Wednesday Web Tool: ABCya Animate!
Happy Wednesday! Today we are featuring a neat web application that allows your students to create their own custom animations. This we...
Wednesday Web Tool: ABCya Animate!
Wednesday Web Tool: ABCya Animate!
Wednesday Web Tool: ABCya Animate!
Wednesday Web Tool: Create Animated Videos with Wideo
Wednesday Web Tool: Create Animated Videos with Wideo
Today we are showcasing a wonderful web tool that allows you and your students to create animated videos. To get started, visit: www.wi...
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Showing posts with label Animation. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Wednesday Web Tool: ABCya Animate!
Happy Wednesday!
Today we are featuring a neat web application that allows your students to create their own custom animations. This web application is FREE and does not require any type of account or login!
To get started, go to: http://www.abcya.com/animate.htm
You will see a homepage like the picture above, for first (or second) time users, I highly suggest watching the brief tutorial on the right side. Once you are comfortable, you click on the "Go" screen on the left.
This what the main "create" panel looks like. You can have up to 100 frames in your animation. 100 frames would create a video that lasts about a minute. You can edit the background using the + symbol on the top blue button on the right side. Along the bottom, you have options to draw, add shapes, text, images, an eraser, and your color palette.
One import tool is the copy frame button on the right side. This is very useful if you wish to add text to your animation. Each frame is about a second so if you have any text at all, you need to copy the frame multiple times until the animation displays the words long enough to read.
Below is my sample animation:
Once you are happy with your animation, click on the save button and it will be saved as a .gif image. You can insert the image just like a normal picture but yours will be animated!
I bet your students can create some wonderful animations! Please feel free to share them with me via email to pamelabatchelor@johnston.k12.nc.us
Thanks!
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Wednesday Web Tool: Create Animated Videos with Wideo
Today we are showcasing a wonderful web tool that allows you and your students to create animated videos.
To get started, visit: www.wideo.co
You will see the homepage with a video introduction and a sign-up box. Wideo is still a Beta application so options or layout may change.
After you register for your free account and click on create video, you will see an in-depth tutorial that shows you the basics of animation. The great thing about Wideo is you can upload your own pictures and audio files to customize your videos. Animation is a multi-step process that can take a fair amount of time. I would consider keeping the final product for your students under a minute for the first time they use this application. It can take 20-30 scenes to complete a one minute video.
Once your video is finished, you must publish it in order for it to be viewed online or embedded on a website or blog.
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