Animation and Video Life

One of the often overlooked strengths of Cartoon Animator is how easy it is to make new characters simply by mixing and matching elements from existing characters you already own. This ability is possible because of the standardized G3 Human template. Note that it is also possible to mix and match G1 and G2 character elements with themselves but, generally you can't mix G1 with G2 elements or G1 and G2 elements with G3 character elements. There are some exceptions but for the least amount of quirks and frustration, I'll be demonstrating mixing and matching G3 character elements only. For best results, mix and match characters elements from the same or similar character range (i.e. those that have the same or similar artwork styles). This will usually help ensure most elements are positioned correctly without the need for too much adjustment. The Simplest Method Want to give a character a new outfit or create another character wearing the same outfit? Just swap heads. As shown i...

If you're more of a blog writer than a video creator but you recognise that video can drive more readers to your blog then Lumen5's relatively simple, AI powered, online video creator may be just what you're looking for. Lumen5 can take a post link or RSS feed from your blog (or you can even just paste text into the editor) and, using AI and a library of premade templates, stock images, and stock video, turn your writing into a video essay complete with sub titles and, royalty free music. Impressively you can try Lumen5 for free, forever, with their Community account. You don't get all the features but you get enough to create some very professional looking videos. Your final video is unobtrusively branded with just a brief end credit scene for Lumen5. Fast Video Creation Below is a video I created based upon a post from my TET.Life blog on Climate Change . Other than the words and a small photo of myself at the end, everything was created and sourced on Lumen5's f...