PhotoAnim2.11

PhotoAnim comes with several graphic tools for helping you create animations and movies out of images and publish them on the web.

User interface

The GUI can make you feel a bit confused and puzzled at the beginning, as you may not know where to get started. However, you get to choose between various templates and watch online video tutorials in order to learn more about the utility.PhotoAnim is by far not as complicated as other professional animation programs that require lot of your time to understand the editing process. Once you get an idea of how to manipulate the objects, everything is going to be easier.Projects can be saved to a file on your computer so you can import them for future adjustments. You can add images with JPG and PNG file format, and insert 3DS and OBJ files.

Editing features

You can transform boring 2D pictures into animations by placing several points on the image in order to simulate movement. The animation can be played directly in the main window so you can instantly know if it needs further editing. You can even preview the picture in a 3D environment and analyze it by rotating it to different angles.It’s ok to change your mind because PhotoAnim lets you undo or redo your actions and keep a history with all previous editing tasks so you can quickly go back to a certain point in the past. What’s more, you can zoom in or out of the design and adjust the canvas background color (e.g. blue, white, black).Image editing features enable you to perform several tweaks to brightness, contrast, hue, saturation, and color balance, apply blurring, sharpening and lightening effects, make use of a brush for drawing free-hand designs, fill in areas with different colors, insert lines, rectangles and circles, and embed custom text.

Exporting options

You are allowed to export files to 3DS, OBJ or STL file format and publish the animation on the web. There are several publishing settings that you can apply, such as configure the background color, light (e.g. strong or soft shading), animation (start it on loading the page or clicking), and camera movement (e.g. specify the rotation angle and speed, enable mouse rotation and zooming). The animation can be previewed in your web browser before being uploaded.Last but not least, you are given the freedom to create movies, which can be saved to AVI, WMV, MOV, FLV, or MP4 file format, and set up the video bitrate.

Final verdict

All in all, PhotoAnim provides an essential feature pack for helping you transform ordinary images into 3D creations or movies, and is suitable for rookies and professionals alike.