Pivot Animator

A new version of Pivot Animator is now available

A help manual with lots of good information can be accessed here: https://pivotanimator.net/help5-1/index.htm 

You can download more complex figure for your animations from here: https://pivotanimator.net/stk-library/ 

Export as video for further editing

• File -> Export Animation -> Video

  • • select a spot in "This PC" as the location

      • • Exporting directly into your OneDrive won't work, you need to first export to a temporary location outside of your OneDrive

        • Choose the (E:) if possible (local hard drive)

        • If you can't, pick Videos in @PivotAnimator in the Media (M:) drive

    • give the video a name, then click "Save" 

  • In the Export Video Window that pops up:

    • • You can leave the height as it is, or select "HD"

      • Select the "Windows AVI" option

      • click the box next to "Compress" 

      • Select "Smooth Sprites"

      • Click "Export"

  • In the Video Compression menu:

    • • Under "Compressor", select "Lagarith Lossless Codec"

      • Click "Configure"

        • 1. Select "Use Multithreading"

          2. Under "Mode", select "YUY2"

          3. Click "OK"

        • Click "OK"

• Your animation will be rendered (converted) into a compressed .avi video file in your selected location.

  • • Go to that location in the File Explorer and make sure the video plays properly and looks good.

    • Move your video into your OneDrive

You now have a high quality (but large) video that can be edited in a Video Editing Program. This will allow you to add audio, transitions, credits, etc. You'll need to import the video into whatever program you are using for editing, edit the video, then export it back out. If you export as a "MPEG-4/H.264" .mp4 video file, you'll get a compressed video that should easily play on almost any device that plays video.

More information can be found in the Animation tab of this OneNote Notebook.