Movie Software Suggestion/Recommendation
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I need to put together a video that will express my support and appreciation for a group of people. It is going to include several images, text which may or may not be animated and probably at least one (but maybe more) animations that I will create with the Animator plugin. I expect it to have multiple scenes with different goals.
While I know i could do it all with SketchUp and Animator, I would like some inp;ut or suggestions or video software that others might recommend. I have the Windows 11 version of Movie Maker installed (the trial version which will expired in a couple of days) but it does not seem to have the capabilities I would like to see.
Here is a list of the things (I think) i need/want in order to accomplish my goal:
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The ability to add text and in some cases animate it (or control it visibility)
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The ability to add Animator generated animations
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The ability to include multiple images in a scene along with the ability to combine text with the image and the ability to control the size and location of the image(s).
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Possibly, the ability to add a narrative.
I must also admit that since I am an older/retired SketchUp user and SketchUcation user, cost is also a factor for me. Again, I know that I could accomplish all of this with SketchUp and the Animator plugin, I wanted to see if other members might have suggestions/recommendations for other software for me to look at/consider.
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DaVinci Resolve has a free version that is on par with Adobe After Effects. Its probably overkill for your needs.
Try OpenShot: https://www.openshot.org/
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Thanks for the feedback, Rich. I think thee Davinci Resolve is a bit of an overkill, but I am going to take a look at OpenShot. I might wind up just using Animator though.
Again, thanks for the feedback.
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I have been having some problems trying to download and install OpenShot. Any suggestions?
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Hi
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I'm making fast and simple progress with CapCut—it's very simple and straightforward (and there are a lot of help-tuts on Youtube)
It has all the needed features, such as transitions, text, sound, etc., and even keyframe animation...
https://www.capcut.com
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@HornOxx I have downloaded it and am trying to learn. Looks like it has a lot of the features I want but I still have a lot of things to learn. In particular, I want to be able to animate some text (like make it slide on to the screen).
Is there a charge for the desktop version? I will keep you posted as I learn.
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Prima! (I can´t translate "Is there a charge for the desktop version? into something that makes sense in German" 
) Aren't you running the program on a computer? Or does that mean “does it cost anything”? Hmmm—my version didn't cost anything.
Animated text: There are various pre-animated text templates available (I never like those things), or you can use a simple standard text, place it, and set a keyframe, then reposition it, even in size or rotation, and set another keyframe. You can do the same with an alpha-channel PNG, for example, an arrow or a red circle...
(before you waste too much time, check YouTube for “CapCut keyframes” or “keyframe animation”).
I look forward to hearing how you're getting along️ -
Prima! (I can´t translate "Is there a charge for the desktop version? into something that makes sense in German" ) Aren't you running the program on a computer? Or does that mean “does it cost anything”? Hmmm—my version didn't cost anything.Yes, I meant does it cost anything.
Animated text: There are various pre-animated text templates available (I never like those things), or you can use a simple standard text, place it, and set a keyframe, then reposition it, even in size or rotation, and set another keyframe.
You can do the same with an alpha-channel PNG, for example, an arrow or a red circle...
(before you waste too much time, check YouTube for “CapCut keyframes” or “keyframe animation”).
I look forward to hearing how you're getting along️Thanks, I will need to learn more about how to use keyframes properly.
As of right now, I am making some interesting progress. As soon as I can, which might be a while, I will share the progress I am making. As of now, this seems to have the features I want/need for the project I want to do.
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