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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Animaker

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AAnimaker is the eponymous platform from the company headquartered in Palo Alto, that enables beginners, non-designers & professionals to create Animation and Live-Action videos for every moment, featuring drag-and-drop editing, a character builder, a catalog of stock images and videos to use, and templates to ease video creation.

    $20

    per month

    Media Composer

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AAvid Technologies offers Media Composer, the company's professional class video editing software supporting high res and advanced video creation needs.

    $23.99

    per month

    Pricing
    AnimakerMedia Composer
    Editions & Modules
    Basic
    $20
    per month
    Starter
    $35
    per month
    Pro
    $79
    per month
    Enterprise
    Custom
    Monthly
    $23.99
    per month
    Month-to-Month
    $34.99
    per month
    Yearly
    $239
    per year
    Students & Teachers Perpetual
    $295
    per license
    Media Composer Perpetual
    1,499
    per license
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AnimakerMedia Composer
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details50% discount for annual billing.
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    User Ratings
    AnimakerMedia Composer
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AnimakerMedia Composer
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Animaker
    Animaker is best suited for short projects that are well-defined. We have found it very useful for developing our explainer videos, concept illustrations for pitching new product functions or iterations, and also for creating content quickly and easily. For an illustration of bigger and more complex projects, they might be less adequate and more difficult to execute seamlessly.
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    Avid Technology
    I've cut my own video content on Media Composer, and also worked on a network television show with it - it performed excellently in both situations. The bins are a great way to find and store content and the timeline is easy to understand. In my experience, crashes were few and far between (although they're a part of the job no matter what DAW you're using).
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    Pros
    Animaker
    • Extreme flexibility with subtitling style, positioning, and transition options
    • Character customization options -- from facial features to costumes, gestures, etc.
    • They have great options in a wide array of templates to choose from.
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    Avid Technology
    • Manage Longform Media
    • Edit video and sound
    • Script Based editing
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    Cons
    Animaker
    • It would be great to have more sound track options to choose from.
    • Add more scene templates that feature group interactions of multiple customizable characters
    • Direct voice-over enhancements when developing projects
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    Avid Technology
    • A faster update track
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    Alternatives Considered
    Animaker
    Animaker is a lot more user-friendly and easier to get used to as a beginner
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    Avid Technology
    We [utilize] premiere for our VFX and animation curriculum due to tight integration with after effects and [photoshop]. we utilize resolve for DIT and color correction and finishing Media composer is the heart of our editorial workflow to align with the industry and give students a leg up to get jobs
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    Return on Investment
    Animaker
    • Ever since we switched from using only actual demo videos to adding animated explainers, our conversion rates have increased significantly.
    • Our productivity when creating presentations and materials for client engagement has more than tripled since we started using Animaker. We can go from storyboard to final output in 3 days or less. Previously, each output took at least 2 weeks to complete.
    • Creating projects in Animaker is just way more fun. Team members no longer dread having to work on a new concept. And our outputs are a lot more engaging.
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    Avid Technology
    • It's saved time by being easy to learn (well, easy to start. It takes a long time to learn)
    • Because everyone in the industry uses or has used it, collaborating is easier
    • It's saved us money because we don't have to change products
    • It integrates well with Pro Tools
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