In February 2013 PowToon introduced a free account option allowing users to create animated videos that can be exported to YouTube. In December 2012 PowToon secured $600,000 investment from LA based Venture Capital firm Startup Minds. The company released a beta version in August 2012 and has seen fast subscriber growth since.
In close cooperation with Microsoft's PowerPoint product team, we developed a simple PPT to video solution that injects Powtoon's essence into their established product and users are already producing high quality video presentations across the globe.PowToon is a company which sells cloud-based software (SaaS) for creating animated presentations and animated explainer videos. "Powtoon took a look at the world of PowerPoint users and realized our video technology is the perfect complement to their massive user base. Ilya Spitalnik, CEO and co-founder, Powtoon said:
Smaller businesses, which only need one to two videos per year, would be happy to pay to download an unbranded video without being tied into an annual contract. It is a shame that there is not an option to pay per download - say $5 per item. Its paid for Enterprise plans start at $16 per month for a three-minute HD video and 100Mb storage increasing to $99 per month for a 30 minute HD video and 100Gb storage. Powtoon has a free version of the software - which retains the Powtoon branding on the output. The data is stored on Microsoft Azure servers, with Amazon Web Services used as disaster recovery and hot backup for the data. In the Enterprise version of the software, the resulting videos are securely stored on the Powtoon Enterprise Cloud. With an upgraded account, I could also export to Slideshare or create a downloadable video.
There are many features that you can add to each slide.Īfter creating my video I had the chance to upload it in movie format to Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo, Wistea, download to a PDF or to PowerPoint, export to Hubspot or Facebook Ads Manager. I am sure that with a few more adjustments, I would have been able to make something really impressive. With a few tweaks, and a voice over added, I managed to create something that looked really good within 30 minutes. Although some of the font colour had been modified, and some of the background images which had been initially behind the text, were now in front, the video worked well. I uploaded a sample PowerPoint deck and played the unmodified video.
How to crop images in Microsoft PowerPoint (TechRepublic).Microsoft adds live captions to Skype and PowerPoint (CNET).You can add animated characters to the slides, change slide backgrounds, text, add characters, props, images, video, sounds, and special effects. If you edit your Powtoon video when using Google Chrome, you can also add your own voiceover to the slides, reducing the volume of the music in the background whilst you speak. It will convert PowerPoint slide shows into animated video with royalty free music, and basic animations which you can edit and tweak. You can use its in-built storyboard builder, modify one of the existing templates, or use drag-and drop features to create your video. However, these features can be added later using the Powtoon dashboard.Īlso: Microsoft to add new PowerPoint, Word features to Office 365 This functionality will enable you to reuse existing content to quickly create the videos.Ĭurrently some objects such as video, animation, and sound in the original PowerPoint presentation will not be included. The company is now beta testing the ability to import PowerPoint presentations into the platform and create a video from the uploaded slide deck. The Powtoon software enables anyone to create animated videos that look really good. Other options for the video output could be for internal training videos, marketing, and sales. It wants to empower anyone to create their own video to boost sales conversions or use as a marketing tool. Now Tel Aviv, Israel-based video software platform Powtoon has done just that. The ability to easily turn PowerPoint presentations into professional-looking videos will be a game changer for many who struggle with creating great looking videos.Īlso: Microsoft delivers 'AI-powered' Presentation Translator add-in Python dominates, but developers are adding new skills to stand out.FBI: Scammers are posting fake job ads on networking sites to steal your identity.The best Spotify alternatives: Your music streaming options.Microsoft starts rolling out Teams 'Front Row' view for better hybrid meetings.