How can I add advanced animations to my Doodly videos?

You can use presentation software like PowerPoint to create custom animations and scene transitions. By designing motion paths and special effects outside of Doodly, you can save those files as looping images and bring them back into your project for a much more dynamic result.

What are the steps to make an object move along a specific path in Doodly?

Since Doodly lacks built in motion paths, you must first bring your graphic into PowerPoint. From there, apply a motion path to direct where the item moves, save the finished sequence as a GIF file, and load it into your Doodly scene. Be sure to set the animation to play only one time and leave enough delay so it finishes completely before the next action starts.

Can I use Google Slides instead of PowerPoint to animate my Doodly scenes?

Yes, you can use Google Slides for basic animations, but it takes extra effort because it does not support motion paths or native GIF saving. You will need to install a third party extension from the workspace marketplace to convert your slides into video files, which comes with security risks that you should carefully consider.

How do I fix the quality difference when importing a GIF animation into Doodly?

Sometimes animated GIF files will look slightly different in quality compared to standard image formats like PNG or SVG. To make the change look natural, you can apply a fade effect to the animated file over the original static image, which creates a smooth blend rather than a harsh graphical jump.

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Doodly Advanced Tutorial: Doodly and PowerPoint

Doodly and PowerPoint

Discusses the highlights of working with Doodly and PowerPoint and how to use Google Slides similarly with a little more effort.

Power of PowerPoint

Scene Transitions

This takes your doodles to the next level. Combining the power of PowerPoint with the effect of Doodly allows for providing animation in Doodly and some fantastic effects. I provide a lot of effects in my Scene Transitions video tutorial that were created with PowerPoint and imported into Doodly. I even provide a how to video after the Scene Transitions video tutorial.

Doodly Beginner Video Tutorial: Scene Transitions

PowerPoint

Powerpoint is very powerful. It has effects that Doodly does not have and allows for animation for which Doodly is not capable on its own. Everything from making an object follow a path to transition effects can be created in PowerPoint, saved as a GIF and imported back into Doodly to bring the doodle to the next level. Harnessing the power of PowerPoint or Google Slides will bring your doodle to life after the initial excitement stage of “oh wow, look at this software drawing something on the screen” is gone. These two pieces of software are extremely powerful.

Google Slides

Although not as versatile as PowerPoint can be good in a pinch. Google Slides will be good for transitions and animation on objects but cannot natively save as a GIF for use within Doodly. To allow us to use Google Slides we must use an extension from the Google Workpace Marketplace such as Slides to Video.

Warning: Scammers and hackers are known to output addon software like this to mask itself as real software while they use it to break into your computer. Install addons at your own risk. We have not used or tested Slides to Video.

Slides to Video

Transition Basic Instructions

Export the doodle or just the slide for which you are working. Watch the Scene Transtions video tutorial for more information on this subject.
Play the video and take a full screen screenshot of the video for that scene.
Import that into PowerPoint and now you can create your animation.
Export or Save the PowerPoint as a GIF Animation.
Import the GIF animation into Doodly and place it wherever desired.

Note: There may be a difference in quality from the JPG, PNG or SVG to a GIF so there could be a slight difference. To combat this, you can try and fade the GIF animation on top of the other image so it looks like a smoother transition instead of an abrupt one.

Animating an Object

By using the motion paths in PowerPoint we can make an object move across a certain pathway whether this is a plane, cloud, car or ball. We can animate objects within PowerPoint, save them as GIF animations and import them into Doodly. Google Slides does not support motion paths but does have basic animations.

Import the object into PowerPoint
Use Motion Paths to create the path for the object to move along
Save as a GIF animation
Import the GIF into Doodly
Set the GIF to loop only once
Set enough delay time on the next asset or End of Scene Time to allow the GIF to fully run through until the end.

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Doodly and PowerPoint

Doodly and PowerPoint

Power of PowerPoint

PowerPoint

Google Slides

Transition Basic Instructions

Animating an Object

Frequently Asked Questions

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Doodly and PowerPoint

Doodly and PowerPoint

Power of PowerPoint

PowerPoint

Google Slides

Transition Basic Instructions

Animating an Object

Frequently Asked Questions

1. How can I add advanced animations to my Doodly videos?

2. What are the steps to make an object move along a specific path in Doodly?

3. Can I use Google Slides instead of PowerPoint to animate my Doodly scenes?

4. How do I fix the quality difference when importing a GIF animation into Doodly?

5. How can designers earn money using their Doodly skills?

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