Hey Doodlers! Im so excited to share with you that I've created an advanced class for Doodly whiteboard animators! 🔥🔥🔥I show you all of my best workarounds to make your Doodles really come to life. Check it out at www.jennjager.com.
Jenn, you showed me more about Doodly in 20 minutes than the same time spent trawling their site. Exactly the in depth review I wanted. Hilariously, at the exact point your play of the final product finished, RUclips started playing the Doodly ad and it flowed in seemlessly. I was kinda confused till I realised the ad had stitched in. If my planned video project is half as good as this I'll be deliriously happy.
Hi Jenn! Thankee for this VERY useful tutorial. I'm the marketer and have some questions about this topic: 1. For what video-formats (I mean guides, demonstrations etc.) Doodly will be handy most of all? 2. Could I mix up an animated video with real video (while editing process)? For instance, video on my phone + Doodly animation. 3. Maybe, we should pay attention to other services, which could be more cheaper and convenient? What could you advice?
I really enjoyed your video. It was good to see Doodly from the viewpoint of a video production professional. I haven't looked at Doodky since I bought it in their prelaunch promotion. I think that might have been in 2016? I never did much with it. After I bought Doodly I discovered Explaindio and loved one feature of Explaindio that Diidky didnt offer. That feature was to be able to take an image and do it as a line art drawing and then fade in the color image to replace the line art. They went ine step further however. You could do the same thing with a video. In Explaindio you also had the ability to insert videos into scenes. The ability to add a transition from doing a line drawing if the first frame into the video starting to play made me choose Explaindio over Doodley. I have not needed the whiteboard software in a while but I am starting a project where i believe it will be a useful tool. I would like to hear what you think about Explaindio and if there are any other tools that are worth checking out.
Your honesty and candor reviewing video software is a breath of fresh air in a “web” of confusion. Your presence and voice is genuine. As a teacher of video production, your reviews allow me more time with students and less time wading through the ever changing market available for video software.
This was hands down FANTASTIC. I too have been seeing the FB ads for this everywhere and as a content creator myself, have been wondering if it's worth taking advantage of the "75% discount" for lifetime access. Now I know what it's capable of, thanks so so much for this thorough review. 👏🏽
Hey, saw your videos, appreciate you putting the time to review them in detail. Question for you. 1 - Does Doodle enterprise one time payment include rainbow feature? (coloured characters) 2- Would you say that with the most recent feature updates done on the platform, has it come any closer to vidscribe? Thanks a lot again
Thank you Jenn. This is an excellent video. I really like the way you explain the pro & con of doodly. I purchased Doodly @ $67 today before reading enough reviews... and only I see that so many people are so negative about the product. As Anthony is saying, if it is fully customizable, I will certainly give it a try with a positive mind.
You can time it to the voice over audio if you just observe the waveform while it's playing. Make a note of the time where the audio portion stops, silence shows as a valley in the waveform, then adjust your scene accordingly (move the end point in this case).
Thank you for reviewing this software, although I think I would have been less frustrated and actually watched your video entirely if you had run an example of the finished video first to build engagement and interest, then broke down your process, these explainer videos work much better if peek your audience's interest or they have a finished image in mind to share your interest and understanding of the steps you are expanding on from the start rather than holding their attention hostage for the climax in the end with the video reveal. This likely serves those who own the software well because you do go into great detail. The truth is I was hoping this would be a good introduction for my daughter, who has been all over me to download Vyond for her, and I have been trying to find her something a little more affordable I thought your video might be a little more influencing for her than it was, even still it is a great video I am sure for those who do own the software and are aware of what the finished videos look like. Thank you again!
Thank you for the video. I purchased Doodly and I feel like I got more information on how to build a video from you than I received from Doodly. I feel they could have a video that shows a start to finish video as you did. Maybe they will? I still like it though. thank you.
Great video!!! It really gave me what I needed to make an informed purchasing decision on the product; you saved me a bunch of time and effort. I love that you don't up-talk or exhibit any other kinds of annoying speech patterns that seem so prevalent these days, especially on RUclips. Your style is a breath of fresh air, and I truly appreciate it. Usually I cant get through videos of this nature in their entirety because the speech cadence of the presenter is like nails on a chalk board to me. Your very professional and well spoken, articulating things clearly. That all being said, I wondered about the audio timeline issues and if perhaps using an audio editor like Audacity to chop up the voice-over would help make timeline editing any easier.
Jenn, As a Doodly owner.. And knowing that the time it take to make this video, you wouldn't have had time to see all the Master class instructions to do things like the black and white to color.. it is very doable.. If you should desire to become more proficient. You must see the master class.. Great review..
I put together my first Doodly video. I think you did a good job reviewing it. It's not as robust as I had hoped it would be. It's good for producing a basic video but I wish it had more features. I had to figure out a lot of work arounds to get some simple affects like adding color to an image. What I like best about it is that it allows you to import your own images and add the drawing path (takes a long time but worth the outcome). I hope they keep adding more features and improving it.
@@AnalyticalME I have tried video scribe...a bit more complicated. I wanted a simple software that is intuitive and straight to the point which is what doodly does well. I put my doodly videos into davinci resolve to enhance and finish it off.
nice review, but there are many complaints about Doodly , people are saying that that after 30 days features disappear and you have to pay to have them and that customer service never replay the emails
Hi Rubens, I think there may be some misunderstanding as we would never remove features after a fixed time period. Also, our customer support team replies to every ticket within 24 hours, at most. Typically within just a few minutes. And our support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Where did you send your support messages to?
Nice work, Jenn. This is one of the best reviews/demos I’ve ever seen. Your explanations are clear and pick up on issues that add time and frustration to using the software. Love it!
Thanks for the review. Honest and informative. Questions: 1) Is it better to first choose the music to inform the tone and pace of the voiceover? 2) I doubt that Doodly has enough volume and quality of artwork to suite my taste. Who does better in that regard?
Good question. Whenever I hire narrators, I give them direction about the kind of read I'm looking for- happy, serious, whatever. A good VO person is like an actor. THEN I pick the music. I subscribe to Audioblocks (now called Storyblocks) which has thousands of tracks.
@6:20 , yes the need to "perfect" our audio first is a holdup at the desk. I figure on being ready to create a ScreenCast alongside my video so as to have something to edit the progression of the audio somewhat while being able to add/subtract further elements. Nice job! (New Subscriber!
excellent video i am looking to purchase Doodly or videoscribe... personally i dont like the idea of someone push marketing and misleading in their ad. However now i will watch videoscribe outcome if you have made one Thanks dear you are a pleasing personality too
Great video Jenn. I was thinking about Doodley, but after this video that's out. VERY time consuming - NOT 60 Seconds. Not prepared to learn a whole new software when I can download free photos and add my own text in Final Cut...that works really well in our videos for now. I also liked and subscribed. All the best. Cheers!
I was thinking the same thing as a Premier Pro and Davinci Resolve user...why take ages learning a new software? However I really wanted the hand writing animation in my videos so decided to give doodly a shot and spend a day watching doodly videos and practicing it. It is so much easier to learn everything you need to know in one day unlike video editing software that takes forever! Now I use doodly to make a base video from my narration...then put that video into davinci resolve and add stuff in to enhance it. It is so good!
Hi Jenn, thank you so much for taking your time to do such a thorough/great review of Doodly! We try very hard to listen to fellow Doodlers, as well as other online reviews, to help us find what we're missing and how to always improve. (Video explaining things below: ruclips.net/video/-6rGiOnmsTQ/видео.html ) We typically release a software update once every 1-3 weeks, depending on how extensive the new features are. That said, we've released quite a lot of updates since you left your initial review about 8 months ago, and if you don't mind, I'd like to list some of the things you mentioned in your video that Doodly couldn't do at the time and/or were annoying for you, but I'm happy to say, can now do :-) Thanks again for your Doodly review (and other reviews you do on RUclips. They're great), and for showing everyone, some of what Doodly can do. It truly means a lot! Here is the video that I created to explain everything below: ruclips.net/video/-6rGiOnmsTQ/видео.html 1. 3:20 out-dated UI. We've added several new things to the UI based on Doodler feedback. Some of which are: - preview video button - doodly rainbow option for full color - pan and zoom in timeline 2. 8:40 - Cool new cartoon hands added 3. 11:20 - New video preview window and how you can use that to match up the audio within the video. 4. 19:30 - Limited images for different kinds of businesses. Noticed that you are running the standard version of Doodly, which does come with the lowest number of stock images (you're able to import your own images if you'd like). The Enterprise version comes with close to 20x the number of images, and 7x the number of audios. We're also releasing the Doodly Marketplace this week, which will start with an additional 14,000+ images, all organized into specific niche bundles (in both black and white and color), so you can grab what you want, in an ale cart format. And we'll be adding more niche bundles every month.
Hi Doodly, I just picked up your software and have a comment. I apologize if I missed this but there isn't a way to "favorite" a character, prop, or sound? That makes it kind of tedious for multiple projects when trying to find things. Also, once you place the prop, character, etc.. on the screen there is no information about what was used (ie, prop name). Again, I'm new so if i missed this please let me know where I can accomplish these things. Thanks!
@@jeremyg4164 Hey, welcome to the family :-) I don't want to "take over" Jenn's youtube video (or make this seem like some sort of ad or something), but I'll answer this one and then if you (or others) have questions, it's probably best to ask Jenn or, better yet, email support@doodly.com. Our team always tries to be really fast at responding to support ticket questions. Ok, answers below: 1. We don't have a "favoriting" option, per say, but I'd recommend just pulling out notepad or something and making note of the character's name. Then you can do a search for that character's name the next time you want to use him/her. 2. If you used an image in a previous video, but forget what image it was, you can click on the image in your video and go into the settings (click the gear icon) for the image and you'll see the image title/name in the top bar. Then you can perform a search for that image, in order to find and use it again. You can also just right-click and select "copy" and then paste it into your new video. That's super fast and easy. 3. If there's a feature we don't have, please go to our feature requests center here: www.doodly.com/requests and either vote for the features you like, and/or add your requests there. This is how we prioritize which things to add next. 4. And be sure to join the Doodly FB group (the link to that was included in the "welcome email") to ask specific questions etc. We have over 46,000 members in the group at the time of this post. Everyone is super helpful there. Lots of great tips shared. I laugh sometimes because Doodlers are finding ways to use Doodly that I could have never thought of myself. 5. You mentioned you were new to Doodly, so definitely take a few minutes and go through the tutorial videos here: www.doodly.com/tutorials/ They will help you a lot. Anyway, thanks again and have a great day!
Thanks for the real review. I got these doodly adverts too. It got me thinking of making phonics videos for my son who's struggling. This doesnt seem like a good product for that endeavor. Can you recommend a video making product for an average schlub who just wants to get his kids interested in phonics (and computers)?
So many of us are grateful for her videos! She is amazing. I am using what she has taught me, to teach casual American English. I am still learning more about the software.
Hey Jeen. Congratulations for your time and your work. Question for you. What do you think about Doodle Maker? Can you make review about it? I will appreciate to know your opinion. I never made a video animation and I don't know know about this. I would like to buy an app and I have watched some reviews about some apps. I like doodly whiteboard animation, but there is no coloured characters in payment one. Am I right?
Thank you! I really wanted to get a feel for the work flow with Doodly. I really think I can make it work, but I wanted to be sure it's completely customizable.
Thanks for your sharing. Can I ask a question? About the voice over in this demo, do we need to create the voice file first before you start to create the Doodly video right? Thank you.
awesome video Jenn. Thank you. May I ask what you are using for your microphone set up because I don't see a lapel mike and your sound comes out so clear on the video. This would be extremely helpful as I always struggle with this
This was a good overview...and I'm going to check out another one of your videos which is more currently. I own Doodly but haven't been using it much. I have been comparing Doodly with robust software like Camtasia (which I use all the time) and I can see that Doodly is limited in some ways but I started creating some educational videos. Thanks for your review!
Thanks Jenn for the review! How do you create the voiceover narrative audio? Was it done within Doodly or do you need another program? I think the narrative to go along with the animation is so important.
@@JennJager ☺️👍🏼 thanks a lot. I wanted to get this to level up my videos, but it seems this shortcoming is not going to be of help! Can't use Doodly. Did you try their other product, Toonly? Which one can I use without the internet connection once it's installed?
Thank You 😊 that was really nice 👍 I was wondering is there an option to add color to the already black and white doodles? Or do you have to import them?
You can use the Doodly Rainbow plugin to make any Doodly image into full color by clicking this: www.dropbox.com/s/4l6qt7v9faj0d0p/youtube_rainbow.jpg?dl=0 . or you can import your own color image into Doodly.
Hi Jenn. Big fan of your honest reviews. I have a query. In terms of price and features, which would you suggest doodly, powtoon, Animaker, renderforest or videoscribe? I am a teacher and make explainer videos. I am a little confused. Your answer would really help me narrow down my choice. Thanks
I am a teacher too and I found doodly much faster to work with compared to video scribe. Straight to the point in no time at all. If I want to go flash I put my doodly videos into davinci resolve to enhance it.
I like the motion blur in the hand as it draws across the screen and the options for changing the background from white to chalkboard. I'm looking for something that I can create these kinds of animations quickly and add them to Priemere or After Effects. The doodle effect would cool for custom lower thirds. Is there another product you would recommend?
Very nice explanations. I have requirements for these 1) Cloud based Explainer Video 2) 2D & 3D Cloud based Animation video 3) Whiteboard Cloudbase Animation video Pls tell the name clouds based Video editing tools. Also please tell which one will be best tool > Create Studio Explaindio Videoscribe Doodly Powtoon
What platform would you recommend for more animated inforgraphics/explainer video to work with a product launch? I.e explaining benefits/results to sell an App. Thanks!
Thank you for the reality check. What DO you get when you pay the $67 one time fee? How many graphics are in their library? How much are the additional graphic packs? How many are in those? What types of graphic packs do they have? I'm kinda interested in ones related to doctor/clinic/therapist/insurance/money. How many people with disabilities are represented? Are races adequately represented? So curious about this software!
hi J ! greatful for your videos...they really help a lot..... question.....can you make a video on how much should a producer/creator charge for whiteboard...blackboard..glassboard....chalkboard....and also toonly videos etc in generals?
TBH, I hate to do that because there are so many variables when it comes to pricing. Experience, geographic location, the length of the final deliverable etc. If I gave prices I feel like I might be inadvertently setting expectations that could limit someone's income. You might want to start by deciding what your hourly rate is worth to you, and then see how long it takes you to make a minute of finished video. The number of hours it takes x the number of minutes per finished video could determine your rate. Thanks for watching :)
I have version 2.31 and it has the pan feature. I did upgrade from the $67 version and gain lots of stock photos.. If you click the Plus logo in the timeline it offers a start and finish pan fx appears in the timeline and you can set duration also. Very similar to videoscribe I imagine.
I have Doodly and had created a couple video already, one thing that I struggle is, how to create a good script, do you have any tutorials or tips on creating a good script to work on
I would agree creating a video in 60 seconds is misleading as you have to sync your audio with the images and text which isn't as easy as it could be. Having said that, I have managed to create three Doodly videos in a day in the space of a couple of hours by combining it with other software like Speechelo that uses A.I. voices for the voiceovers. But then again that might not suit everyone. Like a lot of software programs you have to find a balance between the vision in your head and the time and resources you have available to bring your vision into reality. As the saying goes, "Perfection is the enemy of the good."
Hi Jenn. I want to create a video tutorial for explaining an engineering subject and for which I am not sure which software (Doodly or Videoscribe) is more effective. I want to create my own objects which would not be there in the standard library of either of them. Which software support that better.
Hey Jenn, when you are previewing the scenes the animations are kind of choppy and don't really flow. However, after you exported I noticed it wasn't like that anymore. Is the preview supposed to be lower quality?
Hi, I think it was because the software was cloud based, but once I exported, the video file lived in my computer so the playback was better. That’s the challenge with cloud based platforms overall- working with them is a little slow.
Is the voice that comes out in the video edited to what one wants to say or is it preset? there is an enterprise version. Would it be worth it over normal?
i just started playing with this platform yesterday. I picked up some tips from you. I was wondering if you could import your own images. I think you could probably use a program like Blender to create some of the characters or affinity photos which is cheaper than photoshop.
Thank you for this great review. I've been considering using something like this for my business - personal training and nutrition for potential new clients as well as current clients. I think it's a great way of getting a message across without having my ugly mug on it lol. Definitely considering purchasing it :)
I bought the one time price of $67 and it is good for me. I use it to teach English as an additional language. It works for me. I am still learning, but I do love it.
Doodly has made a lot of updates since I made this video, and I think they are really good. Here's a review of those updates: ruclips.net/video/GrttZNlDMFc/видео.html
I am learning to use Doodly to teach English as an additional language. I keep it pretty simple. Take a look at my channel and see how I am doing it. I am still learning, so I have a few different styles in my videos. Let me know how you are doing with it.
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Hey Doodlers! Im so excited to share with you that I've created an advanced class for Doodly whiteboard animators! 🔥🔥🔥I show you all of my best workarounds to make your Doodles really come to life. Check it out at www.jennjager.com.
Oh I am guessing you ended up quite happy with doodly after this review.
"She's not a lion tamer" HAHA - your videos actually make me laugh! They're so enjoyable and educational. Thanks for all the help!!
Jenn, you showed me more about Doodly in 20 minutes than the same time spent trawling their site. Exactly the in depth review I wanted.
Hilariously, at the exact point your play of the final product finished, RUclips started playing the Doodly ad and it flowed in seemlessly. I was kinda confused till I realised the ad had stitched in.
If my planned video project is half as good as this I'll be deliriously happy.
Who else thinks Jenn rocks?
Brilliantly frank, candid, engaging review.
Hi Jenn! Thankee for this VERY useful tutorial.
I'm the marketer and have some questions about this topic:
1. For what video-formats (I mean guides, demonstrations etc.) Doodly will be handy most of all?
2. Could I mix up an animated video with real video (while editing process)? For instance, video on my phone + Doodly animation.
3. Maybe, we should pay attention to other services, which could be more cheaper and convenient? What could you advice?
I really enjoyed your video. It was good to see Doodly from the viewpoint of a video production professional.
I haven't looked at Doodky since I bought it in their prelaunch promotion. I think that might have been in 2016? I never did much with it. After I bought Doodly I discovered Explaindio and loved one feature of Explaindio that Diidky didnt offer.
That feature was to be able to take an image and do it as a line art drawing and then fade in the color image to replace the line art. They went ine step further however. You could do the same thing with a video.
In Explaindio you also had the ability to insert videos into scenes. The ability to add a transition from doing a line drawing if the first frame into the video starting to play made me choose Explaindio over Doodley.
I have not needed the whiteboard software in a while but I am starting a project where i believe it will be a useful tool.
I would like to hear what you think about Explaindio and if there are any other tools that are worth checking out.
Your honesty and candor reviewing video software is a breath of fresh air in a “web” of confusion. Your presence and voice is genuine. As a teacher of video production, your reviews allow me more time with students and less time wading through the ever changing market available for video software.
This was hands down FANTASTIC. I too have been seeing the FB ads for this everywhere and as a content creator myself, have been wondering if it's worth taking advantage of the "75% discount" for lifetime access. Now I know what it's capable of, thanks so so much for this thorough review. 👏🏽
Hey, saw your videos, appreciate you putting the time to review them in detail.
Question for you.
1 - Does Doodle enterprise one time payment include rainbow feature? (coloured characters)
2- Would you say that with the most recent feature updates done on the platform, has it come any closer to vidscribe?
Thanks a lot again
@@AjarnSpencer i see your point 🙏
Thank you Jenn. This is an excellent video. I really like the way you explain the pro & con of doodly. I purchased Doodly @ $67 today before reading enough reviews... and only I see that so many people are so negative about the product. As Anthony is saying, if it is fully customizable, I will certainly give it a try with a positive mind.
Very useful review - and more instructive than many of the so-called "tutorials" about the software......thanks!!
You can time it to the voice over audio if you just observe the waveform while it's playing. Make a note of the time where the audio portion stops, silence shows as a valley in the waveform, then adjust your scene accordingly (move the end point in this case).
Yup, I noticed that, too; it cuts on the guessing game.
I just bought Doodly yesterday. I'm working on figuring it out. Great video! Thank you
I have an updated video on this since so many things have changed in Doodly recently: ruclips.net/video/GrttZNlDMFc/видео.html
Thank you for reviewing this software, although I think I would have been less frustrated and actually watched your video entirely if you had run an example of the finished video first to build engagement and interest, then broke down your process, these explainer videos work much better if peek your audience's interest or they have a finished image in mind to share your interest and understanding of the steps you are expanding on from the start rather than holding their attention hostage for the climax in the end with the video reveal. This likely serves those who own the software well because you do go into great detail. The truth is I was hoping this would be a good introduction for my daughter, who has been all over me to download Vyond for her, and I have been trying to find her something a little more affordable I thought your video might be a little more influencing for her than it was, even still it is a great video I am sure for those who do own the software and are aware of what the finished videos look like. Thank you again!
Thank you for the video. I purchased Doodly and I feel like I got more information on how to build a video from you than I received from Doodly. I feel they could have a video that shows a start to finish video as you did. Maybe they will? I still like it though. thank you.
Hey Gary, please be sure to watch our tutorial videos. I think they'll help you a lot, if you've not yet watched them. www.doodly.com/tutorials
Great video!!!
It really gave me what I needed to make an informed purchasing decision on the product; you saved me a bunch of time and effort.
I love that you don't up-talk or exhibit any other kinds of annoying speech patterns that seem so prevalent these days, especially on RUclips. Your style is a breath of fresh air, and I truly appreciate it. Usually I cant get through videos of this nature in their entirety because the speech cadence of the presenter is like nails on a chalk board to me. Your very professional and well spoken, articulating things clearly.
That all being said, I wondered about the audio timeline issues and if perhaps using an audio editor like Audacity to chop up the voice-over would help make timeline editing any easier.
I love the way you described it, its pleasure to keep in touch with your channel jenn
Jenn,
As a Doodly owner..
And knowing that the time it take to make this video, you wouldn't have had time to see all the Master class instructions to do things like the black and white to color.. it is very doable..
If you should desire to become more proficient. You must see the master class..
Great review..
Thanks for watching! This is actually an old video made before those features were available. I have an updated review if you want to check it out.
I put together my first Doodly video. I think you did a good job reviewing it. It's not as robust as I had hoped it would be. It's good for producing a basic video but I wish it had more features. I had to figure out a lot of work arounds to get some simple affects like adding color to an image. What I like best about it is that it allows you to import your own images and add the drawing path (takes a long time but worth the outcome). I hope they keep adding more features and improving it.
Totally agree. It's about 80% of the way there.
Hi. Have you used video scribe? I am confused between doodly and video scribe.
@@AnalyticalME I have not. The only other one I've used is Easy Sketch Pro. It has some good features.
@@AnalyticalME I have tried video scribe...a bit more complicated. I wanted a simple software that is intuitive and straight to the point which is what doodly does well. I put my doodly videos into davinci resolve to enhance and finish it off.
I purchased Doodly today for one of my clients. Thank you for your thoughts.
nice review, but there are many complaints about Doodly , people are saying that that after 30 days features disappear and you have to pay to have them and that customer service never replay the emails
Hi Rubens, I think there may be some misunderstanding as we would never remove features after a fixed time period. Also, our customer support team replies to every ticket within 24 hours, at most. Typically within just a few minutes. And our support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Where did you send your support messages to?
Nice work, Jenn. This is one of the best reviews/demos I’ve ever seen. Your explanations are clear and pick up on issues that add time and frustration to using the software. Love it!
Thanks Jen 💐
I really liked this review- really clear, to the point and balanced. Thanks so much.
Nice demonstration. Really it's very much useful for me.can u suggest me whether I start my teaching profession with it?
I use it to teach English, but I am still learning to use Doodly too. I look forward to seeing more channels using Doodly.
You are so charismatic! Thanks for the videos!
I'm so happy to have found your channel. You really do very good reviews; no buzzwords, no bullshit. Legit! Keep it up!
Thanks for the review. Honest and informative. Questions: 1) Is it better to first choose the music to inform the tone and pace of the voiceover? 2) I doubt that Doodly has enough volume and quality of artwork to suite my taste. Who does better in that regard?
Good question. Whenever I hire narrators, I give them direction about the kind of read I'm looking for- happy, serious, whatever. A good VO person is like an actor. THEN I pick the music. I subscribe to Audioblocks (now called Storyblocks) which has thousands of tracks.
@6:20 , yes the need to "perfect" our audio first is a holdup at the desk. I figure on being ready to create a ScreenCast alongside my video so as to have something to edit the progression of the audio somewhat while being able to add/subtract further elements.
Nice job!
(New Subscriber!
I’ve been looking at various whiteboard animation programs. Thank you for this video!
I was wondering about this product and now I know. Thank you for your professional approach to to a difficult decision.
excellent video
i am looking to purchase Doodly or videoscribe... personally i dont like the idea of someone push marketing and misleading in their ad. However now i will watch videoscribe outcome if you have made one
Thanks dear you are a pleasing personality too
Great video Jenn. I was thinking about Doodley, but after this video that's out. VERY time consuming - NOT 60 Seconds.
Not prepared to learn a whole new software when I can download free photos and add my own text in Final Cut...that works really well in our videos for now. I also liked and subscribed. All the best. Cheers!
I was thinking the same thing as a Premier Pro and Davinci Resolve user...why take ages learning a new software? However I really wanted the hand writing animation in my videos so decided to give doodly a shot and spend a day watching doodly videos and practicing it. It is so much easier to learn everything you need to know in one day unlike video editing software that takes forever! Now I use doodly to make a base video from my narration...then put that video into davinci resolve and add stuff in to enhance it. It is so good!
Hi Jenn, thank you so much for taking your time to do such a thorough/great review of Doodly! We try very hard to listen to fellow Doodlers, as well as other online reviews, to help us find what we're missing and how to always improve. (Video explaining things below: ruclips.net/video/-6rGiOnmsTQ/видео.html )
We typically release a software update once every 1-3 weeks, depending on how extensive the new features are. That said, we've released quite a lot of updates since you left your initial review about 8 months ago, and if you don't mind, I'd like to list some of the things you mentioned in your video that Doodly couldn't do at the time and/or were annoying for you, but I'm happy to say, can now do :-) Thanks again for your Doodly review (and other reviews you do on RUclips. They're great), and for showing everyone, some of what Doodly can do. It truly means a lot!
Here is the video that I created to explain everything below:
ruclips.net/video/-6rGiOnmsTQ/видео.html
1. 3:20 out-dated UI. We've added several new things to the UI based on Doodler feedback. Some of which are:
- preview video button
- doodly rainbow option for full color
- pan and zoom in timeline
2. 8:40
- Cool new cartoon hands added
3. 11:20
- New video preview window and how you can use that to match up the audio within the video.
4. 19:30
- Limited images for different kinds of businesses. Noticed that you are running the standard version of Doodly, which does come with the lowest number of stock images (you're able to import your own images if you'd like). The Enterprise version comes with close to 20x the number of images, and 7x the number of audios. We're also releasing the Doodly Marketplace this week, which will start with an additional 14,000+ images, all organized into specific niche bundles (in both black and white and color), so you can grab what you want, in an ale cart format. And we'll be adding more niche bundles every month.
Hi Doodly, I just picked up your software and have a comment. I apologize if I missed this but there isn't a way to "favorite" a character, prop, or sound? That makes it kind of tedious for multiple projects when trying to find things. Also, once you place the prop, character, etc.. on the screen there is no information about what was used (ie, prop name). Again, I'm new so if i missed this please let me know where I can accomplish these things. Thanks!
@@jeremyg4164 Hey, welcome to the family :-) I don't want to "take over" Jenn's youtube video (or make this seem like some sort of ad or something), but I'll answer this one and then if you (or others) have questions, it's probably best to ask Jenn or, better yet, email support@doodly.com. Our team always tries to be really fast at responding to support ticket questions. Ok, answers below:
1. We don't have a "favoriting" option, per say, but I'd recommend just pulling out notepad or something and making note of the character's name. Then you can do a search for that character's name the next time you want to use him/her.
2. If you used an image in a previous video, but forget what image it was, you can click on the image in your video and go into the settings (click the gear icon) for the image and you'll see the image title/name in the top bar. Then you can perform a search for that image, in order to find and use it again. You can also just right-click and select "copy" and then paste it into your new video. That's super fast and easy.
3. If there's a feature we don't have, please go to our feature requests center here: www.doodly.com/requests and either vote for the features you like, and/or add your requests there. This is how we prioritize which things to add next.
4. And be sure to join the Doodly FB group (the link to that was included in the "welcome email") to ask specific questions etc. We have over 46,000 members in the group at the time of this post. Everyone is super helpful there. Lots of great tips shared. I laugh sometimes because Doodlers are finding ways to use Doodly that I could have never thought of myself.
5. You mentioned you were new to Doodly, so definitely take a few minutes and go through the tutorial videos here: www.doodly.com/tutorials/ They will help you a lot.
Anyway, thanks again and have a great day!
Just went through several of your videos and they were extremely helpful. Thanks so much!
How do you like it a year later.
It was very helpful to learn about the camera zoom and pan function. I had never noticed that before! Thanks for sharing.
Nice review and demonstration. Thanks
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the real review. I got these doodly adverts too. It got me thinking of making phonics videos for my son who's struggling. This doesnt seem like a good product for that endeavor. Can you recommend a video making product for an average schlub who just wants to get his kids interested in phonics (and computers)?
Thanks for taking the time to do this. It's really helpful.
From Malaysia
Thanks for the review !
So many of us are grateful for her videos! She is amazing. I am using what she has taught me, to teach casual American English. I am still learning more about the software.
Thank you , great video
I've bought a basic version of Doodly and will try it out soon after watching a few more RUclips tuorials. Thanks!
I upgraded to add color
Hey Jeen. Congratulations for your time and your work. Question for you. What do you think about Doodle Maker? Can you make review about it? I will appreciate to know your opinion. I never made a video animation and I don't know know about this. I would like to buy an app and I have watched some reviews about some apps. I like doodly whiteboard animation, but there is no coloured characters in payment one. Am I right?
Thank you! I really wanted to get a feel for the work flow with Doodly. I really think I can make it work, but I wanted to be sure it's completely customizable.
Thanks for your great review! Just want to see if this product is easy to use.
THANKS!! what is you favorite software for animated videos?
Thanks for your sharing.
Can I ask a question?
About the voice over in this demo, do we need to create the voice file first before you start to create the Doodly video right?
Thank you.
awesome video Jenn. Thank you. May I ask what you are using for your microphone set up because I don't see a lapel mike and your sound comes out so clear on the video. This would be extremely helpful as I always struggle with this
Hi Allen, I show you my mic in this video: ruclips.net/video/Fl8Evby-y4s/видео.html
This was a good overview...and I'm going to check out another one of your videos which is more currently. I own Doodly but haven't been using it much. I have been comparing Doodly with robust software like Camtasia (which I use all the time) and I can see that Doodly is limited in some ways but I started creating some educational videos. Thanks for your review!
Please do!
Very useful and informative video! Thanks!
You're welcome!
Thanks Jenn for the review! How do you create the voiceover narrative audio? Was it done within Doodly or do you need another program? I think the narrative to go along with the animation is so important.
Is this a stand alone installation? Or cloud based? Can I create videos without connecting to the internet?
It seems to be a bit of both. Doodly is installed on my computer, but I can't seem to use it without the internet.
@@JennJager ☺️👍🏼 thanks a lot. I wanted to get this to level up my videos, but it seems this shortcoming is not going to be of help! Can't use Doodly. Did you try their other product, Toonly?
Which one can I use without the internet connection once it's installed?
? System requirements
Thank You 😊 that was really nice 👍 I was wondering is there an option to add color to the already black and white doodles? Or do you have to import them?
You can use the Doodly Rainbow plugin to make any Doodly image into full color by clicking this: www.dropbox.com/s/4l6qt7v9faj0d0p/youtube_rainbow.jpg?dl=0 . or you can import your own color image into Doodly.
Hi Jenn. Big fan of your honest reviews. I have a query. In terms of price and features, which would you suggest doodly, powtoon, Animaker, renderforest or videoscribe?
I am a teacher and make explainer videos. I am a little confused. Your answer would really help me narrow down my choice.
Thanks
I am a teacher too and I found doodly much faster to work with compared to video scribe. Straight to the point in no time at all. If I want to go flash I put my doodly videos into davinci resolve to enhance it.
@@Gay1Guy Thank you so much for your detailed and honest review. ☺️
Hi, nice vid. Which app did you use for your voice over plsss?
Is the 'one time' offer worth it? How long did it take you to make this doodle video in this presentation? How much are the additional packs?
Thanks for this video, your are totally pointing me in the right direction - who did you use for voice over talent?
Thank you for the clear demonstration.
Thank you for this awesome review. This really helped my decision of whether to buy doodly or not. And i love your unbiased review ☺
Did you buy it? Standard/Enterprise? Is it worth it?
Loved your video. I am still wondering if it would help me make architecture drawing videos. But your review was definitely helpful! 😊
Great demo video. Thanks for that!
I'm a teacher. Could I use this, to supplement my lesson plans? I want to create introductory videos explaining the concept or visual math problems.
Try this: ruclips.net/video/an2IBE_Qnzk/видео.html
I am learning to use Doodly to teach English as a second language. Let me know how you use it.
I like the motion blur in the hand as it draws across the screen and the options for changing the background from white to chalkboard. I'm looking for something that I can create these kinds of animations quickly and add them to Priemere or After Effects. The doodle effect would cool for custom lower thirds. Is there another product you would recommend?
Very nice explanations.
I have requirements for these
1) Cloud based Explainer Video
2) 2D & 3D Cloud based Animation video
3) Whiteboard Cloudbase Animation video
Pls tell the name clouds based Video editing tools.
Also please tell which one will be best tool >
Create Studio
Explaindio
Videoscribe
Doodly
Powtoon
Thank you
What platform would you recommend for more animated inforgraphics/explainer video to work with a product launch? I.e explaining benefits/results to sell an App.
Thanks!
Thank you for the reality check. What DO you get when you pay the $67 one time fee? How many graphics are in their library? How much are the additional graphic packs? How many are in those? What types of graphic packs do they have? I'm kinda interested in ones related to doctor/clinic/therapist/insurance/money. How many people with disabilities are represented? Are races adequately represented? So curious about this software!
hi J ! greatful for your videos...they really help a lot..... question.....can you make a video on how much should a producer/creator charge for whiteboard...blackboard..glassboard....chalkboard....and also toonly videos etc in generals?
TBH, I hate to do that because there are so many variables when it comes to pricing. Experience, geographic location, the length of the final deliverable etc. If I gave prices I feel like I might be inadvertently setting expectations that could limit someone's income. You might want to start by deciding what your hourly rate is worth to you, and then see how long it takes you to make a minute of finished video. The number of hours it takes x the number of minutes per finished video could determine your rate. Thanks for watching :)
I have version 2.31 and it has the pan feature. I did upgrade from the $67 version and gain lots of stock photos.. If you click the Plus logo in the timeline it offers a start and finish pan fx appears in the timeline and you can set duration also. Very similar to videoscribe I imagine.
Maybe I need to do an update!
@@JennJager I sure you hear this everyday.... your presentations and videos are superb!
What do you recommend for converting a pic of a person to a character that can be imported for use with Doodly?
I have Doodly and had created a couple video already, one thing that I struggle is, how to create a good script, do you have any tutorials or tips on creating a good script to work on
"Start with your voiceover"...must remember...thanks! I am hoping to use this for some glider (sailplane) instructional animations.
I would agree creating a video in 60 seconds is misleading as you have to sync your audio with the images and text which isn't as easy as it could be. Having said that, I have managed to create three Doodly videos in a day in the space of a couple of hours by combining it with other software like Speechelo that uses A.I. voices for the voiceovers. But then again that might not suit everyone. Like a lot of software programs you have to find a balance between the vision in your head and the time and resources you have available to bring your vision into reality. As the saying goes, "Perfection is the enemy of the good."
hEY Jenn... great video.. thanks...
using what software, was this Video edited? it was so smooth.
Hi Jenn. I want to create a video tutorial for explaining an engineering subject and for which I am not sure which software (Doodly or Videoscribe) is more effective. I want to create my own objects which would not be there in the standard library of either of them. Which software support that better.
Hi Jenn, thanks for everything that you share with us super usefull. Do you know if I can have a business bill for taxes?
Hey Jenn, when you are previewing the scenes the animations are kind of choppy and don't really flow. However, after you exported I noticed it wasn't like that anymore. Is the preview supposed to be lower quality?
Hi, I think it was because the software was cloud based, but once I exported, the video file lived in my computer so the playback was better. That’s the challenge with cloud based platforms overall- working with them is a little slow.
at 9:26... "She's not a lion tamer" LOL LOL
Thank you so much!
I use Doodly to teach English as an additional language. It seems like most people use it for marketing.
Thanks Jenn 👍🏻. This one really helped. Keep up the good work that you are doing. Regards, Shekhar
Great video. I am looking to start an animated series on concussion and brain injury. Don’t know what platform to start it up. New follower from me
My first love on RUclips.
Keep em coming Jenn and thanks
Kindly upload more videos regarding it
Great review, very balanced and helpful. Many thanks!
Good review.
I have Doodly and how do you upload a picture to convert to a drawing? Need different pictures for my brand.
Is the voice that comes out in the video edited to what one wants to say or is it preset?
there is an enterprise version. Would it be worth it over normal?
Thank you for the very helpful review!
Thanks Jenn for the honest review., i want to know what type of doodly do you have? Is this the 67usd lifetime promo advertised on facebook?
That's the one!
@@JennJager thanks!
i just started playing with this platform yesterday. I picked up some tips from you. I was wondering if you could import your own images. I think you could probably use a program like Blender to create some of the characters or affinity photos which is cheaper than photoshop.
Thank you for this great review. I've been considering using something like this for my business - personal training and nutrition for potential new clients as well as current clients. I think it's a great way of getting a message across without having my ugly mug on it lol. Definitely considering purchasing it :)
Would you recommend the one time price offer of Doodly of 67$ ?
I bought the one time price of $67 and it is good for me. I use it to teach English as an additional language. It works for me. I am still learning, but I do love it.
Wonderful software, and vid! But those pets do look a little angry . . . no?
what is the best - from your perspective - whiteboard animation software that you recommend?
Doodly has made a lot of updates since I made this video, and I think they are really good. Here's a review of those updates: ruclips.net/video/GrttZNlDMFc/видео.html
Great review!
Thanks!
Great review. Considering the product.
Can you suggest me a best software for making educational video and tutorial. I am confused between doodly, toonly and animaker
I am learning to use Doodly to teach English as an additional language. I keep it pretty simple. Take a look at my channel and see how I am doing it. I am still learning, so I have a few different styles in my videos. Let me know how you are doing with it.
Thank you for your demonstration videos. Appreciate it alot!