I'd like to make a trailer for a project I've been working on and I'd like to learn some new skills in the process.
I love the presentation of information in videos such as
The Crisis of Credit, and while I understand that anything like that would be overly ambitious, I'd love to have some of that sort of text animation.
Additionally, the animation will involve up to 150 still photos, many of which I would like to show quickly in rapid succession (like the
Many Faces of Paris Hilton (warning, autoplaying sound)).
The final home for the animation would be vimeo or youtube.
What software should I use (I'm using Windows) and where can I find some basic tutorials on this sort of animation? I've got a budget to work with, so it's okay if the best solution is not free.
They both have demos, so I'd suggest downloading them, going through their tutorials, and seeing if one or both work for you.
Before you look at tutorials for animation in general, check out the getting started tutorials for each of those pieces of software, and pick which one you're going to use. Any tutorials are going to be pretty software-specific (unless you're doing character animation like cartoons, which it doesn't sound like you're doing), so you'll want to have your software picked out first.
If in doubt, I'd recommend Flash. I've used both, and while each is better for some things, Flash is the more widely used, so it's going to have more resources available to you online.
posted by lore at 7:50 AM on August 12, 2010 [1 favorite]