How to make Animated Cartoon Videos using AI?

Animaker
19 Mar 202411:53

TLDRThis video introduces a new AI tool that allows you to create full-fledged animated cartoon videos. The tool automates the process, generating everything from script, characters, voiceovers, and music. Viewers are guided step-by-step through creating, customizing, and editing videos using Animaker, a platform with extensive options for character actions, voiceovers, and music. The tutorial demonstrates how to modify characters, animations, text, and audio, providing detailed instructions to achieve professional-looking animated videos. The video concludes with a guide on downloading the final product.

Takeaways

  • 🎨 Runway ML, Pika Labs, and D-ID are great tools for creating short cartoon clips, but they can't create a complete animated video.
  • 🛠 To create a full animated cartoon video, a new tool called Animaker is introduced in the video.
  • 🖥 Animaker can generate an entire video including script, characters, voiceovers, and music, all within a few minutes.
  • 💬 Animaker allows customization of the AI-generated video by editing characters, voiceovers, and animations.
  • 👤 You can replace or add new characters, apply actions like workout animations, and change the text in the video.
  • 🔄 Animaker’s library has a huge collection of characters, icons, and over 100 million other elements for customization.
  • 🗣 The tool includes a voiceover feature with options for lip-sync, text-to-speech, and even recording your own voice.
  • 🎶 Music tracks can also be changed or uploaded, with over 30,000 tracks available for selection.
  • 💾 After customization, the video can be easily downloaded with the click of a button.
  • 👍 The video concludes with a call to like and subscribe for more content.

Q & A

  • What tools are commonly used for creating short cartoon videos?

    -Tools like Runway ML, Pika Labs, and D-ID are great for creating short clips.

  • Can these tools create a full-length animated cartoon video?

    -No, these tools are not capable of creating a complete, meaningful animated cartoon video.

  • What is the new tool introduced in the video that can create a complete cartoon video?

    -The new tool introduced in the video is Animaker, which can create entire animated cartoon videos.

  • What is the first step in creating an animated video using Animaker?

    -The first step is to visit the Animaker website, create an account, and register for the Animaker AI closed beta.

  • What are the customizable options when generating a video with Animaker?

    -You can customize the topic, tone, duration, style, voiceovers (gender, language, and voice), and further edit the video after it's generated.

  • How can you replace characters in a scene in Animaker?

    -You can replace characters by selecting them in the workspace, using the 'Replace' option above the workspace, and choosing a new character from the library.

  • How do you customize animations for characters in Animaker?

    -You can customize animations by selecting the character, going to the 'Actions' tab in the library, and applying new actions.

  • Can you edit text and icons in the video?

    -Yes, you can edit text, change fonts, apply effects, and add icons from Animaker’s vast library of over 100 million icons.

  • How can you customize voiceovers and add lip-sync in Animaker?

    -You can remove the default voiceover, add new voiceovers via text-to-speech, recording, or uploading, and use the lip-sync feature to sync the voice with the character’s lips.

  • How do you download the final video once the editing is complete?

    -To download the video, click on the download option at the top, select 'Download Video,' and the video will be rendered for download.

Outlines

00:00

🎬 Introducing AI Video Creation Tools

The speaker introduces popular AI tools like Runway ML, Pika Labs, and D-ID for creating short cartoon clips. While these tools are useful for brief videos, they lack the ability to create full-length animated videos. The video promises to introduce a new tool that can generate complete animated cartoon videos, including scripts, characters, voiceovers, and music, all customizable. A sample video is shown, and viewers are invited to learn more about this tool in the upcoming steps.

05:03

🛠 Step 1: Getting Started with Animaker

The first step involves using Animaker, an AI-powered tool for creating animated videos. The user is guided to sign up for Animaker’s AI closed beta program, then create a video on a selected topic. The process includes choosing the tone (with five options available), setting the video duration (up to five minutes), and selecting a video style. Additionally, users can add voiceovers by choosing the voice’s gender, language, and accent. The video generation takes less than 60 seconds, and further editing options are available to customize the project.

10:06

👤 Step 2: Customizing Characters

This section covers how to replace and customize characters in the generated video. Users can easily swap out characters by selecting them and using the 'Replace' option from the library. The video further explains how to adjust character placement and scale, allowing full control over the visual elements. Animaker's flexibility in character replacement and animation makes it superior to other AI video tools.

🎭 Step 3: Adjusting Animations

Users learn how to customize animations by selecting a character and applying different actions from the library. The example provided demonstrates adding a 'workout' action to a character for a health-themed video. Animaker allows users to modify both existing and new characters, as well as text and scene layouts. The section highlights the customization freedom Animaker offers compared to other AI video generators.

✍️ Step 4: Editing Text and Icons

This step focuses on editing text and adding icons. Users can change text by selecting it and adjusting font style, size, and effects like shadow and outlines. The example shows applying a 'popping' animation to text. Additionally, Animaker provides access to a vast library of over 100 million icons that can be easily added to scenes. The flexibility to edit scripts and text makes Animaker highly customizable.

🎤 Step 5: Customizing Voiceovers and Lip Sync

The video details how to replace default AI-generated voiceovers with custom voiceovers, including lip-syncing options. Animaker provides multiple options for adding voiceovers: recording live, uploading a file, or using its text-to-speech feature, which supports over 170 languages and accents. The tool also has an auto-enhance feature to make robotic voices sound more natural.

🎶 Step 6: Adding Music and Media

In this section, users learn how to replace the AI-generated music track with one from Animaker's library, which includes over 30,000 tracks. Users can preview and apply music, as well as adjust the volume to balance the sound with voiceovers. The upload feature also allows users to add their own music, images, videos, and GIFs to further enhance their project.

📥 Step 7: Downloading the Final Video

The final step explains how to download the completed video by clicking the download option at the top of the interface. After rendering, the video will be available for download. The video concludes by encouraging viewers to like and subscribe for more tutorials.

Mindmap

Keywords

💡AI Tools

AI Tools refer to software that utilizes artificial intelligence to automate tasks that usually require human intelligence, such as video creation. In the context of the video, tools like Runway ML, Pika Labs, and D-ID are mentioned as examples of AI tools that help create animated cartoon videos, albeit with limitations in generating full-length, meaningful videos.

💡Animaker

Animaker is the primary tool introduced in the video for creating fully-fledged animated cartoon videos using AI. It is highlighted for its ability to generate everything from the script to characters, voiceovers, and music, offering extensive customization options compared to other AI video generators.

💡Customizable Characters

Customizable Characters in Animaker refer to the ability to change or add new characters within a video project. The script details how users can replace existing characters with new ones from the library, adjust their animations, and align them within scenes, emphasizing the flexibility Animaker offers.

💡Voiceover

Voiceover is the narration or dialogue that accompanies the video, which can be generated or added in Animaker. The video explains how to customize the voiceover by selecting gender, language, and voice type, and even improve the audio quality using the 'auto enhance' feature.

💡Lip-sync

Lip-sync refers to the synchronization of a character's mouth movements with the voiceover in the video. Animaker allows users to create lip-synced animations by recording or uploading voiceovers, making the characters appear as if they are speaking the scripted dialogue.

💡Timeline

The Timeline in Animaker is the section where users can edit and animate elements in their video. It provides an overview of scenes and audio tracks, enabling precise adjustments to timing, voiceovers, and music, which is crucial for creating a coherent and polished animated video.

💡Actions

Actions refer to the individual animations that can be applied to characters in Animaker. These animations define how a character moves or behaves in a scene. The script explains how users can search for specific actions, like workout-related movements, to match the theme of the video.

💡Text Effects

Text Effects in Animaker allow users to customize the appearance of text in their video by changing the font style, size, alignment, and applying effects like shadows and outlines. The video demonstrates how to edit text in a scene and enhance it with animations for a more dynamic presentation.

💡Music Library

The Music Library in Animaker is a vast collection of over 30,000 tracks that users can choose from to add background music to their videos. The script highlights the ability to preview and select tracks, as well as the option to adjust the volume to ensure it complements the voiceover.

💡Scene

A Scene in Animaker represents a short clip or a 'slide' within the overall video project. Multiple scenes are combined to form a complete video, similar to how slides make up a presentation. The video describes how scenes are organized and edited to create a cohesive animated video.

Highlights

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

While these tools are great for short clips, none of them can create a full-fledged animated cartoon video.

A new tool can create an entire animated cartoon video, including script, characters, voiceovers, and music.

You can edit and customize the generated AI video in any way you want.

Step 1: Create an animation video using AI by visiting Animaker's website and creating an account.

Register for the Animaker AI closed beta to access the video creation feature.

Generate a video by typing in a topic, selecting tone and duration, and customizing voiceovers.

Step 2: Customize characters by replacing or adding new ones from the library.

Step 3: Customize animations by adding new actions, like workout-related actions.

Animaker offers the best customization possibilities, including character animations and text editing.

Step 4: Customize text and icons by editing font styles, sizes, and applying effects like shadows or outlines.

Add and animate over 100 million icons available in the library.

Step 5: Customize voiceovers with options like lip-syncing, text-to-speech, and even enhancing audio quality.

You can edit the music track, adjust its volume, or upload your own music.

Step 6: Download the final video after making all desired customizations.