How to Make Animated Youtube Videos

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I get a lot of comments on how I make my videos so in this video I will tell you exactly what software I use along with free alternatives and how I learned to use them and I’ll tell you exactly what equipment is use.

This video will be split into 5 sections: Research & Writing, Audio, Illustration, Animation, and Editing & Music. They’re in the order I actually make the videos in.

So how do you make Youtube Documentaries, well let’s find out.

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Programs and Plugins Used:

Maps: https://aescripts.com/geolayers/
Limbs Animation: https://aescripts.com/limber/
Free Limb Animation: https://rxlaboratory.org/tools/duik/

Convenience:
https://aescripts.com/tiny-tools/
https://www.mtmograph.com/products/motion-3

Writing
https://hemingwayapp.com/
Clippings.io
https://pdf.online/ Xodo Reader

Production:
https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud.html

Free Audio Editing: https://www.audacityteam.org/
Free Storyboarding: https://wonderunit.com/storyboarder/
Free Image Manipulation: https://www.gimp.org/
Free Motion Graphic Software: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/nl/products/davinciresolve/fusion
Free Video Editing: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/nl/products/davinciresolve
Free Video Editing: https://kdenlive.org/en/

Hardware:
Microphone: https://www.shure.com/en-MEA/products/microphones/sm57
Audio interface: https://focusrite.com/en/usb-audio-interface/scarlett/scarlett-2i2
Drawing Tablet Current: https://www.wacom.com/en-us/products/pen-displays/wacom-one
Drawing Tablet Previous: https://www.wacom.com/en-us/products/pen-tablets/wacom-intuos

Music by Epidemic Sound: https://epidemicsound.com/creator

Video/Images provided by Getty Images and Archive.org

Maps provided by maptiler/Geolayers

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