Want to create 2d animated marketing videos that sell but you don’t have the time to learn the complex software programs and processes involved?
Why not take the easy and fast route by using CreateStudio easy 2D animation software. Available on both Windows and MacOS, CreateStudio takes the pain and suffering out of creating 2D animated promotional videos.
Imagine opening a professionally designed template and changing a few words and a logo to quickly produce an eye-catching promotional video for your product or service that actually sells.
Yes, CreateStudio is that easy to use.
Gone is the need to perform character illustration, rigging of bones and complex animation on your own. CreateStudio makes it easy to use prebuilt 3D characters and actions to produce any video in hours instead of weeks.
Even though the program has greatly simplified the task of rendering professional-quality 2D animation, it is the most powerful of the “easy” 2D animation programs on the market and is packed with features including:
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Template-based animation project development
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Made for you 2D and 3D characters
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Made for you character actions for quick and easy animation
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Integration with Pexels and Pixabay video and images for fast import
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Built-in music library and easy animation syncing
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Text doodle animation
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Text to speech translation for video narration
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Unparalleled text animation and kinetic typography
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Easy to use scene transitions and special effects
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Device screens, social media icons and lower thirds animation
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Video, image and audio import and integration
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Casting realistic shadows
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CreateStudio performance improvement
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CreateStudio is probably the least expensive 2D animation solution
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Great support, Facebook user group and YouTube video tutorials
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Includes a commercial license allowing you to sell CreateStudio videos to customers
This course is directed toward brand new users of CreateStudio. It moves slowly explaining everything from the basics to the advanced features. By the end of the course, you’ll know everything there is to know about CreateStudio.
Experienced CreateStudio users will be bored watching the entire course but will still find important usage tips and techniques to bring their knowledge to the next level.
At this point, I think you’ve got to ask yourself: “What have I got to lose.” Especially considering how much you have to gain.
CreateStudio is inexpensive and risk-free, providing a 30-day money-back guaranty.
Why don’t you watch the over one hour of free preview lectures in this course, then take the plunge? I promise you won’t be sorry; and if you are, simply return the program for a full refund.
Don’t wait! The clock is ticking.
Enroll now!
Character Animation
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1Course Overview
In this lecture, I provide an overview of the course structure, section structures and lecture structures.
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2CreateStudio vs Other 2D Animation Alternatives
In this lecture, I describe the difference between professional hard 2d animation software and amateur easy 2d animation software. I also describe the features of Moho, Cartoon Animator 4, Toon Boom Harmony, Doodly, Toonly and CreateStudio so that you can choose the correct software for your needs.
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3Course Resources
In this lecture, I discuss options for purchasing a copy of CreateStudio including an incredible discount offer.
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4Installing CreateStudio
In this lecture, I explain the CreateStudio installation process and demonstrate pinning the program to the Windows 10 taskbar for quick and easy execution.
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5How to Get Support
In this lecture, I discuss how to get support when you get stuck. I include email support, Facebook groups, online tutorials and forums in my list of support resources.
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6How to Watch This Course
In this lecture, I explain how to speed up lecture video replay, leave notes for future reference on the timeline, how to submit section projects to the Q&A and how to contact your instructor.
Working with Templates
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7Introduction to Character Animation
In this lecture, I provide an overview of the section.
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8Screen Layout and Project Creation
In this lecture, I provide an overview of the CreateStudio screen layout and how to create a project.
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9Inserting and Manipulating Characters
In this lecture, I demonstrate how to bring a character into an animation and configure the character in preparation for animation.
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10Working with the Timeline
In this lecture, I present the timeline in more detail until it's fully explained.
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11Basic Character Animation
In this lecture, we run the Exercise Girl character through all of her actions.
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12Character Movement (e.g. Walking)
In this lecture, we look at using animation to move a character across the screen.
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13Changing Character Colors and More
In this lecture, I demonstrate the use of the Advanced menu Change Color function to change the colors of a flat 2d character. I then go through the rest of the Advanced menu demonstrating Shadows and the rest of the features.
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14Addendum: Casting Shadows
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15Working with Multiple Characters and Elements
In this lecture, I provide three pointers to making it easier to work with lots of characters and elements in a project.
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16Rendering Video Output
In this lecture, I demonstrate the process of rendering MP4 video output from your animation.
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17Character Animation Workshop
In this workshop, we put all the pieces together by adding multiple animated characters to a Christmas scene.
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18Character Animation Project
In this article, I lay out the section project.
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19Conclusion to Character Animation
In this lecture, I provide a conclusion to the section.
Animation Finishing Touches
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20Introduction to Working with Templates
In this lecture, I provide an overview of the upcoming section.
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21Adding Templates and Scenes
In this lecture, I explain the difference between templates and scenes and demonstrate how to use them both.
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22Working with Layer Groups
In this lecture, I go into detail on using layer groups to organize your timeline.
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23Addendum: Adding to Layer Groups, Multiple Layer Selection and Renaming Layers
In this lecture, I provide a solution to the deficiency of not being able to add a layer to a group that I brought up in the last lecture along with selecting multiple layers and renaming layers to keep your timeline clean.
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24Modifying a Template or Scene
In this lecture, I demonstrate how to modify a simple template to make it my own by changing the music, video background, text, logo and colors. When finished, the video is unrecognizable from the original template.
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25Working with Templates Workshop
In this workshop, I show you how to review a major template to learn how CreateStudio works.
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26Working with Templates Project
In this article, I lay out the section project.
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27Conclusion to Working with Templates
In this lecture, I provide a summary of the previous section.
Intermission
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28Introduction to Animation Finishing Touches
In this lecture, I introduce the topics to be covered in the upcoming section.
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29Difference Between Actions, Animations, Motion and Advanced
You're justified in being a little confused, after all, there are multiple ways to do things in CreateStudio and some actions modify others. Here's my best attempt at explaining everything.
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30How to Improve CreateStudio Performance and Stability
In this lecture, I discuss how to improve CreateStudio performance and stability to keep the program humming.
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31Adding Backgrounds
In this lecture, I demonstrate multiple sources for inserting backgrounds into your animation, how to organize layers and how to darken the background to make white text in the foreground pop.
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32Moving Backgrounds
In this lecture, I demonstrate how to grow a background to add movement and how to have a character walk in place in front of a moving background.
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33Inserting and Manipulating Shapes
In this lecture, I explain how to insert simple and complex shapes and how I use them in projects.
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34Creating Scene Transitions
In this lecture, I show how to spice up a hard cut from one scene to another with transitions.
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35Adding Devices
In this lecture, I demonstrate how to display a scene on a simulated computer screen.
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36Adding Video FX
In this lecture, I demonstrate video effects and then browse through the remaining entries under the Studio tab.
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37Addendum: Adding Voice and Thought Balloons
In this lecture, I show three ways to add comic book style speech and thought balloons to a scene.
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38Layer Masking
In this lecture, I show how to implement animated layer masks to animate image reveals.
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39Looping Animation
In this lecture, I demonstrate how to loop an animation to produce an in and out effect.
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40Animation Finishing Touches Workshop (Part 1)
In this and the following lecture, I produce a project utilizing all the effects presented in this section.
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41Animation Finishing Touches Workshop (Part 2)
In this and the previous lecture, I produce a project utilizing all the effects presented in this section.
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42Animation Finishing Touches Project
In this article, I lay out the section project.
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43Conclusion to Animation Finishing Touches
In this lecture, I provide a conclusion to the section.
Text Animation
Additional Features
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45Introduction to Text Animation
In this lecture, I introduce the topics to be covered in the upcoming section.
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46Adding and Configuring Text
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47Addendum: Adding Free Fonts from DaFont and Google Fonts
In this lecture, I explain how to load free fonts off the Internet, convert them to WOFF2 format and load them into CreateStudio.
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48Basic Text Animation and Kinetic Typography
In this lecture, I demonstrate basic kinetic typography using three styles of animation.
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49Addendum: Doodle Text Animation
In this lecture, I demonstrate various Text Effects while focusing on doodle text animation.
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50Using Colored Boxes to Emphasize Text
In this video, I demonstrate how to make text pop off a busy background by placing a colored box behind it.
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51Adding a Text Border and Neon
In this lecture, I demonstrate how to create a neon text effect.
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52Creating Lower Third Animations
In this lecture, I demonstrate how to use the built lower thirds and how to create your own from scratch.
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53Creating a Countdown Animation
In this lecture, I demonstrate two ways to implement a counter (built-in number counter Text Effect and manual) and show two really cool counter applications.
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54Color Changing Text
In this lecture, I demonstrate the use of color-changing text and shapes.
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55Text Spacing Animation
In this lecture, I demonstrate the Text Spacing text animation effect.
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56Text with Character Masking
In this lecture, I demonstrate how to merge text and characters using a layer mask to have a character pop out of the hole in a "D".
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57Text Animation Workshop
Let's all take a break, shall we?
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58Text Animation Project
In this article, I lay out the section project.
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59Conclusion to Text Animation
In this lecture, I provide a conclusion to the section.
2D Animation Workshops
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60Introduction to Additional Features
In this lecture, I introduce the topics to be covered in the upcoming section.
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61Adding and Syncing Music
In this lecture, I show you three sources of music including built-in and pay for and how to sync animations to the music by displaying the music waveform.
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62Camera Pan and Zoom
In this lecture, I demonstrate the use of the new camera pan and zoom feature to add additional motion to your animations.
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63Text to Speech
In this lecture, I demonstrate the text to speech feature built into CreateStudio.
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64Crude Lip Syncing
In this lecture, I demonstrate how to perform a crude approximation of lip-syncing by lining up speech with character talk actions.
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65Creating Vignettes
In this lecture, I demonstrate how to add vignettes to your videos, either black or white, to provide a blurry frame around your animation.
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66Adding Glitch Animation
In this lecture, I demonstrate the use of the glitch effect.
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67Animated Progress Bars
In this lecture, I demonstrate two techniques for implementing a video progress bar at the bottom of the screen.
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68Additional Features Workshop
In this lecture, I identify 3 cool features of CreateStudio that I forgot to talk about.
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69Additional Features Project
In this article, I lay out the section project.
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70Conclusion to Additional Features
In this lecture, I provide a conclusion to the section.