.9/10

10Subaru

Subaru from Re: Zero franchise is one of the weakest protagonists. Yet he portrays bravery and untimely death many times. He has the power to return back from death. This ability makes Subaru’s life difficult both mentally and emotionally. He suffers traumas after each death. But his inner strength makes him fight all obstacles. This inner strength makes Subaru famous among the people. The IMDb rating is 8.1/10

Key Takeaways from This Episode

● By the end of this article, you have got an idea that how you can turn your animated DP into a video with the help of Fimora Pro.

● Also, you got a basic understanding as to why you cannot use GIF DP for WhatsApp.

● Finally, the 10 best-animated DP that is liked most.

Techniques on Making After Effects 2D Animation

Adobe After Effects is probably the most versatile software you can add to your arsenal of skills on your journey to learn After Effects 2D animation. Both beginners and professionals can brush up their animation skills on After Effects with some help from tutorials and videos. When it comes to experimenting with visual effects, motion graphics, and 3D composting, Adobe After Effects is recommended as an industry-standard software. So it should come as no surprise that there is a surplus of After Effects tutorials and information on the internet. To help simplify things, here’s a compiled list of Adobe After Effects courses along with a few tips to get started.

In this article

01 [Practical Online 2D Animation Courses](#Part 1)

02 [How to Create 2D Motion Graphics with After Effects](#Part 2)

03 [5 Best Animation After Effects that you must know](#Part 3)

04 [5 Character Animation Tools for After Effects](#Part 4)

Part 1 Practical Online 2D Animation Courses

Learning After Effects need not be complicated. You can use this tool to help you create amazing designs from your sheer imagination. Here is a list of the best courses which are self-paced so you don’t need to worry about fitting them into your schedule. Some of these courses are primarily for beginners who are seeking to orient themselves to the basics. While other courses have recent insights into the latest techniques curated by the industry experts. The courses in this list are diverse and are from different platforms like Domestika, Coursera, Adobe, and YouTube.

1. Getting Started - Adobe

The official Adobe learning site has its own course for introducing After Effects. After all, the software is a product of Adobe itself. This tutorial is purely for complete beginners and is designed to briefly introduce the interface and basic functioning of Adobe After Effects. It takes you through the manual control and menu options which you will need to familiarize yourself with.

2. The Basics – YouTube

This free-to-watch After Effects tutorial is presented by a very passionate photographer and YouTuber Peter Meckinnon. He walks you through the various elements the Adobe interface puts at your disposal. These elements are quite artistically introduced by Peter as he animates a basic title project on Adobe.

3. How to Animate a line - YouTube

When you are introduced to a vast world of possibilities, it can be a bit overwhelming. Which is why starting from the very basics is always a good idea. This next YouTube tutorial shows you step by step how to animate a line on Adobe After Effects from one point to another.

4. Introduction and Advanced After Effects – Domestika

Domestika is an online learning platform that is great for freelancers and independent artists who can purchase self-paced lessons on topics like graphic design and animation. The Introduction and Advanced After Effects tutorials by Carlos Zensuke Albarran are a comprehensive bundle of lessons that quench your thirst for 2D effects animation a bit further.

5. Typography Animation – Domestika

The mark of a professional is his specialization. As you gain more experience in practicing Adobe After Effects, you can begin trying out more bold and stylistic animations with simple typographic techniques. It would not only make you more confident as a motion graphics designer but also equip you with fluid skills as a freelancer. Typographic motion graphics is a cash cow for many After Effect animators.

6. Vectorial Animation – Domestika

Cartoonist animated videos and motion designs are quite interesting to animate. Vectorial 2D animation is quite popular among YouTube tutorials and explainer videos. They make for excellent corporate animations. You can find an amazing Domestika tutorial on Vectorial that walks you through in simple steps on Frame by Frame style animations.

7. Getting Started with Motion Graphics - Coursera

Coursera is another amazing online learning platform for gaining access to Beginner to Advanced courses on Adobe After Effects. This one tutorial introduces you to Beginner level motion graphics where you can learn from short self-paced videos.

8. Getting Started with Motion Graphics - SkillShare

SkillShare is another amazing online learning platform for gaining access to Beginner to Advanced courses on Adobe After Effects. This one tutorial introduces you to Beginner level motion graphics where you can learn from short self-paced videos. It is guided by a leading professional in motion graphics and visual effects who covers all the bases alongside hands-projects.

9. Make Simple Logo Intro in After Effects – YouTube

Creating Intros for your videos is probably the most cost-effective marketing gizmos employed today. This free tutorial on YouTube from Tech Infusion is a simple-to-follow video that sheds some light on how to create eye-catching intros that instantly catches your audience’s attention.

10. Work with Composition - Adobe

Working with After Effects is all about creating gorgeous compositions that pop. This Adobe tutorial equips you with the basics of creating animation on Adobe After Effects with multiple layers and keyframes.

Part 2 How to Create 2D Motion Graphics with After Effects

The astonishing world of intriguing after-effects is vast. Whether you do it as a profession or simply as a hobby, learning how to add after-effects to your 2d motion graphics is always an amazing idea. Worried how you’d understand the tools to add after-effects to your animation? Well, we’ve got you covered! Today we’ll be looking at how you can add after-effects to your 2d animation.

●To make a new 2D graphics in after effects, you need to make a new composition. To do so, head to the composition menu in the menu bar. Upon clicking on the composition menu, a new drop-down menu would open up. From the drop-down menu, click on “new composition”.

●A new setting box would pop up, in this settings box you can alter the settings of the composition. If you do not wish to change any setting, simply click on “ok” and proceed ahead.

●Next, you need to find the tool panel in the main menu bar. Upon clicking on it, a new drop-down menu will appear, click on “star tool”. We’re simply taking the star shape, for instance, alternatively, you can select and another shape too…

●Once you’ve selected the shape you want, draw by clicking your mouse and dragging

●Click on the shape and the layers will appear on the left of your screen. From the popped up screen, click on “properties”. Here you can find multiple animation options and you can even edit frame by frame. Add frames at regular intervals and move according to your wish

Part 3 5 Best Animation After Effects that you must know

1. Stacking animation – YouTube

Stacking animation is an excellent and simple trick that can make any animation look cool and complex. The stacking animation is nothing but the use of the stacking template multiple times. To do so, you just need to duplicate a few of the base layers. Next, you need to offset the duplicated frames by a few frames and finally add some effects. The Adding of stacking animation will result in a slight extension of your animation layers. You can further customize your frames by adding effects or color to enhance the animation.

2. Light sweeps

An advantage of using the after effects software is that it offers several drag and drop features which you can simply drag and drop to your animation to enhance its looks. A light sweep animation is one such animation that can add great value to your animation. You can add this effect by following the steps given below

●Head to “effects” from your main interface

●Here you need to find “generate”

●Now from the list of drag and drop animations, drag and drop “light sweeps” onto your workspace

You can then change and customize almost any aspect of the animation simply by clicking on it and changing the settings

3. Quick shape animation

This is a very cool trick that you can use on your 2d objects! This includes the creation of your own layer(you can use any 2d shape). Further, you need to duplicate your shape and the stagger the animation. This gives the entire animation an interesting and engaging effect. The trick is very resourceful while dealing with 2d objects.

4. Animate your background

When your entire animation looks slightly basic and you wish to give your animation a zest, this trick is highly useful! If you’re working with colored backgrounds, this animation trick can help make it more attractive. This animation is simply just adding motion to your background making it look like it’s moving in or out.

5. Graphics reflection

Although this method is slightly complicated, it could enhance the animation by leaps and bounds. To do so, you need to write a fancy text of your choice, then you need to duplicate this text, and further, you need to flip it vertically. To make it look more realistic, you can add the blur effect. This will make it look like the duplicated text is a reflection of the original text

Part 4 5 Character Animation Tools for After Effects

1. Rubber hose 2

Rubber hose is one of the primitive tools for adding animations. This is mainly because it was found in the early 2000s and back then, animations had wobbly legs and an absurd body structure. This tool has several cool inbuilt functions that make the animation so much simpler. The robust tool. makes animation pretty simple and hassle-free. Rubber hose 2 is an advanced version of rubber hose, it has several advanced features. The plug-in is however not free, you’d need to purchase it at $45 in order to gain a lifetime access.

2. Duik

Duik is one of the most advanced and comprehensive character animation tools in the market. It was initially launched in 2008, but since then there’s been a vast improvement in the tool’s features and today it’s one of the picks to perform animation using rigging and other animation techniques. Duik has several tools that make the animation so convenient. The tool has features such as auto rig, which helps save time while animating. Other tools include effects such as bones, rigging, various filters, and effects.

3. Joystick ‘n sliders

Joystick’n sliders is another highly utilitarian tool for animators. Along with key animation features such as rigging and boning, the tool has other cool and highly useful features to make your animation interesting! The user interface of this tool is a big plus, the simplicity of the user interface makes the tool perfect for beginners and advanced level animators. The tool is simple to use and has a plethora of cool features which could help you make your animation highly engaging.

4. Puppet tool 3

Puppet tool 3 is an after effects plugin that could help you create character animations. The plug-in is different from the in-built puppet tool in after effects. The puppet tool inbuilt into after effects are the Rigging tool for animation, however using the inbuilt tool is slightly sophisticated. Puppet tool 3 is not an individual tool but works in coordination with the inbuilt the puppet tool. Since using the inbuilt tool was complex, puppet tool 3 made it simple. Apart from rigging, the plugin also allows you to work with a few additional features. You can buy the plug-in for only $39.95!

5. Adobe animate character

Adobe character animation is the in-house plugin of Adobe to animate characters. However, the tool is probably still in development. Adobe has been working on releasing this tool for a while now, and in the latest version of after effects, Adobe added the beta version of the character animator. Character animator is probably the most efficient and advanced animation tool. It uses facial recognition for animations and allows you to perform almost all basic animations. The software is perfect when you’re trying to create a complex animated character.

Key Takeaways from This Episode

● Today we’ve dwelled a lot into animation and the tools available for animation.

● We’ve seen how animation could be enhanced using the inbuilt tools available in Adobe after effects.

● We’ve also gone a step further and seen the external plugin tools that you can use to make character animations and highly advanced 2d effects ok animations.

● We’ve also taken an overview on how to create a simple basic 2d motion animation, all in all, we’ve gone from understanding the beginner level animation to understanding advanced animation

02 [How to Create 2D Motion Graphics with After Effects](#Part 2)

03 [5 Best Animation After Effects that you must know](#Part 3)

04 [5 Character Animation Tools for After Effects](#Part 4)

Part 1 Practical Online 2D Animation Courses

Learning After Effects need not be complicated. You can use this tool to help you create amazing designs from your sheer imagination. Here is a list of the best courses which are self-paced so you don’t need to worry about fitting them into your schedule. Some of these courses are primarily for beginners who are seeking to orient themselves to the basics. While other courses have recent insights into the latest techniques curated by the industry experts. The courses in this list are diverse and are from different platforms like Domestika, Coursera, Adobe, and YouTube.

1. Getting Started - Adobe

The official Adobe learning site has its own course for introducing After Effects. After all, the software is a product of Adobe itself. This tutorial is purely for complete beginners and is designed to briefly introduce the interface and basic functioning of Adobe After Effects. It takes you through the manual control and menu options which you will need to familiarize yourself with.

2. The Basics – YouTube

This free-to-watch After Effects tutorial is presented by a very passionate photographer and YouTuber Peter Meckinnon. He walks you through the various elements the Adobe interface puts at your disposal. These elements are quite artistically introduced by Peter as he animates a basic title project on Adobe.

3. How to Animate a line - YouTube

When you are introduced to a vast world of possibilities, it can be a bit overwhelming. Which is why starting from the very basics is always a good idea. This next YouTube tutorial shows you step by step how to animate a line on Adobe After Effects from one point to another.

4. Introduction and Advanced After Effects – Domestika

Domestika is an online learning platform that is great for freelancers and independent artists who can purchase self-paced lessons on topics like graphic design and animation. The Introduction and Advanced After Effects tutorials by Carlos Zensuke Albarran are a comprehensive bundle of lessons that quench your thirst for 2D effects animation a bit further.

5. Typography Animation – Domestika

The mark of a professional is his specialization. As you gain more experience in practicing Adobe After Effects, you can begin trying out more bold and stylistic animations with simple typographic techniques. It would not only make you more confident as a motion graphics designer but also equip you with fluid skills as a freelancer. Typographic motion graphics is a cash cow for many After Effect animators.

6. Vectorial Animation – Domestika

Cartoonist animated videos and motion designs are quite interesting to animate. Vectorial 2D animation is quite popular among YouTube tutorials and explainer videos. They make for excellent corporate animations. You can find an amazing Domestika tutorial on Vectorial that walks you through in simple steps on Frame by Frame style animations.

7. Getting Started with Motion Graphics - Coursera

Coursera is another amazing online learning platform for gaining access to Beginner to Advanced courses on Adobe After Effects. This one tutorial introduces you to Beginner level motion graphics where you can learn from short self-paced videos.

8. Getting Started with Motion Graphics - SkillShare

SkillShare is another amazing online learning platform for gaining access to Beginner to Advanced courses on Adobe After Effects. This one tutorial introduces you to Beginner level motion graphics where you can learn from short self-paced videos. It is guided by a leading professional in motion graphics and visual effects who covers all the bases alongside hands-projects.

9. Make Simple Logo Intro in After Effects – YouTube

Creating Intros for your videos is probably the most cost-effective marketing gizmos employed today. This free tutorial on YouTube from Tech Infusion is a simple-to-follow video that sheds some light on how to create eye-catching intros that instantly catches your audience’s attention.

10. Work with Composition - Adobe

Working with After Effects is all about creating gorgeous compositions that pop. This Adobe tutorial equips you with the basics of creating animation on Adobe After Effects with multiple layers and keyframes.

Part 2 How to Create 2D Motion Graphics with After Effects

The astonishing world of intriguing after-effects is vast. Whether you do it as a profession or simply as a hobby, learning how to add after-effects to your 2d motion graphics is always an amazing idea. Worried how you’d understand the tools to add after-effects to your animation? Well, we’ve got you covered! Today we’ll be looking at how you can add after-effects to your 2d animation.

●To make a new 2D graphics in after effects, you need to make a new composition. To do so, head to the composition menu in the menu bar. Upon clicking on the composition menu, a new drop-down menu would open up. From the drop-down menu, click on “new composition”.

●A new setting box would pop up, in this settings box you can alter the settings of the composition. If you do not wish to change any setting, simply click on “ok” and proceed ahead.

●Next, you need to find the tool panel in the main menu bar. Upon clicking on it, a new drop-down menu will appear, click on “star tool”. We’re simply taking the star shape, for instance, alternatively, you can select and another shape too…

●Once you’ve selected the shape you want, draw by clicking your mouse and dragging

●Click on the shape and the layers will appear on the left of your screen. From the popped up screen, click on “properties”. Here you can find multiple animation options and you can even edit frame by frame. Add frames at regular intervals and move according to your wish

Part 3 5 Best Animation After Effects that you must know

1. Stacking animation – YouTube

Stacking animation is an excellent and simple trick that can make any animation look cool and complex. The stacking animation is nothing but the use of the stacking template multiple times. To do so, you just need to duplicate a few of the base layers. Next, you need to offset the duplicated frames by a few frames and finally add some effects. The Adding of stacking animation will result in a slight extension of your animation layers. You can further customize your frames by adding effects or color to enhance the animation.

2. Light sweeps

An advantage of using the after effects software is that it offers several drag and drop features which you can simply drag and drop to your animation to enhance its looks. A light sweep animation is one such animation that can add great value to your animation. You can add this effect by following the steps given below

●Head to “effects” from your main interface

●Here you need to find “generate”

●Now from the list of drag and drop animations, drag and drop “light sweeps” onto your workspace

You can then change and customize almost any aspect of the animation simply by clicking on it and changing the settings

3. Quick shape animation

This is a very cool trick that you can use on your 2d objects! This includes the creation of your own layer(you can use any 2d shape). Further, you need to duplicate your shape and the stagger the animation. This gives the entire animation an interesting and engaging effect. The trick is very resourceful while dealing with 2d objects.

4. Animate your background

When your entire animation looks slightly basic and you wish to give your animation a zest, this trick is highly useful! If you’re working with colored backgrounds, this animation trick can help make it more attractive. This animation is simply just adding motion to your background making it look like it’s moving in or out.

5. Graphics reflection

Although this method is slightly complicated, it could enhance the animation by leaps and bounds. To do so, you need to write a fancy text of your choice, then you need to duplicate this text, and further, you need to flip it vertically. To make it look more realistic, you can add the blur effect. This will make it look like the duplicated text is a reflection of the original text

Part 4 5 Character Animation Tools for After Effects

1. Rubber hose 2

Rubber hose is one of the primitive tools for adding animations. This is mainly because it was found in the early 2000s and back then, animations had wobbly legs and an absurd body structure. This tool has several cool inbuilt functions that make the animation so much simpler. The robust tool. makes animation pretty simple and hassle-free. Rubber hose 2 is an advanced version of rubber hose, it has several advanced features. The plug-in is however not free, you’d need to purchase it at $45 in order to gain a lifetime access.

2. Duik

Duik is one of the most advanced and comprehensive character animation tools in the market. It was initially launched in 2008, but since then there’s been a vast improvement in the tool’s features and today it’s one of the picks to perform animation using rigging and other animation techniques. Duik has several tools that make the animation so convenient. The tool has features such as auto rig, which helps save time while animating. Other tools include effects such as bones, rigging, various filters, and effects.

3. Joystick ‘n sliders

Joystick’n sliders is another highly utilitarian tool for animators. Along with key animation features such as rigging and boning, the tool has other cool and highly useful features to make your animation interesting! The user interface of this tool is a big plus, the simplicity of the user interface makes the tool perfect for beginners and advanced level animators. The tool is simple to use and has a plethora of cool features which could help you make your animation highly engaging.

4. Puppet tool 3

Puppet tool 3 is an after effects plugin that could help you create character animations. The plug-in is different from the in-built puppet tool in after effects. The puppet tool inbuilt into after effects are the Rigging tool for animation, however using the inbuilt tool is slightly sophisticated. Puppet tool 3 is not an individual tool but works in coordination with the inbuilt the puppet tool. Since using the inbuilt tool was complex, puppet tool 3 made it simple. Apart from rigging, the plugin also allows you to work with a few additional features. You can buy the plug-in for only $39.95!

5. Adobe animate character

Adobe character animation is the in-house plugin of Adobe to animate characters. However, the tool is probably still in development. Adobe has been working on releasing this tool for a while now, and in the latest version of after effects, Adobe added the beta version of the character animator. Character animator is probably the most efficient and advanced animation tool. It uses facial recognition for animations and allows you to perform almost all basic animations. The software is perfect when you’re trying to create a complex animated character.

Key Takeaways from This Episode

● Today we’ve dwelled a lot into animation and the tools available for animation.

● We’ve seen how animation could be enhanced using the inbuilt tools available in Adobe after effects.

● We’ve also gone a step further and seen the external plugin tools that you can use to make character animations and highly advanced 2d effects ok animations.

● We’ve also taken an overview on how to create a simple basic 2d motion animation, all in all, we’ve gone from understanding the beginner level animation to understanding advanced animation

02 [How to Create 2D Motion Graphics with After Effects](#Part 2)

03 [5 Best Animation After Effects that you must know](#Part 3)

04 [5 Character Animation Tools for After Effects](#Part 4)

Part 1 Practical Online 2D Animation Courses

Learning After Effects need not be complicated. You can use this tool to help you create amazing designs from your sheer imagination. Here is a list of the best courses which are self-paced so you don’t need to worry about fitting them into your schedule. Some of these courses are primarily for beginners who are seeking to orient themselves to the basics. While other courses have recent insights into the latest techniques curated by the industry experts. The courses in this list are diverse and are from different platforms like Domestika, Coursera, Adobe, and YouTube.

1. Getting Started - Adobe

The official Adobe learning site has its own course for introducing After Effects. After all, the software is a product of Adobe itself. This tutorial is purely for complete beginners and is designed to briefly introduce the interface and basic functioning of Adobe After Effects. It takes you through the manual control and menu options which you will need to familiarize yourself with.

2. The Basics – YouTube

This free-to-watch After Effects tutorial is presented by a very passionate photographer and YouTuber Peter Meckinnon. He walks you through the various elements the Adobe interface puts at your disposal. These elements are quite artistically introduced by Peter as he animates a basic title project on Adobe.

3. How to Animate a line - YouTube

When you are introduced to a vast world of possibilities, it can be a bit overwhelming. Which is why starting from the very basics is always a good idea. This next YouTube tutorial shows you step by step how to animate a line on Adobe After Effects from one point to another.

4. Introduction and Advanced After Effects – Domestika

Domestika is an online learning platform that is great for freelancers and independent artists who can purchase self-paced lessons on topics like graphic design and animation. The Introduction and Advanced After Effects tutorials by Carlos Zensuke Albarran are a comprehensive bundle of lessons that quench your thirst for 2D effects animation a bit further.

5. Typography Animation – Domestika

The mark of a professional is his specialization. As you gain more experience in practicing Adobe After Effects, you can begin trying out more bold and stylistic animations with simple typographic techniques. It would not only make you more confident as a motion graphics designer but also equip you with fluid skills as a freelancer. Typographic motion graphics is a cash cow for many After Effect animators.

6. Vectorial Animation – Domestika

Cartoonist animated videos and motion designs are quite interesting to animate. Vectorial 2D animation is quite popular among YouTube tutorials and explainer videos. They make for excellent corporate animations. You can find an amazing Domestika tutorial on Vectorial that walks you through in simple steps on Frame by Frame style animations.

7. Getting Started with Motion Graphics - Coursera

Coursera is another amazing online learning platform for gaining access to Beginner to Advanced courses on Adobe After Effects. This one tutorial introduces you to Beginner level motion graphics where you can learn from short self-paced videos.

8. Getting Started with Motion Graphics - SkillShare

SkillShare is another amazing online learning platform for gaining access to Beginner to Advanced courses on Adobe After Effects. This one tutorial introduces you to Beginner level motion graphics where you can learn from short self-paced videos. It is guided by a leading professional in motion graphics and visual effects who covers all the bases alongside hands-projects.

9. Make Simple Logo Intro in After Effects – YouTube

Creating Intros for your videos is probably the most cost-effective marketing gizmos employed today. This free tutorial on YouTube from Tech Infusion is a simple-to-follow video that sheds some light on how to create eye-catching intros that instantly catches your audience’s attention.

10. Work with Composition - Adobe

Working with After Effects is all about creating gorgeous compositions that pop. This Adobe tutorial equips you with the basics of creating animation on Adobe After Effects with multiple layers and keyframes.

Part 2 How to Create 2D Motion Graphics with After Effects

The astonishing world of intriguing after-effects is vast. Whether you do it as a profession or simply as a hobby, learning how to add after-effects to your 2d motion graphics is always an amazing idea. Worried how you’d understand the tools to add after-effects to your animation? Well, we’ve got you covered! Today we’ll be looking at how you can add after-effects to your 2d animation.

●To make a new 2D graphics in after effects, you need to make a new composition. To do so, head to the composition menu in the menu bar. Upon clicking on the composition menu, a new drop-down menu would open up. From the drop-down menu, click on “new composition”.

●A new setting box would pop up, in this settings box you can alter the settings of the composition. If you do not wish to change any setting, simply click on “ok” and proceed ahead.

●Next, you need to find the tool panel in the main menu bar. Upon clicking on it, a new drop-down menu will appear, click on “star tool”. We’re simply taking the star shape, for instance, alternatively, you can select and another shape too…

●Once you’ve selected the shape you want, draw by clicking your mouse and dragging

●Click on the shape and the layers will appear on the left of your screen. From the popped up screen, click on “properties”. Here you can find multiple animation options and you can even edit frame by frame. Add frames at regular intervals and move according to your wish

Part 3 5 Best Animation After Effects that you must know

1. Stacking animation – YouTube

Stacking animation is an excellent and simple trick that can make any animation look cool and complex. The stacking animation is nothing but the use of the stacking template multiple times. To do so, you just need to duplicate a few of the base layers. Next, you need to offset the duplicated frames by a few frames and finally add some effects. The Adding of stacking animation will result in a slight extension of your animation layers. You can further customize your frames by adding effects or color to enhance the animation.

2. Light sweeps

An advantage of using the after effects software is that it offers several drag and drop features which you can simply drag and drop to your animation to enhance its looks. A light sweep animation is one such animation that can add great value to your animation. You can add this effect by following the steps given below

●Head to “effects” from your main interface

●Here you need to find “generate”

●Now from the list of drag and drop animations, drag and drop “light sweeps” onto your workspace

You can then change and customize almost any aspect of the animation simply by clicking on it and changing the settings

3. Quick shape animation

This is a very cool trick that you can use on your 2d objects! This includes the creation of your own layer(you can use any 2d shape). Further, you need to duplicate your shape and the stagger the animation. This gives the entire animation an interesting and engaging effect. The trick is very resourceful while dealing with 2d objects.

4. Animate your background

When your entire animation looks slightly basic and you wish to give your animation a zest, this trick is highly useful! If you’re working with colored backgrounds, this animation trick can help make it more attractive. This animation is simply just adding motion to your background making it look like it’s moving in or out.

5. Graphics reflection

Although this method is slightly complicated, it could enhance the animation by leaps and bounds. To do so, you need to write a fancy text of your choice, then you need to duplicate this text, and further, you need to flip it vertically. To make it look more realistic, you can add the blur effect. This will make it look like the duplicated text is a reflection of the original text

Part 4 5 Character Animation Tools for After Effects

1. Rubber hose 2

Rubber hose is one of the primitive tools for adding animations. This is mainly because it was found in the early 2000s and back then, animations had wobbly legs and an absurd body structure. This tool has several cool inbuilt functions that make the animation so much simpler. The robust tool. makes animation pretty simple and hassle-free. Rubber hose 2 is an advanced version of rubber hose, it has several advanced features. The plug-in is however not free, you’d need to purchase it at $45 in order to gain a lifetime access.

2. Duik

Duik is one of the most advanced and comprehensive character animation tools in the market. It was initially launched in 2008, but since then there’s been a vast improvement in the tool’s features and today it’s one of the picks to perform animation using rigging and other animation techniques. Duik has several tools that make the animation so convenient. The tool has features such as auto rig, which helps save time while animating. Other tools include effects such as bones, rigging, various filters, and effects.

3. Joystick ‘n sliders

Joystick’n sliders is another highly utilitarian tool for animators. Along with key animation features such as rigging and boning, the tool has other cool and highly useful features to make your animation interesting! The user interface of this tool is a big plus, the simplicity of the user interface makes the tool perfect for beginners and advanced level animators. The tool is simple to use and has a plethora of cool features which could help you make your animation highly engaging.

4. Puppet tool 3

Puppet tool 3 is an after effects plugin that could help you create character animations. The plug-in is different from the in-built puppet tool in after effects. The puppet tool inbuilt into after effects are the Rigging tool for animation, however using the inbuilt tool is slightly sophisticated. Puppet tool 3 is not an individual tool but works in coordination with the inbuilt the puppet tool. Since using the inbuilt tool was complex, puppet tool 3 made it simple. Apart from rigging, the plugin also allows you to work with a few additional features. You can buy the plug-in for only $39.95!

5. Adobe animate character

Adobe character animation is the in-house plugin of Adobe to animate characters. However, the tool is probably still in development. Adobe has been working on releasing this tool for a while now, and in the latest version of after effects, Adobe added the beta version of the character animator. Character animator is probably the most efficient and advanced animation tool. It uses facial recognition for animations and allows you to perform almost all basic animations. The software is perfect when you’re trying to create a complex animated character.

Key Takeaways from This Episode

● Today we’ve dwelled a lot into animation and the tools available for animation.

● We’ve seen how animation could be enhanced using the inbuilt tools available in Adobe after effects.

● We’ve also gone a step further and seen the external plugin tools that you can use to make character animations and highly advanced 2d effects ok animations.

● We’ve also taken an overview on how to create a simple basic 2d motion animation, all in all, we’ve gone from understanding the beginner level animation to understanding advanced animation

02 [How to Create 2D Motion Graphics with After Effects](#Part 2)

03 [5 Best Animation After Effects that you must know](#Part 3)

04 [5 Character Animation Tools for After Effects](#Part 4)

Part 1 Practical Online 2D Animation Courses

Learning After Effects need not be complicated. You can use this tool to help you create amazing designs from your sheer imagination. Here is a list of the best courses which are self-paced so you don’t need to worry about fitting them into your schedule. Some of these courses are primarily for beginners who are seeking to orient themselves to the basics. While other courses have recent insights into the latest techniques curated by the industry experts. The courses in this list are diverse and are from different platforms like Domestika, Coursera, Adobe, and YouTube.

1. Getting Started - Adobe

The official Adobe learning site has its own course for introducing After Effects. After all, the software is a product of Adobe itself. This tutorial is purely for complete beginners and is designed to briefly introduce the interface and basic functioning of Adobe After Effects. It takes you through the manual control and menu options which you will need to familiarize yourself with.

2. The Basics – YouTube

This free-to-watch After Effects tutorial is presented by a very passionate photographer and YouTuber Peter Meckinnon. He walks you through the various elements the Adobe interface puts at your disposal. These elements are quite artistically introduced by Peter as he animates a basic title project on Adobe.

3. How to Animate a line - YouTube

When you are introduced to a vast world of possibilities, it can be a bit overwhelming. Which is why starting from the very basics is always a good idea. This next YouTube tutorial shows you step by step how to animate a line on Adobe After Effects from one point to another.

4. Introduction and Advanced After Effects – Domestika

Domestika is an online learning platform that is great for freelancers and independent artists who can purchase self-paced lessons on topics like graphic design and animation. The Introduction and Advanced After Effects tutorials by Carlos Zensuke Albarran are a comprehensive bundle of lessons that quench your thirst for 2D effects animation a bit further.

5. Typography Animation – Domestika

The mark of a professional is his specialization. As you gain more experience in practicing Adobe After Effects, you can begin trying out more bold and stylistic animations with simple typographic techniques. It would not only make you more confident as a motion graphics designer but also equip you with fluid skills as a freelancer. Typographic motion graphics is a cash cow for many After Effect animators.

6. Vectorial Animation – Domestika

Cartoonist animated videos and motion designs are quite interesting to animate. Vectorial 2D animation is quite popular among YouTube tutorials and explainer videos. They make for excellent corporate animations. You can find an amazing Domestika tutorial on Vectorial that walks you through in simple steps on Frame by Frame style animations.

7. Getting Started with Motion Graphics - Coursera

Coursera is another amazing online learning platform for gaining access to Beginner to Advanced courses on Adobe After Effects. This one tutorial introduces you to Beginner level motion graphics where you can learn from short self-paced videos.

8. Getting Started with Motion Graphics - SkillShare

SkillShare is another amazing online learning platform for gaining access to Beginner to Advanced courses on Adobe After Effects. This one tutorial introduces you to Beginner level motion graphics where you can learn from short self-paced videos. It is guided by a leading professional in motion graphics and visual effects who covers all the bases alongside hands-projects.

9. Make Simple Logo Intro in After Effects – YouTube

Creating Intros for your videos is probably the most cost-effective marketing gizmos employed today. This free tutorial on YouTube from Tech Infusion is a simple-to-follow video that sheds some light on how to create eye-catching intros that instantly catches your audience’s attention.

10. Work with Composition - Adobe

Working with After Effects is all about creating gorgeous compositions that pop. This Adobe tutorial equips you with the basics of creating animation on Adobe After Effects with multiple layers and keyframes.

Part 2 How to Create 2D Motion Graphics with After Effects

The astonishing world of intriguing after-effects is vast. Whether you do it as a profession or simply as a hobby, learning how to add after-effects to your 2d motion graphics is always an amazing idea. Worried how you’d understand the tools to add after-effects to your animation? Well, we’ve got you covered! Today we’ll be looking at how you can add after-effects to your 2d animation.

●To make a new 2D graphics in after effects, you need to make a new composition. To do so, head to the composition menu in the menu bar. Upon clicking on the composition menu, a new drop-down menu would open up. From the drop-down menu, click on “new composition”.

●A new setting box would pop up, in this settings box you can alter the settings of the composition. If you do not wish to change any setting, simply click on “ok” and proceed ahead.

●Next, you need to find the tool panel in the main menu bar. Upon clicking on it, a new drop-down menu will appear, click on “star tool”. We’re simply taking the star shape, for instance, alternatively, you can select and another shape too…

●Once you’ve selected the shape you want, draw by clicking your mouse and dragging

●Click on the shape and the layers will appear on the left of your screen. From the popped up screen, click on “properties”. Here you can find multiple animation options and you can even edit frame by frame. Add frames at regular intervals and move according to your wish

Part 3 5 Best Animation After Effects that you must know

1. Stacking animation – YouTube

Stacking animation is an excellent and simple trick that can make any animation look cool and complex. The stacking animation is nothing but the use of the stacking template multiple times. To do so, you just need to duplicate a few of the base layers. Next, you need to offset the duplicated frames by a few frames and finally add some effects. The Adding of stacking animation will result in a slight extension of your animation layers. You can further customize your frames by adding effects or color to enhance the animation.

2. Light sweeps

An advantage of using the after effects software is that it offers several drag and drop features which you can simply drag and drop to your animation to enhance its looks. A light sweep animation is one such animation that can add great value to your animation. You can add this effect by following the steps given below

●Head to “effects” from your main interface

●Here you need to find “generate”

●Now from the list of drag and drop animations, drag and drop “light sweeps” onto your workspace

You can then change and customize almost any aspect of the animation simply by clicking on it and changing the settings

3. Quick shape animation

This is a very cool trick that you can use on your 2d objects! This includes the creation of your own layer(you can use any 2d shape). Further, you need to duplicate your shape and the stagger the animation. This gives the entire animation an interesting and engaging effect. The trick is very resourceful while dealing with 2d objects.

4. Animate your background

When your entire animation looks slightly basic and you wish to give your animation a zest, this trick is highly useful! If you’re working with colored backgrounds, this animation trick can help make it more attractive. This animation is simply just adding motion to your background making it look like it’s moving in or out.

5. Graphics reflection

Although this method is slightly complicated, it could enhance the animation by leaps and bounds. To do so, you need to write a fancy text of your choice, then you need to duplicate this text, and further, you need to flip it vertically. To make it look more realistic, you can add the blur effect. This will make it look like the duplicated text is a reflection of the original text

Part 4 5 Character Animation Tools for After Effects

1. Rubber hose 2

Rubber hose is one of the primitive tools for adding animations. This is mainly because it was found in the early 2000s and back then, animations had wobbly legs and an absurd body structure. This tool has several cool inbuilt functions that make the animation so much simpler. The robust tool. makes animation pretty simple and hassle-free. Rubber hose 2 is an advanced version of rubber hose, it has several advanced features. The plug-in is however not free, you’d need to purchase it at $45 in order to gain a lifetime access.

2. Duik

Duik is one of the most advanced and comprehensive character animation tools in the market. It was initially launched in 2008, but since then there’s been a vast improvement in the tool’s features and today it’s one of the picks to perform animation using rigging and other animation techniques. Duik has several tools that make the animation so convenient. The tool has features such as auto rig, which helps save time while animating. Other tools include effects such as bones, rigging, various filters, and effects.

3. Joystick ‘n sliders

Joystick’n sliders is another highly utilitarian tool for animators. Along with key animation features such as rigging and boning, the tool has other cool and highly useful features to make your animation interesting! The user interface of this tool is a big plus, the simplicity of the user interface makes the tool perfect for beginners and advanced level animators. The tool is simple to use and has a plethora of cool features which could help you make your animation highly engaging.

4. Puppet tool 3

Puppet tool 3 is an after effects plugin that could help you create character animations. The plug-in is different from the in-built puppet tool in after effects. The puppet tool inbuilt into after effects are the Rigging tool for animation, however using the inbuilt tool is slightly sophisticated. Puppet tool 3 is not an individual tool but works in coordination with the inbuilt the puppet tool. Since using the inbuilt tool was complex, puppet tool 3 made it simple. Apart from rigging, the plugin also allows you to work with a few additional features. You can buy the plug-in for only $39.95!

5. Adobe animate character

Adobe character animation is the in-house plugin of Adobe to animate characters. However, the tool is probably still in development. Adobe has been working on releasing this tool for a while now, and in the latest version of after effects, Adobe added the beta version of the character animator. Character animator is probably the most efficient and advanced animation tool. It uses facial recognition for animations and allows you to perform almost all basic animations. The software is perfect when you’re trying to create a complex animated character.

Key Takeaways from This Episode

● Today we’ve dwelled a lot into animation and the tools available for animation.

● We’ve seen how animation could be enhanced using the inbuilt tools available in Adobe after effects.

● We’ve also gone a step further and seen the external plugin tools that you can use to make character animations and highly advanced 2d effects ok animations.

● We’ve also taken an overview on how to create a simple basic 2d motion animation, all in all, we’ve gone from understanding the beginner level animation to understanding advanced animation

[Top 10] Best Photo to Animation Converters That Give You an Advantage

[Top 10] Best Photo to Animation Converters That Give You an Advantage

An easy yet powerful editor

Numerous effects to choose from

Detailed tutorials provided by the official channel

Try It Free Try It Free

We do have a couple of recommendations to give. There’s a wide variety of tools out there that will allow you to make animated pictures. With some actually allowing you to add animation (or motion) to your photographs while others bring a pop-up of life to your pictures with artistic filters and effects.

Have a look at our list of the top ten best photos to animation converter tools below to see if one of them catches your eye.

Alright, let’s get straight to our list of the best photo to animation converter tools available. As mentioned, we’ve picked quite the variety — including both software and online photo animator tools so that you can find one that best suits the kind of projects that you’re working on.

For your convenience, we’ve included the pros and cons of each converter as well as the most common scenarios each application can be used.

01Filmora

Rating and Reviews: [Techradar: 4.5/5]

Wondershare Filmora Video Editor , while, first and foremost, is an advanced video editor, is the first photo animation maker on this list of ours. This software is highly-rated online and it comes with a bunch of presets, filters, and effects, that you can use in order to animate your photographs. Its more advanced video editing functions would no doubt prove to be useful in the future as well, allowing you to increase the complexity of your projects and achieve more and more things.

● With Filmora, you have access to a built-in library of Effects and Elements that you can use in order to make animated pictures.

● The advanced video editing functions can also be used to create more complex motion animations that you are unlikely to see in other alternatives.

URL: https://filmora.wondershare.com/

PROS	CONS
● Access to built-in effects and elements library.● Advanced editing functions.● A FREE trial is available to try out its many features.	● As a downloadable software, Filmora will require downloading and installing.● Some of its features and functions are locked in the FREE version as well.● Payment is either subscription-based or one-time for a perpetual license.

Try It Free

For Win 7 or later (64-bit)

Try It Free

For macOS 10.12 or later

02PicMonkey

Rating and Reviews: [G2: 4.4/5]

When it comes to online photo animator tools, PicMonkey is definitely one of the first that people recommend. It’s premium software, so you’ll have to pay to use all of its functions — with the cheapest plan worth $72 annually or $7.99 monthly. The best part about it is, undoubtedly, the fact that it was developed by Shutterstock, which is highly regarded in the photography industry. So, you can surely rely on stable support.

● Photo Animation maker with lots of built-in animation effects and templates that allow users to easily make animated pictures.

URL: https://www.picmonkey.com/design/photo-animation-maker

PROS	CONS
● A FREE trial is available to test out its functions.● Developed by a reliable company.● Packed with lots of built-in animated effects and presets.	● Packed with lots of built-in animated effects and presets.● No software version for use without the internet.● Does not come equipped with advanced custom animation tools.

03Adobe Creative Cloud Express

Rating and Reviews: [Creative Bloq: 4/5]

The Adobe Creative Cloud Express is both an online photo animator and an application that you can download and install on your phone. As is expected from any Adobe product, it’s quite premium in make and is better suited for more serious photo animations — especially as you’ll need to pay in order to be able to use it to its fullest extent.

● Comes with a veritable library of templates, effects, and filters for advanced photo editing and photo animation.

URL: https://www.adobe.com/express/create/social-media-graphic

PROS	CONS
● Advanced photo editing tool.● Available both online and as an app.● Reliable and trustworthy adobe product.	● The FREE trial is limited.● The FREE trial is limited.● Advanced photo editing is not suitable for beginners.

04ColorCinch

Rating and Reviews: [Crozdesk: 4/5]

ColorCinch, or Cartoonize, as it is also called, is another popular online photo animator that you might have heard about already. This one features quite a few presets that you can use to quickly change the look of your photographs.

● Photo editing functions for breathing new life into existing photographs.

● Presets, templates, filters, and effects are available for easy and efficient photo editing.

URL: https://www.cartoonize.net/

PROS	CONS
● Beginner-friendly UI.● Comes with lots of filters and effects built-in.● Cartoonizer effect for simple photo animation onlinep.	● Paid tool Limited FREE trial.● Subscription-based packages.● Limited customer animation functions.

05Photo Cartoon

Rating and Reviews: N/A

Photo Cartoon is an online photo animator that specifically alters your photos and ‘cartoon-izes’ it (with several effects to choose from as to the specific style that you want). This single-use, while definitely not the most advanced on this list of ours, offers the user an easy way to change the look of their photographs.

● Transform photos into cartoons, paintings, drawings, and caricatures.

URL: https://photocartoon.net/

PROS	CONS
● Quick and easy to use● Online software, good for all devices● The finished photo animation can be downloaded and shared.	● Very basic functions.● Limited effects/filters to choose from. ● Not highly rated online.

06BeFunky

Rating and Reviews: [G2: 4.2/5]

With BeFunky, we go back to somewhat more advanced online photo animator tools. This one works quite simply as well though. Similar to the previous tool we introduced, BeFunky is meant primarily for quickly and easily adding filters and effects to photographs to change its style to look more like a cartoon or animation.

● Create a cartoon version of your images easily and quickly.

URL: https://www.befunky.com/features/photo-to-cartoon/

PROS	CONS
● Easy-to-use and beginner-friendly● Easy-to-use and beginner-friendly.● Available online and thus compatible with most devices.	● Limited photo editing scope.● Sign-up is required for long-term use.● No advanced custom animation functions.

077. ASPOSE

Rating and Reviews: N/A

Although not very well-known, ASPOSE is an easy way of animating pictures online. All you really have to do is upload your file (in the way that is suggested) and you’re good to go. You’ll be given a choice in what kind of animations you want to put on your photograph thereafter. And, when the conversion is complete, it’ll be FREE to download and share.

● Easily make animated pictures online by uploading photographs to be animated.

URL: https://products.aspose.app/imaging/animation-maker

PROS	CONS
● FREE photo to animation converter● Easy-to-use and efficient.● Motion animations available.	● Internet is required for use.● Not the most advanced filters/effects/animations are available.● No custom animation function.

08TheCartoonist.me

Rating and Reviews: N/A

We’re approaching more and more obscure territory the further we go along this list, with many of the tools, including this next one, called ‘The Cartoonist.me’, not having been rated by the usual tech websites. But, that doesn’t mean that the tool itself is any less useful. This one, in particular, is akin to the other cartoon-izers that we introduced earlier — in that it changes the look of photographs into one similar to what is used in animations.

● Picture animator online that allows you to turn your pictures into cartoon versions of their former self.

URL: https://thecartoonist.me/

PROS	CONS
● FREE photo animation maker.● Basic cartoon effects available.● Upload and Download	● No advanced photo editing.● No advanced photo editing.● Not highly rated.

09Snapstouch

Rating and Reviews: N/A

Snapstouch is another obscure, but no less useful, photo editing tool that adds a touch animation to your photographs. This online tool offers sketch, painting, pencil sketch, outline, cartoon, and many other filters that you can apply to your photographs to directly change their look.

● Change the look of your photographs with an easily applied filter.

URL: http://www.snapstouch.com/

PROS	CONS
● Easy-to-use (upload then download)● FREE to use online tool.● Several effects to choose from.	● A limited selection of filter effects.● Old and dated UI.● Not highly rated.

10AnyMaking

Rating and Reviews: N/A

AnyMaking is a basic online photo editor that comes with a variety of photo effects that you can apply to your photographs to change their looks. Much like the previous tools, AnyMaking offers ‘animation’ style filters that can turn your photographs into something that looks like they came from one of your favorite animated films.

● Turn your photographs completely anew with fun photo effects.

URL: https://anymaking.com/

PROS	CONS
● FREE-to-use photo effects tool.● Cartoonizer effect for animating photographs.● Easy-to-use (upload then download)	● Limited photo effects.● No custom photo animation functions.● Not highly rated.

● Key Takeaways from This Episode →

● Photo to Animation is quite a broad subject and, fittingly, that means that the tools that allow for it are varied indeed.

● Some photo to animation converters will allow you to completely change the look of your photograph with a single application of a filter. While others are more involved (and thus, more flexible) and require more careful customization.

● We’ve included both types (and all the types between) in our list of photo to animation converters. Hopefully, you’ll find one that can help you make the animated pictures that you want to make.

Try It Free Try It Free

We do have a couple of recommendations to give. There’s a wide variety of tools out there that will allow you to make animated pictures. With some actually allowing you to add animation (or motion) to your photographs while others bring a pop-up of life to your pictures with artistic filters and effects.

Have a look at our list of the top ten best photos to animation converter tools below to see if one of them catches your eye.

Alright, let’s get straight to our list of the best photo to animation converter tools available. As mentioned, we’ve picked quite the variety — including both software and online photo animator tools so that you can find one that best suits the kind of projects that you’re working on.

For your convenience, we’ve included the pros and cons of each converter as well as the most common scenarios each application can be used.

01Filmora

Rating and Reviews: [Techradar: 4.5/5]

Wondershare Filmora Video Editor , while, first and foremost, is an advanced video editor, is the first photo animation maker on this list of ours. This software is highly-rated online and it comes with a bunch of presets, filters, and effects, that you can use in order to animate your photographs. Its more advanced video editing functions would no doubt prove to be useful in the future as well, allowing you to increase the complexity of your projects and achieve more and more things.

● With Filmora, you have access to a built-in library of Effects and Elements that you can use in order to make animated pictures.

● The advanced video editing functions can also be used to create more complex motion animations that you are unlikely to see in other alternatives.

URL: https://filmora.wondershare.com/

PROS	CONS
● Access to built-in effects and elements library.● Advanced editing functions.● A FREE trial is available to try out its many features.	● As a downloadable software, Filmora will require downloading and installing.● Some of its features and functions are locked in the FREE version as well.● Payment is either subscription-based or one-time for a perpetual license.

Try It Free

For Win 7 or later (64-bit)

Try It Free

For macOS 10.12 or later

02PicMonkey

Rating and Reviews: [G2: 4.4/5]

When it comes to online photo animator tools, PicMonkey is definitely one of the first that people recommend. It’s premium software, so you’ll have to pay to use all of its functions — with the cheapest plan worth $72 annually or $7.99 monthly. The best part about it is, undoubtedly, the fact that it was developed by Shutterstock, which is highly regarded in the photography industry. So, you can surely rely on stable support.

● Photo Animation maker with lots of built-in animation effects and templates that allow users to easily make animated pictures.

URL: https://www.picmonkey.com/design/photo-animation-maker

PROS	CONS
● A FREE trial is available to test out its functions.● Developed by a reliable company.● Packed with lots of built-in animated effects and presets.	● Packed with lots of built-in animated effects and presets.● No software version for use without the internet.● Does not come equipped with advanced custom animation tools.

03Adobe Creative Cloud Express

Rating and Reviews: [Creative Bloq: 4/5]

The Adobe Creative Cloud Express is both an online photo animator and an application that you can download and install on your phone. As is expected from any Adobe product, it’s quite premium in make and is better suited for more serious photo animations — especially as you’ll need to pay in order to be able to use it to its fullest extent.

● Comes with a veritable library of templates, effects, and filters for advanced photo editing and photo animation.

URL: https://www.adobe.com/express/create/social-media-graphic

PROS	CONS
● Advanced photo editing tool.● Available both online and as an app.● Reliable and trustworthy adobe product.	● The FREE trial is limited.● The FREE trial is limited.● Advanced photo editing is not suitable for beginners.

04ColorCinch

Rating and Reviews: [Crozdesk: 4/5]

ColorCinch, or Cartoonize, as it is also called, is another popular online photo animator that you might have heard about already. This one features quite a few presets that you can use to quickly change the look of your photographs.

● Photo editing functions for breathing new life into existing photographs.

● Presets, templates, filters, and effects are available for easy and efficient photo editing.

URL: https://www.cartoonize.net/

PROS	CONS
● Beginner-friendly UI.● Comes with lots of filters and effects built-in.● Cartoonizer effect for simple photo animation onlinep.	● Paid tool Limited FREE trial.● Subscription-based packages.● Limited customer animation functions.

05Photo Cartoon

Rating and Reviews: N/A

Photo Cartoon is an online photo animator that specifically alters your photos and ‘cartoon-izes’ it (with several effects to choose from as to the specific style that you want). This single-use, while definitely not the most advanced on this list of ours, offers the user an easy way to change the look of their photographs.

● Transform photos into cartoons, paintings, drawings, and caricatures.

URL: https://photocartoon.net/

PROS	CONS
● Quick and easy to use● Online software, good for all devices● The finished photo animation can be downloaded and shared.	● Very basic functions.● Limited effects/filters to choose from. ● Not highly rated online.

06BeFunky

Rating and Reviews: [G2: 4.2/5]

With BeFunky, we go back to somewhat more advanced online photo animator tools. This one works quite simply as well though. Similar to the previous tool we introduced, BeFunky is meant primarily for quickly and easily adding filters and effects to photographs to change its style to look more like a cartoon or animation.

● Create a cartoon version of your images easily and quickly.

URL: https://www.befunky.com/features/photo-to-cartoon/

PROS	CONS
● Easy-to-use and beginner-friendly● Easy-to-use and beginner-friendly.● Available online and thus compatible with most devices.	● Limited photo editing scope.● Sign-up is required for long-term use.● No advanced custom animation functions.

077. ASPOSE

Rating and Reviews: N/A

Although not very well-known, ASPOSE is an easy way of animating pictures online. All you really have to do is upload your file (in the way that is suggested) and you’re good to go. You’ll be given a choice in what kind of animations you want to put on your photograph thereafter. And, when the conversion is complete, it’ll be FREE to download and share.

● Easily make animated pictures online by uploading photographs to be animated.

URL: https://products.aspose.app/imaging/animation-maker

PROS	CONS
● FREE photo to animation converter● Easy-to-use and efficient.● Motion animations available.	● Internet is required for use.● Not the most advanced filters/effects/animations are available.● No custom animation function.

08TheCartoonist.me

Rating and Reviews: N/A

We’re approaching more and more obscure territory the further we go along this list, with many of the tools, including this next one, called ‘The Cartoonist.me’, not having been rated by the usual tech websites. But, that doesn’t mean that the tool itself is any less useful. This one, in particular, is akin to the other cartoon-izers that we introduced earlier — in that it changes the look of photographs into one similar to what is used in animations.

● Picture animator online that allows you to turn your pictures into cartoon versions of their former self.

URL: https://thecartoonist.me/

PROS	CONS
● FREE photo animation maker.● Basic cartoon effects available.● Upload and Download	● No advanced photo editing.● No advanced photo editing.● Not highly rated.

09Snapstouch

Rating and Reviews: N/A

Snapstouch is another obscure, but no less useful, photo editing tool that adds a touch animation to your photographs. This online tool offers sketch, painting, pencil sketch, outline, cartoon, and many other filters that you can apply to your photographs to directly change their look.

● Change the look of your photographs with an easily applied filter.

URL: http://www.snapstouch.com/

PROS	CONS
● Easy-to-use (upload then download)● FREE to use online tool.● Several effects to choose from.	● A limited selection of filter effects.● Old and dated UI.● Not highly rated.

10AnyMaking

Rating and Reviews: N/A

AnyMaking is a basic online photo editor that comes with a variety of photo effects that you can apply to your photographs to change their looks. Much like the previous tools, AnyMaking offers ‘animation’ style filters that can turn your photographs into something that looks like they came from one of your favorite animated films.

● Turn your photographs completely anew with fun photo effects.

URL: https://anymaking.com/

PROS	CONS
● FREE-to-use photo effects tool.● Cartoonizer effect for animating photographs.● Easy-to-use (upload then download)	● Limited photo effects.● No custom photo animation functions.● Not highly rated.

● Key Takeaways from This Episode →

● Photo to Animation is quite a broad subject and, fittingly, that means that the tools that allow for it are varied indeed.

● Some photo to animation converters will allow you to completely change the look of your photograph with a single application of a filter. While others are more involved (and thus, more flexible) and require more careful customization.

● We’ve included both types (and all the types between) in our list of photo to animation converters. Hopefully, you’ll find one that can help you make the animated pictures that you want to make.

Try It Free Try It Free

We do have a couple of recommendations to give. There’s a wide variety of tools out there that will allow you to make animated pictures. With some actually allowing you to add animation (or motion) to your photographs while others bring a pop-up of life to your pictures with artistic filters and effects.

Have a look at our list of the top ten best photos to animation converter tools below to see if one of them catches your eye.

Alright, let’s get straight to our list of the best photo to animation converter tools available. As mentioned, we’ve picked quite the variety — including both software and online photo animator tools so that you can find one that best suits the kind of projects that you’re working on.

For your convenience, we’ve included the pros and cons of each converter as well as the most common scenarios each application can be used.

01Filmora

Rating and Reviews: [Techradar: 4.5/5]

Wondershare Filmora Video Editor , while, first and foremost, is an advanced video editor, is the first photo animation maker on this list of ours. This software is highly-rated online and it comes with a bunch of presets, filters, and effects, that you can use in order to animate your photographs. Its more advanced video editing functions would no doubt prove to be useful in the future as well, allowing you to increase the complexity of your projects and achieve more and more things.

● With Filmora, you have access to a built-in library of Effects and Elements that you can use in order to make animated pictures.

● The advanced video editing functions can also be used to create more complex motion animations that you are unlikely to see in other alternatives.

URL: https://filmora.wondershare.com/

PROS	CONS
● Access to built-in effects and elements library.● Advanced editing functions.● A FREE trial is available to try out its many features.	● As a downloadable software, Filmora will require downloading and installing.● Some of its features and functions are locked in the FREE version as well.● Payment is either subscription-based or one-time for a perpetual license.

Try It Free

For Win 7 or later (64-bit)

Try It Free

For macOS 10.12 or later

02PicMonkey

Rating and Reviews: [G2: 4.4/5]

When it comes to online photo animator tools, PicMonkey is definitely one of the first that people recommend. It’s premium software, so you’ll have to pay to use all of its functions — with the cheapest plan worth $72 annually or $7.99 monthly. The best part about it is, undoubtedly, the fact that it was developed by Shutterstock, which is highly regarded in the photography industry. So, you can surely rely on stable support.

● Photo Animation maker with lots of built-in animation effects and templates that allow users to easily make animated pictures.

URL: https://www.picmonkey.com/design/photo-animation-maker

PROS	CONS
● A FREE trial is available to test out its functions.● Developed by a reliable company.● Packed with lots of built-in animated effects and presets.	● Packed with lots of built-in animated effects and presets.● No software version for use without the internet.● Does not come equipped with advanced custom animation tools.

03Adobe Creative Cloud Express

Rating and Reviews: [Creative Bloq: 4/5]

The Adobe Creative Cloud Express is both an online photo animator and an application that you can download and install on your phone. As is expected from any Adobe product, it’s quite premium in make and is better suited for more serious photo animations — especially as you’ll need to pay in order to be able to use it to its fullest extent.

● Comes with a veritable library of templates, effects, and filters for advanced photo editing and photo animation.

URL: https://www.adobe.com/express/create/social-media-graphic

PROS	CONS
● Advanced photo editing tool.● Available both online and as an app.● Reliable and trustworthy adobe product.	● The FREE trial is limited.● The FREE trial is limited.● Advanced photo editing is not suitable for beginners.

04ColorCinch

Rating and Reviews: [Crozdesk: 4/5]

ColorCinch, or Cartoonize, as it is also called, is another popular online photo animator that you might have heard about already. This one features quite a few presets that you can use to quickly change the look of your photographs.

● Photo editing functions for breathing new life into existing photographs.

● Presets, templates, filters, and effects are available for easy and efficient photo editing.

URL: https://www.cartoonize.net/

PROS	CONS
● Beginner-friendly UI.● Comes with lots of filters and effects built-in.● Cartoonizer effect for simple photo animation onlinep.	● Paid tool Limited FREE trial.● Subscription-based packages.● Limited customer animation functions.

05Photo Cartoon

Rating and Reviews: N/A

Photo Cartoon is an online photo animator that specifically alters your photos and ‘cartoon-izes’ it (with several effects to choose from as to the specific style that you want). This single-use, while definitely not the most advanced on this list of ours, offers the user an easy way to change the look of their photographs.

● Transform photos into cartoons, paintings, drawings, and caricatures.

URL: https://photocartoon.net/

PROS	CONS
● Quick and easy to use● Online software, good for all devices● The finished photo animation can be downloaded and shared.	● Very basic functions.● Limited effects/filters to choose from. ● Not highly rated online.

06BeFunky

Rating and Reviews: [G2: 4.2/5]

With BeFunky, we go back to somewhat more advanced online photo animator tools. This one works quite simply as well though. Similar to the previous tool we introduced, BeFunky is meant primarily for quickly and easily adding filters and effects to photographs to change its style to look more like a cartoon or animation.

● Create a cartoon version of your images easily and quickly.

URL: https://www.befunky.com/features/photo-to-cartoon/

PROS	CONS
● Easy-to-use and beginner-friendly● Easy-to-use and beginner-friendly.● Available online and thus compatible with most devices.	● Limited photo editing scope.● Sign-up is required for long-term use.● No advanced custom animation functions.

077. ASPOSE

Rating and Reviews: N/A

Although not very well-known, ASPOSE is an easy way of animating pictures online. All you really have to do is upload your file (in the way that is suggested) and you’re good to go. You’ll be given a choice in what kind of animations you want to put on your photograph thereafter. And, when the conversion is complete, it’ll be FREE to download and share.

● Easily make animated pictures online by uploading photographs to be animated.

URL: https://products.aspose.app/imaging/animation-maker

PROS	CONS
● FREE photo to animation converter● Easy-to-use and efficient.● Motion animations available.	● Internet is required for use.● Not the most advanced filters/effects/animations are available.● No custom animation function.

08TheCartoonist.me

Rating and Reviews: N/A

We’re approaching more and more obscure territory the further we go along this list, with many of the tools, including this next one, called ‘The Cartoonist.me’, not having been rated by the usual tech websites. But, that doesn’t mean that the tool itself is any less useful. This one, in particular, is akin to the other cartoon-izers that we introduced earlier — in that it changes the look of photographs into one similar to what is used in animations.

● Picture animator online that allows you to turn your pictures into cartoon versions of their former self.

URL: https://thecartoonist.me/

PROS	CONS
● FREE photo animation maker.● Basic cartoon effects available.● Upload and Download	● No advanced photo editing.● No advanced photo editing.● Not highly rated.

09Snapstouch

Rating and Reviews: N/A

Snapstouch is another obscure, but no less useful, photo editing tool that adds a touch animation to your photographs. This online tool offers sketch, painting, pencil sketch, outline, cartoon, and many other filters that you can apply to your photographs to directly change their look.

● Change the look of your photographs with an easily applied filter.

URL: http://www.snapstouch.com/

PROS	CONS
● Easy-to-use (upload then download)● FREE to use online tool.● Several effects to choose from.	● A limited selection of filter effects.● Old and dated UI.● Not highly rated.

10AnyMaking

Rating and Reviews: N/A

AnyMaking is a basic online photo editor that comes with a variety of photo effects that you can apply to your photographs to change their looks. Much like the previous tools, AnyMaking offers ‘animation’ style filters that can turn your photographs into something that looks like they came from one of your favorite animated films.

● Turn your photographs completely anew with fun photo effects.

URL: https://anymaking.com/

PROS	CONS
● FREE-to-use photo effects tool.● Cartoonizer effect for animating photographs.● Easy-to-use (upload then download)	● Limited photo effects.● No custom photo animation functions.● Not highly rated.

● Key Takeaways from This Episode →

● Photo to Animation is quite a broad subject and, fittingly, that means that the tools that allow for it are varied indeed.

● Some photo to animation converters will allow you to completely change the look of your photograph with a single application of a filter. While others are more involved (and thus, more flexible) and require more careful customization.

● We’ve included both types (and all the types between) in our list of photo to animation converters. Hopefully, you’ll find one that can help you make the animated pictures that you want to make.

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We do have a couple of recommendations to give. There’s a wide variety of tools out there that will allow you to make animated pictures. With some actually allowing you to add animation (or motion) to your photographs while others bring a pop-up of life to your pictures with artistic filters and effects.

Have a look at our list of the top ten best photos to animation converter tools below to see if one of them catches your eye.

Alright, let’s get straight to our list of the best photo to animation converter tools available. As mentioned, we’ve picked quite the variety — including both software and online photo animator tools so that you can find one that best suits the kind of projects that you’re working on.

For your convenience, we’ve included the pros and cons of each converter as well as the most common scenarios each application can be used.

01Filmora

Rating and Reviews: [Techradar: 4.5/5]

Wondershare Filmora Video Editor , while, first and foremost, is an advanced video editor, is the first photo animation maker on this list of ours. This software is highly-rated online and it comes with a bunch of presets, filters, and effects, that you can use in order to animate your photographs. Its more advanced video editing functions would no doubt prove to be useful in the future as well, allowing you to increase the complexity of your projects and achieve more and more things.

● With Filmora, you have access to a built-in library of Effects and Elements that you can use in order to make animated pictures.

● The advanced video editing functions can also be used to create more complex motion animations that you are unlikely to see in other alternatives.

URL: https://filmora.wondershare.com/

PROS	CONS
● Access to built-in effects and elements library.● Advanced editing functions.● A FREE trial is available to try out its many features.	● As a downloadable software, Filmora will require downloading and installing.● Some of its features and functions are locked in the FREE version as well.● Payment is either subscription-based or one-time for a perpetual license.

Try It Free

For Win 7 or later (64-bit)

Try It Free

For macOS 10.12 or later

02PicMonkey

Rating and Reviews: [G2: 4.4/5]

When it comes to online photo animator tools, PicMonkey is definitely one of the first that people recommend. It’s premium software, so you’ll have to pay to use all of its functions — with the cheapest plan worth $72 annually or $7.99 monthly. The best part about it is, undoubtedly, the fact that it was developed by Shutterstock, which is highly regarded in the photography industry. So, you can surely rely on stable support.

● Photo Animation maker with lots of built-in animation effects and templates that allow users to easily make animated pictures.

URL: https://www.picmonkey.com/design/photo-animation-maker

PROS	CONS
● A FREE trial is available to test out its functions.● Developed by a reliable company.● Packed with lots of built-in animated effects and presets.	● Packed with lots of built-in animated effects and presets.● No software version for use without the internet.● Does not come equipped with advanced custom animation tools.

03Adobe Creative Cloud Express

Rating and Reviews: [Creative Bloq: 4/5]

The Adobe Creative Cloud Express is both an online photo animator and an application that you can download and install on your phone. As is expected from any Adobe product, it’s quite premium in make and is better suited for more serious photo animations — especially as you’ll need to pay in order to be able to use it to its fullest extent.

● Comes with a veritable library of templates, effects, and filters for advanced photo editing and photo animation.

URL: https://www.adobe.com/express/create/social-media-graphic

PROS	CONS
● Advanced photo editing tool.● Available both online and as an app.● Reliable and trustworthy adobe product.	● The FREE trial is limited.● The FREE trial is limited.● Advanced photo editing is not suitable for beginners.

04ColorCinch

Rating and Reviews: [Crozdesk: 4/5]

ColorCinch, or Cartoonize, as it is also called, is another popular online photo animator that you might have heard about already. This one features quite a few presets that you can use to quickly change the look of your photographs.

● Photo editing functions for breathing new life into existing photographs.

● Presets, templates, filters, and effects are available for easy and efficient photo editing.

URL: https://www.cartoonize.net/

PROS	CONS
● Beginner-friendly UI.● Comes with lots of filters and effects built-in.● Cartoonizer effect for simple photo animation onlinep.	● Paid tool Limited FREE trial.● Subscription-based packages.● Limited customer animation functions.

05Photo Cartoon

Rating and Reviews: N/A

Photo Cartoon is an online photo animator that specifically alters your photos and ‘cartoon-izes’ it (with several effects to choose from as to the specific style that you want). This single-use, while definitely not the most advanced on this list of ours, offers the user an easy way to change the look of their photographs.

● Transform photos into cartoons, paintings, drawings, and caricatures.

URL: https://photocartoon.net/

PROS	CONS
● Quick and easy to use● Online software, good for all devices● The finished photo animation can be downloaded and shared.	● Very basic functions.● Limited effects/filters to choose from. ● Not highly rated online.

06BeFunky

Rating and Reviews: [G2: 4.2/5]

With BeFunky, we go back to somewhat more advanced online photo animator tools. This one works quite simply as well though. Similar to the previous tool we introduced, BeFunky is meant primarily for quickly and easily adding filters and effects to photographs to change its style to look more like a cartoon or animation.

● Create a cartoon version of your images easily and quickly.

URL: https://www.befunky.com/features/photo-to-cartoon/

PROS	CONS
● Easy-to-use and beginner-friendly● Easy-to-use and beginner-friendly.● Available online and thus compatible with most devices.	● Limited photo editing scope.● Sign-up is required for long-term use.● No advanced custom animation functions.

077. ASPOSE

Rating and Reviews: N/A

Although not very well-known, ASPOSE is an easy way of animating pictures online. All you really have to do is upload your file (in the way that is suggested) and you’re good to go. You’ll be given a choice in what kind of animations you want to put on your photograph thereafter. And, when the conversion is complete, it’ll be FREE to download and share.

● Easily make animated pictures online by uploading photographs to be animated.

URL: https://products.aspose.app/imaging/animation-maker

PROS	CONS
● FREE photo to animation converter● Easy-to-use and efficient.● Motion animations available.	● Internet is required for use.● Not the most advanced filters/effects/animations are available.● No custom animation function.

08TheCartoonist.me

Rating and Reviews: N/A

We’re approaching more and more obscure territory the further we go along this list, with many of the tools, including this next one, called ‘The Cartoonist.me’, not having been rated by the usual tech websites. But, that doesn’t mean that the tool itself is any less useful. This one, in particular, is akin to the other cartoon-izers that we introduced earlier — in that it changes the look of photographs into one similar to what is used in animations.

● Picture animator online that allows you to turn your pictures into cartoon versions of their former self.

URL: https://thecartoonist.me/

PROS	CONS
● FREE photo animation maker.● Basic cartoon effects available.● Upload and Download	● No advanced photo editing.● No advanced photo editing.● Not highly rated.

09Snapstouch

Rating and Reviews: N/A

Snapstouch is another obscure, but no less useful, photo editing tool that adds a touch animation to your photographs. This online tool offers sketch, painting, pencil sketch, outline, cartoon, and many other filters that you can apply to your photographs to directly change their look.

● Change the look of your photographs with an easily applied filter.

URL: http://www.snapstouch.com/

PROS	CONS
● Easy-to-use (upload then download)● FREE to use online tool.● Several effects to choose from.	● A limited selection of filter effects.● Old and dated UI.● Not highly rated.

10AnyMaking

Rating and Reviews: N/A

AnyMaking is a basic online photo editor that comes with a variety of photo effects that you can apply to your photographs to change their looks. Much like the previous tools, AnyMaking offers ‘animation’ style filters that can turn your photographs into something that looks like they came from one of your favorite animated films.

● Turn your photographs completely anew with fun photo effects.

URL: https://anymaking.com/

PROS	CONS
● FREE-to-use photo effects tool.● Cartoonizer effect for animating photographs.● Easy-to-use (upload then download)	● Limited photo effects.● No custom photo animation functions.● Not highly rated.

● Key Takeaways from This Episode →

● Photo to Animation is quite a broad subject and, fittingly, that means that the tools that allow for it are varied indeed.

● Some photo to animation converters will allow you to completely change the look of your photograph with a single application of a filter. While others are more involved (and thus, more flexible) and require more careful customization.

● We’ve included both types (and all the types between) in our list of photo to animation converters. Hopefully, you’ll find one that can help you make the animated pictures that you want to make.

Top 15 2D Animation Software Free That Worth to Try

Top 15 2D Animation Software Free That Worth to Try

An easy yet powerful editor

Numerous effects to choose from

Detailed tutorials provided by the official channel

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When you are trying to create a funny cartoon, explainer videos, or other short informative content to post online, 2D animation software is a breeze to use.

With access to the best 2D animation software, you can create compelling and intricate stories that will help you sync with the audience.

01Wondershare Filmora

Price: Free, $99.99 (Perpetual); $59.99 (1-Year)

Pros

Numerous preset options

Both for beginners and professionals

Quick video trim/edits

Cons

Straightforward user interface

Lacks various shortcuts

May need high system requirements

What are users saying?

“I am solving the problem of getting an easy-to-use, all-in-one video editor. In addition, the editor gives you the ability to command over your audio files, whereas other editors just give you the basic audio editing capabilities. Lastly, the fully editable text effects and the vast numbers too.”

Key Features

Unlimited Video Tracks.

Audio Noise Reduction.

Automatic Audio Sync.

Motion Graphics animation support.

Auto color correction.

Available for Mac and Windows.

Try It Free

For Win 7 or later (64-bit)

Try It Free

For macOS 10.12 or later

02Opentoonz

Price: Free

Pros

Accessible plugin to automatically create animation effects

Unique Xsheets & Timelines features

Audio/Soundtrack Implementer

Cons

Somewhat Limited drawing capabilities

Intricate setup

A bit outdated UI design

What are users saying?

“Not a very self-explanatory 2D animation software. I had to look up some help, but it worked out in the end (youtube tutorials).”

Key Features

GTS scanning tool

Easy to modify picture styles

Add light and distortion effects

Works with black and white and colored scans

03Pencil 2D

Price: Free

Pros

Easy to use

Open sources

Supports multiple languages

Cons

It doesn’t support shape tools

Only for beginners

It doesn’t support 3D animation

What are users saying?

“The main thing against Pencil2d is the lack of complicated tools. Some tools are not there to bring better color effects, curves, drawing tools, etc. But honestly, this is not a big problem, the intention to be the most robust in the world but to be a tool that provides you a great introduction to animation with vector drawing.”

Key Features

Simplistic design to let you make animation easily

Raster and vector workflow switching

Cross-platform compatibility to free download

04Maefloresta/TupiTube

Price: Free

Pros

Great for beginners

Effective tools management

Friendly price plan

Cons

Differences in color correction

Certain confusing tools

Unable to erase unwanted frames

What are users saying?

“Honestly, I love the app, but I wish there were an eraser, but other than that, it is great for everything from experimental clips to my YT videos that will be coming out in a few months.”

Key Features

A free downloadable app that assists on tablets and smartphones

Simple software with tutorials

Interactive user interface that beginners can use with ease

05Synfig

Price: Free

Pros

Offers 50+ layers

Easy to use layout

Lots of technical tools and functions

Cons

Difficult layout

Hard learning curve

Only a few tutorials available

What are users saying?

“It is cumbersome. You will look for tutorials to understand it, even if you have the best 2D animation software Background. - Though, it’s not famous so you may not wander for information about it as easily. - You do need high PC requirements to operate it, it is heavy. - You have to Constantly save because there are a few operations that make it crash.”

Key Features

Compatible with multiple content layers

The bone system assists for the cutout animations creation from bitmap images

Consistent with sound support to allow for the addition and syncing of narration and music to the video

06CelAction 2D

Price: $1300 Studio Edition (Single License Use)

Pros

Fast to use

Low system requirements

Add-ons available

Cons

Less dynamic

Less in demand

Time-Consuming to learn

What are users saying?

**”**I found the software pretty responsive and may not be good for beginners. Being a beginner, I need easy-to-use free download 2D animation software with low learning, and it didn’t fit my needs entirely.”

Key Features

Quick and straightforward to use professionally

Features ergonomic controls

Simply manages complicated projects with different layers

Compatible with all modern Windows machines - 32 and 64-bit Also runs with Macs through Boot Camp

The multiplane camera helps you have more excellent controls

07Moho (Anime Studio) Pro

Price: $399 (Full Pack)

Pros

Regular updates available

Advanced features

Also good for beginners

Cons

Doesn’t automatically sync

Some functions are highly advanced

Lacks flexibility

What are users saying?

“I am freelance, and Moho12 has allowed me to give more character to animated characters that I can use for some clients. The compatibility that I get with Adobe Illustrator and the speed of the render makes it one of my central tools when it comes to working with character animations.”

Key Features

Improved freehand drawing tools

Beizer manages to make it simpler for you to design your videos

Brilliant warp feature assists in creating custom meshes to twist and bend your animations

Realistic motion blur

Best 2D Animation software for different layers at the same time

08FlipBook

Price: $19.99 (FlipBook Lite); $49.99 (FlipBook Studio); $149.99 (FlipBook Pro); $199.99 (FlipBook Pro HD)

Pros

Simple to draw

Easy to import from a scanner

Quick uploads

Cons

No free version

Challenging to make subtle changes

May not be user-friendly features

What are users saying?

“FlipBook does not contain a steep learning curve, and even first-time animators will be able to produce creative projects.”

Key Features

Modifications will be active while you draw the animation, so FlipBook is pretty quick

Easy to use the shift key to make speed painting

Ten animation layers for adding extra touches

Simple to use a scanner to import images

09Reallusion CrazyTalk Animator

Price: $199 (Pipeline); $99 (Pro)

Pros

Large library of appealing templates

Both for beginners and professionals

Easy to control characters

Cons

No drawing tools

A bit high learning curve

Hard to sync voice

What are users saying?

“This is a 2D animation maker online that makes sense. CTA makes sense in everything it does. One will find the tools exactly where they are supposed to be, and things work exactly the way one expects them to work.”

Key Features

Assists real-time facial expression with precise modification

Black magic to transform the image into a moving cartoon

You can make 2D visual effects for professionals

10Stop Motion Studio

Price: $59.99

Pros

Inbuilt sound editor

Easy to schedule

Not free

Cons

Certain hoops

No bone ringing tools or template designs

Only for 2D stop motion, 2D animation online

What are users saying?

“So I am in high school, Considering an animation class. Currently, we use this to make a claymation. I have noticed a few complexities with it. The camera does not aim well, which is a big hassle. It also Consists of a glitch where sometimes, if you hit the undo frame, it will delete all your other projects. When that happened to me, I was not happy. Now, this last part may just be nitpicking, but when I saw the official company’s animation, I saw their fingers in it, and the animation was not smooth.”

Key Features

Onionskin helps you to view previous frames via a transparent overlay

Audio recording and Chroma key and audio recording to better narrate and add voice effects

Simple

one-click upload to Facebook and YouTube

DSLR camera assistance for creating perfect 1080p recordings

11Harmony

Price: $25.50/month (Harmony Essentials); $64.50/month (Harmony Advanced); $117.50/month (Harmony Premium)

Pros

Lots of animation and drawing tools

Offers various color controls

Flexible 2D animation

Cons

Complicated to learn

High system requirements

Not free

What are users saying?

“I have created really powerful 2D animations with Harmony; it offers almost every tool to be precise and creative in the artworks and the advanced tools for paperless animations, which they helped me a lot.”

Key Features

Smooth lines

Stabilizer

It offers 3, 4, and 5-point guides for curved perspectives.

It helps create cut-out animation.

Easy integration with software available in the production pipeline.

It offers 2D or 3D integration.

12Krita

Price: Free

Pros

Completely free

Easy to use

High compatibility

Cons

No dedicated support

Use only on desktop

Outdated UI

What are users saying?

“Krita helps me with my advertising videos as well as logos and other image editing use cases. I mainly use it to make thumbnails for my youtube channel and featured images for the articles on my website. I also use it to make some quick logos for my youtube channel and website.“

Key Features

This online 2D animation maker software allows you to add a stabilizer to the brush to smooth it.

Personalized brush with nine different brush engines.

Create comic panels with built-in vector drawing tools.

Create seamless patterns and textures by making image reference on the x and y-axis.

Import brush packs and texture from other artists.

You can flatten, combine, or order layers to organize your artwork.

13Animaker

Price: $10/mo (Basic); $19/mo (Starter); $49/mo (Pro); Custom Pricing (Enterprise)

Pros

Helpful app

Able to make beautiful videos

Tons of features

Cons

May not work on specific systems

Chunky UI

Time-Consuming

What are users saying?

“Firstly, it displays that you are limited to the materials that you can use. If you want it, you can go for its paid version, which I think is ideal for a company but still hard. Secondly, I am trying to execute a project for my science class, and so far, I’ve had three days to work on it.”

Key Features

Create animated videos in 6 unique video styles like 2D, handcraft, infographics, whiteboard, 2.5 D, and typography.

Beginners can create videos and use them as both animation and animated presentations.

Best free download 2D animation software has 200 sound effects to choose from.

It offers 100 background music tracks.

It helps you to record direct voice recordings.

Animaker allows the team to collaborate.

Export video in full HD quality.

14SketchBook

Price: Free

Pros

Many options of pencils, brushes etc.

Various color options

Ideal for quick inspirations

Cons

It may be hard to enlarge projects

Lack of usability in some features

Some functions are confusing

What are users saying?

“Sketchbook has helped us in mobility. Since it is also available for tablets like iPad, it can be used to create quick artworks and concept arts and be used as a notebook to take notes. The different features also come in real handy, and the artwork created can be used to display professionally with a good amount of details.”

Key Features

It helps you draw basic shapes like circles, triangles, rectangles, etc.

Adjust the rules as per your desire.

Fill color into your artwork.

Also, import or export the layer as PSD.

15Animate CC

Price: $20.99/mo

Pros

Helpful user interface

Various essential modules

Extremely smooth

Cons

High battery utilization

Steep learning curve

Lack some tools for handling sound

What are users saying?

“We use Animate to make educational videos, but we also use some of the drawing tools to create vector-based illustrations, and we can export them out from Animate to use them in printed products.“

Key Features

Create new poses for vector images or figures.

It helps you to arrange your layers in a parent-child hierarchy.

● Automatically matches mouth poses to voice inflections.

● Easy to export 360 VR animations.

● Create ads directly with Animate.

● Export images with the correct resolution by bypassing the image optimization and using image settings.

● Key Takeaways from This Episode →

● Using 2D animation software is simpler when you have the right software. You already have a storyboard and a script in mind, but now you can realize your vision in unique and intricate ways.

● So, if you want to make 3D animation, various 3D animation software options are also for you. If any of the products above will serve you well, you could use Filmora, which comes first in the series of 2D animation software.

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When you are trying to create a funny cartoon, explainer videos, or other short informative content to post online, 2D animation software is a breeze to use.

With access to the best 2D animation software, you can create compelling and intricate stories that will help you sync with the audience.

01Wondershare Filmora

Price: Free, $99.99 (Perpetual); $59.99 (1-Year)

Pros

Numerous preset options

Both for beginners and professionals

Quick video trim/edits

Cons

Straightforward user interface

Lacks various shortcuts

May need high system requirements

What are users saying?

“I am solving the problem of getting an easy-to-use, all-in-one video editor. In addition, the editor gives you the ability to command over your audio files, whereas other editors just give you the basic audio editing capabilities. Lastly, the fully editable text effects and the vast numbers too.”

Key Features

Unlimited Video Tracks.

Audio Noise Reduction.

Automatic Audio Sync.

Motion Graphics animation support.

Auto color correction.

Available for Mac and Windows.

Try It Free

For Win 7 or later (64-bit)

Try It Free

For macOS 10.12 or later

02Opentoonz

Price: Free

Pros

Accessible plugin to automatically create animation effects

Unique Xsheets & Timelines features

Audio/Soundtrack Implementer

Cons

Somewhat Limited drawing capabilities

Intricate setup

A bit outdated UI design

What are users saying?

“Not a very self-explanatory 2D animation software. I had to look up some help, but it worked out in the end (youtube tutorials).”

Key Features

GTS scanning tool

Easy to modify picture styles

Add light and distortion effects

Works with black and white and colored scans

03Pencil 2D

Price: Free

Pros

Easy to use

Open sources

Supports multiple languages

Cons

It doesn’t support shape tools

Only for beginners

It doesn’t support 3D animation

What are users saying?

“The main thing against Pencil2d is the lack of complicated tools. Some tools are not there to bring better color effects, curves, drawing tools, etc. But honestly, this is not a big problem, the intention to be the most robust in the world but to be a tool that provides you a great introduction to animation with vector drawing.”

Key Features

Simplistic design to let you make animation easily

Raster and vector workflow switching

Cross-platform compatibility to free download

04Maefloresta/TupiTube

Price: Free

Pros

Great for beginners

Effective tools management

Friendly price plan

Cons

Differences in color correction

Certain confusing tools

Unable to erase unwanted frames

What are users saying?

“Honestly, I love the app, but I wish there were an eraser, but other than that, it is great for everything from experimental clips to my YT videos that will be coming out in a few months.”

Key Features

A free downloadable app that assists on tablets and smartphones

Simple software with tutorials

Interactive user interface that beginners can use with ease

05Synfig

Price: Free

Pros

Offers 50+ layers

Easy to use layout

Lots of technical tools and functions

Cons

Difficult layout

Hard learning curve

Only a few tutorials available

What are users saying?

“It is cumbersome. You will look for tutorials to understand it, even if you have the best 2D animation software Background. - Though, it’s not famous so you may not wander for information about it as easily. - You do need high PC requirements to operate it, it is heavy. - You have to Constantly save because there are a few operations that make it crash.”

Key Features

Compatible with multiple content layers

The bone system assists for the cutout animations creation from bitmap images

Consistent with sound support to allow for the addition and syncing of narration and music to the video

06CelAction 2D

Price: $1300 Studio Edition (Single License Use)

Pros

Fast to use

Low system requirements

Add-ons available

Cons

Less dynamic

Less in demand

Time-Consuming to learn

What are users saying?

**”**I found the software pretty responsive and may not be good for beginners. Being a beginner, I need easy-to-use free download 2D animation software with low learning, and it didn’t fit my needs entirely.”

Key Features

Quick and straightforward to use professionally

Features ergonomic controls

Simply manages complicated projects with different layers

Compatible with all modern Windows machines - 32 and 64-bit Also runs with Macs through Boot Camp

The multiplane camera helps you have more excellent controls

07Moho (Anime Studio) Pro

Price: $399 (Full Pack)

Pros

Regular updates available

Advanced features

Also good for beginners

Cons

Doesn’t automatically sync

Some functions are highly advanced

Lacks flexibility

What are users saying?

“I am freelance, and Moho12 has allowed me to give more character to animated characters that I can use for some clients. The compatibility that I get with Adobe Illustrator and the speed of the render makes it one of my central tools when it comes to working with character animations.”

Key Features

Improved freehand drawing tools

Beizer manages to make it simpler for you to design your videos

Brilliant warp feature assists in creating custom meshes to twist and bend your animations

Realistic motion blur

Best 2D Animation software for different layers at the same time

08FlipBook

Price: $19.99 (FlipBook Lite); $49.99 (FlipBook Studio); $149.99 (FlipBook Pro); $199.99 (FlipBook Pro HD)

Pros

Simple to draw

Easy to import from a scanner

Quick uploads

Cons

No free version

Challenging to make subtle changes

May not be user-friendly features

What are users saying?

“FlipBook does not contain a steep learning curve, and even first-time animators will be able to produce creative projects.”

Key Features

Modifications will be active while you draw the animation, so FlipBook is pretty quick

Easy to use the shift key to make speed painting

Ten animation layers for adding extra touches

Simple to use a scanner to import images

09Reallusion CrazyTalk Animator

Price: $199 (Pipeline); $99 (Pro)

Pros

Large library of appealing templates

Both for beginners and professionals

Easy to control characters

Cons

No drawing tools

A bit high learning curve

Hard to sync voice

What are users saying?

“This is a 2D animation maker online that makes sense. CTA makes sense in everything it does. One will find the tools exactly where they are supposed to be, and things work exactly the way one expects them to work.”

Key Features

Assists real-time facial expression with precise modification

Black magic to transform the image into a moving cartoon

You can make 2D visual effects for professionals

10Stop Motion Studio

Price: $59.99

Pros

Inbuilt sound editor

Easy to schedule

Not free

Cons

Certain hoops

No bone ringing tools or template designs

Only for 2D stop motion, 2D animation online

What are users saying?

“So I am in high school, Considering an animation class. Currently, we use this to make a claymation. I have noticed a few complexities with it. The camera does not aim well, which is a big hassle. It also Consists of a glitch where sometimes, if you hit the undo frame, it will delete all your other projects. When that happened to me, I was not happy. Now, this last part may just be nitpicking, but when I saw the official company’s animation, I saw their fingers in it, and the animation was not smooth.”

Key Features

Onionskin helps you to view previous frames via a transparent overlay

Audio recording and Chroma key and audio recording to better narrate and add voice effects

Simple

one-click upload to Facebook and YouTube

DSLR camera assistance for creating perfect 1080p recordings

11Harmony

Price: $25.50/month (Harmony Essentials); $64.50/month (Harmony Advanced); $117.50/month (Harmony Premium)

Pros

Lots of animation and drawing tools

Offers various color controls

Flexible 2D animation

Cons

Complicated to learn

High system requirements

Not free

What are users saying?

“I have created really powerful 2D animations with Harmony; it offers almost every tool to be precise and creative in the artworks and the advanced tools for paperless animations, which they helped me a lot.”

Key Features

Smooth lines

Stabilizer

It offers 3, 4, and 5-point guides for curved perspectives.

It helps create cut-out animation.

Easy integration with software available in the production pipeline.

It offers 2D or 3D integration.

12Krita

Price: Free

Pros

Completely free

Easy to use

High compatibility

Cons

No dedicated support

Use only on desktop

Outdated UI

What are users saying?

“Krita helps me with my advertising videos as well as logos and other image editing use cases. I mainly use it to make thumbnails for my youtube channel and featured images for the articles on my website. I also use it to make some quick logos for my youtube channel and website.“

Key Features

This online 2D animation maker software allows you to add a stabilizer to the brush to smooth it.

Personalized brush with nine different brush engines.

Create comic panels with built-in vector drawing tools.

Create seamless patterns and textures by making image reference on the x and y-axis.

Import brush packs and texture from other artists.

You can flatten, combine, or order layers to organize your artwork.

13Animaker

Price: $10/mo (Basic); $19/mo (Starter); $49/mo (Pro); Custom Pricing (Enterprise)

Pros

Helpful app

Able to make beautiful videos

Tons of features

Cons

May not work on specific systems

Chunky UI

Time-Consuming

What are users saying?

“Firstly, it displays that you are limited to the materials that you can use. If you want it, you can go for its paid version, which I think is ideal for a company but still hard. Secondly, I am trying to execute a project for my science class, and so far, I’ve had three days to work on it.”

Key Features

Create animated videos in 6 unique video styles like 2D, handcraft, infographics, whiteboard, 2.5 D, and typography.

Beginners can create videos and use them as both animation and animated presentations.

Best free download 2D animation software has 200 sound effects to choose from.

It offers 100 background music tracks.

It helps you to record direct voice recordings.

Animaker allows the team to collaborate.

Export video in full HD quality.

14SketchBook

Price: Free

Pros

Many options of pencils, brushes etc.

Various color options

Ideal for quick inspirations

Cons

It may be hard to enlarge projects

Lack of usability in some features

Some functions are confusing

What are users saying?

“Sketchbook has helped us in mobility. Since it is also available for tablets like iPad, it can be used to create quick artworks and concept arts and be used as a notebook to take notes. The different features also come in real handy, and the artwork created can be used to display professionally with a good amount of details.”

Key Features

It helps you draw basic shapes like circles, triangles, rectangles, etc.

Adjust the rules as per your desire.

Fill color into your artwork.

Also, import or export the layer as PSD.

15Animate CC

Price: $20.99/mo

Pros

Helpful user interface

Various essential modules

Extremely smooth

Cons

High battery utilization

Steep learning curve

Lack some tools for handling sound

What are users saying?

“We use Animate to make educational videos, but we also use some of the drawing tools to create vector-based illustrations, and we can export them out from Animate to use them in printed products.“

Key Features

Create new poses for vector images or figures.

It helps you to arrange your layers in a parent-child hierarchy.

● Automatically matches mouth poses to voice inflections.

● Easy to export 360 VR animations.

● Create ads directly with Animate.

● Export images with the correct resolution by bypassing the image optimization and using image settings.

● Key Takeaways from This Episode →

● Using 2D animation software is simpler when you have the right software. You already have a storyboard and a script in mind, but now you can realize your vision in unique and intricate ways.

● So, if you want to make 3D animation, various 3D animation software options are also for you. If any of the products above will serve you well, you could use Filmora, which comes first in the series of 2D animation software.

Try It Free Try It Free

When you are trying to create a funny cartoon, explainer videos, or other short informative content to post online, 2D animation software is a breeze to use.

With access to the best 2D animation software, you can create compelling and intricate stories that will help you sync with the audience.

01Wondershare Filmora

Price: Free, $99.99 (Perpetual); $59.99 (1-Year)

Pros

Numerous preset options

Both for beginners and professionals

Quick video trim/edits

Cons

Straightforward user interface

Lacks various shortcuts

May need high system requirements

What are users saying?

“I am solving the problem of getting an easy-to-use, all-in-one video editor. In addition, the editor gives you the ability to command over your audio files, whereas other editors just give you the basic audio editing capabilities. Lastly, the fully editable text effects and the vast numbers too.”

Key Features

Unlimited Video Tracks.

Audio Noise Reduction.

Automatic Audio Sync.

Motion Graphics animation support.

Auto color correction.

Available for Mac and Windows.

Try It Free

For Win 7 or later (64-bit)

Try It Free

For macOS 10.12 or later

02Opentoonz

Price: Free

Pros

Accessible plugin to automatically create animation effects

Unique Xsheets & Timelines features

Audio/Soundtrack Implementer

Cons

Somewhat Limited drawing capabilities

Intricate setup

A bit outdated UI design

What are users saying?

“Not a very self-explanatory 2D animation software. I had to look up some help, but it worked out in the end (youtube tutorials).”

Key Features

GTS scanning tool

Easy to modify picture styles

Add light and distortion effects

Works with black and white and colored scans

03Pencil 2D

Price: Free

Pros

Easy to use

Open sources

Supports multiple languages

Cons

It doesn’t support shape tools

Only for beginners

It doesn’t support 3D animation

What are users saying?

“The main thing against Pencil2d is the lack of complicated tools. Some tools are not there to bring better color effects, curves, drawing tools, etc. But honestly, this is not a big problem, the intention to be the most robust in the world but to be a tool that provides you a great introduction to animation with vector drawing.”

Key Features

Simplistic design to let you make animation easily

Raster and vector workflow switching

Cross-platform compatibility to free download

04Maefloresta/TupiTube

Price: Free

Pros

Great for beginners

Effective tools management

Friendly price plan

Cons

Differences in color correction

Certain confusing tools

Unable to erase unwanted frames

What are users saying?

“Honestly, I love the app, but I wish there were an eraser, but other than that, it is great for everything from experimental clips to my YT videos that will be coming out in a few months.”

Key Features

A free downloadable app that assists on tablets and smartphones

Simple software with tutorials

Interactive user interface that beginners can use with ease

05Synfig

Price: Free

Pros

Offers 50+ layers

Easy to use layout

Lots of technical tools and functions

Cons

Difficult layout

Hard learning curve

Only a few tutorials available

What are users saying?

“It is cumbersome. You will look for tutorials to understand it, even if you have the best 2D animation software Background. - Though, it’s not famous so you may not wander for information about it as easily. - You do need high PC requirements to operate it, it is heavy. - You have to Constantly save because there are a few operations that make it crash.”

Key Features

Compatible with multiple content layers

The bone system assists for the cutout animations creation from bitmap images

Consistent with sound support to allow for the addition and syncing of narration and music to the video

06CelAction 2D

Price: $1300 Studio Edition (Single License Use)

Pros

Fast to use

Low system requirements

Add-ons available

Cons

Less dynamic

Less in demand

Time-Consuming to learn

What are users saying?

**”**I found the software pretty responsive and may not be good for beginners. Being a beginner, I need easy-to-use free download 2D animation software with low learning, and it didn’t fit my needs entirely.”

Key Features

Quick and straightforward to use professionally

Features ergonomic controls

Simply manages complicated projects with different layers

Compatible with all modern Windows machines - 32 and 64-bit Also runs with Macs through Boot Camp

The multiplane camera helps you have more excellent controls

07Moho (Anime Studio) Pro

Price: $399 (Full Pack)

Pros

Regular updates available

Advanced features

Also good for beginners

Cons

Doesn’t automatically sync

Some functions are highly advanced

Lacks flexibility

What are users saying?

“I am freelance, and Moho12 has allowed me to give more character to animated characters that I can use for some clients. The compatibility that I get with Adobe Illustrator and the speed of the render makes it one of my central tools when it comes to working with character animations.”

Key Features

Improved freehand drawing tools

Beizer manages to make it simpler for you to design your videos

Brilliant warp feature assists in creating custom meshes to twist and bend your animations

Realistic motion blur

Best 2D Animation software for different layers at the same time

08FlipBook

Price: $19.99 (FlipBook Lite); $49.99 (FlipBook Studio); $149.99 (FlipBook Pro); $199.99 (FlipBook Pro HD)

Pros

Simple to draw

Easy to import from a scanner

Quick uploads

Cons

No free version

Challenging to make subtle changes

May not be user-friendly features

What are users saying?

“FlipBook does not contain a steep learning curve, and even first-time animators will be able to produce creative projects.”

Key Features

Modifications will be active while you draw the animation, so FlipBook is pretty quick

Easy to use the shift key to make speed painting

Ten animation layers for adding extra touches

Simple to use a scanner to import images

09Reallusion CrazyTalk Animator

Price: $199 (Pipeline); $99 (Pro)

Pros

Large library of appealing templates

Both for beginners and professionals

Easy to control characters

Cons

No drawing tools

A bit high learning curve

Hard to sync voice

What are users saying?

“This is a 2D animation maker online that makes sense. CTA makes sense in everything it does. One will find the tools exactly where they are supposed to be, and things work exactly the way one expects them to work.”

Key Features

Assists real-time facial expression with precise modification

Black magic to transform the image into a moving cartoon

You can make 2D visual effects for professionals

10Stop Motion Studio

Price: $59.99

Pros

Inbuilt sound editor

Easy to schedule

Not free

Cons

Certain hoops

No bone ringing tools or template designs

Only for 2D stop motion, 2D animation online

What are users saying?

“So I am in high school, Considering an animation class. Currently, we use this to make a claymation. I have noticed a few complexities with it. The camera does not aim well, which is a big hassle. It also Consists of a glitch where sometimes, if you hit the undo frame, it will delete all your other projects. When that happened to me, I was not happy. Now, this last part may just be nitpicking, but when I saw the official company’s animation, I saw their fingers in it, and the animation was not smooth.”

Key Features

Onionskin helps you to view previous frames via a transparent overlay

Audio recording and Chroma key and audio recording to better narrate and add voice effects

Simple

one-click upload to Facebook and YouTube

DSLR camera assistance for creating perfect 1080p recordings

11Harmony

Price: $25.50/month (Harmony Essentials); $64.50/month (Harmony Advanced); $117.50/month (Harmony Premium)

Pros

Lots of animation and drawing tools

Offers various color controls

Flexible 2D animation

Cons

Complicated to learn

High system requirements

Not free

What are users saying?

“I have created really powerful 2D animations with Harmony; it offers almost every tool to be precise and creative in the artworks and the advanced tools for paperless animations, which they helped me a lot.”

Key Features

Smooth lines

Stabilizer

It offers 3, 4, and 5-point guides for curved perspectives.

It helps create cut-out animation.

Easy integration with software available in the production pipeline.

It offers 2D or 3D integration.

12Krita

Price: Free

Pros

Completely free

Easy to use

High compatibility

Cons

No dedicated support

Use only on desktop

Outdated UI

What are users saying?

“Krita helps me with my advertising videos as well as logos and other image editing use cases. I mainly use it to make thumbnails for my youtube channel and featured images for the articles on my website. I also use it to make some quick logos for my youtube channel and website.“

Key Features

This online 2D animation maker software allows you to add a stabilizer to the brush to smooth it.

Personalized brush with nine different brush engines.

Create comic panels with built-in vector drawing tools.

Create seamless patterns and textures by making image reference on the x and y-axis.

Import brush packs and texture from other artists.

You can flatten, combine, or order layers to organize your artwork.

13Animaker

Price: $10/mo (Basic); $19/mo (Starter); $49/mo (Pro); Custom Pricing (Enterprise)

Pros

Helpful app

Able to make beautiful videos

Tons of features

Cons

May not work on specific systems

Chunky UI

Time-Consuming

What are users saying?

“Firstly, it displays that you are limited to the materials that you can use. If you want it, you can go for its paid version, which I think is ideal for a company but still hard. Secondly, I am trying to execute a project for my science class, and so far, I’ve had three days to work on it.”

Key Features

Create animated videos in 6 unique video styles like 2D, handcraft, infographics, whiteboard, 2.5 D, and typography.

Beginners can create videos and use them as both animation and animated presentations.

Best free download 2D animation software has 200 sound effects to choose from.

It offers 100 background music tracks.

It helps you to record direct voice recordings.

Animaker allows the team to collaborate.

Export video in full HD quality.

14SketchBook

Price: Free

Pros

Many options of pencils, brushes etc.

Various color options

Ideal for quick inspirations

Cons

It may be hard to enlarge projects

Lack of usability in some features

Some functions are confusing

What are users saying?

“Sketchbook has helped us in mobility. Since it is also available for tablets like iPad, it can be used to create quick artworks and concept arts and be used as a notebook to take notes. The different features also come in real handy, and the artwork created can be used to display professionally with a good amount of details.”

Key Features

It helps you draw basic shapes like circles, triangles, rectangles, etc.

Adjust the rules as per your desire.

Fill color into your artwork.

Also, import or export the layer as PSD.

15Animate CC

Price: $20.99/mo

Pros

Helpful user interface

Various essential modules

Extremely smooth

Cons

High battery utilization

Steep learning curve

Lack some tools for handling sound

What are users saying?

“We use Animate to make educational videos, but we also use some of the drawing tools to create vector-based illustrations, and we can export them out from Animate to use them in printed products.“

Key Features

Create new poses for vector images or figures.

It helps you to arrange your layers in a parent-child hierarchy.

● Automatically matches mouth poses to voice inflections.

● Easy to export 360 VR animations.

● Create ads directly with Animate.

● Export images with the correct resolution by bypassing the image optimization and using image settings.

● Key Takeaways from This Episode →

● Using 2D animation software is simpler when you have the right software. You already have a storyboard and a script in mind, but now you can realize your vision in unique and intricate ways.

● So, if you want to make 3D animation, various 3D animation software options are also for you. If any of the products above will serve you well, you could use Filmora, which comes first in the series of 2D animation software.

Try It Free Try It Free

When you are trying to create a funny cartoon, explainer videos, or other short informative content to post online, 2D animation software is a breeze to use.

With access to the best 2D animation software, you can create compelling and intricate stories that will help you sync with the audience.

01Wondershare Filmora

Price: Free, $99.99 (Perpetual); $59.99 (1-Year)

Pros

Numerous preset options

Both for beginners and professionals

Quick video trim/edits

Cons

Straightforward user interface

Lacks various shortcuts

May need high system requirements

What are users saying?

“I am solving the problem of getting an easy-to-use, all-in-one video editor. In addition, the editor gives you the ability to command over your audio files, whereas other editors just give you the basic audio editing capabilities. Lastly, the fully editable text effects and the vast numbers too.”

Key Features

Unlimited Video Tracks.

Audio Noise Reduction.

Automatic Audio Sync.

Motion Graphics animation support.

Auto color correction.

Available for Mac and Windows.

Try It Free

For Win 7 or later (64-bit)

Try It Free

For macOS 10.12 or later

02Opentoonz

Price: Free

Pros

Accessible plugin to automatically create animation effects

Unique Xsheets & Timelines features

Audio/Soundtrack Implementer

Cons

Somewhat Limited drawing capabilities

Intricate setup

A bit outdated UI design

What are users saying?

“Not a very self-explanatory 2D animation software. I had to look up some help, but it worked out in the end (youtube tutorials).”

Key Features

GTS scanning tool

Easy to modify picture styles

Add light and distortion effects

Works with black and white and colored scans

03Pencil 2D

Price: Free

Pros

Easy to use

Open sources

Supports multiple languages

Cons

It doesn’t support shape tools

Only for beginners

It doesn’t support 3D animation

What are users saying?

“The main thing against Pencil2d is the lack of complicated tools. Some tools are not there to bring better color effects, curves, drawing tools, etc. But honestly, this is not a big problem, the intention to be the most robust in the world but to be a tool that provides you a great introduction to animation with vector drawing.”

Key Features

Simplistic design to let you make animation easily

Raster and vector workflow switching

Cross-platform compatibility to free download

04Maefloresta/TupiTube

Price: Free

Pros

Great for beginners

Effective tools management

Friendly price plan

Cons

Differences in color correction

Certain confusing tools

Unable to erase unwanted frames

What are users saying?

“Honestly, I love the app, but I wish there were an eraser, but other than that, it is great for everything from experimental clips to my YT videos that will be coming out in a few months.”

Key Features

A free downloadable app that assists on tablets and smartphones

Simple software with tutorials

Interactive user interface that beginners can use with ease

05Synfig

Price: Free

Pros

Offers 50+ layers

Easy to use layout

Lots of technical tools and functions

Cons

Difficult layout

Hard learning curve

Only a few tutorials available

What are users saying?

“It is cumbersome. You will look for tutorials to understand it, even if you have the best 2D animation software Background. - Though, it’s not famous so you may not wander for information about it as easily. - You do need high PC requirements to operate it, it is heavy. - You have to Constantly save because there are a few operations that make it crash.”

Key Features

Compatible with multiple content layers

The bone system assists for the cutout animations creation from bitmap images

Consistent with sound support to allow for the addition and syncing of narration and music to the video

06CelAction 2D

Price: $1300 Studio Edition (Single License Use)

Pros

Fast to use

Low system requirements

Add-ons available

Cons

Less dynamic

Less in demand

Time-Consuming to learn

What are users saying?

**”**I found the software pretty responsive and may not be good for beginners. Being a beginner, I need easy-to-use free download 2D animation software with low learning, and it didn’t fit my needs entirely.”

Key Features

Quick and straightforward to use professionally

Features ergonomic controls

Simply manages complicated projects with different layers

Compatible with all modern Windows machines - 32 and 64-bit Also runs with Macs through Boot Camp

The multiplane camera helps you have more excellent controls

07Moho (Anime Studio) Pro

Price: $399 (Full Pack)

Pros

Regular updates available

Advanced features

Also good for beginners

Cons

Doesn’t automatically sync

Some functions are highly advanced

Lacks flexibility

What are users saying?

“I am freelance, and Moho12 has allowed me to give more character to animated characters that I can use for some clients. The compatibility that I get with Adobe Illustrator and the speed of the render makes it one of my central tools when it comes to working with character animations.”

Key Features

Improved freehand drawing tools

Beizer manages to make it simpler for you to design your videos

Brilliant warp feature assists in creating custom meshes to twist and bend your animations

Realistic motion blur

Best 2D Animation software for different layers at the same time

08FlipBook

Price: $19.99 (FlipBook Lite); $49.99 (FlipBook Studio); $149.99 (FlipBook Pro); $199.99 (FlipBook Pro HD)

Pros

Simple to draw

Easy to import from a scanner

Quick uploads

Cons

No free version

Challenging to make subtle changes

May not be user-friendly features

What are users saying?

“FlipBook does not contain a steep learning curve, and even first-time animators will be able to produce creative projects.”

Key Features

Modifications will be active while you draw the animation, so FlipBook is pretty quick

Easy to use the shift key to make speed painting

Ten animation layers for adding extra touches

Simple to use a scanner to import images

09Reallusion CrazyTalk Animator

Price: $199 (Pipeline); $99 (Pro)

Pros

Large library of appealing templates

Both for beginners and professionals

Easy to control characters

Cons

No drawing tools

A bit high learning curve

Hard to sync voice

What are users saying?

“This is a 2D animation maker online that makes sense. CTA makes sense in everything it does. One will find the tools exactly where they are supposed to be, and things work exactly the way one expects them to work.”

Key Features

Assists real-time facial expression with precise modification

Black magic to transform the image into a moving cartoon

You can make 2D visual effects for professionals

10Stop Motion Studio

Price: $59.99

Pros

Inbuilt sound editor

Easy to schedule

Not free

Cons

Certain hoops

No bone ringing tools or template designs

Only for 2D stop motion, 2D animation online

What are users saying?

“So I am in high school, Considering an animation class. Currently, we use this to make a claymation. I have noticed a few complexities with it. The camera does not aim well, which is a big hassle. It also Consists of a glitch where sometimes, if you hit the undo frame, it will delete all your other projects. When that happened to me, I was not happy. Now, this last part may just be nitpicking, but when I saw the official company’s animation, I saw their fingers in it, and the animation was not smooth.”

Key Features

Onionskin helps you to view previous frames via a transparent overlay

Audio recording and Chroma key and audio recording to better narrate and add voice effects

Simple

one-click upload to Facebook and YouTube

DSLR camera assistance for creating perfect 1080p recordings

11Harmony

Price: $25.50/month (Harmony Essentials); $64.50/month (Harmony Advanced); $117.50/month (Harmony Premium)

Pros

Lots of animation and drawing tools

Offers various color controls

Flexible 2D animation

Cons

Complicated to learn

High system requirements

Not free

What are users saying?

“I have created really powerful 2D animations with Harmony; it offers almost every tool to be precise and creative in the artworks and the advanced tools for paperless animations, which they helped me a lot.”

Key Features

Smooth lines

Stabilizer

It offers 3, 4, and 5-point guides for curved perspectives.

It helps create cut-out animation.

Easy integration with software available in the production pipeline.

It offers 2D or 3D integration.

12Krita

Price: Free

Pros

Completely free

Easy to use

High compatibility

Cons

No dedicated support

Use only on desktop

Outdated UI

What are users saying?

“Krita helps me with my advertising videos as well as logos and other image editing use cases. I mainly use it to make thumbnails for my youtube channel and featured images for the articles on my website. I also use it to make some quick logos for my youtube channel and website.“

Key Features

This online 2D animation maker software allows you to add a stabilizer to the brush to smooth it.

Personalized brush with nine different brush engines.

Create comic panels with built-in vector drawing tools.

Create seamless patterns and textures by making image reference on the x and y-axis.

Import brush packs and texture from other artists.

You can flatten, combine, or order layers to organize your artwork.

13Animaker

Price: $10/mo (Basic); $19/mo (Starter); $49/mo (Pro); Custom Pricing (Enterprise)

Pros

Helpful app

Able to make beautiful videos

Tons of features

Cons

May not work on specific systems

Chunky UI

Time-Consuming

What are users saying?

“Firstly, it displays that you are limited to the materials that you can use. If you want it, you can go for its paid version, which I think is ideal for a company but still hard. Secondly, I am trying to execute a project for my science class, and so far, I’ve had three days to work on it.”

Key Features

Create animated videos in 6 unique video styles like 2D, handcraft, infographics, whiteboard, 2.5 D, and typography.

Beginners can create videos and use them as both animation and animated presentations.

Best free download 2D animation software has 200 sound effects to choose from.

It offers 100 background music tracks.

It helps you to record direct voice recordings.

Animaker allows the team to collaborate.

Export video in full HD quality.

14SketchBook

Price: Free

Pros

Many options of pencils, brushes etc.

Various color options

Ideal for quick inspirations

Cons

It may be hard to enlarge projects

Lack of usability in some features

Some functions are confusing

What are users saying?

“Sketchbook has helped us in mobility. Since it is also available for tablets like iPad, it can be used to create quick artworks and concept arts and be used as a notebook to take notes. The different features also come in real handy, and the artwork created can be used to display professionally with a good amount of details.”

Key Features

It helps you draw basic shapes like circles, triangles, rectangles, etc.

Adjust the rules as per your desire.

Fill color into your artwork.

Also, import or export the layer as PSD.

15Animate CC

Price: $20.99/mo

Pros

Helpful user interface

Various essential modules

Extremely smooth

Cons

High battery utilization

Steep learning curve

Lack some tools for handling sound

What are users saying?

“We use Animate to make educational videos, but we also use some of the drawing tools to create vector-based illustrations, and we can export them out from Animate to use them in printed products.“

Key Features

Create new poses for vector images or figures.

It helps you to arrange your layers in a parent-child hierarchy.

● Automatically matches mouth poses to voice inflections.

● Easy to export 360 VR animations.

● Create ads directly with Animate.

● Export images with the correct resolution by bypassing the image optimization and using image settings.

● Key Takeaways from This Episode →

● Using 2D animation software is simpler when you have the right software. You already have a storyboard and a script in mind, but now you can realize your vision in unique and intricate ways.

● So, if you want to make 3D animation, various 3D animation software options are also for you. If any of the products above will serve you well, you could use Filmora, which comes first in the series of 2D animation software.

What Is A GIF

What Is A GIF

Shanoon Cox

Mar 27, 2024• Proven solutions

GIF stands for Graphic Interchange Format and this animated graphic image can be usually found on web pages. They appear like a twirling icon or a banner or just have few letters that go larger like a magic. Note that animated GIF file is actually specified as a GIF89a and this single file use to contain so many images inside a particular folder. The fact is that this group of images use to follow an endless loop on screen and it creates a feel like document never ends and frames keep on arriving on screen. In few cases, it may follow one or two looped sequences and then animation stops automatically. These animated GIF files are commonly used on social media platform as well as for web ad banners.

What is a GIF?

As we already discussed, GIF stands for Graphic Interchange Format. It is a useful file extension for an animated raster file and is second most popular image file format throughout the world. You might be aware that JPEG is on first ranking at World Wide Web.

In technical terms, GIF makes sue of LZW compression algorithm whose owner is Unisys. Note that, Unisys follows particular licensing statements so users need to have license before using GIF images. But in regular practices, most of the web developers or file downloader’s keep on ignoring this licensing term and they are using it freely. Hence GIF’s have proposed a patent free kind of replacement via PNG.

If you want to make GIF online, Filmora meme maker is your ultimate solution. It helps you make image, GIF and video memes directly without watermark. It is totally FREE to use and no sign up. You can change text size, color and position to create caption when you are editing. You can also put text inside or outside in GIF. Try it now!

Application of GIF

You may easily find numerous GIF files on social media. These day’s people are using them commonly to entertain audience on their pages or channels. They are also being used for active conversations in comments or replies. Many people are utilizing GIFs just to convey unique reactions on internet at different channels. They are commonly used for illustrations and one of the most prominent applications is in the business world for marketing needs. It can help to explain your business products with entertainment and increased user engagement. The artistic world of GIFs can easily boost your customers online.

Many big brands these days are using GIF files to add a breathtaking moment to internet for their targeted audience and these small sized files are definitely do miracles. Actually popularity of GIF’s and their ability to deliver content interactively has revolutionized the world. That is why GIFs these days use to define Lexicon of internet and Oxford dictionary has recently decided to add this GIF to their list of words. In the world of art, GIF images have received great attention and most of art galleries or popular institutions are making use of GIFs to showcase incredible art work of their talented graphic artists.

How to make a GIF?

Now you might be interested to create your own GIF. Actually market is loaded with so many tools to do so. You can make use of Adobe Photoshop too or some other popular software are KickmyGraphics, Photoscape, Microsoft GIF Animator etc. If we talk about online tools then gifmaker.me, Ezgif.com and Giphy are the common options. It is also much easier to find GIF creator applications for smartphones, the list of some popular applications include: Gif Studio, Gif Me Camera air GIFBOOM for Android users whereas iPhone users can download GIFX, Daycap, MyFace When, Giffer etc.

It is possible to develop gifs from collection of still images or even from moving videos and this task is much easier that anyone can perform. In order to execute this task with ease, we would like to recommend Wondershare Filmora for you. The reason behind this recommendation is the simple and most interactive interface of this software tool. Using Filmora, you can easily combine number of stills into GIFs or turn small videos into GIFs. The more interesting thing is that Filmora also allows easy customization of Gifs as users can add overlays, elements and text etc to their GIFs using Filmora platform.

How to make GIFs with Wondershare Filmora

Here are few simple to execute steps to accomplish this task:

1. Import media files

The very first task for users is to import some editable video file or collection of photos to timeline of Wondershare Filmora. This software tool extends support to more than 150 media file formats so you can easily upload any of your image ranging somewhere between png, jpg, avi, mpeg, wav, mkv, mp4 or wmv etc.

2. Drag to timeline

Users can simply drag their video/image file and drop it on Filmora timeline. Once your file reaches there then it can be edited using wide range of tools.

3. Edit media files

There are unlimited editing options with so many interesting features of Filmora. Users can easily pick anything like slow down, speed up, combine, rotate, split, crop etc. to develop eye catching video as per available content.

4. Add text effect to GIF files

It is right time to update text based information to your GIFs. Few small messages always appear good in GIFs.

5. Save and export

Once you are done with all these steps then simply save your file with GIF extension and it is now ready to get uploaded on social media platforms.

Check this video tutorial to know more details:

Download Mac Version ](https://tools.techidaily.com/wondershare/filmora/download/ )

Shanoon Cox

Shanoon Cox is a writer and a lover of all things video.

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Mar 27, 2024• Proven solutions

GIF stands for Graphic Interchange Format and this animated graphic image can be usually found on web pages. They appear like a twirling icon or a banner or just have few letters that go larger like a magic. Note that animated GIF file is actually specified as a GIF89a and this single file use to contain so many images inside a particular folder. The fact is that this group of images use to follow an endless loop on screen and it creates a feel like document never ends and frames keep on arriving on screen. In few cases, it may follow one or two looped sequences and then animation stops automatically. These animated GIF files are commonly used on social media platform as well as for web ad banners.

What is a GIF?

As we already discussed, GIF stands for Graphic Interchange Format. It is a useful file extension for an animated raster file and is second most popular image file format throughout the world. You might be aware that JPEG is on first ranking at World Wide Web.

In technical terms, GIF makes sue of LZW compression algorithm whose owner is Unisys. Note that, Unisys follows particular licensing statements so users need to have license before using GIF images. But in regular practices, most of the web developers or file downloader’s keep on ignoring this licensing term and they are using it freely. Hence GIF’s have proposed a patent free kind of replacement via PNG.

If you want to make GIF online, Filmora meme maker is your ultimate solution. It helps you make image, GIF and video memes directly without watermark. It is totally FREE to use and no sign up. You can change text size, color and position to create caption when you are editing. You can also put text inside or outside in GIF. Try it now!

Application of GIF

You may easily find numerous GIF files on social media. These day’s people are using them commonly to entertain audience on their pages or channels. They are also being used for active conversations in comments or replies. Many people are utilizing GIFs just to convey unique reactions on internet at different channels. They are commonly used for illustrations and one of the most prominent applications is in the business world for marketing needs. It can help to explain your business products with entertainment and increased user engagement. The artistic world of GIFs can easily boost your customers online.

Many big brands these days are using GIF files to add a breathtaking moment to internet for their targeted audience and these small sized files are definitely do miracles. Actually popularity of GIF’s and their ability to deliver content interactively has revolutionized the world. That is why GIFs these days use to define Lexicon of internet and Oxford dictionary has recently decided to add this GIF to their list of words. In the world of art, GIF images have received great attention and most of art galleries or popular institutions are making use of GIFs to showcase incredible art work of their talented graphic artists.

How to make a GIF?

Now you might be interested to create your own GIF. Actually market is loaded with so many tools to do so. You can make use of Adobe Photoshop too or some other popular software are KickmyGraphics, Photoscape, Microsoft GIF Animator etc. If we talk about online tools then gifmaker.me, Ezgif.com and Giphy are the common options. It is also much easier to find GIF creator applications for smartphones, the list of some popular applications include: Gif Studio, Gif Me Camera air GIFBOOM for Android users whereas iPhone users can download GIFX, Daycap, MyFace When, Giffer etc.

It is possible to develop gifs from collection of still images or even from moving videos and this task is much easier that anyone can perform. In order to execute this task with ease, we would like to recommend Wondershare Filmora for you. The reason behind this recommendation is the simple and most interactive interface of this software tool. Using Filmora, you can easily combine number of stills into GIFs or turn small videos into GIFs. The more interesting thing is that Filmora also allows easy customization of Gifs as users can add overlays, elements and text etc to their GIFs using Filmora platform.

How to make GIFs with Wondershare Filmora

Here are few simple to execute steps to accomplish this task:

1. Import media files

The very first task for users is to import some editable video file or collection of photos to timeline of Wondershare Filmora. This software tool extends support to more than 150 media file formats so you can easily upload any of your image ranging somewhere between png, jpg, avi, mpeg, wav, mkv, mp4 or wmv etc.

2. Drag to timeline

Users can simply drag their video/image file and drop it on Filmora timeline. Once your file reaches there then it can be edited using wide range of tools.

3. Edit media files

There are unlimited editing options with so many interesting features of Filmora. Users can easily pick anything like slow down, speed up, combine, rotate, split, crop etc. to develop eye catching video as per available content.

4. Add text effect to GIF files

It is right time to update text based information to your GIFs. Few small messages always appear good in GIFs.

5. Save and export

Once you are done with all these steps then simply save your file with GIF extension and it is now ready to get uploaded on social media platforms.

Check this video tutorial to know more details:

Download Mac Version ](https://tools.techidaily.com/wondershare/filmora/download/ )

Shanoon Cox

Shanoon Cox is a writer and a lover of all things video.

Follow @Shanoon Cox

Shanoon Cox

Mar 27, 2024• Proven solutions

GIF stands for Graphic Interchange Format and this animated graphic image can be usually found on web pages. They appear like a twirling icon or a banner or just have few letters that go larger like a magic. Note that animated GIF file is actually specified as a GIF89a and this single file use to contain so many images inside a particular folder. The fact is that this group of images use to follow an endless loop on screen and it creates a feel like document never ends and frames keep on arriving on screen. In few cases, it may follow one or two looped sequences and then animation stops automatically. These animated GIF files are commonly used on social media platform as well as for web ad banners.

What is a GIF?

As we already discussed, GIF stands for Graphic Interchange Format. It is a useful file extension for an animated raster file and is second most popular image file format throughout the world. You might be aware that JPEG is on first ranking at World Wide Web.

In technical terms, GIF makes sue of LZW compression algorithm whose owner is Unisys. Note that, Unisys follows particular licensing statements so users need to have license before using GIF images. But in regular practices, most of the web developers or file downloader’s keep on ignoring this licensing term and they are using it freely. Hence GIF’s have proposed a patent free kind of replacement via PNG.

If you want to make GIF online, Filmora meme maker is your ultimate solution. It helps you make image, GIF and video memes directly without watermark. It is totally FREE to use and no sign up. You can change text size, color and position to create caption when you are editing. You can also put text inside or outside in GIF. Try it now!

Application of GIF

You may easily find numerous GIF files on social media. These day’s people are using them commonly to entertain audience on their pages or channels. They are also being used for active conversations in comments or replies. Many people are utilizing GIFs just to convey unique reactions on internet at different channels. They are commonly used for illustrations and one of the most prominent applications is in the business world for marketing needs. It can help to explain your business products with entertainment and increased user engagement. The artistic world of GIFs can easily boost your customers online.

Many big brands these days are using GIF files to add a breathtaking moment to internet for their targeted audience and these small sized files are definitely do miracles. Actually popularity of GIF’s and their ability to deliver content interactively has revolutionized the world. That is why GIFs these days use to define Lexicon of internet and Oxford dictionary has recently decided to add this GIF to their list of words. In the world of art, GIF images have received great attention and most of art galleries or popular institutions are making use of GIFs to showcase incredible art work of their talented graphic artists.

How to make a GIF?

Now you might be interested to create your own GIF. Actually market is loaded with so many tools to do so. You can make use of Adobe Photoshop too or some other popular software are KickmyGraphics, Photoscape, Microsoft GIF Animator etc. If we talk about online tools then gifmaker.me, Ezgif.com and Giphy are the common options. It is also much easier to find GIF creator applications for smartphones, the list of some popular applications include: Gif Studio, Gif Me Camera air GIFBOOM for Android users whereas iPhone users can download GIFX, Daycap, MyFace When, Giffer etc.

It is possible to develop gifs from collection of still images or even from moving videos and this task is much easier that anyone can perform. In order to execute this task with ease, we would like to recommend Wondershare Filmora for you. The reason behind this recommendation is the simple and most interactive interface of this software tool. Using Filmora, you can easily combine number of stills into GIFs or turn small videos into GIFs. The more interesting thing is that Filmora also allows easy customization of Gifs as users can add overlays, elements and text etc to their GIFs using Filmora platform.

How to make GIFs with Wondershare Filmora

Here are few simple to execute steps to accomplish this task:

1. Import media files

The very first task for users is to import some editable video file or collection of photos to timeline of Wondershare Filmora. This software tool extends support to more than 150 media file formats so you can easily upload any of your image ranging somewhere between png, jpg, avi, mpeg, wav, mkv, mp4 or wmv etc.

2. Drag to timeline

Users can simply drag their video/image file and drop it on Filmora timeline. Once your file reaches there then it can be edited using wide range of tools.

3. Edit media files

There are unlimited editing options with so many interesting features of Filmora. Users can easily pick anything like slow down, speed up, combine, rotate, split, crop etc. to develop eye catching video as per available content.

4. Add text effect to GIF files

It is right time to update text based information to your GIFs. Few small messages always appear good in GIFs.

5. Save and export

Once you are done with all these steps then simply save your file with GIF extension and it is now ready to get uploaded on social media platforms.

Check this video tutorial to know more details:

Download Mac Version ](https://tools.techidaily.com/wondershare/filmora/download/ )

Shanoon Cox

Shanoon Cox is a writer and a lover of all things video.

Follow @Shanoon Cox

Shanoon Cox

Mar 27, 2024• Proven solutions

GIF stands for Graphic Interchange Format and this animated graphic image can be usually found on web pages. They appear like a twirling icon or a banner or just have few letters that go larger like a magic. Note that animated GIF file is actually specified as a GIF89a and this single file use to contain so many images inside a particular folder. The fact is that this group of images use to follow an endless loop on screen and it creates a feel like document never ends and frames keep on arriving on screen. In few cases, it may follow one or two looped sequences and then animation stops automatically. These animated GIF files are commonly used on social media platform as well as for web ad banners.

What is a GIF?

As we already discussed, GIF stands for Graphic Interchange Format. It is a useful file extension for an animated raster file and is second most popular image file format throughout the world. You might be aware that JPEG is on first ranking at World Wide Web.

In technical terms, GIF makes sue of LZW compression algorithm whose owner is Unisys. Note that, Unisys follows particular licensing statements so users need to have license before using GIF images. But in regular practices, most of the web developers or file downloader’s keep on ignoring this licensing term and they are using it freely. Hence GIF’s have proposed a patent free kind of replacement via PNG.

If you want to make GIF online, Filmora meme maker is your ultimate solution. It helps you make image, GIF and video memes directly without watermark. It is totally FREE to use and no sign up. You can change text size, color and position to create caption when you are editing. You can also put text inside or outside in GIF. Try it now!

Application of GIF

You may easily find numerous GIF files on social media. These day’s people are using them commonly to entertain audience on their pages or channels. They are also being used for active conversations in comments or replies. Many people are utilizing GIFs just to convey unique reactions on internet at different channels. They are commonly used for illustrations and one of the most prominent applications is in the business world for marketing needs. It can help to explain your business products with entertainment and increased user engagement. The artistic world of GIFs can easily boost your customers online.

Many big brands these days are using GIF files to add a breathtaking moment to internet for their targeted audience and these small sized files are definitely do miracles. Actually popularity of GIF’s and their ability to deliver content interactively has revolutionized the world. That is why GIFs these days use to define Lexicon of internet and Oxford dictionary has recently decided to add this GIF to their list of words. In the world of art, GIF images have received great attention and most of art galleries or popular institutions are making use of GIFs to showcase incredible art work of their talented graphic artists.

How to make a GIF?

Now you might be interested to create your own GIF. Actually market is loaded with so many tools to do so. You can make use of Adobe Photoshop too or some other popular software are KickmyGraphics, Photoscape, Microsoft GIF Animator etc. If we talk about online tools then gifmaker.me, Ezgif.com and Giphy are the common options. It is also much easier to find GIF creator applications for smartphones, the list of some popular applications include: Gif Studio, Gif Me Camera air GIFBOOM for Android users whereas iPhone users can download GIFX, Daycap, MyFace When, Giffer etc.

It is possible to develop gifs from collection of still images or even from moving videos and this task is much easier that anyone can perform. In order to execute this task with ease, we would like to recommend Wondershare Filmora for you. The reason behind this recommendation is the simple and most interactive interface of this software tool. Using Filmora, you can easily combine number of stills into GIFs or turn small videos into GIFs. The more interesting thing is that Filmora also allows easy customization of Gifs as users can add overlays, elements and text etc to their GIFs using Filmora platform.

How to make GIFs with Wondershare Filmora

Here are few simple to execute steps to accomplish this task:

1. Import media files

The very first task for users is to import some editable video file or collection of photos to timeline of Wondershare Filmora. This software tool extends support to more than 150 media file formats so you can easily upload any of your image ranging somewhere between png, jpg, avi, mpeg, wav, mkv, mp4 or wmv etc.

2. Drag to timeline

Users can simply drag their video/image file and drop it on Filmora timeline. Once your file reaches there then it can be edited using wide range of tools.

3. Edit media files

There are unlimited editing options with so many interesting features of Filmora. Users can easily pick anything like slow down, speed up, combine, rotate, split, crop etc. to develop eye catching video as per available content.

4. Add text effect to GIF files

It is right time to update text based information to your GIFs. Few small messages always appear good in GIFs.

5. Save and export

Once you are done with all these steps then simply save your file with GIF extension and it is now ready to get uploaded on social media platforms.

Check this video tutorial to know more details:

Download Mac Version ](https://tools.techidaily.com/wondershare/filmora/download/ )

Shanoon Cox

Shanoon Cox is a writer and a lover of all things video.

Follow @Shanoon Cox

Handy Tips From Adobe Animate Rigging Tutorial for All Learners

Handy Tips from Adobe Animate Rigging Tutorial for All Learners

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Rigging is a technology that is not known to everyone. However, an animation freak must know the technology in depth.

If you are an animator, you must be wondering how to implement rigging. Follow this tutorial and get a complete insight on the adobe animate rigging tutorial.

In this article

01 [Do You Understand How Auto Rig Mapping Works?](#Part 1)

02 [How Do I Use Rig Mapping in Adobe Animate?](#Part 2)

03 [Where to Rig and Animate More Characters?](#Part 3)

Part 1 Do You Understand How Auto Rig Mapping Works?

The primary goal of animation is to animate or construct human-like characters that tend to mimic the structure of a human body or animal body. The closer is the resemblance of the motion, the better is the animation. However, mimicking a human-like motion with precision is rather difficult. This is because humans have a sophisticated structure, and the mimicry of a complex motion like that performed by human beings through animation is indeed difficult.

For countering this, animators decided to use rigging. Rigging is essentially a technology wherein the skeletal structure of the animated character must be designed prior to the final character. The primary components of the skeletal structure, i.e. the skull, the jaw, the limbs (arm and leg) are modeled to finally form a whole skeleton.

The structure is fine tuned and the skeleton is given rotatory motion, and prismatic motion wherever needed. Each part of the animated character is enabled to move and mimic complex motion.

Part 2 How Do I Use Rig Mapping in Adobe Animate?

1. How Do You Rig a 2d Character in an Animation?

❶ Mango animate character animation maker

Mango animate character animation maker is an amazing software that can perform the task of animation in a very simple manner. We can rightfully comment that the software does make the job of animators rather simple. The rigging animation software automatically generates an energetic skeletal figure of the static character image. Using this skeleton, the software helps you to animate the character.

❷ Cartoon Animator 4

The software is one that suffices to almost every level of animator, be it a novice, intermediate, or an expert. The animation maker has super cool features and could make you animate characters very easily. The rigging tool can again convert a static image of the character you intend to animate into its skeletal structure.

❸ Blender

Now any professional animator reading this will obviously know about blender. It is indeed one of the most popular tools available to perform any kind of animation. Moreover, most professional courses teach the basics of animation using blender.

❹ Toon boom harmony

Toon boom harmony is another software that offers pretty decent rigging features. The software is pretty popular among novice animators who just wish to animate 2d characters. The advanced tool offers animation, rigging, and drawing features.

❺ Synig studio

Synig studio is another popular software among the animation community. The software is meant for animators of all levels, ranging from beginners to professionals, anybody can use this tool to animate. The software uses complex technologies in order to ensure that the character is animated seamlessly.

2. How Do You Animate a Custom Rig?

If you want to try animating custom rigs, it is indeed very simple, if you use beginner-friendly software, all you need to do is input the static image of your character. Select the motion template that you’d like to apply to your character. You’re good to go! However, you can’t animate custom motions using beginner-friendly software, you can only choose from the available templates.

Part 3 Where to Rig and Animate More Characters?

Comfort and convenience are what we always prioritize. Wondershare Filmora offers you exactly the same. With Wondershare Filmora Pro, you can easily animate and make desirable structures. The several features that Filmora Pro offers include:

Audio Features →

● Audio transition

● Audio compression

● Noise reduction

Video Features →

● Animation

● Motion tracking

● Video editing

The features listed above are just a few of the many features Wondershare Filmora Pro offers. If you’re looking to try out animation, then we highly recommend you to give it a go. It’s a one-stop shop for your animation needs.

Key Takeaways from This Episode

● As we reach the end of the article, we can say that it was indeed a fruitful read as we understood about several different tools to perform animations and rigging.

● The tools we looked at today make life easier for animators and video editors, using these tools, animations can be performed in minutes.

● We hope that the adobe animated rigging tutorial helped you understand the challenges of animation and how to counter them! We’d like to recommend Wondershare Filmora Pro to you, a comprehensive feature-rich tool that provides you with several different features. Think video editing? Think Filmora Pro Try It Free

Rigging is a technology that is not known to everyone. However, an animation freak must know the technology in depth.

If you are an animator, you must be wondering how to implement rigging. Follow this tutorial and get a complete insight on the adobe animate rigging tutorial.

In this article

01 [Do You Understand How Auto Rig Mapping Works?](#Part 1)

02 [How Do I Use Rig Mapping in Adobe Animate?](#Part 2)

03 [Where to Rig and Animate More Characters?](#Part 3)

Part 1 Do You Understand How Auto Rig Mapping Works?

The primary goal of animation is to animate or construct human-like characters that tend to mimic the structure of a human body or animal body. The closer is the resemblance of the motion, the better is the animation. However, mimicking a human-like motion with precision is rather difficult. This is because humans have a sophisticated structure, and the mimicry of a complex motion like that performed by human beings through animation is indeed difficult.

For countering this, animators decided to use rigging. Rigging is essentially a technology wherein the skeletal structure of the animated character must be designed prior to the final character. The primary components of the skeletal structure, i.e. the skull, the jaw, the limbs (arm and leg) are modeled to finally form a whole skeleton.

The structure is fine tuned and the skeleton is given rotatory motion, and prismatic motion wherever needed. Each part of the animated character is enabled to move and mimic complex motion.

Part 2 How Do I Use Rig Mapping in Adobe Animate?

1. How Do You Rig a 2d Character in an Animation?

❶ Mango animate character animation maker

Mango animate character animation maker is an amazing software that can perform the task of animation in a very simple manner. We can rightfully comment that the software does make the job of animators rather simple. The rigging animation software automatically generates an energetic skeletal figure of the static character image. Using this skeleton, the software helps you to animate the character.

❷ Cartoon Animator 4

The software is one that suffices to almost every level of animator, be it a novice, intermediate, or an expert. The animation maker has super cool features and could make you animate characters very easily. The rigging tool can again convert a static image of the character you intend to animate into its skeletal structure.

❸ Blender

Now any professional animator reading this will obviously know about blender. It is indeed one of the most popular tools available to perform any kind of animation. Moreover, most professional courses teach the basics of animation using blender.

❹ Toon boom harmony

Toon boom harmony is another software that offers pretty decent rigging features. The software is pretty popular among novice animators who just wish to animate 2d characters. The advanced tool offers animation, rigging, and drawing features.

❺ Synig studio

Synig studio is another popular software among the animation community. The software is meant for animators of all levels, ranging from beginners to professionals, anybody can use this tool to animate. The software uses complex technologies in order to ensure that the character is animated seamlessly.

2. How Do You Animate a Custom Rig?

If you want to try animating custom rigs, it is indeed very simple, if you use beginner-friendly software, all you need to do is input the static image of your character. Select the motion template that you’d like to apply to your character. You’re good to go! However, you can’t animate custom motions using beginner-friendly software, you can only choose from the available templates.

Part 3 Where to Rig and Animate More Characters?

Comfort and convenience are what we always prioritize. Wondershare Filmora offers you exactly the same. With Wondershare Filmora Pro, you can easily animate and make desirable structures. The several features that Filmora Pro offers include:

Audio Features →

● Audio transition

● Audio compression

● Noise reduction

Video Features →

● Animation

● Motion tracking

● Video editing

The features listed above are just a few of the many features Wondershare Filmora Pro offers. If you’re looking to try out animation, then we highly recommend you to give it a go. It’s a one-stop shop for your animation needs.

Key Takeaways from This Episode

● As we reach the end of the article, we can say that it was indeed a fruitful read as we understood about several different tools to perform animations and rigging.

● The tools we looked at today make life easier for animators and video editors, using these tools, animations can be performed in minutes.

● We hope that the adobe animated rigging tutorial helped you understand the challenges of animation and how to counter them! We’d like to recommend Wondershare Filmora Pro to you, a comprehensive feature-rich tool that provides you with several different features. Think video editing? Think Filmora Pro Try It Free

Rigging is a technology that is not known to everyone. However, an animation freak must know the technology in depth.

If you are an animator, you must be wondering how to implement rigging. Follow this tutorial and get a complete insight on the adobe animate rigging tutorial.

In this article

01 [Do You Understand How Auto Rig Mapping Works?](#Part 1)

02 [How Do I Use Rig Mapping in Adobe Animate?](#Part 2)

03 [Where to Rig and Animate More Characters?](#Part 3)

Part 1 Do You Understand How Auto Rig Mapping Works?

The primary goal of animation is to animate or construct human-like characters that tend to mimic the structure of a human body or animal body. The closer is the resemblance of the motion, the better is the animation. However, mimicking a human-like motion with precision is rather difficult. This is because humans have a sophisticated structure, and the mimicry of a complex motion like that performed by human beings through animation is indeed difficult.

For countering this, animators decided to use rigging. Rigging is essentially a technology wherein the skeletal structure of the animated character must be designed prior to the final character. The primary components of the skeletal structure, i.e. the skull, the jaw, the limbs (arm and leg) are modeled to finally form a whole skeleton.

The structure is fine tuned and the skeleton is given rotatory motion, and prismatic motion wherever needed. Each part of the animated character is enabled to move and mimic complex motion.

Part 2 How Do I Use Rig Mapping in Adobe Animate?

1. How Do You Rig a 2d Character in an Animation?

❶ Mango animate character animation maker

Mango animate character animation maker is an amazing software that can perform the task of animation in a very simple manner. We can rightfully comment that the software does make the job of animators rather simple. The rigging animation software automatically generates an energetic skeletal figure of the static character image. Using this skeleton, the software helps you to animate the character.

❷ Cartoon Animator 4

The software is one that suffices to almost every level of animator, be it a novice, intermediate, or an expert. The animation maker has super cool features and could make you animate characters very easily. The rigging tool can again convert a static image of the character you intend to animate into its skeletal structure.

❸ Blender

Now any professional animator reading this will obviously know about blender. It is indeed one of the most popular tools available to perform any kind of animation. Moreover, most professional courses teach the basics of animation using blender.

❹ Toon boom harmony

Toon boom harmony is another software that offers pretty decent rigging features. The software is pretty popular among novice animators who just wish to animate 2d characters. The advanced tool offers animation, rigging, and drawing features.

❺ Synig studio

Synig studio is another popular software among the animation community. The software is meant for animators of all levels, ranging from beginners to professionals, anybody can use this tool to animate. The software uses complex technologies in order to ensure that the character is animated seamlessly.

2. How Do You Animate a Custom Rig?

If you want to try animating custom rigs, it is indeed very simple, if you use beginner-friendly software, all you need to do is input the static image of your character. Select the motion template that you’d like to apply to your character. You’re good to go! However, you can’t animate custom motions using beginner-friendly software, you can only choose from the available templates.

Part 3 Where to Rig and Animate More Characters?

Comfort and convenience are what we always prioritize. Wondershare Filmora offers you exactly the same. With Wondershare Filmora Pro, you can easily animate and make desirable structures. The several features that Filmora Pro offers include:

Audio Features →

● Audio transition

● Audio compression

● Noise reduction

Video Features →

● Animation

● Motion tracking

● Video editing

The features listed above are just a few of the many features Wondershare Filmora Pro offers. If you’re looking to try out animation, then we highly recommend you to give it a go. It’s a one-stop shop for your animation needs.

Key Takeaways from This Episode

● As we reach the end of the article, we can say that it was indeed a fruitful read as we understood about several different tools to perform animations and rigging.

● The tools we looked at today make life easier for animators and video editors, using these tools, animations can be performed in minutes.

● We hope that the adobe animated rigging tutorial helped you understand the challenges of animation and how to counter them! We’d like to recommend Wondershare Filmora Pro to you, a comprehensive feature-rich tool that provides you with several different features. Think video editing? Think Filmora Pro Try It Free

Rigging is a technology that is not known to everyone. However, an animation freak must know the technology in depth.

If you are an animator, you must be wondering how to implement rigging. Follow this tutorial and get a complete insight on the adobe animate rigging tutorial.

In this article

01 [Do You Understand How Auto Rig Mapping Works?](#Part 1)

02 [How Do I Use Rig Mapping in Adobe Animate?](#Part 2)

03 [Where to Rig and Animate More Characters?](#Part 3)

Part 1 Do You Understand How Auto Rig Mapping Works?

The primary goal of animation is to animate or construct human-like characters that tend to mimic the structure of a human body or animal body. The closer is the resemblance of the motion, the better is the animation. However, mimicking a human-like motion with precision is rather difficult. This is because humans have a sophisticated structure, and the mimicry of a complex motion like that performed by human beings through animation is indeed difficult.

For countering this, animators decided to use rigging. Rigging is essentially a technology wherein the skeletal structure of the animated character must be designed prior to the final character. The primary components of the skeletal structure, i.e. the skull, the jaw, the limbs (arm and leg) are modeled to finally form a whole skeleton.

The structure is fine tuned and the skeleton is given rotatory motion, and prismatic motion wherever needed. Each part of the animated character is enabled to move and mimic complex motion.

Part 2 How Do I Use Rig Mapping in Adobe Animate?

1. How Do You Rig a 2d Character in an Animation?

❶ Mango animate character animation maker

Mango animate character animation maker is an amazing software that can perform the task of animation in a very simple manner. We can rightfully comment that the software does make the job of animators rather simple. The rigging animation software automatically generates an energetic skeletal figure of the static character image. Using this skeleton, the software helps you to animate the character.

❷ Cartoon Animator 4

The software is one that suffices to almost every level of animator, be it a novice, intermediate, or an expert. The animation maker has super cool features and could make you animate characters very easily. The rigging tool can again convert a static image of the character you intend to animate into its skeletal structure.

❸ Blender

Now any professional animator reading this will obviously know about blender. It is indeed one of the most popular tools available to perform any kind of animation. Moreover, most professional courses teach the basics of animation using blender.

❹ Toon boom harmony

Toon boom harmony is another software that offers pretty decent rigging features. The software is pretty popular among novice animators who just wish to animate 2d characters. The advanced tool offers animation, rigging, and drawing features.

❺ Synig studio

Synig studio is another popular software among the animation community. The software is meant for animators of all levels, ranging from beginners to professionals, anybody can use this tool to animate. The software uses complex technologies in order to ensure that the character is animated seamlessly.

2. How Do You Animate a Custom Rig?

If you want to try animating custom rigs, it is indeed very simple, if you use beginner-friendly software, all you need to do is input the static image of your character. Select the motion template that you’d like to apply to your character. You’re good to go! However, you can’t animate custom motions using beginner-friendly software, you can only choose from the available templates.

Part 3 Where to Rig and Animate More Characters?

Comfort and convenience are what we always prioritize. Wondershare Filmora offers you exactly the same. With Wondershare Filmora Pro, you can easily animate and make desirable structures. The several features that Filmora Pro offers include:

Audio Features →

● Audio transition

● Audio compression

● Noise reduction

Video Features →

● Animation

● Motion tracking

● Video editing

The features listed above are just a few of the many features Wondershare Filmora Pro offers. If you’re looking to try out animation, then we highly recommend you to give it a go. It’s a one-stop shop for your animation needs.

Key Takeaways from This Episode

● As we reach the end of the article, we can say that it was indeed a fruitful read as we understood about several different tools to perform animations and rigging.

● The tools we looked at today make life easier for animators and video editors, using these tools, animations can be performed in minutes.

● We hope that the adobe animated rigging tutorial helped you understand the challenges of animation and how to counter them! We’d like to recommend Wondershare Filmora Pro to you, a comprehensive feature-rich tool that provides you with several different features. Think video editing? Think Filmora Pro!

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