PRICING GRID | ideaMachine Studio
Samples of custom animated videos at different price levels. Great to see how they differentiate the levels. The entry level is $3800/minute, with more options up to $15k/minute.
Explainer video cost
Breakdown of the costs and process for creating animated explainer videos. Entry level is $2k-$4k, but costs can go up to $20k or more for higher quality.
How Much Does Animation Cost Per Minute? (2024 Update)
This article breaks down different tiers of animation from amateur and free tools through high-end broadcast quality prices. This shows more of what you get at each tier of pricing. It will be interesting to see how AI tools affect these prices moving forward, although I think most of the AI video tools aren't quite there for production yet.
Animated Video Price: How To Calculate The Price For Your Animated Video
Pricing for animated videos based on length, animation style, and other variable. It's helpful to have some benchmarks to compare pricing to, even though this is more focused on custom animation rather than tools like Vyond.
AnimateAI
Create animated videos with AI. Start by generating characters, which the site says will be consistent throughout your story. You can turn scripts into storyboards and customize them. Then, create videos in 30-second clips. The voice syncing doesn't look great in their demo videos, but this still might be worth experimenting with. The free plan should be enough to test it out.
Moho Animation Software - Professional 2D Animation
For projects that need animation control beyond what's possible in tools like Vyond or Powtoon, you need dedicated animation software. Moho is an alternative to Adobe Character animator that can animate characters and lip sync animation to audio. The Moho Debut product for beginners is reasonably priced ($60 for a lifetime license).
Free Lottie Animation Files, Tools & Plugins - LottieFiles
Lottie animations are lightweight. This site has both free and paid animations. You can also do quick edits in their browser-based editor (like changing colors or text), as well as integrating with other tools. The animations users see after completing a Duolingo lesson are Lottie animations.
CreateStudio Animation Made Easy - CreateStudio
Tool for creating 2D and 3D animated videos. The basic plan is $99 for a lifetime license, with limited characters and templates.
How much to make a video?
Calculator for how much it costs to make a video (live, animated, etc.). Enter your variables and get an estimate. This looks like a useful tool for getting benchmarks.
Sci Ani – Science Animated – Your research brought to life
Provider of custom animation. Whiteboard animation starts around $1600/minute. 2D animation starts around $1900/minute. Full 3D animation starts around $7400/minute
How much does an educational animation cost per minute: $30, $150 or $3000? - F.learning Studio
The lower two prices generally reflect work done in developing countries. This describes the differences in what you'll get for animation at different price points.
Preloaders.net - Loading GIF & APNG (AJAX loaders) generator
Free preloaders. Lots of choices, and you can customize the colors and animation speed
Jennifer Valley: Free (or Cheaper) Tool and Resources for eLearning (February 2015)
Inexpensive or free tools and resources for animation, audio, graphics, course development, and more
open thinking » 90+ Videos for Tech. & Media Literacy
A collection of videos related to technology and media literacy, sorted in categories like "Conversation Starters," "Influence of Media on Society," and "Social Networks & Identity."
Learning Visions: Ruth Clark: Evidence Based E-Learning #dl09 #dl09-104
Cammy Bean's live blogged notes from DevLearn with Ruth Clark. Lots of this is the multimedia principles I've read before (and maybe don't always apply in authentic learning environments, but that's another story). The research on animations vs stills was new to me though.
Could Power Point Presentations Be Stifling Learning?
This summary doesn't say how large the sample size was, and the researchers clarify that it's only about teaching new concepts. However, it is interesting to note that animation in PowerPoint slide decreased recall and comprehension.
<p>To test their hypothesis, the team recorded two versions of a PowerPoint lecture. The presentations differed only in the presence of animation to incrementally present information. They then showed students either the animated or non-animated lecture and then tested the students recall and comprehension of the lecture.</p>
<p>The team found a marked difference in average student performance, with those seeing the non-animated lecture performing much better in the tests than those who watched the animated lecture. Students were able to recall details of the static graphics much better. Animated slides meant to present information incrementally actually require greater concentration, which makes it harder to remember content as well as reducing overall exposure time to the "complete" slide, the researchers found.</p>
<p>To test their hypothesis, the team recorded two versions of a PowerPoint lecture. The presentations differed only in the presence of animation to incrementally present information. They then showed students either the animated or non-animated lecture and then tested the students recall and comprehension of the lecture.</p>
<p>The team found a marked difference in average student performance, with those seeing the non-animated lecture performing much better in the tests than those who watched the animated lecture. </p>
No time to make a video? No problem with Animoto! » Moving at the Speed of Creativity
Quick overview and examples of music videos created in Animoto
Visual Design for Instructional Multimedia
Online book about visual design for multimedia. The content is a bit old (originally written in 1996), but the principles of layout and color are still relevant.
CogDogRoo - StoryTools
Over 50 tools for digital storytelling, categorized by tool type
Web-based animation, video and storytelling options grow » Moving at the Speed of Creativity
Overview of numerous tools for digital storytelling, including VoiceThread, Animoto, Fuzzwhich, Shapeshifter, and UStream.
Curriculumbits.com Online Interactive ELearning Teaching Resources
Interactive animated multiple choice quizzes and simple games for 11-16 year olds in multiple subjects.
GoAnimate - Create your own cartoons and animations easily.
Free animation tool that allows you to upload your own images
The WebFooted Booklady: The Animoto English Project
Introduction to a high school English project using Animoto
The WebFooted Booklady: It's A Wrap
Review of a high school Animoto project with details on some of the issues students had with account sign-ups, organizing files, and using non-CC-licensed images.
The Educational Remix- At Odds With Copyright? | nashworld
Interesting use of Animoto (which creates music videos from a collection of images) with text to create a presentation about the author of a book. Includes a description of how the presentation was created. This does raise some questions of copyright though. Does this count as a sufficiently transformative use of the song to be included here? I'm not 100% convinced; I probably would have found something from Magnatune or elsewhere that was CC-licensed.
xtranormal
Create animated movies with computer-generated voices and 3-D characters.
Research Based Methods for Using PowerPoint, Animation, and Video for Instruction
Literature review with guidelines for using multimedia effectively for learning. Quick summary of practical tips for educators.
(also found at http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1027892)
Ajax Animator Open Source Flash
Web-based open source application for creating animations. Allows for the creation of multiple layers and uses a timeline. Not much documentation or support since it's early in development, but looks like it's worth playing with if you don't have the budget for Flash and do have some time.
» Now You Can Design E-Learning Courses Like a Pro The Rapid eLearning Blog
Showing how you can create interactive e-learning even if PowerPoint is your only available tool, with a demo of a frog dissection created in PowerPoint.
authorSTREAM Online PowerPoint Presentations and Slideshow Sharing
Similar to Slideshare, this site lets you upload PowerPoint presentations for online sharing. However, this site also allows conversion to Flash while keeping all transitions and animations.