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Renderforest Video

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What is Renderforest Video?

Renderforest Video is an online video production platform that promises to allow individuals and businesses to create “broadcast quality” videos for private or business use. It is free to use and anyone can register as a user in a few…

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Renderforest Video has proven to be a versatile tool with a wide range of use cases based on user experiences. Users have found it …
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Renderforest

6 out of 10
December 29, 2021
The Website is great and the Videos are fairly easy to generate and create. I used to use Renderforest but have since moved onto other …
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Great Customer Service

10 out of 10
June 13, 2019
Renderforest was utilized for an intro video. Their customer service was quick and helpful to amend a mistake on my end!
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Pricing

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Amateur

$14.00

Cloud
month/billed annually

Pro

$29.00

Cloud
month/billed annually

Popular

$39.00

Cloud
month/billed annually

Entry-level set up fee?

  • $49 Per 10 HD 720 exports
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Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Details

What is Renderforest Video?

Renderforest Video is an online video production platform that promises to allow individuals and businesses to create “broadcast quality” videos for private or business use. It is free to use and anyone can register as a user in a few simple steps. Renderforest features paid upgrades or subscription plans.

Main features of Renderforest include:

- HQ videos

- Large Gallery of Video Production and Animation Templates and stories

- 195,000+ Royalty free stock footage access with online easy-to-use video editor

- 1 click video publishing to facebook pages or youtube channels

- Commercially licensed music collection for video creation usage


Renderforest Video Features

  • Supported: Video creation without any previous knowledge in video editing
  • Supported: Own Media Library with 115K stock video integration
  • Supported: 1 Click Download or Publish to Social accounts

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Renderforest Tutorial. How to Create Videos online

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Renderforest Video Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo
Supported CountriesWorldwide
Supported LanguagesPortuguese, Spanish, German, French, Turkish, Russian, Arabic

Frequently Asked Questions

Animoto and Powtoon are common alternatives for Renderforest Video.

Reviewers rate Usability and Ease of integration highest, with a score of 9.5.

The most common users of Renderforest Video are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Renderforest Video has proven to be a versatile tool with a wide range of use cases based on user experiences. Users have found it particularly valuable for creating professional videos and intros for various purposes. From YouTube channels to businesses, art projects to personal use, Renderforest Video has been praised for its simplicity and effectiveness in getting videos done quickly and without hassle.

Many users have utilized Renderforest Video to create engaging content for their businesses, whether it's promoting new services or sharing announcements. They appreciate the user-friendly system that allows them to create high-quality videos that meet their clients' requirements. Additionally, organizations have found Renderforest Video useful for showcasing innovations and improving profitability through presentations and explainer videos.

Renderforest Video has also been a go-to tool for content creators, musicians, and social media teams who need to create high-quality videos without extensive video editing skills. Its thousands of stunning templates offer immense customization options at an affordable price, allowing users to create product videos for customers, YouTube channels, and websites conveniently.

Moreover, Renderforest Video has been commended for its motion design capabilities, making it a popular choice for logo animations and video intros. Whether it's gaming channels looking to improve their visual appeal during streams or individuals creating promotional videos, users appreciate the time-saving alternative provided by Renderforest Video compared to complex programs like Adobe After Effects.

The software's versatility extends beyond traditional businesses, as beauty salons have attracted customers through stress-free and professional video creation, while photographers have used Renderforest Video to save time and money when representing their business.

Users have consistently recommended Renderforest Video for its ease of use, professional results, and helpful customer support. Whether it's creating logo reveals, animating social media content, or putting together emergency presentations quickly and conveniently, Renderforest Video has become a valuable resource for many satisfied customers across various industries.

Users highly recommend Renderforest for its user-friendly interface and reasonable pricing. They consider it the best tool in the market with a wide range of templates. To get started, they suggest watching YouTube tutorials and taking advantage of the trial period. It is also advised to ensure that the chosen theme aligns with your logo and have a high-quality transparent PNG file of your logo ready before using Renderforest.

For video creation, especially intros and social media videos, users highly recommend Renderforest. They suggest purchasing the yearly subscription and renewing it regularly to avoid price increases. However, some users find Renderforest a bit pricey and caution against paying for an un-watermarked rendering as each render incurs an additional cost.

To improve the platform, users recommend expanding the collections of samples available, catering to various industries and regions. This would provide users with more options and meet their specific needs.

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December 29, 2021

Renderforest

Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
The Website is great and the Videos are fairly easy to generate and create. I used to use Renderforest but have since moved onto other competitors. The BIGGEST problem i have is the MASSIVE, MASSIVE difference between Yearly and Monthly subscriptions, Yearly its 7.99 USD a month, if you switch to monthly the same package is 24.99 a month, that is more than triple in price...The yearly package is great for people that will use the service constantly, but for guys that just need the odd video here and there its just not viable in my opinion. I wish them luck, but they lost me as a client when they got greedy.
  • Easy to use
  • nice variety
  • HUGE difference between Yearly and Monthly Subscriptions
  • Alternatives out there FAR cheaper
At the price point it is only viable for people who will generate videos on a weekly / monthly basis.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I've used Renderforest to create digital media videos for music that our team creates. We had a few audio tracks that we wanted to post on YouTube and Renderforest made it easy to immediately get started with a cool and fun video for the song without knowing any video editing skills.
  • Ease of creation of videos with music or other audio
  • Syncs music videos to audio
  • Provides a nice and easy wizard to get started
  • Have additional video concepts that can be chosen
  • Can't think of anything else, the product is amazing
If you want a turnkey video solution that syncs to your audio files and looks cool, Renderforest is a great solution. Depending on the length of the video it may cost a bit more, but it's worth the cost. I have not tried logo and website functionality but will look at it if I need it in the future. If you want something completely custom and tailored to your exact needs it may not be best suited.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Renderforest Video is used across our organisation in different functional departments. The public relations and marketing departments use it to create great, awe inspiring presentations and explainer videos for clients, as well as our own employees. The research and development department uses it to showcase progress on projects across our domain to the rest of the company. Renderforest Video takes the effort out of creating amazing, engaging video content and puts it in the hands of normal people like myself. We are able to put together emergency presentations and content heavy videos within half the time that was previously needed.
  • Very easy and self-explanatory GUI
  • Massive variety of templates and toolkits
  • Competitive pricing and storage options
  • Availability of commercial music to use
  • "Pay per Product" pricing is extremely high for a single video, effectively encouraging subscription only, which isn't a great way to promote growth.
  • A better way to visualise the final product on different devices and sizes could be devised
  • Well Suited
    • Conveying company growth and progress to employees
    • Explaining how products work
    • Explaining how to use products (as a users manual)
    • Introducing employees to new workflows and IT systems
    • Pitching ideas to investors
    • Creating visual portfolio maps and growth paths for departments
  • Less Appropriate
    • Presenting financial figures to shareholders
    • For content that requires a lot of focus on specific details for extended periods of time
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Renderforest was utilized for an intro video. Their customer service was quick and helpful to amend a mistake on my end!
  • Customer service was fast.
  • Very helpful to fix my request.
  • Cutting edge intro videos.
  • Allow font editing for 1-time purchasers (Currently unavailable without monthly subscription as far as I could see).
Intro to Social Media or Media Channels.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We used Renderforest to create an intro for our new YouTube show.
  • Communication.
  • Customer Service.
  • Accessibility.
  • I have not experienced any downsides, yet. However, I've only used the product once.
I used Renderforest to create an intro for my new YouTube show. I had made an error while cropping a logo. Customer service answered me immediately and was tremendously understanding and proactive. They fixed the error I had made and sent me back my finished product within minutes. I will definitely be using them again.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It is very simple, convenient, fast, and has many styles to choose from.
It is suitable for various needs, whether for commercial or academic purposes.
However, some templates have more restrictions on their use, such as the number of words in the title, the number of pictures, the size restrictions, and the cost of rendering. But generally speaking, Renderforest is very suitable for the majority of users, especially for small businesses that need high efficiency and low cost, which is a good choice.
  • Clean interface, easy to understand, easy to operate, simple options.
  • Beautiful template, suitable for all kinds of users.
  • The animation effect is smooth and the rendering is fast.
  • Uploading video is slow, processing time and rendering video are often jammed.
  • Some templates have more restrictions, such as the number of words in the title, the number of pictures, the size of pictures and so on.
  • Prices for individual users are not very friendly.
Some specific scenarios where Renderforest is well suited: Business speeches, promotional meetings, product presentations, academic exchanges, classroom presentations, personal presentations, exhibitions of works.

Less appropriate: Serious meetings, memorials, political meetings, seminars


Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Firstly, when only Videomaker was available I used Renderforest for it. I was very satisfied with the quality of videos they make. Now they created Logomaker and Web-Page Creator which are great tools. I use now web page creator for 2 projects. Hope it will work soon. Renderforest is one of the few digital products that I am ready to pay for.
  • Web-Pages
  • Animations maker
  • Logo animations
  • Logomaker could be improved and more personalized
Nowadays making simple videos require huge costs, which is not affordable by small businesses. Renderforest makes life of small businesses easier and gives chance to be more or less on the same level as big companies.
November 30, 2018

Renderforest is the key!

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I am in charge of our social media team, and we make and edit videos on a weekly basis. Renderforest is an effective tool for us and makes the video editing part of our day-to-day work a lot easier.
  • Templates
  • Music / audio
  • Efficiency
  • Price
  • More flexible packages for students
  • More cinematic templates
Renderforest is well-suited for my job.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We recently developed an awesome software solution for surveying and monitoring services and had to create a short intro video of our software solution during the GA launch. This was the first time we needed such service and so had contacted several vendors. Unsatisfied, I Googled, used many other online tools and finally found Renderforest. It was just great and solved my problem in a couple of hours! I sent the draft video to my management and team..... they loved it!
  • Easy and simple interface
  • Compliments your creativity to get more out of it
  • Flexible and affordable pricing
  • Provides many themes/templates and music to work with
  • Allow more customization in available templates like resizing aligning text boxes and image placeholders and max character count.
  • Allow music timing to be adjusted as per slides
  • Allow instant single slide play and review instead of the whole video, especially when small localized changes are made.
Best for intro videos, explaner videos, and infographics videos.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I was looking for an online promotion video maker when I found Renderforest through Google. I am the owner and the only employee of my company, so I am the only one using it. It is a great tool for video-making. Fun and easy to use, I have been enjoying the time I have spent on the website, working on my very first promotional video. I had read a few good reviews online about the service, and the experience I have reflects all the reviews I came across. Because of a minor technical issue, I contacted the customer service of Renderforest, and they replied to me very promptly.
  • User-friendly
  • Good pricing
  • Great customer service
  • I would like to be able to see the preview of my videos directly from my profile without having to "Download" it every time.
  • It would be good to be able to watch a high quality preview of the videos.
  • The screenshots/images that are uploaded appear in bad quality, so it is hard to make sure they will look good in the final video.
Renderforest is great for promotional videos of small businesses that are just starting. It is easy to use, and they offer good pricing. I also appreciate that they don't offer only monthly subscriptions like most online video-making softwares, but also single video export, which suits my case perfectly. I hope they will soon offer more scene templates.
September 13, 2018

High Quality - Low Price

Franchesca Martinez | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Renderforest has helped our organization quickly and professionally share announcements of any new material we provide.
  • The video quality is excellent.
  • Everything is very affordable.
  • Exporting is fast and easy!
  • The search engine/filtering could be a bit easier to navigate.
  • Other than that, I see no problem.
There are videos for all sorts of business and the flexibility of each video is very good.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
This is a really useful and easy to use software with fantastic customer support. I submitted a support ticket and had a reply within 10 mins with an explanation and solution. Great service. Looking forward to publishing my first video!
  • Customer Support
  • Easy to use interface
  • Good pre build templates
  • Need to republish and wait to see changes
SMEs - great option to produce a professional corporate presentation to keep up with the "big boys" of the corporate world
September 11, 2018

Quality Video Effects

Peter Fettis | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use Renderforest to make clean introductions for social media videos that are used for my business. It addresses the goal of this wellness community standing out among others as a reliable resource for health information. Renderforest is specifically used in social media for making high quality video effects that are simple and cost effective to produce.
  • Easy to use.
  • Strong design aesthetic.
  • Cost effective.
  • More options.
  • More customization.
  • Marketing assistance.
For businesses that use videos, especially for social media this is useful. In the event that you do not use video production for your business it is less appropriate.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
As a tech person for my church, with little video background, I was nervous when asked to make a video showcasing our ministries to those not familiar with what we do. I imagined difficult storyboard sessions, a long hard video editing process and only mediocre results. That's when I discovered Renderforest. The examples were impressive, the customization options were immense, and IT WAS EASY! This is now my go-to spot for any video related work.
  • Selection of quality video templates
  • Customization of those templates
  • Ease of use in their interface
  • It would be nice to have the ability to customize uploaded media, such as apply filters to images
This product is perfect for those that need a quality video but doesn't have a professional budget or videographer available. Spending a few hours, anyone can end up with a great looking video.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
I have used Renderforest for myself as I am a full-time YouTube content creator and was looking to jazz up my channel. They have everything I was looking for in making a perfect Intro for my videos.
  • A broad range of tools
  • Fantastic quality at affordable prices
  • Customer support has a very quick response time
  • Could add more music options
  • Be able to see a money conversion added instead of prices in dollars
  • Discount for returning customers
Renderforest has a design for everyone, sole use or large companies, there is definitely something for everyone. The quality is crystal clear, good fair prices for the products being offered.
Steven Richards “Golf Swing Method” | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I used Renderforest to promote the work that I do, and a new business idea that I had that could help other businesses improve their profitability - "The Golf Swing Method." Renderforest’s interactive video means I am able to get the concept across more succinctly and in a more appealing fashion.
  • Easy to use templates
  • Variety of template options to suit most businesses
  • Affordable pricing plan
  • Even more template options would be good!
Whiteboard selling is very effective in today’s marketplace and Renderforest gives business owners the opportunity to promote their products and services in an ready to use, affordable way.
Gerard Santiago | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Renderforest is an efficient and easy-to-use presentation platform to create video, slideshow or any visual presentation. For me, it saves time and resources yet creating a dynamic and high caliber presentation for your creative needs. User-friendly and easy to navigate even for first-time users. Any department or task can use it. For me, it is for personal use so it is very helpful.
  • User-Friendly and easy to use even for first-time users.
  • Variation and a lot of choices. It offers a variety of selections and it is professionally made for users.
  • Various options for subscription and for 1-time users. It doesn't force you to sign up for the subscription but it allows you to use what service you only need.
  • Swift response and very helpful customer services team.
  • I hope there is an affordable price for first-time users or for special cases like students, trial users (who wants full access), etc. An example A price, for like $15, for 7 days full trial or something.
Well-suited for easy to use, ready-made presentation but can be customized to your creative needs.
Suited for students, artists and non-technical individuals who need professional quality presentation.
Perfect for personal or non-formal presentations (But formal presentation can be done too).
Suited for individuals who can't afford to hire a professional designer or artist.

Less appropriate for more specific or distinct animation or presentation. Limited in terms of the available options.
Less appropriate for high ender users (who needs 4K or higher).
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We used Renderforest to easily create product videos for our customers, YouTube channel, and website. By using them we were able to easily create and release videos at a reasonable price.
  • Video creation flow - slides, video, pictures, and music.
  • Able to download as you add or edit content.
  • Library to choose the right video for your business.
  • Color changes for devices. White devices can grey out content.
  • Some video layout allow you to move the slides around vs. others where you can only add in a sequence.
It's perfect for app and product videos that you can easily create, edit and deploy at a fraction of the cost.
Dan Spratt | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I used Renderforest as a go-to for quick and easy marketing videos and logo animations.
  • Allows you to pay per project
  • Offers subscription services for ongoing work
  • Shows renders before paying
  • Speed of renders.
  • Improvements on viewing stock footage before signing up
  • Offering 4k files rather than just HD
For inexperienced video creators to make professional quality rendered video.
Gareth David O'Neill | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I am Using Render Forrest for My PSVR Youtube Gaming channel to create an intro for my Reviews.
  • The interface is extremely easy to use
  • The video quality is excellent
  • There is a large variety of content and music
  • There is not a lot of customization available on some videos all you can do is add your logo and a bit of text.
  • The prices for a single export are a little above other sites
  • It would be good if I could specify exactly the type of encoded end result
If you are a Youtuber looking to spice up the Quality of your videos by adding intros or outros it's perfect, It's easy to use and the end result is great.
Beytullah APAYDIN | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I am using it for social media video creation. marketing purposes
  • Easy to use
  • Easy interface
  • Impressive animations
  • Great product,
  • Text length
  • Different templates in a single video
  • Price

Great product, easy to use, awesome templates. you can easily create yours and stream it. great tool for social media.

Ben Moorhouse | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Renderforest is being used to help with promotion of our history-making Extreme Challenge Walk. We use it for single posts and to edit within larger videos as intros. The media available is the most professional on the market and helps us stand out from the rest.
  • Covers many categories that people may search for
  • Price is very good for its high quality and standards
  • Fantastic customer service
  • Fast downloads
  • No improvement needed
Ideal for promotion and marketing of events and occasions. Looks great on business/Facebook pages. Has helped us with over 300,000 views on our charity Facebook page. Ideal if you are looking for short intros.
March 28, 2018

Renderforest Review

Nathan Edmonds | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Renderforest is a great tool that gives thousands of stunning templates to choose from. The service can [provide] great professional motion graphics for an affordable price.
  • Easy and simple to use.
  • Thousands of templates to choose from
  • Reasonable prices
  • Not yet found
Easy and simple to use. Wide array of options.
Eric Tavares | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We here at Eric Tavares I Web Design Architecture have utilized Renderforest in a marketing/promotional capacity through their 1080 HD video for our company. We have found their software very easy to navigate through to produce the kind of commercials we need to attract future clientele.
  • First and foremost, their program is definitely user friendly and can have the desired result up and out to the masses in no time at all. Also, their prices are affordable and in-line with our company budget.
  • As in producing a commercial promo, they deliver the highest level with 1080 HD resolution.
  • Also, your creative window never closes because of all the options they present to you as a consumer.
  • Renderforest could tweak their check-out systems, I did have a few problems with it during a purchase.
  • Also, they could expand their promotional computer templates to give the consumer more of a variety.
Renderforest is definitely suited for the young start-up company as well as the corporate arena, and all businesses in between. I think they're awesome!
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Currently, I am involved in producing a YouTube channel targeted at reviewing and interviewing upcoming cryptocurrency startups. Our goal is to professionally and creatively filter through all the vast amounts of information and companies out there and concentrating on the prevalent information that pertains to the interest of the masses. We intend to pick winners and coherently explain why we think these companies will succeed. We were seeking a creative and professional intro for our channel and RenderForest stood out among the rest. The quality of their content is far superior to equivalent "free" sites that we reviewed. Their paid-for content is and will continue to be a vital part of our success and will save us so many hours of graphic design and video editing work for not only our intro, but also for product promotions, PowerPoint style informational advertisements, and many more applications that we have not even thought of yet. This site is HIGHLY recommended and I expect to see/hear a lot more from them in the future as they seem to already be a roaring success in their target demographic.
  • Single Use AND Subscription style payment options. Obviously a channel like ours will use them frequently but most probably only need to use their services once in a while. It's nice to be able to get a bulk discount on digital services.
  • They have EXTREMELY high quality content available on their site with a very wide variety of styles and options to suit ANY style of advertisement or video template needs.
  • Their support staff is highly responsive and does not give up until your issue is resolved. I had a payment issue with my card at around 3am CST and their staff responded within ten minutes and got my issue resolved in less than one hour.
  • I would like to see them exploring the option to accept cryptocurrencies, this would broadly expand their customer base and increase their revenue dramatically.
RenderForest is extremely useful in advertising, video editing, YouTube channels, Vimeo accounts, home videos, the options are endless. Wherever there is video, Renderforest can make it better. It saves so much time and effort as opposed to compiling the graphics together yourself. The money saved in man hours that we have calculated is staggering. Time is a vital resource when you are releasing videos as often as we do.
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