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To kick start your journey with Animaker premium, we present you with the Ultimate user checklist. Think of it like a map that guides you to access the complete power of Animaker.
The DIY trend has taken over the world. However, all of us prefer to have the satisfaction of completing a task with our own hands. At Animaker, we have created the ultimate video ecosystem to help you create professional-quality videos by yourself.
To make your video making journey even better, we have created a plethora of different premium resources just for you:
Animaker is a simple yet powerful video creation software that allows you to create stunning animated and live videos online. I know you are super excited to start off your video creation journey. So without further ado, let’s get started.
Animated videos are super useful for explaining complicated concepts in a simple and engaging manner. Creating animated videos used to be a challenging task. But not anymore!
Here is a complete video tutorial on how to create an animated video using Animaker:
Live videos utilize the power of real actors and live footage to bring your script to life. Here is a complete video tutorial on how to create live-action videos using Animaker
We have created tonnes of tutorial videos to help you with every step of the video creation process as well. Check them out here: https://www.animaker.com/tutorials
Animaker videos are being utilized for a plethora of different purposes. Here are a few:
Explainer videos are used to explain complicated concepts in a simple and engaging manner. Animaker is one of the most preferred tools in the world for creating explainer videos. Animaker has 100s of predefined templates for creating professional-looking explainer videos. Here are a few templates:
Videos are the preferred content format for all major social media platforms today. Whether you are looking to build your company’s Facebook page or you are a growing Instagram influencer, Animaker is the perfect video partner for you.
Subscribers crave unique and engaging content every time. So whether you aim to post one
video per week or once every day, the process gets a whole lot easier with Animaker. Get
an edge over other creators by bagging the best Youtube video editor ever!
Every occasion can be made more memorable by replacing boring greeting cards with video greetings. From birthday wishes to Christmas greetings, everything can be made 100x more effective with a video greeting.
90% of marketers want to increase their efforts in video marketing in the upcoming years.
Videos are an amazing tool for marketers to boost engagement and drive more traffic to their digital properties. Every digital platform, from Facebook to WhatsApp, is looking to encourage more video creation. Wondering what kind of videos you can create for marketing? Check out our templates.
In 2020, 90% of consumers said they want to see more videos from brands.
Today companies want to create video content for a plethora of different use cases. From company culture videos to product launch videos, Animaker is the perfect partner for companies to create their videos easily.
75% of employees prefer seeing a video compared to text, email, and PDFs.
Corporate L&D has evolved today. L&D teams from large corporate companies are utilizing Animaker to create engaging learning videos by themselves. Animaker has helped companies save millions of dollars in agency fees. Wondering how you can use Animaker for L&D at your company? Book a meeting with our L&D video expert now.
Human resource is the backbone of every enterprise. Human Resource managers from across the globe are utilizing Animaker to boose the employee experience with the power of videos. Animaker has pre-built templates for almost all Human Resource functions from onboarding to employee learning. Here are a few examples:
78% of buyers want to watch a video about the product before buying
Videos can be used to influence the purchase decision of buyers. In addition, video builds trust and increases engagement levels. But what kinds of videos does your eCommerce business need in order to see a revenue uplift? Here are some example templates from Animaker.
What other types of videos can you create with Animaker? Get inspired from our Dashboard!
*Note: Some of the app’s features are accessible based on your plan
Now that we have got a basic understanding of what you can do with Animaker let’s take the game to the next level. Let’s explore the more advanced features of Animaker.
Animaker has tonnes of advanced features built to help you create professional-looking videos easily. Here are some of them:
One of the coolest features that Animaker owns is the completely customizable character builder, which has around 300+ character costumes, 20+ features, and 100s of animation actions.
Our stupefying facial expressions help bring life to your character. Our library has 20+ facial expressions, among which you can click anyone based on your concept.
With our AI-based enhanced automation tool, you can easily record voice-overs which will automatically sync with your character. How cool? Wanna give it a try? Check it right now.
Animaker’s Smart Move enables you to animate an object or a character instantly. We have already made your work very easy. With our DIY process, you can enforce any complex animations and save your time & effort.
Check out the complete features of Animaker here: https://www.animaker.com/features
Video creation is a creative endeavor, and we can always do it better with our team. Animaker helps you work together with your entire team in real-time! Pretty cool, right? Check out how to do it right here:
The first step to collaboration is to create a team. You don’t always need to work individually – have your super-duper team nearly. It’s pretty simple! Check out how to do it here:
Sharing the video with your team is super easy with Animaker. Just click on the share button and enter the email address of the people with whom you want to share it. Click here to find out how to do it here:
https://support.animaker.com/en/articles/3595020-how-do-i-share-my-video-project-in-animaker
Team Animaker is launching new features every day to create a better video creation experience. Check out this link to keep yourself updated with all the latest Animaker updates: https://new.animaker.com/
When you have the world’s simplest video creation tool with you, becoming a video expert is pretty simple too. Just check out the amazing resources we put together for you:
New to the world of video making? Don’t worry; just join the Animaker webinar to become a certified video creator in just a couple of hours. Join the webinar here: https://app.animaker.com/webinar
The Animaker hub is a single-point repository to find out all the latest updates from the world of videos. You can find all the resources you need to become a video expert, from video creation to video hosting. Check out the Animaker blog here: https://www.animaker.com/hub/
The Animaker Youtube channel is a complete collection of strategies, techniques, and how-to videos to help you become a video expert. You can find in-depth tutorials for everything from creating a simple video to complex animations. Here are a few examples:
How to make a cartoon of yourself:
How to make an educational video:
User stories playlist:
Complex animation, walk cycle:
Want a chance to learn from the best? Check out our podcast, where we bring genius minds from the world of videos to share their knowledge with you: https://www.animaker.com/hub/video-library/
Animaker Inc was created with a mission to democratize the world of videos. Stay updated on the latest milestones we achieved by following our blog: https://www.animaker.com/blog/
We have created a host of other products to make your videos even cooler. Want to check them out?
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Video hosting and analytics platform to host, stream and analyze your training videos
Create HR and training videos from text within seconds using our patented AI platform.
Create very unique designs in minutes with our online graphic design software
Convert any text content into ultra-realistic human-like voice-overs using a neural TTS engine
Break presentation stereotypes with our new Avatar-powered presentation maker!
The complete video creation suite to meet every visual need of your enterprise
At Animaker, we take pride in helping our customers every step of the way. This is only possible because of our dedicated 24*7 support. Have any queries about Animaker, just drop your questions here, and we will be happy to help: https://app.animaker.com/support
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If you want to create a high-quality presentation for your personal needs, business, or anything else – you’ll need top-notch presentation software that’s got the right features that you need! We’re going to showcase the best presentation software available on the market today, and compare their features like their template options, the availability of graphic assets, real-time collaboration, and more!
So if you’re looking for a great alternative to the presentation software you’re currently using, look no further than this comprehensive guide! Some of the software we’re going to be looking at include Animaker Deck, Prezi, Visme, and more.
When selecting the right presentation software, there are a number of factors to consider:
Let’s take a look at the 10 best presentation software available today:
1. Animaker Deck
Animaker Deck is one of the most feature-packed, innovative, modern and complete presentation software available online.
Not only is it easy to use, it contains one-of-a-kind features such as a built-in character builder where the user can create animated avatars to include in their presentation. It also comes equipped with tons of template characters which can be used right from the software.
You can use Animaker Deck to create all sorts of presentations – whether they’re for birthday wishes, a sales proposal, annual reports, family albums, and more. Let’s look at the various advantages offered by Animaker Deck:
Character Builder:
Animaker Deck contains a Character builder where users can create unique avatars to use in their presentation. No other presentation software offers such a wide variety of creative customizations such as Deck. The builder is a breeze to use and can be learnt by anyone!
You can create both male and female characters of all types – whether you’re looking to create a snazzy football coach for your coaching classes, or a fun-loving partygoer for spring break, there are tons of preset outfits and customization options to create any character you desire. You can even create an avatar of yourself or your favorite celebrities!
Template Options:
Animaker Deck comes equipped with tons of pre-built templates that can make a user’s work easier. There are templates for employee onboarding, performance appraisals, internal sales presentations, business proposals, and lots more!
You can also start with a blank template or add new slides to existing templates, and save slides later to use as your own templates.
Graphic Assets Library:
Animaker Deck comes equipped with a massive stock asset library that contains over 80M+ Stock assets. It contains a partnership with both Getty and GIPHY, which means you’ll get access to thousands of stock images and videos that can be used however you choose. You can also use icons, animated backgrounds and even animate the objects that you choose to include in the presentation!
Real-Time Collaboration:
You can easily collaborate with your colleagues with Animaker Deck’s real time collaboration features. Creative teams can exchange ideas, work on a project together, and make updates in real-time, all from the comfort of their couch!
Pricing:
Slides Pro: 10$/Month
Animaker Pro: $49/Month
Enterprise: Custom Pricing
2. Prezi
Prezi is another great presentation software that offers an alternative to traditional presentations with their intuitive interface that allows you to create a fluid flow with topics and subtopics that can be zoomed in on. While their interface is not exceptionally beginner-friendly, it’s a great option to add an innovative touch to your presentations.
Easy-to-Use:
Prezi definitely has a learning curve, but it is user-friendly after you get the hang of it. The interface is different and can be hard to navigate initially.
Template Options:
Prezi offers tons of templates, and you can also use a blank template from scratch. The templates can be customized as you choose, and their concept of zooming in to presentations is present in all of them.
Stock Asset Library:
The graphic asset library has usual elements like images, videos, and icons. The premium plan offers access to over 80,000 icons and 500,000 images.
Videos and Gifs:
There is an option to upload or embed videos from YouTube. Embedded videos are not viewable in offline mode. There are currently no GIFs available in Prezi.
Real-time Collaboration:
There is a feature called Prezi for teams which is available and has a Slack integration.
Brand Kit:
You can access Brand Kits with Prezi’s team plans, and your brand can be customized with your choice of color and available fonts.
Sharing to Social Media:
Prezi presentations can be shared to social media via a share button at the top-right corner of the Prezi page. The presentations can be shared to LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.
Pricing:
Plus: 12$/Month
Premium: $16/Month
Teams: Custom Pricing
3. Visme
Visme is an easy-to-use presentation software with plenty of features and customization options. You can create infographics, interactive charts and reports with Visme too.
Template Options:
There are tons of customizable options available in Visme. You can choose from fully designed presentations or even create your own templates using their mix-and-match by choosing a presentation theme.
You can also start with a blank canvas, add new blank slides to existing presentation templates.
Graphic Assets Library:
There are tons of assets available in Visme’s library – including icons, illustrations, stock photos, videos and 3D graphics, audio clips, charts, and graphs to include in your presentations.
Animations and Transitions:
Elements inside Visme can be animated, and there are also slide transitions that smoothen the transition between slides with style. There are also custom animations available for animating elements even further.
Collaborations:
Visme has features for colleagues and teams to collaborate with each other in real-time, and leave comments with edits and feedback. You can also easily share your projects with other people and move the project along.
Brand Kit:
Visme has a brand design tool to keep all your content on-brand. You can upload all of your branding assets – which includes logo, fonts and colors to Visme with their Brand Wizard. You can also easily access thousands of templates and input your brand fonts and colors.
Sharing to Social Media:
Once the presentation is complete, it can be shared to multiple social media channels easily.
Analytics:
When a presentation is finished, it can be easily shared via a link, and analyzed for sharing.
Pricing:
Personal – $15/month annually
Business – $29/month annually
Enterprise: Custom pricing
4. Google Slides
Google Slides is Google’s presentation software that can be assessed via your Google account. You can easily create presentations with Google Slides. It is similar to Powerpoint and there is an advanced version called G Suite, which includes storage and management capabilities.
Easy-to-Use:
Google Slides is very user friendly and is similar to Google Docs and Google Sheets.
Template Options:
There are tons of templates to choose from, and presentations can also be created from scratch.
Graphic Assets Library:
The stock assets are very simple to add. There are both classic and generic shapes available. Images can also be uploaded from your desktop, Google Drive or a URL.
Collaboration:
Real-time collaboration is offered on Google Slides.
Videos and GIFs:
Videos can be uploaded with a YouTube link or from a Google Drive.
Animations:
Elements inside Google Slides can be animated and transitions can be added as well.
Share to Social Media:
Presentations can be shared via email or link.
Pricing:
Google Slides is free for anyone with a Google account.
There are also plans that start from 6$/month and go upto 18$/month.
5. Keynote
Keynote is the presentation software offered by Apple. The Keynote editor can be used by anyone with an Apple ID.
Easy-to-Use:
It is similar in usage to Powerpoint and Google Slides, which makes it very simple to use.
Template Options:
There are a limited number of templates to choose from, and Templates can also be uploaded into the software.
Graphic Assets Library:
There are tons of classic icons and symbols to choose from, and they are also customizable in terms of color and font. Images can also be uploaded from your computer.
Collaboration:
Colleagues and team members can work on a project at the same time via a link or an email.
Videos and GIFs:
You can not embed videos in Keynote Slides, and GIFs can be added as .gif images.
Animations:
You can animate slides and objects and also add effects.
Sharing to Social Media:
You cannot share to Social Media on Keynote.
Brand Kit
There is no Brand Kit features available on Keynote.
Pricing:
Keynote is totally free to use, and is available on the App Store.
6. Slides
Slides is a presentation software that contains a built-in grid to help with composition. Slides is totally free to use, with paid plans available too.
Easy-to-Use:
Slides is pretty beginner-friendly, the editing board has a simple interface which is easy to learn.
Template Options:
There are very few templates to use, so presentations have to be built from a blank template.
Graphic Assets Library:
There are graphics available such as icons and shapes that are available. Photos have to be imported from a URL.
Real-time Collaboration:
Paid plans contain features for collaboration. Teammates can leave comments and feedback to help with making edits.
Videos and GIFs:
Videos and GIFs are available to use and pretty easy to add to your presentation. Videos can be uploaded and GIFs can be uploaded as .mp4 as video.
Audio:
You cannot add audio with Slides.
Animations:
Animations can be added to all elements and features. The length of the duration can also be customized.
Sharing to Social Media:
Slides support sharing to various social media platforms.
Analytics:
The paid plan offers analytics.
Pricing:
The paid plans start at $5/month and go upto $20/month for features like unlimited collaborations and Google Analytics.
7. Slidebean
Slidebean is a simple presentation software that contains quite a few templates and customizations.
Slidebean also uses artificial intelligence to help you use the best possible slide layouts and configurations.
Easy-to-Use:
Slidebean is very easy to use. Adding content is simple and there are templates available to use. You can also start from a blank template.
There are 2 modes for editing – outline or design mode. There are tons of choice for how you can move the content blocks around.
Template Options:
There are tons of templates available to use. They are neatly organized and there are sections available by brands as well.
Graphic Assets Library:
There are lots of icons and images to choose from.
Collaboration:
Real-time collaboration features are available in the paid plans.
Videos and GIFs:
Slidebean contains GIPHY integration which means that GIFs can be added. The paid plan offers a feature to add videos.
Audio:
Audio features are not available.
Animations:
Animations can be added to the elements and content blocks.
Sharing to Social Media:
You can share presentations to social media in the paid plans.
Analytics:
Analytic features are available in the paid plans.
Pricing:
There’s a free plan and it has limited capabilities.
There are 3 price levels from $8/month, $19/month, and $149/month.
8. Beautiful.ai
Beautiful.ai is a presentation software that helps you create good-looking slides with the help of AI (artificial intelligence).
Easy-to-Use:
Beautiful.ai is fairly simple to use. All you have to do is add smart slides, add your content and choose from different layouts. This makes Beautiful.ai a nice software that beginners and those who are not familiar with graphic design.
Template Options:
There are basic templates available that can be used to create unique presentations.
Graphic Asset Library:
The stock asset options are fairly limited, and there are free stock photos and icons to choose from.
Collaboration:
Your teammates can collaborate on your projects for viewing or editing.
Videos and GIFs:
Both videos and GIFs can be uploaded from your computer. Videos can also be imported from YouTube.
Animations:
Preset animation styles can be added to each slide, but their customizability is limited.
Brand Kit:
There are no brand kit features available, but there are customizable themes and they can be saved to use later.
Sharing to Social Media:
You can easily share your presentations to social media. You can send email invites, share a public or private link, or share directly to social media platforms.
Pricing:
Beautiful.ai currently offers a Pro plan at $12/month and a Team plan at $40/month.
9. Powerpoint
Microsoft Powerpoint is the most popular and well-known presentation software on this list. It is familiar, reliable and easy to use.
Easy-to-Use:
The traditional interface of Powerpoint makes Powerpoint fairly easy to use. All types of users – students, professionals and businesses can learn Powerpoint and make presentations easily.
Template Options:
There are lots of templates that come equipped with Powerpoint, and they are all customizable.
Graphic Assets Library:
You can browse stock images, icons and stickers by searching for relevant keywords in Powerpoint’s graphic library.
Collaboration:
You can share your presentation with specific people.
Videos and GIFs:
Your computer can be used to upload both videos and GIFs. Videos can also be embedded from YouTube.
Audio:
Audio files can be uploaded from your computer.
Animations:
There are lots of animation and transition options available in Powerpoint.
Brand Kit:
Brand Kits are not available, but custom themes can be saved.
Share to Social Media:
Presentations cannot be shared to social media platforms.
Analytics:
There are no analytic features available in Powerpoint.
Pricing:
There are different plans for businesses that start from $5/month and go upto $20/month.
10. Genially
Genially is a presentation software that’s known for its creativity. This software is known for presentations and video presentations.
Easy-to-Use:
Genially is fairly simple to use, and comes equipped with tons of choices. Any change can be applied to all slides with the simple click of a button.
Template Options:
There are tons of template options, with both free and paid options available.
Graphic Asset Library:
There are tons of graphic assets available. Images can be uploaded or found on their integration with Pixabay.
Collaboration:
Genially’s professional plan allows collaboration upto 5 team members.
Videos and GIFs:
GIFs can be imported with the GIPHY integration and videos can be added with YouTube links.
Audio:
Audio files can be uploaded from your computer, via SoundCloud and a few other integrations.
Third-Party Content:
Genially contains a nice feature where you can add third party content with Genially integrations.
Brand Kit:
Brand Kit features are available in the premium plans.
Sharing to Social Media:
All completed presentations can be shared to various social media platforms.
Analytics:
Genially’s premium plans contain analytic features.
Pricing:
Genially contains a free plan, which gives you access to unlimited presentations but a limited pool of resources.
There are two types of paid plans. The education plan starts at $1.25/month and go upto $20.82/month, billed annually. The professional plan starts at $7.49/month and goes upto $79.15/month, billed annually.
Conclusion
In conclusion, there are plenty of great presentation software available on the market that can help you create the perfect presentation that you desire. Depending on your choice of features, suitability, and price, you can select these software and have a great experience creating your presentation of choice.
If you have any questions or comments, leave them in the comments section below!
A kick-ass video will have perfectly edited frames, color grading, background music, and, most importantly, a well-tailored voice over.
Voice overs are essential to convey essential ideas and express the scenario with emotions to the audience. As a result, many businesses rely on video formats with a perfectly suited voice over to deliver critical messages about their services/products to the customers.
Generally, voice overs are being used in a variety of formats, including podcasts, audio/video commercials, corporate training films, webinars, online coursework, video games, to name a few. Such content would be uninteresting to the audience if it did not include voice overs. For example, in a video course with no voices, or a video game with no narrative, no one would be interested in spending time with such content.
Nevertheless, creating good voice overs is strenuous. Though you could technically make one on your own, you’d still have to shell out hundreds or even thousands of dollars on recording equipment, besides the person-hours to be invested in that task.
Even though you are someone with the capacity to make a large investment, chances are you would not be satisfied with the quality of the voice overs you created on your own. Hence, understandably, you would turn to a freelancer or professional voice actor. However, depending on their service experience and the amount of work required, the cost of hiring voice actors is also not the ideal long-term answer.
So are you wondering what you could possibly do about such a situation? Don’t worry, let me introduce you to voice over softwares. It’s 2022, and we have voice over softwares that runs based on artificial intelligence to produce realistic voices just from text.
Yes! You read that right. You can now convert your video scripts, documents, essays, or any text for that matter into a natural voice of your liking with the help of these voice over softwares. And the best part here is that most of these solutions are super affordable and easy to use. A few of them have lifetime free plans, and a few have trials that you can access without sharing your credit card information.
In addition, you don’t have to be concerned about piracy or copyright infringement with these tools.
So, choosing an online voice over software definitely has its advantages. But how do you choose the right one for your use case?
Well, let us simplify it by picking the best 5 and dissecting the Pros and Cons of each of these tools.
Let’s get started,
Animaker Voice is a DIY online voice over software that allows you to convert text to speech instantly without much hassle. Simply create a free account with Animaker Voice and start making your voice overs without ripping any holes in your pocket.
Whether the use-case be a
For that matter, Animaker Voice allows you to create human-like voice overs for any use case that you might have in hand.
Animaker Voice comes loaded with about 200+ different human-like voices in 50 global languages. That’s insane, right?
Also, you have the complete customization of how the voice should sound.
There are options to control the Pitch, Speed, and Volume of the voice.
Furthermore, Animaker Voice also provides you with editing options to fine-tune the voice manually by introducing a break in between words and introducing breath after the pronunciation of a word.
For a more detailed walkthrough about Animaker Voice, check out this blog – How to make a Computer Generated Voice? [The Easiest way]
NaturalReader Commercial is an AI Voiceover software that helps you convert text to speech quickly and download them as audio files.
They use synthesized AI voices to bring you the highest quality natural-sounding voices available in the market today.
With about 176 voices from 27 different languages, including regional variations like Canadian French, Brazilian Portuguese, and US Spanish, NaturalReader Commercial offers the customers the variety to choose their preferences.
NaturalReader Commercial comes with a Studio Editor that helps you assign specific voices and speeds to selected pieces of text or use drag and drop to rearrange sections easily. This Studio Editor is the key feature of this voice over software.
With the Pronunciation Editor, you can use word substitution or phonetic characters to correct or improve the pronunciation of a given word or phrase.
Also, Natural Reader offers advanced controls. For example, you can use SSML tags to adjust pitch, tone, and emphasis or insert silence periods.
NaturalReader offers a commercial license that allows you to use the audio publicly or for any redistribution purposes. And this means you can use the audio in your YouTube videos, company training videos, eLearning modules, public announcements or broadcasts, and other business, public, or commercial purposes.
The commercial subscriptions available under the monthly subscription are,
Pricing for this particular voice over software lies on the expensive side compared to the market standards. There’s an option for a yearly subscription as well, and the corresponding prices are Single Plan at $49 and Team Plan at $79 (for a four-member team). Still, this is expensive compared to the other players in the market.
As NaturalReader Commercial doesn’t have an export option in the free plan, we couldn’t showcase their sample voice notes.
Murf is an AI voice over platform where users can generate synthetic speech from text and add it to their videos and presentations. They specialize in voice synthesis. AI technology is used to create realistic voice overs for various purposes, including e-learning, business presentations, gaming, and more.
Murf promises guaranteed quality and no more robotic voices. Instead, their voices are human-sounding, and quality checks across dozens of parameters. So gone are the days of computerized text to speech; it isn’t easy to distinguish between Murf’s advanced AI voices and recorded human voices.
Murf provides a wide range of 100% natural-sounding AI voices in 20 languages for professional voice over projects and presentations.
Murf provides a variety of voices in 20 languages. Most languages have voices accessible for quality testing, even in the free plan. In addition, some languages, such as English, Spanish, and Portuguese, accommodate various accents.
It’s more than simple text-to-speech software.
Murf Studio makes it simple to produce voice over videos and presentations. You can attain that ideal video timing by simply uploading videos or photos and altering the timing using the blocks in the bottom timeline. Then, add your text, convert to audio, and match your text blocks with your visuals in minutes to get the perfectly stitched voice over video.
Murf Studio includes a free grammar and punctuation checker, so you can always write immaculate scripts for your voice overs. It detects any grammatical, spelling, or punctuation mistakes in your text. It makes recommendations for enhancing the script for a higher-quality voice over.
Murf Studio comes with a built-in archive of royalty-free audio tracks that you may use in your projects. Plus, there’s more. Each background music file has been labeled and classified based on use cases, such as explainer videos, presentations, advertising, and moods, such as joyful and peaceful. So on, so you can locate what you need quickly. But, of course, you also use your music within the project, and that’s also a possibility.
Murf offers a free plan and three paid pricing options. Under the yearly subscription,
Under the free plan, you get Single User access, and you can try out all 120+ voices plus get 10 mins of voice generation and 10 mins of transcription. However, you have no downloads in the free plan.
Under the Basic plan, you get Single User with Unlimited Downloads, 24 hours of voice generation/year, access to 60 voices in about ten different languages. Also, Commercial Usage rights are included. In addition, chat and Email support will be provided in this plan.
The Pro Plan supports up to 3 users with 96 hours of voice generation/year and 48 hours of transcription/year. You also get access to 120+ voices in about 20 different languages. Also, there are Recorded voice editing and Voice changer features. Commercial Usage rights and Priority Support are also included.
In the Enterprise plan, you get an Account Manager, Custom voice generation time, Custom transcription time, specify the number of users, SSO is enabled. Also, Collaboration features and Centralized invoicing are available.
Since there were no download options available in the free version, we couldn’t showcase any sample audios from the Murf voice over software.
Wideo is a video-making website with over 2.5 million registered users worldwide. Make promotional films, explainer videos, demo videos, and presentations, among other things.
Wideo also provides a text-to-speech tool that uses the Google text-to-speech API. Wideo’s Text to Speech Software (TTS) is a quick and straightforward approach to converting text to audio to make your message more memorable and inclusive to the audience.
With Wideo’s TTS, you can convert text to speech, download it as an mp3 file, import the audio file into your video editor, and add a professional voiceover to your videos.
Without creating an account in Wideo, you can still make your own voice overs and download them as mp3 audio files. Under the free version, you get to convert 2000 characters per day.
Wideo comes as a video creation suite, and along with it is the text-to-speech tool.
The basic plan is $59 per month, and the Pro plan is $99 per month. Both provide a limited character count for conversion and download. The Pro plan starts at $99 per month, and the Pro+ plan starts at $199 per month. Unlimited characters limit is included in these two plans for the text to speech conversion.
Play.ht is a text-to-speech and Al voice synthesis software. You can instantly convert text into natural-sounding speech and download them as audio files in MP3 and WAV formats.
You can quickly pick the correct voice from an extensive library of 570 Al voices in 60+ languages and generate natural-sounding voices in no time.
Play.ht voice over software gives the users basically two options,
1. Create audio from text 2. Source from an article URL. You can enter the text or fetch content from a URL, convert it to audio, and download it as MP3 or WAV files.
The voice over software comes with a Plugin for WordPress. You can easily add audio to blog posts, pages, and e-learning materials from your WordPress dashboard. Use AI voices and audio player widgets to make your textual content audible.
To improve content accessibility, user engagement, and time on page metrics, you may convert your blog posts, articles, and eLearning content into audio with the plugin.
Play.ht also offers a Chrome browser extension for Medium. You can easily add audio to your Medium stories by installing and using the available Medium Chrome Extension.
Use the API to gain access to Play.ht. For example, if you’re a developer, you can use Play.ht’s API to incorporate text-to-speech conversions into your software. The API uses a comprehensive collection of voices and languages to provide a single interface for converting text to speech.
Play.ht allows you to modify the voice overs by simply highlighting the words altogether. To make the speech more human-like, add pauses and emphasis. You may even alter the voice’s pace, tone, and pronunciation to mimic genuine human voices in specific scenarios better.
With Play.ht, you can get the RSS feed of the created audio files and distribute them to powerful podcasting platforms such as iTunes and Spotify.
Play.ht offers four paid plans (prices below are when billed monthly)
The personal plan starts at $19 per month. This plan is apt for school projects and proofreading content. It includes unlimited previews and downloads, but the catch is you won’t get commercial rights for reuse; podcast hosting is also not included.
The professional plan starts at $39 per month. Premium voices are the key added advantage in this plan. And along with it, you get customizable audio players and exclusive commercial rights. Even Podcast hosting is included in this plan.
The growth plan starts at $99 per month. Under this plan, you get everything included in the Professional plan. In addition, you get a pronunciation library and an automatic audio creation feature along with it.
The business plan starts at $199 per month. Everything in the Growth plan is covered here. Also, priority technical support is offered. You get the rebranding and reselling rights as well. Teams’ access to the project for possible collaboration is also included.
The pricing varies drastically when you opt for the plans yearly,
But the features included remain the same as when the plans are billed monthly.
If you are here, then you must be planning something special for someone’s birthday.
Worry not! You are on the right article.
For most of us in today’s world, life gets busy, and it becomes impossible to stay beside our loved ones 24/7, especially on special occasions like birthdays.
While that is sad, technology has also given us a myriad of ways to make our loved one’s day special without having to be next to them.
Online birthday video makers are one such blessing.
But there are so many Birthday video makers on the internet today. So you might find it difficult to shortlist one that is perfect for you and what you want to create for your loved one.
Well, that is why we’ve taken all the effort needed to bring you a list of the top 5 best video makers. In addition, we’ll dive deep and explain the key features of each one of these web-based online tools.
Their pros and cons will give you clarity over which one is the best birthday video maker for you.
Let’s start with our first recommendation.
Yes. It’s our application. But hear us out. 🙂
If you are out of time but still want to make something super unique for your loved one, then there is no better application for you than Animaker’s Birthday Video Maker.
Animaker is already known as a Swiss Army knife of creativity because of the wide range of features it brings to the table. So when talking about making birthday videos that are super unique, you can’t go wrong with Animaker.
Here’s what makes Animaker unique
Yes, you heard that right!
You really can build an Animated version of yourself or your loved one and feature it in your video.
Think you don’t have enough time to create a whole video?
Well, don’t worry. The 1000+ Template collection will help you create your video in a matter of minutes.
In addition to that, you get access to 100M+ stock assets, properties, icons, and more. This means that you can bring any idea to life using the Animaker application if you can imagine it! You can make it on Animaker!
Other Key Features:
Pros:
Cons:
Pricing: Starts with the Free plan. But, you can get the basic package for just $10 per month.
If you want to learn how to use Animaker to create a beautiful birthday video in just a matter of minutes, check out our blog here.
Fastreel is an online video-making and editing software by Movavi. As the name suggests, it is designed to make, merge, cut, and compress a video fast. In addition, they have a wide selection of transitions and adjustable clip duration.
Its file upload size for videos is up to 500MB. You can change the speed of your video effortlessly with Fastreel. Like Animaker, they too have different templates and music to choose from in the library.
You can also upload audio of your choice from your computer. Without using Fastreel’s templates, you can make a video by uploading images and videos. Their drag and drop feature allows you to get this task done effortlessly.
Key Features:
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Pricing: It has a Free plan. But to get extra features, the basic package starts at $9.95 per month.
Magisto is an AI-powered video maker tool. It tends to have a particular set of templates for every occasion. The graphics and effects available on this platform can make your video look really cool.
While all of this sounds great, it might not be able to help you create a birthday video that is super unique. But what you will be able to do well is use clips and photos that you might have shot previously and use them to create a birthday video very quickly.
One can also choose different songs to be played on their video from their library. It also allows the person to select the video orientation before making the video. Finally, you can share the finished video with a secure password.
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Pricing: There is no free plan available. The starting package is at the rate of $4.99 per month.
Animoto’s functionality to drag and drop things makes it painless to insert images and videos. With Animoto, you can either start from scratch or choose one of their templates. That can save a lot of time for you.
It has 3K+ licensed songs that can be included in your video. In addition, you can record your voice and add it to your video, or you can simply enter the birthday wishes in a text form.
At Animoto, you can choose different fonts for your text. Animoto also has offers for different packages. People willing to subscribe can avail of their offers for less money.
Key Features:
Pros:
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Pricing: It has a Free plan. But the basic plan for extra features starts from $8 per month.
Renderforest has over 600 hand-crafted templates for different occasions. It allows you to create custom videos, greeting cards, or invitations using their birthday templates.
Along with that, you may upload images and songs to make your video more enticing. Moreover, one can edit their videos as many times as they like.
Renderforest is good if you don’t mind its limitations. For example, when you load a template, its scenes are of fixed length, and you can’t make it longer or shorter.
Renderforest offers royalty-free stock footage, but it’s not as big as the one offered by Animaker. One will have to pay to get rid of the watermark from their video.
Key Features:
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Pricing: Free plan. The pricing plan for extra features starts from $9.99 per month.
We really hope that our compilation of the best birthday video makers helps you make your loved one’s birthday special. If you think we should add any other solution to our list, let us know in the comments below
The average employee is only productive for 2 hours and 33 minutes per day
Productivity is the pillar of an effective workforce. In the age of information overload, a key factor in increasing productivity is to have the right information at the right time.
Job aids provide a simple and effective way to boost the productivity of employees by providing essential information in an easily accessible format.
Job aids are concise instructions or hints that help employees perform a particular task by providing the right information at the right time. They help employees increase productivity by preventing mistakes. Job aids come in many forms like One-pagers, Videos, Infographics, Manuals, To-do lists, Checklists, etc.
Job aids are so useful that your employees may already be using them in one form or another. Have you ever seen a computer like this in your office?
Congratulations, your employees have already realized the power of Job aids!👍
Employees utilize the resources that they have at their disposal to create job aids that can help them complete their tasks efficiently. But what if you could provide a job aid that is 1000x better than the sticky notes?
Job Aids come in many shapes and forms. Some of the most commonly used job aids are in the form of a printed document that is not more than a page in length. They can be used as a quick memory refresher that gives you the essential information just when you are about to perform a task. Have you seen this image on fire extinguishers?
In case of a fire, this piece of paper gives you the exact information you need to use the extinguisher and save yourself. This is a great example of a job aid outside the work environment. It is effective because it gives you all the information you need to get the job done at the correct time.
In the digital era, not all job aids have to be on a printed sheet. For example, if you take on the task of cooking pasta at your next company outing, would you prefer to have a long 10 page printed document on how to do it or would you prefer to play this video and cook along?
According to Forrester Research, employees are 75% more likely to watch a video than reading text. Videos are the ultimate job aides as they utilize both the audio and visual senses to communicate information effectively. This creates a bigger memory imprint in the mind of the viewer thereby making the process of information retention much more efficient.
For example, here is a video job aid created by Salientsys company to showcase a simple process to their employees.
This video gives a complete walkthrough of the process in under 10 minutes. Whereas, a text document with the same process would be so long and tedious for the employees to read and understand.
Now, Let’s dive in and find out how to create engaging job aides using videos.
Video job aids are very useful and effective, yet we don’t see a lot of companies creating these yet. There are two main reasons:
Traditionally, creating video job aids was both expensive and time-consuming. With the advent of powerful video creation tools like Animaker, video job aids have become easy and affordable to make.
Let’s see the step-by-step process of how to create video job aids easily.
Step 1: Collect outline data on the task
Step 2: Choose the format
Step 3: Create the script and the storyboard
Step 4: Create a video job aid using Animaker
Now, let’s get into each of the steps.
The role of a job aid in the workplace is to help employees perform a specific task, so the best place to start a job aid is from the employees themself. Collect data regarding the particular task from the employees who perform the task regularly.
Note down all the important points. Understand the concept before moving on to the next step.
Now, it’s time for you to choose the right video type to represent your job-aid.
As we discussed earlier, video job aids come in different types. Each different video type has its own benefits. Depending on the type of content that you are putting into your job aid, you can choose the type that works best for you. Here are some of some examples:
The most important aspect of any effective video job aid is the script. Scripts are like a roadmap that can guide you to create the perfect video job aid. To make your video creation process even easier, you can convert the script into a simple storyboard.
You don’t have to be an artist to create a storyboard, just a rough sketch with some stickman figures will also do the trick.
Let’s look into how to create an effective video job aid. Creating a video job aid can be done very easily using a powerful video creation tool like Animaker.
For the purpose of this article, let’s create a video job aid that showcases 6 steps of the customer onboarding process. This job aid will have two goals:
Want to start creating video job aids for your company? Click here to claim your free personalized demo of Animaker.
Once you have your own Animaker account,
Step 1: Log in
Step 2: It’ll lead you to the Dashboard
If you’re unsure about starting a project from scratch, don’t worry, we’ve got your back. Let our Animaker pre-built templates do the job for you.
Step 3: As mentioned above, we are creating a job aid for the customer onboarding process. To emphasize the step-by-step process of onboarding, a listicle video will be the ideal choice.
Scroll down to the listicle video templates section in the Animaker dashboard and pick a template. You can pick any of the listicle templates and customize them to your needs.
Now, let’s see how to edit the template according to our context.
Before jumping into creating a job-aid, let us get you accustomed to the different sections of the Animaker application so that it’ll be easy for you to understand the interface and create one of your own.
There are 5 sections in Animaker:
Library – The Library of the Animaker app is where you will find all the assets needed for your video, including characters, props, icons, stock assets, music files, and more.
Workspace – The whitespace at the center is called the workspace. This is where your job aid will come to life.
Scenes – The scenes section houses all the different scenes that are part of a video. They are similar to the slides section in presentation tools.
Menu bar – You can change the title of the video, play the video from the beginning, share and publish the video.
Timeline – At the bottom of the screen is the timeline. There are three different timelines:
Let’s get started!🤩
Step 4: Firstly, let’s see how to edit the texts in the template.
To change the text just double click and enter the new text. When you click on any text, you’ll notice a bunch of options appearing along with the text.
This is called the item menu. The item menu allows you to modify the text. You can change the font style, font size, font color, etc.
(Usually, in pre-built templates, the effects will be already designed – all you have to do is either use them or edit them to your convenience)
Step 5: Let’s look at how to change the background and adjust it according to your use.
First, select the scene where you want to change the background. Then simply click on the video icon from the library section and search for your relevant video.
Click on the video and it will be uploaded to the workspace.
Step 6: Next, let’s see how to upload a logo into your video.
Click on the Upload section that is available on the bottom left of the library. Now upload the video/image which you want to insert.
Once the file is uploaded, click on the uploaded file in the library to load it into the workspace.
Step 7: Add music tracks to your text animation.
Go to the music section of the library, here you can find 30000+ music tracks. To have a preview of a music track, just hover over it. Then, click on the music track of your choice to apply it to the video.
You can see the music track in the video and audio timeline, and if you further click on the music track, you will get a bunch of different options.
Here, you can preview the music track, control the volume of the music track, duplicate it, and delete it.
That’s it, your first video job aid is ready in seven easy steps.
Yes, you are most welcome to put your imagination into a real video and customize it further!
And here’s our final video:😎
Want to utilize this template for your company? Click here to talk to an Animaker Expert.
To download your video, go to the Publish option at the right top of your window. Click the ‘Download Video’ option and then download.
Video job aids are an essential tool to boost the productivity of your employees. The steps used in this article are just the beginning. The world of video job aids has hundreds of other applications that will help you skyrocket your employee performance.
Are you thinking of repurposing a YouTube video on Instagram? Well, YouTube videos can be repurposed directly to WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Pinterest, LinkedIn, and a few other major social media networks. However, YouTube doesn’t provide an option of repurposing the videos to Instagram directly.
In this article, you will learn how to repurpose YouTube videos on Instagram in three simple steps
There are several ways to download YouTube videos. The simplest way is to use a third-party website like savefrom.net or ytmp3
Copy and paste the YouTube video link in either of the above websites and download
Instagram allows us to share videos as Reels, Story, IGTV, and Post. Each one of these content types has requirements that have to be met before you can successfully upload it to your Instagram account.
The requirements are as below
For IGTV:
For Reels:
For Story:
For Posts:
As you can see, a 9:16 vertical video is the best-suited video type to be posted for Reels, Story, IGTV and a 1:1 square video is the best-suited video type for Instagram posts.
So now, we’ll show how to customize your horizontal YouTube video for both aspect ratios.
This is the sample YouTube video that we are going to repurpose on Instagram and I have downloaded the video to my PC using
In this instance, we aim to generate traffic back to the YouTube channel using an Instagram Story.
Let’s see how we can customize the video for Instagram Story
1. Head over to the Instagram Video Maker from Animaker and sign up for a free account.
2. After logging in, you will be redirected to the application’s Dashboard. Under the section Create Project, you can see the different types of projects that can be created using Animaker.
3. To create an Instagram Story, IGTV, or Reels, click on the Vertical video. You will be prompted to choose between a blank canvas and templates to create your video. Since we are planning to customize our YouTube video into an Instagram Story video, click on the Blank option.
4. On choosing the Blank option, a new blank project will open in the application. This is the interface of the Animaker app where you can edit and repurpose your videos.
5. Towards the left-hand side, is the Library section. You will find the Upload option at the bottom of it. Once you click on it, you can select and upload the YouTube video you want from your PC.Note: YouTube videos are of horizontal video format with 16:9 ratio.
6. After uploading, clicking on the video will automatically convert it into a vertical video and fit inside the workspace. Once you click on the video in the workspace, you will notice a set of options. This is called the Item menu and it gives us the options to edit the video.
7. While the video changes from horizontal to vertical video format, certain parts of the video may get cropped because of the change in the aspect ratio. But do not worry. You can always use the Resize feature from the Item Menu and adjust the specific part of the video that has to be visible. Click on the Resize option and you will be able to control the part of the video that will appear within the workspace.
But if you want to totally avoid the video getting cropped, use the Resize option to reduce the size of the video and keep it at the center of the workspace and then click apply.
Now you can use the space above and below the video to add a Title text or a call to action text. But before adding text, let’s change the background color to make the video look better. To change the color of the background, click anywhere on the white region of the workspace and you can see a new color palette option appearing at the bottom.
Click on the edit option over it, and choose the new color that you want to add to the background. Click the green tick icon to apply. In our case, we are choosing the Black color for the background.
8. To add text, click the Text section on the library. From this section, you can choose a blank text box or pick from a list of pre-built text designs that come with pre-applied animation effects.
Let’s see how to use one of the text boxes to add text to the video. Just click on one of the plain text boxes you like, and it will appear in the center of the workspace. To edit the text, click over it again and type in the new text. Since we want to drive traffic to our YouTube video from our Instagram story, let’s use “SWIPE UP” as the call to action text to this video. Once you have typed “Swipe Up” in the text box, click on the settings option that appears on the right side. Using the options available in the settings menu, you can change the font style, color, spacing, and even the transparency of the text. Let’s change the font style and font color for better visibility and keep it at the bottom of the workspace.
You will also notice a purple bar in the timeline. You can just drag and adjust its length to control the duration for which the text will appear on this story video. For example, If I want the text to appear after the first two seconds, I have to drag the left edge of the purple bar and move it to the 2s mark on the timeline.
Likewise, you can control the entry time and exit time of any text using the edges that are available at both ends of the purple bar.
The next step after this is to add entry and exit effects for the “Swipe Up” text we just added to our project. To do this, head over to the bottom section of the settings menu. The two options ‘Enter effect’ and ‘Exit effect’ let you add enter and exit animation effects to your text. Click on the enter effect option and you can find more than 50+ different text animation effects that can be applied to this text. Here we are selecting “Pop left” as the Enter effect for the text.
After applying the enter effect, you will notice a new pink-colored part within the purple bar in the timeline. This will let you control the duration of the text’s Enter effect. In the same way, we can apply an Exit animation effect for the text. But for this text, we don’t want any exit animation effect so we are not choosing any effect.
Now let’s add an icon to compliment the “Swipe Up” CTA text. We can use the properties option from the library section to add an arrow icon. Also, let’s apply a suitable Enter effect like “Pop Top”, to the arrow, to make it more engaging for the audience.
Similar to how we adjusted the time of entry for the swipe-up text, you can use the purple bar in the timeline to adjust the duration at which the arrow will appear in the video. And similar to the Swipe up text, use the right edge of the pink bar to adjust the Enter effect duration of the arrow.
Now let’s also add a Title for this Instagram story. Let’s type the YouTube video’s title “ 5 Most Scenic Sunsets on the West Coast “ and place the text box at the top of the video. Use the settings menu that appears on the right side to modify the text color, font style, etc. Adjust the purple bar in the timeline to set the duration at which the text will be seen on the video.
9. Use the Trim feature in the Item Menu to customize the overall duration of the video. Once you click on the trim feature, you can see a pop-up of the video with options to trim it.
Drag the purple edges in the timeline to trim the video. Since we are creating an Instagram Story video, set the duration to less than 15 seconds (the max duration for Instagram Story is 15 seconds). Then click on the Green tick icon to apply the changes.
10. Now let’s preview what we have made. Using the Preview button in the menu bar, we can see how the scene looks.
11. Once everything is done, click on the Publish button in the top right corner. From the options shown, select the Download Video option to download the video.
12. Clicking on Download Video, the project will be redirected to the export page. Click on the Download button to save the video directly to your PC.
Now that you know everything you need to customize the video to suit an Instagram story, let’s look at how to customize a video to fit an Instagram post.
In this instance, we are going to repurpose a YouTube video on Instagram. We aim to generate traffic back to the YouTube channel using an Instagram Post. Let’s see how to customize the YouTube video (of 16:9 aspect ratio) into an Instagram square video of 1:1 ratio,
1. Head over to the Instagram Video Maker from Animaker and sign up for a free account
2. In the Animaker application’s Dashboard, under the section Create Project, select the Square video format.
3. You will be prompted to choose between a blank canvas and templates to create your video. Since we are planning to customize our YouTube video into an Instagram video, click on the Blank option.
4. On choosing the Blank option, a new project window will appear. This is the interface of the Animaker app where you can edit your videos.
5. Towards the left-hand side, is the Library section. You will find the Upload option at the bottom of it. Once you click on it, you can select and upload the YouTube video you want from your PC.
6. After uploading, clicking on the video will automatically convert it into a square video and fit inside the workspace. Also, an Item Menu will now be visible in the workspace which lets us edit the uploaded video.
7. While the video changes from horizontal to Square video format, certain parts of the video may get cropped because of the change in the aspect ratio. But do not worry. You can always use the Resize feature from the Item Menu and adjust the specific part of the video that has to be visible.
But if you want to avoid the video getting cropped at all, use the Resize option to reduce the size of the video and keep it at the center of the workspace and then click apply.
In our case, we have Resized the video to the center of the workspace and then clicked Apply.
8. Click in the empty white region of the workspace and an option for editing the background color will be available at the bottom of the screen. Select the suitable color and click the green tick button to confirm. In our case, let’s stick with the default white background color.
9. You can also add text over the video by using the Text section from the library. Once you click on the text section you will have two more options to add text. On the bottom, you can find the pre-built text designs that come with pre-applied animation effects. And plain text at the top that can be customized according to our needs. By clicking on the plain text, a new text box will be added to the workspace. Click on it further and you would be able to type the text that you want to add. We can also drag and move it anywhere within the workspace.
The settings tab appears on the right side. Using these options you can change the font style, color, spacing, and even the transparency of the text.
And at the bottom of the settings, the two options ‘Enter effect’ and ‘Exit effect’ let you add enter and exit animation effects to the text. You will also notice a purple bar in the timeline. You can just drag and adjust its length to control the duration of the text.
In this instance, for our Instagram Square video post, let’s type the title “ Make your breakfast in under a minute ” at the top of the video and add the YouTube channel name ” @YT_YourHomeChef” as the watermark and place it in the bottom space of the video.
10. Use the Trim feature in the Item Menu to customize the duration of the video. According to the Instagram duration requirements (Instagram Square Video Posts can be 60 secs long), drag the edges to trim the duration and click on the Green tick button.
Using the Preview button in the top menu, we can view the changes made to the scene.
11. Once everything is done, click on the Publish button in the top right corner. From the options shown, select the Download Video option to download the video.
There are two different ways to upload videos onto Instagram. Let’s see how to publish your videos using both methods.
Only IGTV videos can be uploaded from PC. Follow the instructions below,
Instagram mobile application (Android & iOS) allows uploading the videos to your Instagram account as Reels, Story, IGTV, and Posts. Follow the instructions below
The video will be uploaded successfully and will be visible in your profile now.
Kudos! You have learned to post your YouTube videos on Instagram. So why wait? Up your IG game with Animaker.
Undeniably, online meetings have become indispensable during this pandemic. Virtual Team collaboration applications are now at the heart of all businesses. They enable business owners to ensure that their workforce remains productive and thrive through video, file sharing, chat, in any environment. Videos keep alluring the masses and classes- globally. Moreover, Video has been there far too long. It’s one of the few benefits of this pathetic pandemic. This acceptance has caused Zoom and other video providers to pop and rise their fortune in recent times. Essentially, the market is growing. Remote work may be here to stay!
With the current situation posing challenges to businesses everyday Zoom has gone the extra mile to solve them more effectively with its ease of use.
Zoom shows off new ways to its consumers to take their Zoom experience to the next level through its long list of apps available to download in the Zoom App Marketplace. If you’re looking to make Zoom an indispensable part of your day-to-day remote work life, then one or more of these apps will be useful.
Similar to browser extensions, these apps are available to users without having to leave and open them elsewhere. Most of these apps are free. So, you can work from home without missing a beat.
Here are 10 of those cool Zoom apps.
Animaker is an all-in-one drag-and-drop video maker that lets anyone create animations and live-action videos without any video making experience. Now, you can access all your Zoom video recordings right within Animaker! Animaker brings you a super quick way to add your Zoom video recordings directly to Animaker’s library. No more downloading and uploading!
Once you’ve imported the video recordings, they’re readily available for you to edit and enhance for various use cases.
With Animaker, you can trim, crop, rotate, flip, and adjust your video recordings. Also, with just a simple click, you can apply beautiful readymade transitions, character actions and expressions, and eye-popping text animations.
Connect your Zoom account to Animaker in as few as two clicks!
With Animaker’s Zoom app, you can:
The Zoom app for Salesforce is filled with features that make meeting with teammates, clients, and leads only a few clicks away. Some of those great features include automatic logging of Zoom activity in a user’s Salesforce history, integration with Zoom Phone, meeting recording that stores in Salesforce, automatic campaign creation, and more.
Close business faster with Salesforce by seamlessly meeting with your customers and efficiently managing your sales calls.
Supercharge your productivity by leveraging Zoom Meetings and Zoom Phone from your Salesforce environment.
With a few clicks, you can seamlessly start a Zoom Meeting with your contacts and record your conversation in your Salesforce activity history. Schedule or start a Zoom Webinar, add leads and contacts as registrants, and track participation as a part of that contact’s details.
Additionally, use the Zoom Phone dialer to easily manage your inbound and outbound sales calls, automatically log call activity, and pop contacts directly from the Salesforce interface into Zoom Phone.
Gong’s Revenue Intelligence Platform captures your customer interactions, understands these interactions, and delivers insights.
Gong for Zoom Phone enables you to leverage Gong’s Revenue Intelligence platform with your Zoom cloud phone system. Any meeting scheduled within G Suite or Office 365 is captured by Gong to provide you better visibility and insights into how deals are progressing to enable you to improve your sales performance.
Gong helps your team collaborate, provide feedback, and work together as a lean mean selling machine. Gong uses your team stats and industry benchmarks coupled with AI and shows you what works.
You can integrate with HubSpot meetings to build stronger relationships with your prospects and leads.You can automatically send dial-in and conference call details to your HubSpot prospects and turn every meeting booked in your HubSpot CRM into a Zoom meeting.
When someone registers for a Zoom webinar, they’re created as a contact in HubSpot.
You can also promote your Zoom webinars with HubSpot workflows to send them automated event reminders, follow-up emails, and more.
Track Zoom webinar attendance and Recordings in HubSpot CRM.
Create lists and views in the HubSpot CRM based on Zoom webinar activities. Use contact properties to see when contacts register and attend webinars and how long they typically stay. View zoom recordings directly on the contact timeline.
Domo is the Business Cloud, empowering organizations of all sizes with BI leverage at cloud scale, in record time. With Domo, BI-critical processes that took weeks, months or more can now be done on-the-fly, in minutes, at unbelievable scale.
Domo’s Zoom App enables organizations to understand productivity, collaboration and service utilization to better enable organizations to maximize their investment in Zoom. Through the Domo platform, users can get detailed insights through intuitive dashboards and visualizations to understand in real-time their company’s current Zoom activity. Instantly see how many meetings are taking place, how long meetings are lasting and how many people are participating. Find detailed metrics to understand productivity and collaboration patterns, understand service usage and from an IT perspective support the organization’s use of Zoom with deep insights.
Zoom also has a Google Calendar app that adds the option to schedule, start, and join Zoom meetings right from Google Calendar. Zoom can be added to a Google Calendar event by choosing it as the conferencing option, so there’s no need to open the Zoom app in order to meet remotely with Zoom.
With Calendly you can automatically schedule meetings for you and include unique Zoom video conference details for each team member and thereby, shave off your team’ s time.
Connect Calendly + Zoom to automatically add video conferencing details to your calendar events and meeting reminders so everyone is prepared and on time.
Zoom integrates with Slack in a similar way to Gmail and helps to streamline your workflow and communications . It lets Slack users schedule, start, record, join, and do many of the functions of the Zoom app from right inside Slack.
The Zoom integration for Slack can be installed individually by the Slack user with a Zoom account or be deployed by the Zoom account admin to the whole organization with a few simple steps.
Online automation tool Zapier can integrate with Zoom in countless ways. It can automate tasks like sending invitations when creating a meeting, automatic webinar registration upon customer payment, and more. Zapier said it has over 1,500 app integrations that can connect to Zoom through its platform, so it could be worth a try if you need to find ways to save time.
Otter.ai integrates with Zoom to provide interactive transcripts in real time and post meetings. Participants can view, highlight, comment, and add photos to create shared meeting notes collaboratively.
At a time when most meetings, events, and classes have gone virtual, remote workers and students struggle to listen and pay attention while taking notes. Businesses and schools need help capturing information accurately and making it accessible instantly.
This integration includes two capabilities:
To set up, please follow the instructions at https://blog.otter.ai/zoom
Sell registrations to your Meetings and Webinars and automatically sync participants with the Eventbrite integration
Monetize your Meetings and Webinars by selling tickets and accepting donations with the Eventbrite app. Easily create an Eventbrite event that pulls in details from your Zoom Meeting/Webinar and syncs registrant information from Eventbrite back into Zoom.
Thus, demonstrating just how imperative these apps are to today’s business workflows. Incredibly, these cool apps are a great boon to the modern workforce.
Comment to let us know how you leveraged one or more of these apps in your day-to-day work life.
Adding a voiceover to Google Slides presentations is straightforward if you’ve already created a voiceover, and you’re looking to add the audio file to a slide in your presentation.
If you haven’t created a voiceover, and you’re looking to use Google Slides to record a voiceover, well, Google Slides doesn’t have built-in functionality to record voiceovers.
You can only insert audio files into your presentations on Google Slides. You’ll have to create the voiceover separately and then add it to your presentation on Google Slides.
We’ll first show you how to record or generate a voiceover using free tools online and then give you step-by-step instructions on how to add a voiceover in Google Slides.
Here’s what we’ll cover in this article, feel free to jump to a section that’s relevant to you:
How to quickly create voiceovers for your Google Slides presentations for free
How to add a voiceover to Google Slides presentations
You can either record your own voiceover using a voice recording tool or generate a voiceover using text-to-speech software.
Let’s see how you can record a voiceover. We’ll be using Rev’s free online voice recording tool to record your voiceover.
You can also use offline voice recording software such as Apple’s GarageBand or Audacity.
If you’d rather generate a voiceover using text-to-speech software, you can use Animaker’s free text-to-speech tool.
Animaker uses the NTTS (Neural Text To Speech) model to generate ultra-realistic, crystal-clear audio narrations!
Step 1: First, sign up or sign in to Animaker. Then from the Create project section in your dashboard, click on the yellow, Voiceover/TTS button.
Step 2: Now start entering the text in the window that appears next.
You can then pick a Gender, Language, or Voice for your voiceover.
Click on the round button in the top left corner of the window to adjust your voiceover’s Speed, Pitch, and Volume.
If you made changes to the speed, pitch, or volume, you can undo these changes by clicking on the Reset button.
Also, you can add a breath or break effect between each word and adjust how long it should last. Simply click on the dot between any two words to add a Breath or Break between them.
You can also let AI take care of making your voiceover sound good by using the auto-enhance functionality. This feature automatically adds the breath effect, speed, pitch, volume, etc., based on the text you’ve entered. Tick the Auto enhance checkbox to auto-enhance your voiceovers.
Step 3: Click the Preview button to play and preview the voiceover.
And then click on the Download button in the top right corner of the window to instantly download your voiceover to your local computer in MP3 format.
One thing to keep in mind is that in order for you to be able to add an audio file to your Google Slides presentations, it must be in MP3 or WAV audio format.
Now that you have the voiceover file with you, you can go ahead and add it to your Google Slides presentations. Here are the steps to add a voiceover on Google Slides:
To upload an audio file, you can open google drive on your browser and simply drag and drop the audio file onto the browser window.
You can also upload the audio file by clicking on the New button in the top right corner of the window and selecting the File upload option from the dropdown menu.
You can now change the accessibility settings of your audio file depending on who you want to hear it.
Click on the audio file to select it and then click on the Get link button in the top right corner of the window.
Then in the popup window that appears next, click on the Restricted dropdown button and select Anyone with the link to set the access level to “Viewer”. Once you’re done, click the Done button in the bottom right corner of the popup window.
Open Google Slides on your browser, open the presentation, and navigate to the slide to which you want to add this voiceover. Then click on the Insert menu from the menu bar and select the Audio option from the dropdown menu.
In the Insert audio window that opens next, click on the relevant audio file and hit the Select button in the bottom left corner of the window to embed that audio file into the slide.
You’ll now notice that an audio icon appears on your slide.
If you’d like to create and add voiceovers to videos, check out our free video voiceover tool.
Got any questions about adding a voiceover to a presentation on Google Slides? Any interesting tips or tools to create and add voiceovers to your presentations on Google Slides that we haven’t covered? Please let us know about them in the comment section below.
Looking to record and add a voiceover in iMovie on iPhone or Mac?
In this article, we show you how to add a voiceover to your video using iMovie on both iOS and Mac, step-by-step, with pictures.
Here’s what we’ll cover in this article, jump to the section that’s relevant to you:
How to add a voiceover to a video in iMovie on iPhone and iPad
How to add a voiceover to your video in iMovie on Mac
Adding a Voiceover to a Video using the Best iMovie Alternative
You can use the iMovie app on your iPhone or iPad to add voiceovers to your videos. If you don’t have the iMovie app installed on your iPhone or iPad, you can download and install iMovie for iOS.
Once you’ve installed the iMovie app, follow the steps below to add voiceover to imovie on iPhone and iPad:
iMovie is a free tool that comes preinstalled on Mac OS.
Here are the steps to adding a voiceover to iMovie on Mac:
Finally, click Done in the bottom right corner of the viewer window to exit the voiceover mode.
If you’re looking for an online tool to add a voiceover to a video, you can use Animaker.
For those who are unaware of Animaker, it is an all-in-one DIY video-making app designed to help non-designers make professional-quality videos from the comfort of their browser.
It just takes 3 simple steps to add a voiceover to your video and download it using our super-simple, free tool.
It works on Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer, etc., and if you use one of these browsers, you can easily add audio files to your videos on your Mac computer.
Here’s how to add a voiceover to a video using Animaker:
Sign in to your account or create a free account. Then choose the dimensions for your output video depending on which social media platform you’d be posting it on.
You could want your video to be Horizontal, Square, or Vertical in size. Pick one of the premade dimensions from the Create Project section in your dashboard.
You can also pick your own custom height and width for your video. Simply click on the Custom Size Video button from the same section above. Then enter your desired width and height and hit Create Video.
Now upload your video(s). You can upload videos up to 20 GB in size. Navigate to the Upload tab in the menu bar and click on the Upload button at the bottom of the tab window.
Once the video has been uploaded, click on the video to set it onto the canvas.
There are two ways you can create and add a voiceover in Animaker. You can either record your own voice or generate natural-sounding audio narrations using text.
We’ll show you how to create a voiceover using both the former and latter methods.
To record your own voiceover, first, click on the video you just set onto the canvas or click on the Video Timeline button right below the canvas. Then click on the microphone icon in the bottom left corner of the app window and select Record Voiceover option from the dropdown menu.
You’ll now see a simple popup window with a button to record your voice. Click on the blue, round button with a microphone icon on it to start recording your voice. Then click on the red button to stop recording.
You’ll then be shown options to Preview, Re-record, and enter a name for your voiceover. Click on the Preview button to listen and check if it’s turned out the way you wanted it to. Click on the Re-record button to record the voiceover again and have another shot at it.
If you’re satisfied or happy with the voiceover, click on the Apply button to add the voiceover to your video or scene. You’ll now see that the voiceover appears right underneath the video layer in the timeline. We’ll show you how to edit the voiceover later in the article.
To generate voiceover using text, click on the same microphone icon from the same location but select Text to Speech from the dropdown menu this time around.
Start entering the text in the popup window that appears next. You can enter a name for your voiceover and pick a Gender, Language, or Voice.
Click on the round button in the top left corner of the popup window to adjust the Speed, Pitch, and Volume of your voiceover.
If you’d like to undo all the changes you made, click on the Reset button.
Between each word that’s pronounced, you can add a Breath or Break and determine how long it should last. Simply click on the dot between any two words to add a breath or break between them.
You can also, however, choose not to make any changes yourself and let AI take care of it by using the Auto enhance feature. The auto-enhance feature automatically adds the breath effect, speed, pitch, etc. Tick the Auto enhance checkbox to auto-enhance your voiceovers.
Click the Play button to play and preview the voiceover. And then click on the Sync button to add it to the scene or video.
You can also upload your own voiceover (or audio) file to your video. You can upload it just like how you’d upload any other file to Animaker.
Or you can click on the microphone icon in the bottom left corner of the app window and select the Upload Voiceover option from the dropdown menu.
To edit the voiceover, simply click on it from the timeline. This will reveal a tooltip with options to play the voiceover, adjust its volume, duplicate and delete it.
You can now preview your video by clicking on the play button beside the Share button.
To download the video as an MP4 file, click on the Publish button and select Download Video from the dropdown menu.
You can also share the video directly to various social media platforms from right within the app.
Apart from letting you easily add voiceovers to your videos, Animaker offers all the video editing tools you’d need to edit and fine-tune your video footage.
You might want to explore some related video editing tools that our video editor offers:
And the list goes on… feel free to check out all our video editing software tools and learn why they’re the go-to tools for marketers, content creators, and people with no video editing experience.
Got any questions about adding a voiceover to a video in iMovie or on your Mac computer? Any interesting tips or tools to add voiceovers to your videos on your iPhone or Mac computer that we haven’t covered? Please let us know about them in the comment section below.
Looking to add audio to a video on your mobile phone or computer?
Whether you want to add audio in a video on iOS, Android, Mac, or Windows, we’ve got you covered.
In this article, we’ll show you how to add an audio file to a video on iPhone, Android, Mac, and Windows, step-by-step, with pictures.
Here’s everything we’ll cover, please feel free to jump around:
How to add audio to a video on iPhone and Android using InShot
How to add audio to a video in VLC on Windows and Mac
How to add audio to a video in Windows Movie Maker
How to add audio to a video in iMovie on Mac
How to add audio to a video in Adobe Premiere Pro
How to add audio to a video online using Animaker
If you’re on Android or iOS, you can use InShot to add an audio file or music track to a video. The app is available on both iOS and Android. It’s ideal for adding music to a video and posting it on social media platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, Tik Tok, or Twitter.
Here’s how to add audio or music to a video on iPhone or Android using InShot:
VLC media player is a free tool available on both Windows and Mac. If you don’t have it installed, you can download VLC for Windows or VLC for Mac.
Once you’ve installed VLC on your computer, follow the steps below to add audio to a video file on Windows 10 or Mac using VLC media player:
Windows Movie Maker comes with the Windows Essentials suite and Microsoft has ended the support for this suite. You can, however, download the official installer using this download link. We retrieved that link using a web archiving service.
Here are the steps to install and add audio to a video using Windows Movie Maker:
iMovie is a free tool that comes preinstalled on Mac OS. Here’s how to add an audio file to a video on Mac using the iMovie desktop software:
Adobe Premiere Pro is a paid, professional video editing software designed to be used by professionals. If you already have it installed on your computer, you can use it to add music or audio to a video.
Here are the steps to add an audio or music file to a video in Premiere Pro:
If you’re looking for an online tool to add audio to video, you can use Animaker.
For those who are unaware of Animaker, it is an all-in-one DIY video-making app designed to help non-designers make professional-quality videos from the comfort of their browser.
It just takes 3 simple steps to add audio or music to a video and download it using our super-simple, free tool.
It works on Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer, etc., and if you use one of these browsers, you can easily add audio files to your videos on your Windows or Mac computer.
Moreover, you can upload and combine your audio files and videos in multiple formats such as MP4, MPG, WebM, MOV, and more formats.
Here’s how to add an audio file to a video using Animaker:
First, sign in to your account or create a free account. Now pick the dimensions for your output video depending on the social media platform you’d be posting it on.
Want your video to be Horizontal, Square, or Vertical in size? Pick one of the premade dimensions from the Create a video section in your dashboard.
If you want to pick your own height and width for your video, simply click on the Custom Size Video button from the same section above. Then enter your desired width and height and hit Create Video.
Now upload the video and audio file(s). You can upload videos up to 20 GB in size. Head to the Upload tab in the main menu bar and click on the Upload button at the bottom of the tab window.
Once the video has been uploaded, click on the video to set it onto the canvas.
Now click on the music or audio file to add it to your video project. Once you add the audio file to your video, it will appear right underneath the video layer in the timeline.
To edit your audio file, simply click on the audio file from the timeline. This will reveal a tooltip with options to preview or play the audio track, adjust its volume, duplicate it, etc.
To adjust when the audio should start or stop playing, simply click and drag the audio file to the left or right and/or drag one of the handles (black in color) on either side.
You can also add an audio track from our library. Animaker’s music library features a wide variety of royalty-free background music tracks. Head to the Music tab to access our music library.
Moreover, Animaker also lets you add a voiceover to your video. You can record your voice or generate natural-sounding, crystal clear audio narrations simply using text.
Click on the microphone icon in the bottom left corner of the app window to record (or generate) voice for your video.
You can preview the video by clicking on the play button beside the Publish button.
To download the video, click on the Publish button and select Download video from the dropdown menu.
You can also share the video directly to various social media platforms from right within the app.
Apart from letting you easily add music to your videos, Animaker offers all the video editing tools you’d need to edit and fine-tune your video footage.
You can use Animaker’s video editor to:
And the list goes on… feel free to check out all our video editing software tools and learn why they’re the go-to tools for marketers, content creators, and people with no video editing experience.
Got any questions about adding audio to a video on Windows, Mac, Android, or iOS? Any interesting tips or tools to add background music to your videos on your phone or computer that we haven’t covered? Please let us know about them in the comment section below.