How to make Animated Cartoon Videos using AI?

Animaker
19 Mar 202411:53

TLDRIn this video, viewers are introduced to an AI tool that simplifies the creation of animated cartoon videos. The host walks through the process using Animaker, from script generation, voiceovers, and character customization to adding animations, text, icons, and music. The video highlights the tool’s ability to edit and personalize every element, making it perfect for users wanting more control over their projects. Step-by-step instructions guide users in generating, editing, and downloading their own animated videos, with customizable voiceovers and lip-syncing options for a professional finish.

Takeaways

  • 🎬 Tools like Runway ML, Pika Labs, and D-ID are great for creating short cartoon video clips.
  • ❌ However, these tools can't create a full-fledged animated cartoon video.
  • 🎉 Introducing a new tool that can generate an entire animated cartoon video automatically.
  • 🚀 The tool creates everything from script, characters, voiceovers, to music.
  • 👨‍💻 The tool allows you to edit and customize the generated video as per your preferences.
  • 🛠️ To get started, sign up for Animaker's AI closed beta to create a video.
  • 👨‍🎤 You can choose different characters, voices, and animations for your video.
  • 🎥 Animaker provides advanced editing tools to customize characters, text, and animations.
  • 💬 You can add or replace voiceovers, and even apply lip-sync to the characters.
  • 🎶 Animaker has a library of 30,000+ music tracks and over 100 million icons to customize your video.

Q & A

  • What are some tools mentioned for creating cartoon videos using AI?

    -The tools mentioned include Runway ML, Pika Labs, and D-ID.

  • Why can't these tools create a full-length animated cartoon video?

    -These tools are great for short clips but are unable to create a complete, meaningful animated video.

  • Which new tool is introduced in the video for creating full-length animated cartoon videos?

    -The tool introduced is Animaker, which can generate an entire animated cartoon video.

  • What features does Animaker provide for creating a video?

    -Animaker creates videos with a script, characters, voiceovers, and music. It also allows full customization and editing of the generated AI video.

  • How can one access Animaker’s AI closed beta?

    -You can register for the Animaker AI closed beta through the 'Create Project' section on the dashboard after creating an account.

  • What customization options does Animaker offer for characters?

    -Users can replace characters, select different animations (actions), resize, align, and add new characters to scenes.

  • How can the text in the video be customized?

    -Text can be edited, fonts can be changed, and effects like shadow and outline can be applied. Users can also add animations to the text.

  • How does Animaker handle voiceovers and lip-syncing?

    -Users can add text-to-speech voiceovers, record new ones, or upload pre-recorded audio. Lip-sync can be applied to characters.

  • Can the music track in the video be customized?

    -Yes, users can replace the AI-generated music with tracks from the library or upload their own music.

  • What steps are needed to download the final video in Animaker?

    -After finalizing the video, users can download it by clicking on the 'Download' option at the top and selecting 'Download Video.'

Outlines

00:00

🎥 Introduction to AI Animation Tools

This paragraph introduces several popular AI tools for creating short cartoon clips, such as Runway ML, Pika Labs, and D-ID. While these tools are excellent for short clips, they fall short when it comes to producing a full-fledged animated cartoon video. The narrator then introduces a new tool that can create entire animated videos, from the script to characters, voiceovers, and music, and provides a sample video as an example. The best part is that the generated video can be customized, making the process flexible for users.

05:03

🛠️ Step 1: Setting Up Animaker for AI-Generated Animation

The first step in creating an AI-generated animation is using Animaker. The user is guided to create an account on the platform and register for the closed beta of Animaker AI. The process includes selecting the video topic, tone, duration, style, and adding a voiceover by choosing from various gender, language, and voice options. The entire process of generating a video takes less than 60 seconds. Once the video is generated, further customizations are possible, including advanced edits using Animaker’s interface.

10:06

👤 Step 2: Customizing Characters

In this section, the process of customizing characters in the generated video is detailed. Users can replace characters by selecting them and using the ‘Replace’ option. From the library, they can choose new characters and apply them to the project. This customization allows users to have full control over the appearance and style of their animated characters.

🎬 Step 3: Customizing Character Animations

Here, the focus shifts to changing the animations applied to characters. Users can select characters and browse the ‘Actions’ tab to find various animation options. The paragraph highlights how to search for and apply specific animations, such as workout-related actions. Animaker offers extensive customization, allowing users to add new characters and actions and edit the script, making it unique among AI video generators.

✏️ Step 4: Customizing Text and Icons

This paragraph covers how to edit the text in scenes, change font styles, sizes, and add various effects like shadows and outlines. Users can also modify text animations and add icons from a library that holds more than 100 million options. The section also explains how users can make characters lip-sync by adding voiceovers, either by recording, uploading, or using the text-to-speech feature, which supports over 170 languages and accents.

🔊 Step 5: Customizing Voiceovers and Audio

The focus here is on voiceover customization. The user can remove default AI-generated voiceovers and add custom ones. Detailed steps are provided for adjusting the timeline, editing audio tracks, and adding lip-sync voiceovers using Animaker’s text-to-speech, recording, or upload options. The paragraph also highlights how users can enhance the robotic-sounding voiceovers to make them more human-like using the auto-enhance feature.

🎶 Step 6: Adding and Editing Music

Users can replace the AI-generated music with tracks from a library containing over 30,000 options. A preview feature allows users to listen to tracks before applying them. Additionally, users can reduce the music volume to balance it with the voiceover and even upload their own music, images, videos, and GIFs to the project.

⬇️ Step 7: Downloading the Final Video

The final step in the process involves downloading the video. After making all the necessary edits, users can click on the download option to render the video. The video will be available for download within a few minutes. The paragraph ends by encouraging viewers to like and subscribe to the channel for more similar content.

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Keywords

💡Runway ml, Pika Labs, D-ID

These are AI tools mentioned for creating short cartoon videos. However, the speaker notes that these tools are limited to short clips and cannot generate full-length animated videos.

💡Animaker

Animaker is introduced as a comprehensive AI tool that can create full animated videos. It allows customization from scriptwriting to character creation, voiceovers, and music. The entire process can be handled within this platform.

💡Dashboard

The dashboard is the main interface of Animaker. After registering, users are taken to the dashboard where they can start creating a project. It includes options for beta registration, video creation, and project management.

💡Tone of the video

Animaker offers five different tones for the video, allowing users to select the mood or emotion they want their video to convey. This feature customizes how the video will appear based on its theme.

💡Voiceover

Voiceovers in Animaker allow users to add narration or character dialogue to their videos. Users can select voice gender, language, and style, preview the voiceover, and customize it for each character.

💡Scenes

Scenes are individual segments of the video, akin to slides in a presentation. Each scene represents a part of the story or content, and multiple scenes are combined to create the final video.

💡Actions

Actions refer to animations that can be applied to characters. Users can choose actions like workout movements or other specific behaviors to animate the characters, bringing them to life in the video.

💡Lip-sync

Animaker offers a lip-sync feature where characters' mouths are synchronized with the voiceover, making it appear as if the characters are speaking. This enhances realism in the video.

💡Text-to-speech

Text-to-speech allows users to generate voiceovers from typed text. Animaker offers multiple voices, languages, and accents for this feature, along with an option to auto-enhance the voice for a more natural sound.

💡Music track

Users can add background music to their videos using Animaker’s vast library of over 30,000 tracks. Music tracks can be previewed, applied, and their volume adjusted to complement voiceovers.

Highlights

Runway ML, Pika Labs, and D-ID are great tools for creating short animated cartoon videos.

These tools are not able to create a complete, meaningful video.

A new tool is introduced that can create an entire animated cartoon video from script to voiceovers.

This tool generates videos that include customizable characters, voiceovers, and music.

The tool is capable of generating a 5-minute animation video in less than 60 seconds.

Customization is possible by editing the script, characters, actions, and voiceovers.

Users can customize characters by replacing existing ones and applying new actions from a library.

The app interface includes a timeline, workspace, and library to make editing easier.

Animaker offers the best customization options compared to other AI video generators.

Text in the video can be fully customized with different fonts, sizes, and animation effects.

The tool provides more than 100 million icons that can be added to the video from the library.

Lip-sync voiceovers can be added to make characters talk, with options for recording or using text-to-speech.

Animaker provides more than 170 languages and accents for voiceovers, with auto-enhancement to improve the sound.

Users can customize music tracks by choosing from over 30,000 options or uploading their own.

After making changes, the video can be rendered and downloaded in just a few minutes.