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Updated Crop Like a Pro A Step-by-Step FCPX Guide

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Crop Like a Pro: A Step-by-Step FCPX Guide

Final Cut Pro X: How to Crop an Image

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Benjamin Arango

Mar 27, 2024• Proven solutions

Cropping an image means to remove a portion of the image, either to hide something you don’t want the audience to see or emphasize different elements within the image. Just as Photoshop allows us to crop still images, Final Cut Pro X allows us to crop moving video clips, as you’ll learn in this article.


This is a basic tutorial about Apple Final Cut Pro X, professional video editing software. However, if video editing is new to you, consider Wondershare Filmora for Mac . This is a powerful but easy-to-use tool for users just starting out. Download the free trial version below.

Download Win VersionDownload Mac Version ](https://tools.techidaily.com/wondershare/filmora/download/ )


How to Crop an Image in Final Cut Pro X

However, before I show how this is done, I need to explain one really important fact about video: all video uses what’s called “fixed resolution.” Fixed resolution means that high-definition video is always displayed at one of two sizes:

You May Also Like: How to Crop GIF Images >>

  • 1920 x 1080 pixels
  • 1920 x 1080 pixels

Unlike still images which can be thousands of pixels on a side, video clips are locked into one of these two sizes. This means that if you crop a video clip, to remove something you don’t like, the remaining pixels are often enlarged to fill the frame. Crop too much and your video clip will look blurry, blocky, and edges will look stair-stepped.

I’ll show you two ways to crop a video clip in this article, one that maintains a high image quality but reduces the size of the frame (called “trimming”) and the other that fills the frame with the image but reduces image quality (called “cropping”). You get to pick which one works the best for you.

TRIMMING

Trimming is the process of removing portions of a video clip without changing the size of the clip. This retains the highest amount of image quality.

how to crop an image with final cut pro

For instance, here an image - courtesy of Pond5 (<www.pond5.com>). Let’s say that we want to emphasize the barn and not the sky.

how to crop an image with final cut pro

The easiest way to do this is to click the icon in the lower left corner of the Viewer and choose “Crop.”

how to crop an image with final cut pro

This displays the cropping tools in the Viewer.

how to crop an image with final cut pro

Click the Trim button to turn on Trim mode. (This article discusses Trim and Crop. I’ll cover the Ken Burns effect in a future article.)

how to crop an image with final cut pro

Grab one of the blue dots and drag to hide portions of the frame. I generally grab a corner, but any blue dot will do.

NOTE: Press and hold the Option key while dragging to drag opposite edges or corners. Press and hold the Shift key to constrain the trim to the same aspect ratio as the frame.

how to crop an image with final cut pro

Drag other corners or edges to further trim the image.

how to crop an image with final cut pro

When you have trimmed the image the way you want, click the “Done” button in the top right corner to exit trimming mode.

how to crop an image with final cut pro

If no other clip is below the trimmed clip, the background will be black.

how to crop an image with final cut pro

But, it actually isn’t black, it’s transparent. If you put another clip below it, you’ll see the lower clip underneath the trimmed image.

Trimming allows us to hide portions of a video clip, without changing the image quality of the clip that remains. However, trimming always creates transparent sections within an image.

CROPPING

Cropping allows us to select just a portion of a video clip, without creating any transparent sections, BUT, it degrades image quality.

There are several ways we can choose to crop an image:

how to crop an image with final cut pro

  • Click the Crop icon, as we illustrated above

how to crop an image with final cut pro

  • Right-mouse click (or Control-click) inside the Viewer and choose
  • Type Shift+C

how to crop an image with final cut pro

* In the Inspector > Video tab > Crop (this option provides the most precision, but is the least intuitive to use)

how to crop an image with final cut pro

If you selected any option except the Inspector, click the Crop button in the Viewer.

how to crop an image with final cut pro

Now, drag a blue button in one of the corners. Because cropping, unlike trimming, fills the frame with the portion of the image we select, we can only move corners and the image is always sized to match the aspect ratio of our sequence.

Final Cut displays numbers at the top of the Viewer indicating how much the image has been cropped.

how to crop an image with final cut pro

Reposition the frame by grabbing inside the rectangle and dragging.

how to crop an image with final cut pro

When you are happy with the results, click the Done button in the top right corner.

how to crop an image with final cut pro

Notice that the selected portion of the image now fills the frame. Even though there is a clip below our cropped clip, we don’t see it.

And, if you look closely, you’ll see that the cropped image is softer (blurrier) than the original and edges are more likely to be stair-stepped.

RESET

how to crop an image with final cut pro

To reset a cropped image back to its default settings, open the Inspector and click the small curved arrow to the right of the word “Crop.”

SUMMARY

Trimming is used to hide portions of an image and superimpose it over another image.

Cropping is used to reframe an image, say from a medium shot to a close-up, but runs the risk of overly softening an image. The general rule is that cropping a little is OK, but don’t crop too much.

I use both these techniques frequently in my own editing.

author avatar

Benjamin Arango

Benjamin Arango is a writer and a lover of all things video.

Follow @Benjamin Arango

Benjamin Arango

Mar 27, 2024• Proven solutions

Cropping an image means to remove a portion of the image, either to hide something you don’t want the audience to see or emphasize different elements within the image. Just as Photoshop allows us to crop still images, Final Cut Pro X allows us to crop moving video clips, as you’ll learn in this article.


This is a basic tutorial about Apple Final Cut Pro X, professional video editing software. However, if video editing is new to you, consider Wondershare Filmora for Mac . This is a powerful but easy-to-use tool for users just starting out. Download the free trial version below.

Download Win VersionDownload Mac Version ](https://tools.techidaily.com/wondershare/filmora/download/ )


How to Crop an Image in Final Cut Pro X

However, before I show how this is done, I need to explain one really important fact about video: all video uses what’s called “fixed resolution.” Fixed resolution means that high-definition video is always displayed at one of two sizes:

You May Also Like: How to Crop GIF Images >>

  • 1920 x 1080 pixels
  • 1920 x 1080 pixels

Unlike still images which can be thousands of pixels on a side, video clips are locked into one of these two sizes. This means that if you crop a video clip, to remove something you don’t like, the remaining pixels are often enlarged to fill the frame. Crop too much and your video clip will look blurry, blocky, and edges will look stair-stepped.

I’ll show you two ways to crop a video clip in this article, one that maintains a high image quality but reduces the size of the frame (called “trimming”) and the other that fills the frame with the image but reduces image quality (called “cropping”). You get to pick which one works the best for you.

TRIMMING

Trimming is the process of removing portions of a video clip without changing the size of the clip. This retains the highest amount of image quality.

how to crop an image with final cut pro

For instance, here an image - courtesy of Pond5 (<www.pond5.com>). Let’s say that we want to emphasize the barn and not the sky.

how to crop an image with final cut pro

The easiest way to do this is to click the icon in the lower left corner of the Viewer and choose “Crop.”

how to crop an image with final cut pro

This displays the cropping tools in the Viewer.

how to crop an image with final cut pro

Click the Trim button to turn on Trim mode. (This article discusses Trim and Crop. I’ll cover the Ken Burns effect in a future article.)

how to crop an image with final cut pro

Grab one of the blue dots and drag to hide portions of the frame. I generally grab a corner, but any blue dot will do.

NOTE: Press and hold the Option key while dragging to drag opposite edges or corners. Press and hold the Shift key to constrain the trim to the same aspect ratio as the frame.

how to crop an image with final cut pro

Drag other corners or edges to further trim the image.

how to crop an image with final cut pro

When you have trimmed the image the way you want, click the “Done” button in the top right corner to exit trimming mode.

how to crop an image with final cut pro

If no other clip is below the trimmed clip, the background will be black.

how to crop an image with final cut pro

But, it actually isn’t black, it’s transparent. If you put another clip below it, you’ll see the lower clip underneath the trimmed image.

Trimming allows us to hide portions of a video clip, without changing the image quality of the clip that remains. However, trimming always creates transparent sections within an image.

CROPPING

Cropping allows us to select just a portion of a video clip, without creating any transparent sections, BUT, it degrades image quality.

There are several ways we can choose to crop an image:

how to crop an image with final cut pro

  • Click the Crop icon, as we illustrated above

how to crop an image with final cut pro

  • Right-mouse click (or Control-click) inside the Viewer and choose
  • Type Shift+C

how to crop an image with final cut pro

* In the Inspector > Video tab > Crop (this option provides the most precision, but is the least intuitive to use)

how to crop an image with final cut pro

If you selected any option except the Inspector, click the Crop button in the Viewer.

how to crop an image with final cut pro

Now, drag a blue button in one of the corners. Because cropping, unlike trimming, fills the frame with the portion of the image we select, we can only move corners and the image is always sized to match the aspect ratio of our sequence.

Final Cut displays numbers at the top of the Viewer indicating how much the image has been cropped.

how to crop an image with final cut pro

Reposition the frame by grabbing inside the rectangle and dragging.

how to crop an image with final cut pro

When you are happy with the results, click the Done button in the top right corner.

how to crop an image with final cut pro

Notice that the selected portion of the image now fills the frame. Even though there is a clip below our cropped clip, we don’t see it.

And, if you look closely, you’ll see that the cropped image is softer (blurrier) than the original and edges are more likely to be stair-stepped.

RESET

how to crop an image with final cut pro

To reset a cropped image back to its default settings, open the Inspector and click the small curved arrow to the right of the word “Crop.”

SUMMARY

Trimming is used to hide portions of an image and superimpose it over another image.

Cropping is used to reframe an image, say from a medium shot to a close-up, but runs the risk of overly softening an image. The general rule is that cropping a little is OK, but don’t crop too much.

I use both these techniques frequently in my own editing.

author avatar

Benjamin Arango

Benjamin Arango is a writer and a lover of all things video.

Follow @Benjamin Arango

Benjamin Arango

Mar 27, 2024• Proven solutions

Cropping an image means to remove a portion of the image, either to hide something you don’t want the audience to see or emphasize different elements within the image. Just as Photoshop allows us to crop still images, Final Cut Pro X allows us to crop moving video clips, as you’ll learn in this article.


This is a basic tutorial about Apple Final Cut Pro X, professional video editing software. However, if video editing is new to you, consider Wondershare Filmora for Mac . This is a powerful but easy-to-use tool for users just starting out. Download the free trial version below.

Download Win VersionDownload Mac Version ](https://tools.techidaily.com/wondershare/filmora/download/ )


How to Crop an Image in Final Cut Pro X

However, before I show how this is done, I need to explain one really important fact about video: all video uses what’s called “fixed resolution.” Fixed resolution means that high-definition video is always displayed at one of two sizes:

You May Also Like: How to Crop GIF Images >>

  • 1920 x 1080 pixels
  • 1920 x 1080 pixels

Unlike still images which can be thousands of pixels on a side, video clips are locked into one of these two sizes. This means that if you crop a video clip, to remove something you don’t like, the remaining pixels are often enlarged to fill the frame. Crop too much and your video clip will look blurry, blocky, and edges will look stair-stepped.

I’ll show you two ways to crop a video clip in this article, one that maintains a high image quality but reduces the size of the frame (called “trimming”) and the other that fills the frame with the image but reduces image quality (called “cropping”). You get to pick which one works the best for you.

TRIMMING

Trimming is the process of removing portions of a video clip without changing the size of the clip. This retains the highest amount of image quality.

how to crop an image with final cut pro

For instance, here an image - courtesy of Pond5 (<www.pond5.com>). Let’s say that we want to emphasize the barn and not the sky.

how to crop an image with final cut pro

The easiest way to do this is to click the icon in the lower left corner of the Viewer and choose “Crop.”

how to crop an image with final cut pro

This displays the cropping tools in the Viewer.

how to crop an image with final cut pro

Click the Trim button to turn on Trim mode. (This article discusses Trim and Crop. I’ll cover the Ken Burns effect in a future article.)

how to crop an image with final cut pro

Grab one of the blue dots and drag to hide portions of the frame. I generally grab a corner, but any blue dot will do.

NOTE: Press and hold the Option key while dragging to drag opposite edges or corners. Press and hold the Shift key to constrain the trim to the same aspect ratio as the frame.

how to crop an image with final cut pro

Drag other corners or edges to further trim the image.

how to crop an image with final cut pro

When you have trimmed the image the way you want, click the “Done” button in the top right corner to exit trimming mode.

how to crop an image with final cut pro

If no other clip is below the trimmed clip, the background will be black.

how to crop an image with final cut pro

But, it actually isn’t black, it’s transparent. If you put another clip below it, you’ll see the lower clip underneath the trimmed image.

Trimming allows us to hide portions of a video clip, without changing the image quality of the clip that remains. However, trimming always creates transparent sections within an image.

CROPPING

Cropping allows us to select just a portion of a video clip, without creating any transparent sections, BUT, it degrades image quality.

There are several ways we can choose to crop an image:

how to crop an image with final cut pro

  • Click the Crop icon, as we illustrated above

how to crop an image with final cut pro

  • Right-mouse click (or Control-click) inside the Viewer and choose
  • Type Shift+C

how to crop an image with final cut pro

* In the Inspector > Video tab > Crop (this option provides the most precision, but is the least intuitive to use)

how to crop an image with final cut pro

If you selected any option except the Inspector, click the Crop button in the Viewer.

how to crop an image with final cut pro

Now, drag a blue button in one of the corners. Because cropping, unlike trimming, fills the frame with the portion of the image we select, we can only move corners and the image is always sized to match the aspect ratio of our sequence.

Final Cut displays numbers at the top of the Viewer indicating how much the image has been cropped.

how to crop an image with final cut pro

Reposition the frame by grabbing inside the rectangle and dragging.

how to crop an image with final cut pro

When you are happy with the results, click the Done button in the top right corner.

how to crop an image with final cut pro

Notice that the selected portion of the image now fills the frame. Even though there is a clip below our cropped clip, we don’t see it.

And, if you look closely, you’ll see that the cropped image is softer (blurrier) than the original and edges are more likely to be stair-stepped.

RESET

how to crop an image with final cut pro

To reset a cropped image back to its default settings, open the Inspector and click the small curved arrow to the right of the word “Crop.”

SUMMARY

Trimming is used to hide portions of an image and superimpose it over another image.

Cropping is used to reframe an image, say from a medium shot to a close-up, but runs the risk of overly softening an image. The general rule is that cropping a little is OK, but don’t crop too much.

I use both these techniques frequently in my own editing.

author avatar

Benjamin Arango

Benjamin Arango is a writer and a lover of all things video.

Follow @Benjamin Arango

Benjamin Arango

Mar 27, 2024• Proven solutions

Cropping an image means to remove a portion of the image, either to hide something you don’t want the audience to see or emphasize different elements within the image. Just as Photoshop allows us to crop still images, Final Cut Pro X allows us to crop moving video clips, as you’ll learn in this article.


This is a basic tutorial about Apple Final Cut Pro X, professional video editing software. However, if video editing is new to you, consider Wondershare Filmora for Mac . This is a powerful but easy-to-use tool for users just starting out. Download the free trial version below.

Download Win VersionDownload Mac Version ](https://tools.techidaily.com/wondershare/filmora/download/ )


How to Crop an Image in Final Cut Pro X

However, before I show how this is done, I need to explain one really important fact about video: all video uses what’s called “fixed resolution.” Fixed resolution means that high-definition video is always displayed at one of two sizes:

You May Also Like: How to Crop GIF Images >>

  • 1920 x 1080 pixels
  • 1920 x 1080 pixels

Unlike still images which can be thousands of pixels on a side, video clips are locked into one of these two sizes. This means that if you crop a video clip, to remove something you don’t like, the remaining pixels are often enlarged to fill the frame. Crop too much and your video clip will look blurry, blocky, and edges will look stair-stepped.

I’ll show you two ways to crop a video clip in this article, one that maintains a high image quality but reduces the size of the frame (called “trimming”) and the other that fills the frame with the image but reduces image quality (called “cropping”). You get to pick which one works the best for you.

TRIMMING

Trimming is the process of removing portions of a video clip without changing the size of the clip. This retains the highest amount of image quality.

how to crop an image with final cut pro

For instance, here an image - courtesy of Pond5 (<www.pond5.com>). Let’s say that we want to emphasize the barn and not the sky.

how to crop an image with final cut pro

The easiest way to do this is to click the icon in the lower left corner of the Viewer and choose “Crop.”

how to crop an image with final cut pro

This displays the cropping tools in the Viewer.

how to crop an image with final cut pro

Click the Trim button to turn on Trim mode. (This article discusses Trim and Crop. I’ll cover the Ken Burns effect in a future article.)

how to crop an image with final cut pro

Grab one of the blue dots and drag to hide portions of the frame. I generally grab a corner, but any blue dot will do.

NOTE: Press and hold the Option key while dragging to drag opposite edges or corners. Press and hold the Shift key to constrain the trim to the same aspect ratio as the frame.

how to crop an image with final cut pro

Drag other corners or edges to further trim the image.

how to crop an image with final cut pro

When you have trimmed the image the way you want, click the “Done” button in the top right corner to exit trimming mode.

how to crop an image with final cut pro

If no other clip is below the trimmed clip, the background will be black.

how to crop an image with final cut pro

But, it actually isn’t black, it’s transparent. If you put another clip below it, you’ll see the lower clip underneath the trimmed image.

Trimming allows us to hide portions of a video clip, without changing the image quality of the clip that remains. However, trimming always creates transparent sections within an image.

CROPPING

Cropping allows us to select just a portion of a video clip, without creating any transparent sections, BUT, it degrades image quality.

There are several ways we can choose to crop an image:

how to crop an image with final cut pro

  • Click the Crop icon, as we illustrated above

how to crop an image with final cut pro

  • Right-mouse click (or Control-click) inside the Viewer and choose
  • Type Shift+C

how to crop an image with final cut pro

* In the Inspector > Video tab > Crop (this option provides the most precision, but is the least intuitive to use)

how to crop an image with final cut pro

If you selected any option except the Inspector, click the Crop button in the Viewer.

how to crop an image with final cut pro

Now, drag a blue button in one of the corners. Because cropping, unlike trimming, fills the frame with the portion of the image we select, we can only move corners and the image is always sized to match the aspect ratio of our sequence.

Final Cut displays numbers at the top of the Viewer indicating how much the image has been cropped.

how to crop an image with final cut pro

Reposition the frame by grabbing inside the rectangle and dragging.

how to crop an image with final cut pro

When you are happy with the results, click the Done button in the top right corner.

how to crop an image with final cut pro

Notice that the selected portion of the image now fills the frame. Even though there is a clip below our cropped clip, we don’t see it.

And, if you look closely, you’ll see that the cropped image is softer (blurrier) than the original and edges are more likely to be stair-stepped.

RESET

how to crop an image with final cut pro

To reset a cropped image back to its default settings, open the Inspector and click the small curved arrow to the right of the word “Crop.”

SUMMARY

Trimming is used to hide portions of an image and superimpose it over another image.

Cropping is used to reframe an image, say from a medium shot to a close-up, but runs the risk of overly softening an image. The general rule is that cropping a little is OK, but don’t crop too much.

I use both these techniques frequently in my own editing.

author avatar

Benjamin Arango

Benjamin Arango is a writer and a lover of all things video.

Follow @Benjamin Arango

Chromecast Without Limits: How to Play All Video Formats (2023 Edition)

How to Stream Any Video Format to Google Chromecast

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Ollie Mattison

Mar 27, 2024• Proven solutions

Google Chromecast is a digital media player that allows you to stream MP4, WebM, MPEG-DASH, Smooth Streaming, and HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) video formats on your High Definition Television (HDTV). It requires a wireless connection using the Internet or a network-connected computer, tablet, or smartphone. You can play various multimedia content, but only Google Cast-supported formats can be streamed directly.

If you would like to play unsupported formats, such as MKV, VOB, FLV, and AVI, you will need to get a video format converter to stream movies, TV shows, and music videos with unsupported formats. We’ve picked some best video converters that you can use which also support 4K footage. Check the list of thebest 4K video converters here. In this article, you will learn about supported and unsupported video formats and how you can stream them using your Chromecast media player.

google chromecast


This article contains:


Part 1: Chromecast Supported and Unsupported Video Formats

The default Chromecast video formats are MP4 and WebM. It also supports MPEG-DASH, Smooth Streaming, and HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) video files. All other video formats are unsupported. The following information provides a brief introduction of supported and unsupported formats.

Standard supported Chromecast video formats include:

  • MP4 - MPEG 4 or MP4 video files use the standard .mp4 extension. It is most commonly used to store video and audio files.
  • WebM – An open video format for the web that allows everyone to stream video and audio codecs.

Some unsupported video formats include:

  • AVI – AVI (Audio Video Interleave), the most common format for audio/video data on the PC, is a multimedia container format with video and audio.
  • MKV – The Matroska Multimedia Container holds video, audio, picture, or subtitle tracks in one file.
  • FLV – Flash video formats are video files that are streamed over the Internet using the Adobe Flash Player.
  • MOV – MOV is a multimedia file format that contains one and more tracks of data, such as audio, video or text.
  • VOB – VOB (Video Object) files are DVD-Video file formats that contain digital video audio, audio, and subtitles relevant to DVDs.
  • 3G2 – This is a video container file for audio, video, and text that is an extension of MP4.

What are the differences between each format? Check What’s Video Format?

Since Chromecast only supports few video formats, it is recommended that you get avideo streaming application that allows you to stream unsupported formats, such as M2TS, 3GP, DIVX, RM, RMVB, ASF, TS, DV, F4V, OGV, TOD. Wondershare Video Converter for example allows you to use Chromecast to stream unsupported formats through your Windows computer to your television.


Part 2: Three Ways to Stream Supported Videos

There are various ways that you can stream supported videos using your Chromecast media player, but here you will learn three of the most commonly used methods. You will learn how to connect using a computer, mobile device, and through the YouTube app.

1.Connect with your Mobile device

To stream videos using your mobile device, you will need to download and open the Chromecast app on your Android or iOS smartphone or tablet using Google Play or the App Store. The Chromecast app is available for Android tablets and smartphones through Google Play and for iPhones and iPads in the App store.

Note: You should ensure that your mobile device is connected to your Wi-Fi and not your mobile network. Also, you must have the latest app installed and be on the same network as your Chromecast digital media player.

2.Connect with your Computer

Chromecast allows you to stream videos on your TV using your Mac or PC running the Chrome browser. This is the only browser that Chromecast is compatible with. Follow the instructions below to connect with your computer.

Step 1. Open the Chrome browser on your computer and then set up Chromecast.

cast video

Step 2. Download the Chromecast app to your computer.

Step 3. Select the instruction below that is applicable to your computer.

i. On your Windows computer, Save the file, run the Chromecast app and follow the prompts to complete setting up Chromecast.
ii. On your Mac OS X computer, drag and drop the Chromecast app into your Applications folder. You will need to open the folder, run the application, and then select the Chromecast device. Follow the instructions to complete the setup process.

3. Connect with YouTube

Follow the instructions below to download and set up YouTube to watch videos on your TV using your Chromecast device.

Step 1. Connect your Chromecast device to an available HDMI slot on your HDTV.
Step 2. When your Chromecast digital media player is securely connected to your TV you will see the Chromecast Home screen with your Wi-Fi name at the bottom of the screen.
Step 3. Now, download the YouTube app on your Android or Apple tablet or smartphone.
Step 4. Connect your Android or Apple device to the same Wi-Fi network as your Chromecast device.
Step 5. Open the YouTube app on your Android or Apple device and click the Cast button to start streaming videos.


Part 3: Comparison Methods for Streaming Supported Videos

The following chart provides a list of requirements for streaming supported videos using a computer, YouTube, and a mobile device.

| | Computer | YouTube | Mobile Devices | |
| ———————– | ———————————————- | —————————————– | ————– |
| TELEVISION | HDTV | HDTV | HDTV |
| OPERATING SYSTEM | Mac OS X 7 or higher or Windows 7 or higher | Android or iOS | Android or iOS |
| MOBILE APPLICATION | Chromecast | YouTube | Chromecast |
| INTERNET CONNECTION | Wireless | Wireless | Wireless |
| GOOGLE DEVICE | Chromecast | Chromecast | Chromecast |
| BROWSER | Chrome | | |
| MOBILE DEVICE | iPad, iPhone, and Android smartphone or Tablet | iPad, iPhone, and Android Phone or Tablet | |


Part 4: Three Ways to Stream Unsupported Videos

  • Wondershare Video Converter – It provides a powerful plugin called “Media Server” which allows you to directly stream both supported and unsupported audio and video formats to Chromecast.

Download Win VersionDownload Mac Version

  • Wondershare DreamStream Application - DreamStream allows HD streaming from PC and tablet to TV through Chromecast. It allows you to stream TV shows, movies, and music videos with any video format to your TV.

Download Win Version

  • RealPlayer Cloud– The Real Player Cloud app allows you to stream unsupported videos to your TV with your computer or mobile device.

Part 5: Comparison Methods for Streaming Unsupported Videos

The following chart provides a list of requirements for streaming unsupported videos to your TV using iDealShare video converter, RealPlayer Cloud app, and Wondershare DreamStream.

| | Wondershare Video Converter | Wondershare DreamStream Application | RealPlayer Cloud | |
| —————————————————————————– | —————————————————————————————- | ————————————————————————————————————————– | ————————————————————– |
| VIDEO FORMATS | MKV, AVI , MP4 , Apple ProRes, MOV, FLV, VOB, DAV, MPG, MXF, avchd, WTV, WMV , ASF, RMVB | MP4 , WebM, AVI , MKV , RM, RMVB, MOV, MPG, VOB, FLV , WMV, ASF, TS, M2TS, 3G2, 3GP, DIVX, DV, F4V, MTS, OGV, TOD, TP, TRP | FLV , WMV , MKV , DIVX, XVID, MOV, AVI , and MP4 . |
| AUDIO FORMATS | LAC, DTS, AIFF, APE, WAV, WMA, Apple Lossless, M4A, OGG, CAF | MP3, WMA, APE, FLAC, OGG, M4A, WAV, AC3, MP2 | Android or iOS |
| OPERATING SYSTEM | Mac OS X and Windows | Windows | Chromecast |
| PRICE | $49.95 | Free Lite, $4.99 mo. (Registered) | Free app, $4.99 to $29.99 mo. (25 to 300 GB Storage) |
| BROWSER | Firefox, Chrome, Safari, etc | All Browsers (Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer, Chrome, etc) | All Browsers (Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer, Chrome, etc) |
| MOBILE DEVICE | Windows Tablet | iPhone, iPad, Android tablet and smartphone | |

At the end of the day, streaming supported and unsupported video formats to your TV with Chromecast are easy to accomplish with any of the methods and tools discussed.

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Ollie Mattison

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Ollie Mattison

Mar 27, 2024• Proven solutions

Google Chromecast is a digital media player that allows you to stream MP4, WebM, MPEG-DASH, Smooth Streaming, and HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) video formats on your High Definition Television (HDTV). It requires a wireless connection using the Internet or a network-connected computer, tablet, or smartphone. You can play various multimedia content, but only Google Cast-supported formats can be streamed directly.

If you would like to play unsupported formats, such as MKV, VOB, FLV, and AVI, you will need to get a video format converter to stream movies, TV shows, and music videos with unsupported formats. We’ve picked some best video converters that you can use which also support 4K footage. Check the list of thebest 4K video converters here. In this article, you will learn about supported and unsupported video formats and how you can stream them using your Chromecast media player.

google chromecast


This article contains:


Part 1: Chromecast Supported and Unsupported Video Formats

The default Chromecast video formats are MP4 and WebM. It also supports MPEG-DASH, Smooth Streaming, and HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) video files. All other video formats are unsupported. The following information provides a brief introduction of supported and unsupported formats.

Standard supported Chromecast video formats include:

  • MP4 - MPEG 4 or MP4 video files use the standard .mp4 extension. It is most commonly used to store video and audio files.
  • WebM – An open video format for the web that allows everyone to stream video and audio codecs.

Some unsupported video formats include:

  • AVI – AVI (Audio Video Interleave), the most common format for audio/video data on the PC, is a multimedia container format with video and audio.
  • MKV – The Matroska Multimedia Container holds video, audio, picture, or subtitle tracks in one file.
  • FLV – Flash video formats are video files that are streamed over the Internet using the Adobe Flash Player.
  • MOV – MOV is a multimedia file format that contains one and more tracks of data, such as audio, video or text.
  • VOB – VOB (Video Object) files are DVD-Video file formats that contain digital video audio, audio, and subtitles relevant to DVDs.
  • 3G2 – This is a video container file for audio, video, and text that is an extension of MP4.

What are the differences between each format? Check What’s Video Format?

Since Chromecast only supports few video formats, it is recommended that you get avideo streaming application that allows you to stream unsupported formats, such as M2TS, 3GP, DIVX, RM, RMVB, ASF, TS, DV, F4V, OGV, TOD. Wondershare Video Converter for example allows you to use Chromecast to stream unsupported formats through your Windows computer to your television.


Part 2: Three Ways to Stream Supported Videos

There are various ways that you can stream supported videos using your Chromecast media player, but here you will learn three of the most commonly used methods. You will learn how to connect using a computer, mobile device, and through the YouTube app.

1.Connect with your Mobile device

To stream videos using your mobile device, you will need to download and open the Chromecast app on your Android or iOS smartphone or tablet using Google Play or the App Store. The Chromecast app is available for Android tablets and smartphones through Google Play and for iPhones and iPads in the App store.

Note: You should ensure that your mobile device is connected to your Wi-Fi and not your mobile network. Also, you must have the latest app installed and be on the same network as your Chromecast digital media player.

2.Connect with your Computer

Chromecast allows you to stream videos on your TV using your Mac or PC running the Chrome browser. This is the only browser that Chromecast is compatible with. Follow the instructions below to connect with your computer.

Step 1. Open the Chrome browser on your computer and then set up Chromecast.

cast video

Step 2. Download the Chromecast app to your computer.

Step 3. Select the instruction below that is applicable to your computer.

i. On your Windows computer, Save the file, run the Chromecast app and follow the prompts to complete setting up Chromecast.
ii. On your Mac OS X computer, drag and drop the Chromecast app into your Applications folder. You will need to open the folder, run the application, and then select the Chromecast device. Follow the instructions to complete the setup process.

3. Connect with YouTube

Follow the instructions below to download and set up YouTube to watch videos on your TV using your Chromecast device.

Step 1. Connect your Chromecast device to an available HDMI slot on your HDTV.
Step 2. When your Chromecast digital media player is securely connected to your TV you will see the Chromecast Home screen with your Wi-Fi name at the bottom of the screen.
Step 3. Now, download the YouTube app on your Android or Apple tablet or smartphone.
Step 4. Connect your Android or Apple device to the same Wi-Fi network as your Chromecast device.
Step 5. Open the YouTube app on your Android or Apple device and click the Cast button to start streaming videos.


Part 3: Comparison Methods for Streaming Supported Videos

The following chart provides a list of requirements for streaming supported videos using a computer, YouTube, and a mobile device.

| | Computer | YouTube | Mobile Devices | |
| ———————– | ———————————————- | —————————————– | ————– |
| TELEVISION | HDTV | HDTV | HDTV |
| OPERATING SYSTEM | Mac OS X 7 or higher or Windows 7 or higher | Android or iOS | Android or iOS |
| MOBILE APPLICATION | Chromecast | YouTube | Chromecast |
| INTERNET CONNECTION | Wireless | Wireless | Wireless |
| GOOGLE DEVICE | Chromecast | Chromecast | Chromecast |
| BROWSER | Chrome | | |
| MOBILE DEVICE | iPad, iPhone, and Android smartphone or Tablet | iPad, iPhone, and Android Phone or Tablet | |


Part 4: Three Ways to Stream Unsupported Videos

  • Wondershare Video Converter – It provides a powerful plugin called “Media Server” which allows you to directly stream both supported and unsupported audio and video formats to Chromecast.

Download Win VersionDownload Mac Version

  • Wondershare DreamStream Application - DreamStream allows HD streaming from PC and tablet to TV through Chromecast. It allows you to stream TV shows, movies, and music videos with any video format to your TV.

Download Win Version

  • RealPlayer Cloud– The Real Player Cloud app allows you to stream unsupported videos to your TV with your computer or mobile device.

Part 5: Comparison Methods for Streaming Unsupported Videos

The following chart provides a list of requirements for streaming unsupported videos to your TV using iDealShare video converter, RealPlayer Cloud app, and Wondershare DreamStream.

| | Wondershare Video Converter | Wondershare DreamStream Application | RealPlayer Cloud | |
| —————————————————————————– | —————————————————————————————- | ————————————————————————————————————————– | ————————————————————– |
| VIDEO FORMATS | MKV, AVI , MP4 , Apple ProRes, MOV, FLV, VOB, DAV, MPG, MXF, avchd, WTV, WMV , ASF, RMVB | MP4 , WebM, AVI , MKV , RM, RMVB, MOV, MPG, VOB, FLV , WMV, ASF, TS, M2TS, 3G2, 3GP, DIVX, DV, F4V, MTS, OGV, TOD, TP, TRP | FLV , WMV , MKV , DIVX, XVID, MOV, AVI , and MP4 . |
| AUDIO FORMATS | LAC, DTS, AIFF, APE, WAV, WMA, Apple Lossless, M4A, OGG, CAF | MP3, WMA, APE, FLAC, OGG, M4A, WAV, AC3, MP2 | Android or iOS |
| OPERATING SYSTEM | Mac OS X and Windows | Windows | Chromecast |
| PRICE | $49.95 | Free Lite, $4.99 mo. (Registered) | Free app, $4.99 to $29.99 mo. (25 to 300 GB Storage) |
| BROWSER | Firefox, Chrome, Safari, etc | All Browsers (Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer, Chrome, etc) | All Browsers (Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer, Chrome, etc) |
| MOBILE DEVICE | Windows Tablet | iPhone, iPad, Android tablet and smartphone | |

At the end of the day, streaming supported and unsupported video formats to your TV with Chromecast are easy to accomplish with any of the methods and tools discussed.

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Mar 27, 2024• Proven solutions

Google Chromecast is a digital media player that allows you to stream MP4, WebM, MPEG-DASH, Smooth Streaming, and HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) video formats on your High Definition Television (HDTV). It requires a wireless connection using the Internet or a network-connected computer, tablet, or smartphone. You can play various multimedia content, but only Google Cast-supported formats can be streamed directly.

If you would like to play unsupported formats, such as MKV, VOB, FLV, and AVI, you will need to get a video format converter to stream movies, TV shows, and music videos with unsupported formats. We’ve picked some best video converters that you can use which also support 4K footage. Check the list of thebest 4K video converters here. In this article, you will learn about supported and unsupported video formats and how you can stream them using your Chromecast media player.

google chromecast


This article contains:


Part 1: Chromecast Supported and Unsupported Video Formats

The default Chromecast video formats are MP4 and WebM. It also supports MPEG-DASH, Smooth Streaming, and HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) video files. All other video formats are unsupported. The following information provides a brief introduction of supported and unsupported formats.

Standard supported Chromecast video formats include:

  • MP4 - MPEG 4 or MP4 video files use the standard .mp4 extension. It is most commonly used to store video and audio files.
  • WebM – An open video format for the web that allows everyone to stream video and audio codecs.

Some unsupported video formats include:

  • AVI – AVI (Audio Video Interleave), the most common format for audio/video data on the PC, is a multimedia container format with video and audio.
  • MKV – The Matroska Multimedia Container holds video, audio, picture, or subtitle tracks in one file.
  • FLV – Flash video formats are video files that are streamed over the Internet using the Adobe Flash Player.
  • MOV – MOV is a multimedia file format that contains one and more tracks of data, such as audio, video or text.
  • VOB – VOB (Video Object) files are DVD-Video file formats that contain digital video audio, audio, and subtitles relevant to DVDs.
  • 3G2 – This is a video container file for audio, video, and text that is an extension of MP4.

What are the differences between each format? Check What’s Video Format?

Since Chromecast only supports few video formats, it is recommended that you get avideo streaming application that allows you to stream unsupported formats, such as M2TS, 3GP, DIVX, RM, RMVB, ASF, TS, DV, F4V, OGV, TOD. Wondershare Video Converter for example allows you to use Chromecast to stream unsupported formats through your Windows computer to your television.


Part 2: Three Ways to Stream Supported Videos

There are various ways that you can stream supported videos using your Chromecast media player, but here you will learn three of the most commonly used methods. You will learn how to connect using a computer, mobile device, and through the YouTube app.

1.Connect with your Mobile device

To stream videos using your mobile device, you will need to download and open the Chromecast app on your Android or iOS smartphone or tablet using Google Play or the App Store. The Chromecast app is available for Android tablets and smartphones through Google Play and for iPhones and iPads in the App store.

Note: You should ensure that your mobile device is connected to your Wi-Fi and not your mobile network. Also, you must have the latest app installed and be on the same network as your Chromecast digital media player.

2.Connect with your Computer

Chromecast allows you to stream videos on your TV using your Mac or PC running the Chrome browser. This is the only browser that Chromecast is compatible with. Follow the instructions below to connect with your computer.

Step 1. Open the Chrome browser on your computer and then set up Chromecast.

cast video

Step 2. Download the Chromecast app to your computer.

Step 3. Select the instruction below that is applicable to your computer.

i. On your Windows computer, Save the file, run the Chromecast app and follow the prompts to complete setting up Chromecast.
ii. On your Mac OS X computer, drag and drop the Chromecast app into your Applications folder. You will need to open the folder, run the application, and then select the Chromecast device. Follow the instructions to complete the setup process.

3. Connect with YouTube

Follow the instructions below to download and set up YouTube to watch videos on your TV using your Chromecast device.

Step 1. Connect your Chromecast device to an available HDMI slot on your HDTV.
Step 2. When your Chromecast digital media player is securely connected to your TV you will see the Chromecast Home screen with your Wi-Fi name at the bottom of the screen.
Step 3. Now, download the YouTube app on your Android or Apple tablet or smartphone.
Step 4. Connect your Android or Apple device to the same Wi-Fi network as your Chromecast device.
Step 5. Open the YouTube app on your Android or Apple device and click the Cast button to start streaming videos.


Part 3: Comparison Methods for Streaming Supported Videos

The following chart provides a list of requirements for streaming supported videos using a computer, YouTube, and a mobile device.

| | Computer | YouTube | Mobile Devices | |
| ———————– | ———————————————- | —————————————– | ————– |
| TELEVISION | HDTV | HDTV | HDTV |
| OPERATING SYSTEM | Mac OS X 7 or higher or Windows 7 or higher | Android or iOS | Android or iOS |
| MOBILE APPLICATION | Chromecast | YouTube | Chromecast |
| INTERNET CONNECTION | Wireless | Wireless | Wireless |
| GOOGLE DEVICE | Chromecast | Chromecast | Chromecast |
| BROWSER | Chrome | | |
| MOBILE DEVICE | iPad, iPhone, and Android smartphone or Tablet | iPad, iPhone, and Android Phone or Tablet | |


Part 4: Three Ways to Stream Unsupported Videos

  • Wondershare Video Converter – It provides a powerful plugin called “Media Server” which allows you to directly stream both supported and unsupported audio and video formats to Chromecast.

Download Win VersionDownload Mac Version

  • Wondershare DreamStream Application - DreamStream allows HD streaming from PC and tablet to TV through Chromecast. It allows you to stream TV shows, movies, and music videos with any video format to your TV.

Download Win Version

  • RealPlayer Cloud– The Real Player Cloud app allows you to stream unsupported videos to your TV with your computer or mobile device.

Part 5: Comparison Methods for Streaming Unsupported Videos

The following chart provides a list of requirements for streaming unsupported videos to your TV using iDealShare video converter, RealPlayer Cloud app, and Wondershare DreamStream.

| | Wondershare Video Converter | Wondershare DreamStream Application | RealPlayer Cloud | |
| —————————————————————————– | —————————————————————————————- | ————————————————————————————————————————– | ————————————————————– |
| VIDEO FORMATS | MKV, AVI , MP4 , Apple ProRes, MOV, FLV, VOB, DAV, MPG, MXF, avchd, WTV, WMV , ASF, RMVB | MP4 , WebM, AVI , MKV , RM, RMVB, MOV, MPG, VOB, FLV , WMV, ASF, TS, M2TS, 3G2, 3GP, DIVX, DV, F4V, MTS, OGV, TOD, TP, TRP | FLV , WMV , MKV , DIVX, XVID, MOV, AVI , and MP4 . |
| AUDIO FORMATS | LAC, DTS, AIFF, APE, WAV, WMA, Apple Lossless, M4A, OGG, CAF | MP3, WMA, APE, FLAC, OGG, M4A, WAV, AC3, MP2 | Android or iOS |
| OPERATING SYSTEM | Mac OS X and Windows | Windows | Chromecast |
| PRICE | $49.95 | Free Lite, $4.99 mo. (Registered) | Free app, $4.99 to $29.99 mo. (25 to 300 GB Storage) |
| BROWSER | Firefox, Chrome, Safari, etc | All Browsers (Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer, Chrome, etc) | All Browsers (Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer, Chrome, etc) |
| MOBILE DEVICE | Windows Tablet | iPhone, iPad, Android tablet and smartphone | |

At the end of the day, streaming supported and unsupported video formats to your TV with Chromecast are easy to accomplish with any of the methods and tools discussed.

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Ollie Mattison

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Ollie Mattison

Mar 27, 2024• Proven solutions

Google Chromecast is a digital media player that allows you to stream MP4, WebM, MPEG-DASH, Smooth Streaming, and HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) video formats on your High Definition Television (HDTV). It requires a wireless connection using the Internet or a network-connected computer, tablet, or smartphone. You can play various multimedia content, but only Google Cast-supported formats can be streamed directly.

If you would like to play unsupported formats, such as MKV, VOB, FLV, and AVI, you will need to get a video format converter to stream movies, TV shows, and music videos with unsupported formats. We’ve picked some best video converters that you can use which also support 4K footage. Check the list of thebest 4K video converters here. In this article, you will learn about supported and unsupported video formats and how you can stream them using your Chromecast media player.

google chromecast


This article contains:


Part 1: Chromecast Supported and Unsupported Video Formats

The default Chromecast video formats are MP4 and WebM. It also supports MPEG-DASH, Smooth Streaming, and HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) video files. All other video formats are unsupported. The following information provides a brief introduction of supported and unsupported formats.

Standard supported Chromecast video formats include:

  • MP4 - MPEG 4 or MP4 video files use the standard .mp4 extension. It is most commonly used to store video and audio files.
  • WebM – An open video format for the web that allows everyone to stream video and audio codecs.

Some unsupported video formats include:

  • AVI – AVI (Audio Video Interleave), the most common format for audio/video data on the PC, is a multimedia container format with video and audio.
  • MKV – The Matroska Multimedia Container holds video, audio, picture, or subtitle tracks in one file.
  • FLV – Flash video formats are video files that are streamed over the Internet using the Adobe Flash Player.
  • MOV – MOV is a multimedia file format that contains one and more tracks of data, such as audio, video or text.
  • VOB – VOB (Video Object) files are DVD-Video file formats that contain digital video audio, audio, and subtitles relevant to DVDs.
  • 3G2 – This is a video container file for audio, video, and text that is an extension of MP4.

What are the differences between each format? Check What’s Video Format?

Since Chromecast only supports few video formats, it is recommended that you get avideo streaming application that allows you to stream unsupported formats, such as M2TS, 3GP, DIVX, RM, RMVB, ASF, TS, DV, F4V, OGV, TOD. Wondershare Video Converter for example allows you to use Chromecast to stream unsupported formats through your Windows computer to your television.


Part 2: Three Ways to Stream Supported Videos

There are various ways that you can stream supported videos using your Chromecast media player, but here you will learn three of the most commonly used methods. You will learn how to connect using a computer, mobile device, and through the YouTube app.

1.Connect with your Mobile device

To stream videos using your mobile device, you will need to download and open the Chromecast app on your Android or iOS smartphone or tablet using Google Play or the App Store. The Chromecast app is available for Android tablets and smartphones through Google Play and for iPhones and iPads in the App store.

Note: You should ensure that your mobile device is connected to your Wi-Fi and not your mobile network. Also, you must have the latest app installed and be on the same network as your Chromecast digital media player.

2.Connect with your Computer

Chromecast allows you to stream videos on your TV using your Mac or PC running the Chrome browser. This is the only browser that Chromecast is compatible with. Follow the instructions below to connect with your computer.

Step 1. Open the Chrome browser on your computer and then set up Chromecast.

cast video

Step 2. Download the Chromecast app to your computer.

Step 3. Select the instruction below that is applicable to your computer.

i. On your Windows computer, Save the file, run the Chromecast app and follow the prompts to complete setting up Chromecast.
ii. On your Mac OS X computer, drag and drop the Chromecast app into your Applications folder. You will need to open the folder, run the application, and then select the Chromecast device. Follow the instructions to complete the setup process.

3. Connect with YouTube

Follow the instructions below to download and set up YouTube to watch videos on your TV using your Chromecast device.

Step 1. Connect your Chromecast device to an available HDMI slot on your HDTV.
Step 2. When your Chromecast digital media player is securely connected to your TV you will see the Chromecast Home screen with your Wi-Fi name at the bottom of the screen.
Step 3. Now, download the YouTube app on your Android or Apple tablet or smartphone.
Step 4. Connect your Android or Apple device to the same Wi-Fi network as your Chromecast device.
Step 5. Open the YouTube app on your Android or Apple device and click the Cast button to start streaming videos.


Part 3: Comparison Methods for Streaming Supported Videos

The following chart provides a list of requirements for streaming supported videos using a computer, YouTube, and a mobile device.

| | Computer | YouTube | Mobile Devices | |
| ———————– | ———————————————- | —————————————– | ————– |
| TELEVISION | HDTV | HDTV | HDTV |
| OPERATING SYSTEM | Mac OS X 7 or higher or Windows 7 or higher | Android or iOS | Android or iOS |
| MOBILE APPLICATION | Chromecast | YouTube | Chromecast |
| INTERNET CONNECTION | Wireless | Wireless | Wireless |
| GOOGLE DEVICE | Chromecast | Chromecast | Chromecast |
| BROWSER | Chrome | | |
| MOBILE DEVICE | iPad, iPhone, and Android smartphone or Tablet | iPad, iPhone, and Android Phone or Tablet | |


Part 4: Three Ways to Stream Unsupported Videos

  • Wondershare Video Converter – It provides a powerful plugin called “Media Server” which allows you to directly stream both supported and unsupported audio and video formats to Chromecast.

Download Win VersionDownload Mac Version

  • Wondershare DreamStream Application - DreamStream allows HD streaming from PC and tablet to TV through Chromecast. It allows you to stream TV shows, movies, and music videos with any video format to your TV.

Download Win Version

  • RealPlayer Cloud– The Real Player Cloud app allows you to stream unsupported videos to your TV with your computer or mobile device.

Part 5: Comparison Methods for Streaming Unsupported Videos

The following chart provides a list of requirements for streaming unsupported videos to your TV using iDealShare video converter, RealPlayer Cloud app, and Wondershare DreamStream.

| | Wondershare Video Converter | Wondershare DreamStream Application | RealPlayer Cloud | |
| —————————————————————————– | —————————————————————————————- | ————————————————————————————————————————– | ————————————————————– |
| VIDEO FORMATS | MKV, AVI , MP4 , Apple ProRes, MOV, FLV, VOB, DAV, MPG, MXF, avchd, WTV, WMV , ASF, RMVB | MP4 , WebM, AVI , MKV , RM, RMVB, MOV, MPG, VOB, FLV , WMV, ASF, TS, M2TS, 3G2, 3GP, DIVX, DV, F4V, MTS, OGV, TOD, TP, TRP | FLV , WMV , MKV , DIVX, XVID, MOV, AVI , and MP4 . |
| AUDIO FORMATS | LAC, DTS, AIFF, APE, WAV, WMA, Apple Lossless, M4A, OGG, CAF | MP3, WMA, APE, FLAC, OGG, M4A, WAV, AC3, MP2 | Android or iOS |
| OPERATING SYSTEM | Mac OS X and Windows | Windows | Chromecast |
| PRICE | $49.95 | Free Lite, $4.99 mo. (Registered) | Free app, $4.99 to $29.99 mo. (25 to 300 GB Storage) |
| BROWSER | Firefox, Chrome, Safari, etc | All Browsers (Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer, Chrome, etc) | All Browsers (Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer, Chrome, etc) |
| MOBILE DEVICE | Windows Tablet | iPhone, iPad, Android tablet and smartphone | |

At the end of the day, streaming supported and unsupported video formats to your TV with Chromecast are easy to accomplish with any of the methods and tools discussed.

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The Art of Extraction: Converting Videos to Images with 10 Proven Methods

Video to Image: How to Convert Videos to Photos

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Ollie Mattison

Mar 27, 2024• Proven solutions

If a video is recorded at the standard frame rate , each second of that video will contain 24 individual images or frames. Nearly all modern video editing software products grant you access to each frame a video clip contains, which can be quite useful if you want to create a quick preview of the footage you are editing.

Even though converting a video to a photo is not something you can do, creating JPEG on PNG image files from the video you recorded with a smartphone or a professional video camera takes only a few moments of your time. Read on if you would like to learn how to extract still images from video clips in desktop-based and online video converters.

Part 1: Converting Videos to JPEG and PNG Images with Desktop Video Converters for macOS and Windows

Exporting a single frame of a video clip is an easy task even amateur photo and video editors can perform effortlessly. Mac and PC users have a broad range of options at their disposal if they want to make still images from their videos. Let’s have a look at some of the best video converters you can use to capture still frames and create JPEG or PNG files.

1. Wondershare Filmora

Filmora is a video editing software that also offers the option to capture frames of all video clips you use in your projects after you launch the Filmora video editor, import a video file that contains the frames you would like to save as still images.

To extract still images with the original high quality, you can import and place these videos to Project Media and then double-click it to preview. In the preview window, click the Camera icon located in the lower right corner to take a snapshot. It is worth noting that you can only create PNG files with this video editing software, and you may need to change the photo format if PNG isn’t your choice.

Extract PNG Image from Filmora9

Alternatively, you can use the CTRL+ALT+S keyboard shortcut to take a snapshot of the frame in a video clip. The image you created will be added to the Media tab automatically, and you can proceed to right-click on it and select the Reveal in Explorer option to gain access to the original file.

To extract still image from the video frame by frame, you can add the media asset to the timeline and use the playhead to find the frame you would like to extract from the video. When done, leave the playhead at the location on the timeline where the frame is located, and then click on the Snapshot icon.

Below is the video tutorial about how to convert Video to Images Filmora.

Download Win VersionDownload Mac Version ](https://tools.techidaily.com/wondershare/filmora/download/ )

2. Adobe Photoshop

This is arguably the best photo editing software ever created that grants you access to all the tools you need to manipulate pictures as you see fit. Adobe Photoshop also enables its users to edit videos, although in a limited capacity. In order to turn a video into a series of separate frames, you just have to import a video file into Adobe Photoshop by clicking on the file menu and selecting the Import option.

Convert Video to Image in Photoshop

The video clip is going to be displayed on the timeline that is located at the bottom of the screen and you just have to specify the segment of that file you would like to break down into frames. You can do this by dragging the handles located above the video clip that allows you to set the start and end of the work area.

Render Video to convert to Images in PS

When done, head over to the File menu, and select the Render Video option from the Export submenu. After the Render Video window pops up on the screen, you have to change the Adobe Media Encoder option to Photoshop Image Sequence and then click on the Render button. You should keep in mind that the photo editor is going to create separate image files for all the frames that were within the work area you defined, which is why it is important to reduce the work area to the minimum in order to avoid generating hundreds of JPEG images.

3. VLC Media Player

Extracting still frames with VLC media players is a technical process that will require some understanding of the video editing process. Even so, you can still use this open-source software to generate PNG or JPEG files from your videos.

Convert video to image Preferences  in VCL

Select the Preferences option from the Tools menu and then click on the Video tab. Make sure that the All option is selected under Show Settings and scroll down until you find the Filters option and expand this menu. Locate the Scene Filter, click on it and then proceed to specify the format in which your images are going to be saved and adjust the Recording Ratio.

Click on the Save button to confirm the changes, then go back to the Filter submenu, and this time you should click on it rather than expand it. Locate the Scene Video filter, make sure that the checkbox next to it is selected, and click OK to complete the process.

Convert video to image Preferences  in VCL

Next time you play a video in VLC the media player will automatically capture still frames at the recording ratio you specified.

4. Free Video to JPEG Converter

If you are looking for a quick and free way to create still images from videos, this Windows-based tool is one of the least complicated options PC users have at their disposal. After you open Free Video to JPEG Converter you just have to click on the Add Files button and import a video from which you would like to extract still frames.

Free Video to JPEG Converter

You can then specify the frequency at which frames are going to be extracted and see the total number of frames that are going to be created from your video. Afterward, you just have to specify the location at which the still frames are going to be saved and click on the Convert button.

5. Virtual Dub

Before you can start extracting still frames from videos with Virtual Dub, you must first install the FFMpeg plugin pack because this video converter cannot open common video file formats like MP4 or MOV. Installing this plugin can get a little technical, but it is far from being complicated. Afterward, you just have to launch Virtual Dub and import the video you would like to use to create JPEG files by clicking on the File menu and selecting the Open option.

 Convert Video to Image Virtual Dub

Select the Frame Rate option from the Video menu and make sure that the checkbox next to the Decimate by setting is selected. Insert the frequency at which still frames are going to be captured into the box next to the Decimate by setting and click on the OK button. Head over to the File menu and select the Image Sequence option from the Export submenu. Before you start extracting still frames from a video you just have to select the file format of the output files, and then wait for Virtual Dub to complete the process.

Part 2: Converting Videos to JPEG or PNG Images Online

In case you don’t have access to a video or photo editing software and the process of extracting still frames from videos with VLC Media Player or Virtual Dub is too technical for you, there are a number of online solutions you can try. Here are some of the best web-based platforms you can use to convert videos to JPEG or PNG images.

1. Online-Convert

This file conversion platform enables you to convert audio files, documents, and eBooks, but its video to photo conversion options are not the best. You have to select the Image Converter tool and then choose the output format of the images you want to extract from the video. You can then upload a video file from Dropbox, Google Drive, or your computer’s hard drive.

 Convert Video to Image Online-Convert

Before the conversion, you can adjust the Quality Settings and choose if the compression is going to be high, medium, or low, but you must be logged in to save these changes. Click on the Start Conversion button when ready, and wait for the platform to process your video. Each frame of the video you uploaded is going to be converted into a photo and you can choose how many images you want to download or delete.

2. AConvert

Converting virtually any type of file with AConvert is easy, which means that you won’t have much trouble extracting JPEG files from your video. After you arrive at AConvert’s home page, you just have to click on the Image option and then choose if you want to import a file from your computer or cloud storage. The maximum size of the video file you can upload to AConvert is limited to just 200MB.

 Convert Video to Image Online-Convert

Once the video file you selected is uploaded to the platform you can choose the output file format and decide if you want to resize the images during the conversion or keep their original size. Click on the Convert Now button and then download the image files once the still frames are extracted from the video.

3. Online Converter

Online Converter offers a variety of image conversion options and it even enables you to convert raw format photos into JPEGs. Its Video to JPEG tool supports nearly all common video file formats, which enables you to extract still frames from videos without having to worry about their compatibility with this tool. You can either upload a video via URL or from a local hard drive, but its size cannot be larger than 200 MB.

   Online-Convert video to JPG

The platform lets you choose if you want to cut a video clip, change its frame size or adjust its quality. Once you fine-tune all the settings click on the Convert button to start creating JPEG files from a video and then download the images to your computer.

4. IMG2GO

Editing or converting images with IMG2GO doesn’t require you to have any previous experience, since all the tools this platform offers are easy to use. Convert to JPEG tool can break down an entire video clip into photos in just a few moments. All you have to do is upload a file to the platform, adjust the settings and click on the Start button that is located at the bottom of the page.

  IMG2GO Free Online JPG Converter

The number of JPEG files IMG2GO will generate depends on the duration of the clip, which is the reason why it is better to extract still frames from shorter videos. Once the conversion process is completed you can choose if you want to save the images on the cloud or to a local hard drive.

5. Kapwing

Kapwing offers a collection of video editing tools you can use to merge multiple video clips together, add audio to video files or create subtitles. The Convert Video tool lets create MP3, GIF, JPEG, or MP4 files from a video file.

 Kapwing Extract Image from Video

After you upload a video to Kapwing you just have to click on the JPEG option and use the slider below the Preview Window to specify the frame you want to convert into a photo. Click on the Create button and then proceed to share the image you created on social media or download it to your computer. Keep in mind that all still frames are going to be watermarked if you are not signed in to your Kapwing account.

You may also like: How to Convert SWF to MP4 Free for Windows/Mac/Online >>

Conclusion

Extracting a still frame is a routine task that requires a minimum amount of time or effort regardless of the tool you are using to perform this task. Even so, how fast this process is going to be, depends on the video converter you choose. Which video converter do you use to convert videos to JPEG or PNG images? Leave a comment below and let us know.

author avatar

Ollie Mattison

Ollie Mattison is a writer and a lover of all things video.

Follow @Ollie Mattison

Ollie Mattison

Mar 27, 2024• Proven solutions

If a video is recorded at the standard frame rate , each second of that video will contain 24 individual images or frames. Nearly all modern video editing software products grant you access to each frame a video clip contains, which can be quite useful if you want to create a quick preview of the footage you are editing.

Even though converting a video to a photo is not something you can do, creating JPEG on PNG image files from the video you recorded with a smartphone or a professional video camera takes only a few moments of your time. Read on if you would like to learn how to extract still images from video clips in desktop-based and online video converters.

Part 1: Converting Videos to JPEG and PNG Images with Desktop Video Converters for macOS and Windows

Exporting a single frame of a video clip is an easy task even amateur photo and video editors can perform effortlessly. Mac and PC users have a broad range of options at their disposal if they want to make still images from their videos. Let’s have a look at some of the best video converters you can use to capture still frames and create JPEG or PNG files.

1. Wondershare Filmora

Filmora is a video editing software that also offers the option to capture frames of all video clips you use in your projects after you launch the Filmora video editor, import a video file that contains the frames you would like to save as still images.

To extract still images with the original high quality, you can import and place these videos to Project Media and then double-click it to preview. In the preview window, click the Camera icon located in the lower right corner to take a snapshot. It is worth noting that you can only create PNG files with this video editing software, and you may need to change the photo format if PNG isn’t your choice.

Extract PNG Image from Filmora9

Alternatively, you can use the CTRL+ALT+S keyboard shortcut to take a snapshot of the frame in a video clip. The image you created will be added to the Media tab automatically, and you can proceed to right-click on it and select the Reveal in Explorer option to gain access to the original file.

To extract still image from the video frame by frame, you can add the media asset to the timeline and use the playhead to find the frame you would like to extract from the video. When done, leave the playhead at the location on the timeline where the frame is located, and then click on the Snapshot icon.

Below is the video tutorial about how to convert Video to Images Filmora.

Download Win VersionDownload Mac Version ](https://tools.techidaily.com/wondershare/filmora/download/ )

2. Adobe Photoshop

This is arguably the best photo editing software ever created that grants you access to all the tools you need to manipulate pictures as you see fit. Adobe Photoshop also enables its users to edit videos, although in a limited capacity. In order to turn a video into a series of separate frames, you just have to import a video file into Adobe Photoshop by clicking on the file menu and selecting the Import option.

Convert Video to Image in Photoshop

The video clip is going to be displayed on the timeline that is located at the bottom of the screen and you just have to specify the segment of that file you would like to break down into frames. You can do this by dragging the handles located above the video clip that allows you to set the start and end of the work area.

Render Video to convert to Images in PS

When done, head over to the File menu, and select the Render Video option from the Export submenu. After the Render Video window pops up on the screen, you have to change the Adobe Media Encoder option to Photoshop Image Sequence and then click on the Render button. You should keep in mind that the photo editor is going to create separate image files for all the frames that were within the work area you defined, which is why it is important to reduce the work area to the minimum in order to avoid generating hundreds of JPEG images.

3. VLC Media Player

Extracting still frames with VLC media players is a technical process that will require some understanding of the video editing process. Even so, you can still use this open-source software to generate PNG or JPEG files from your videos.

Convert video to image Preferences  in VCL

Select the Preferences option from the Tools menu and then click on the Video tab. Make sure that the All option is selected under Show Settings and scroll down until you find the Filters option and expand this menu. Locate the Scene Filter, click on it and then proceed to specify the format in which your images are going to be saved and adjust the Recording Ratio.

Click on the Save button to confirm the changes, then go back to the Filter submenu, and this time you should click on it rather than expand it. Locate the Scene Video filter, make sure that the checkbox next to it is selected, and click OK to complete the process.

Convert video to image Preferences  in VCL

Next time you play a video in VLC the media player will automatically capture still frames at the recording ratio you specified.

4. Free Video to JPEG Converter

If you are looking for a quick and free way to create still images from videos, this Windows-based tool is one of the least complicated options PC users have at their disposal. After you open Free Video to JPEG Converter you just have to click on the Add Files button and import a video from which you would like to extract still frames.

Free Video to JPEG Converter

You can then specify the frequency at which frames are going to be extracted and see the total number of frames that are going to be created from your video. Afterward, you just have to specify the location at which the still frames are going to be saved and click on the Convert button.

5. Virtual Dub

Before you can start extracting still frames from videos with Virtual Dub, you must first install the FFMpeg plugin pack because this video converter cannot open common video file formats like MP4 or MOV. Installing this plugin can get a little technical, but it is far from being complicated. Afterward, you just have to launch Virtual Dub and import the video you would like to use to create JPEG files by clicking on the File menu and selecting the Open option.

 Convert Video to Image Virtual Dub

Select the Frame Rate option from the Video menu and make sure that the checkbox next to the Decimate by setting is selected. Insert the frequency at which still frames are going to be captured into the box next to the Decimate by setting and click on the OK button. Head over to the File menu and select the Image Sequence option from the Export submenu. Before you start extracting still frames from a video you just have to select the file format of the output files, and then wait for Virtual Dub to complete the process.

Part 2: Converting Videos to JPEG or PNG Images Online

In case you don’t have access to a video or photo editing software and the process of extracting still frames from videos with VLC Media Player or Virtual Dub is too technical for you, there are a number of online solutions you can try. Here are some of the best web-based platforms you can use to convert videos to JPEG or PNG images.

1. Online-Convert

This file conversion platform enables you to convert audio files, documents, and eBooks, but its video to photo conversion options are not the best. You have to select the Image Converter tool and then choose the output format of the images you want to extract from the video. You can then upload a video file from Dropbox, Google Drive, or your computer’s hard drive.

 Convert Video to Image Online-Convert

Before the conversion, you can adjust the Quality Settings and choose if the compression is going to be high, medium, or low, but you must be logged in to save these changes. Click on the Start Conversion button when ready, and wait for the platform to process your video. Each frame of the video you uploaded is going to be converted into a photo and you can choose how many images you want to download or delete.

2. AConvert

Converting virtually any type of file with AConvert is easy, which means that you won’t have much trouble extracting JPEG files from your video. After you arrive at AConvert’s home page, you just have to click on the Image option and then choose if you want to import a file from your computer or cloud storage. The maximum size of the video file you can upload to AConvert is limited to just 200MB.

 Convert Video to Image Online-Convert

Once the video file you selected is uploaded to the platform you can choose the output file format and decide if you want to resize the images during the conversion or keep their original size. Click on the Convert Now button and then download the image files once the still frames are extracted from the video.

3. Online Converter

Online Converter offers a variety of image conversion options and it even enables you to convert raw format photos into JPEGs. Its Video to JPEG tool supports nearly all common video file formats, which enables you to extract still frames from videos without having to worry about their compatibility with this tool. You can either upload a video via URL or from a local hard drive, but its size cannot be larger than 200 MB.

   Online-Convert video to JPG

The platform lets you choose if you want to cut a video clip, change its frame size or adjust its quality. Once you fine-tune all the settings click on the Convert button to start creating JPEG files from a video and then download the images to your computer.

4. IMG2GO

Editing or converting images with IMG2GO doesn’t require you to have any previous experience, since all the tools this platform offers are easy to use. Convert to JPEG tool can break down an entire video clip into photos in just a few moments. All you have to do is upload a file to the platform, adjust the settings and click on the Start button that is located at the bottom of the page.

  IMG2GO Free Online JPG Converter

The number of JPEG files IMG2GO will generate depends on the duration of the clip, which is the reason why it is better to extract still frames from shorter videos. Once the conversion process is completed you can choose if you want to save the images on the cloud or to a local hard drive.

5. Kapwing

Kapwing offers a collection of video editing tools you can use to merge multiple video clips together, add audio to video files or create subtitles. The Convert Video tool lets create MP3, GIF, JPEG, or MP4 files from a video file.

 Kapwing Extract Image from Video

After you upload a video to Kapwing you just have to click on the JPEG option and use the slider below the Preview Window to specify the frame you want to convert into a photo. Click on the Create button and then proceed to share the image you created on social media or download it to your computer. Keep in mind that all still frames are going to be watermarked if you are not signed in to your Kapwing account.

You may also like: How to Convert SWF to MP4 Free for Windows/Mac/Online >>

Conclusion

Extracting a still frame is a routine task that requires a minimum amount of time or effort regardless of the tool you are using to perform this task. Even so, how fast this process is going to be, depends on the video converter you choose. Which video converter do you use to convert videos to JPEG or PNG images? Leave a comment below and let us know.

author avatar

Ollie Mattison

Ollie Mattison is a writer and a lover of all things video.

Follow @Ollie Mattison

Ollie Mattison

Mar 27, 2024• Proven solutions

If a video is recorded at the standard frame rate , each second of that video will contain 24 individual images or frames. Nearly all modern video editing software products grant you access to each frame a video clip contains, which can be quite useful if you want to create a quick preview of the footage you are editing.

Even though converting a video to a photo is not something you can do, creating JPEG on PNG image files from the video you recorded with a smartphone or a professional video camera takes only a few moments of your time. Read on if you would like to learn how to extract still images from video clips in desktop-based and online video converters.

Part 1: Converting Videos to JPEG and PNG Images with Desktop Video Converters for macOS and Windows

Exporting a single frame of a video clip is an easy task even amateur photo and video editors can perform effortlessly. Mac and PC users have a broad range of options at their disposal if they want to make still images from their videos. Let’s have a look at some of the best video converters you can use to capture still frames and create JPEG or PNG files.

1. Wondershare Filmora

Filmora is a video editing software that also offers the option to capture frames of all video clips you use in your projects after you launch the Filmora video editor, import a video file that contains the frames you would like to save as still images.

To extract still images with the original high quality, you can import and place these videos to Project Media and then double-click it to preview. In the preview window, click the Camera icon located in the lower right corner to take a snapshot. It is worth noting that you can only create PNG files with this video editing software, and you may need to change the photo format if PNG isn’t your choice.

Extract PNG Image from Filmora9

Alternatively, you can use the CTRL+ALT+S keyboard shortcut to take a snapshot of the frame in a video clip. The image you created will be added to the Media tab automatically, and you can proceed to right-click on it and select the Reveal in Explorer option to gain access to the original file.

To extract still image from the video frame by frame, you can add the media asset to the timeline and use the playhead to find the frame you would like to extract from the video. When done, leave the playhead at the location on the timeline where the frame is located, and then click on the Snapshot icon.

Below is the video tutorial about how to convert Video to Images Filmora.

Download Win VersionDownload Mac Version ](https://tools.techidaily.com/wondershare/filmora/download/ )

2. Adobe Photoshop

This is arguably the best photo editing software ever created that grants you access to all the tools you need to manipulate pictures as you see fit. Adobe Photoshop also enables its users to edit videos, although in a limited capacity. In order to turn a video into a series of separate frames, you just have to import a video file into Adobe Photoshop by clicking on the file menu and selecting the Import option.

Convert Video to Image in Photoshop

The video clip is going to be displayed on the timeline that is located at the bottom of the screen and you just have to specify the segment of that file you would like to break down into frames. You can do this by dragging the handles located above the video clip that allows you to set the start and end of the work area.

Render Video to convert to Images in PS

When done, head over to the File menu, and select the Render Video option from the Export submenu. After the Render Video window pops up on the screen, you have to change the Adobe Media Encoder option to Photoshop Image Sequence and then click on the Render button. You should keep in mind that the photo editor is going to create separate image files for all the frames that were within the work area you defined, which is why it is important to reduce the work area to the minimum in order to avoid generating hundreds of JPEG images.

3. VLC Media Player

Extracting still frames with VLC media players is a technical process that will require some understanding of the video editing process. Even so, you can still use this open-source software to generate PNG or JPEG files from your videos.

Convert video to image Preferences  in VCL

Select the Preferences option from the Tools menu and then click on the Video tab. Make sure that the All option is selected under Show Settings and scroll down until you find the Filters option and expand this menu. Locate the Scene Filter, click on it and then proceed to specify the format in which your images are going to be saved and adjust the Recording Ratio.

Click on the Save button to confirm the changes, then go back to the Filter submenu, and this time you should click on it rather than expand it. Locate the Scene Video filter, make sure that the checkbox next to it is selected, and click OK to complete the process.

Convert video to image Preferences  in VCL

Next time you play a video in VLC the media player will automatically capture still frames at the recording ratio you specified.

4. Free Video to JPEG Converter

If you are looking for a quick and free way to create still images from videos, this Windows-based tool is one of the least complicated options PC users have at their disposal. After you open Free Video to JPEG Converter you just have to click on the Add Files button and import a video from which you would like to extract still frames.

Free Video to JPEG Converter

You can then specify the frequency at which frames are going to be extracted and see the total number of frames that are going to be created from your video. Afterward, you just have to specify the location at which the still frames are going to be saved and click on the Convert button.

5. Virtual Dub

Before you can start extracting still frames from videos with Virtual Dub, you must first install the FFMpeg plugin pack because this video converter cannot open common video file formats like MP4 or MOV. Installing this plugin can get a little technical, but it is far from being complicated. Afterward, you just have to launch Virtual Dub and import the video you would like to use to create JPEG files by clicking on the File menu and selecting the Open option.

 Convert Video to Image Virtual Dub

Select the Frame Rate option from the Video menu and make sure that the checkbox next to the Decimate by setting is selected. Insert the frequency at which still frames are going to be captured into the box next to the Decimate by setting and click on the OK button. Head over to the File menu and select the Image Sequence option from the Export submenu. Before you start extracting still frames from a video you just have to select the file format of the output files, and then wait for Virtual Dub to complete the process.

Part 2: Converting Videos to JPEG or PNG Images Online

In case you don’t have access to a video or photo editing software and the process of extracting still frames from videos with VLC Media Player or Virtual Dub is too technical for you, there are a number of online solutions you can try. Here are some of the best web-based platforms you can use to convert videos to JPEG or PNG images.

1. Online-Convert

This file conversion platform enables you to convert audio files, documents, and eBooks, but its video to photo conversion options are not the best. You have to select the Image Converter tool and then choose the output format of the images you want to extract from the video. You can then upload a video file from Dropbox, Google Drive, or your computer’s hard drive.

 Convert Video to Image Online-Convert

Before the conversion, you can adjust the Quality Settings and choose if the compression is going to be high, medium, or low, but you must be logged in to save these changes. Click on the Start Conversion button when ready, and wait for the platform to process your video. Each frame of the video you uploaded is going to be converted into a photo and you can choose how many images you want to download or delete.

2. AConvert

Converting virtually any type of file with AConvert is easy, which means that you won’t have much trouble extracting JPEG files from your video. After you arrive at AConvert’s home page, you just have to click on the Image option and then choose if you want to import a file from your computer or cloud storage. The maximum size of the video file you can upload to AConvert is limited to just 200MB.

 Convert Video to Image Online-Convert

Once the video file you selected is uploaded to the platform you can choose the output file format and decide if you want to resize the images during the conversion or keep their original size. Click on the Convert Now button and then download the image files once the still frames are extracted from the video.

3. Online Converter

Online Converter offers a variety of image conversion options and it even enables you to convert raw format photos into JPEGs. Its Video to JPEG tool supports nearly all common video file formats, which enables you to extract still frames from videos without having to worry about their compatibility with this tool. You can either upload a video via URL or from a local hard drive, but its size cannot be larger than 200 MB.

   Online-Convert video to JPG

The platform lets you choose if you want to cut a video clip, change its frame size or adjust its quality. Once you fine-tune all the settings click on the Convert button to start creating JPEG files from a video and then download the images to your computer.

4. IMG2GO

Editing or converting images with IMG2GO doesn’t require you to have any previous experience, since all the tools this platform offers are easy to use. Convert to JPEG tool can break down an entire video clip into photos in just a few moments. All you have to do is upload a file to the platform, adjust the settings and click on the Start button that is located at the bottom of the page.

  IMG2GO Free Online JPG Converter

The number of JPEG files IMG2GO will generate depends on the duration of the clip, which is the reason why it is better to extract still frames from shorter videos. Once the conversion process is completed you can choose if you want to save the images on the cloud or to a local hard drive.

5. Kapwing

Kapwing offers a collection of video editing tools you can use to merge multiple video clips together, add audio to video files or create subtitles. The Convert Video tool lets create MP3, GIF, JPEG, or MP4 files from a video file.

 Kapwing Extract Image from Video

After you upload a video to Kapwing you just have to click on the JPEG option and use the slider below the Preview Window to specify the frame you want to convert into a photo. Click on the Create button and then proceed to share the image you created on social media or download it to your computer. Keep in mind that all still frames are going to be watermarked if you are not signed in to your Kapwing account.

You may also like: How to Convert SWF to MP4 Free for Windows/Mac/Online >>

Conclusion

Extracting a still frame is a routine task that requires a minimum amount of time or effort regardless of the tool you are using to perform this task. Even so, how fast this process is going to be, depends on the video converter you choose. Which video converter do you use to convert videos to JPEG or PNG images? Leave a comment below and let us know.

author avatar

Ollie Mattison

Ollie Mattison is a writer and a lover of all things video.

Follow @Ollie Mattison

Ollie Mattison

Mar 27, 2024• Proven solutions

If a video is recorded at the standard frame rate , each second of that video will contain 24 individual images or frames. Nearly all modern video editing software products grant you access to each frame a video clip contains, which can be quite useful if you want to create a quick preview of the footage you are editing.

Even though converting a video to a photo is not something you can do, creating JPEG on PNG image files from the video you recorded with a smartphone or a professional video camera takes only a few moments of your time. Read on if you would like to learn how to extract still images from video clips in desktop-based and online video converters.

Part 1: Converting Videos to JPEG and PNG Images with Desktop Video Converters for macOS and Windows

Exporting a single frame of a video clip is an easy task even amateur photo and video editors can perform effortlessly. Mac and PC users have a broad range of options at their disposal if they want to make still images from their videos. Let’s have a look at some of the best video converters you can use to capture still frames and create JPEG or PNG files.

1. Wondershare Filmora

Filmora is a video editing software that also offers the option to capture frames of all video clips you use in your projects after you launch the Filmora video editor, import a video file that contains the frames you would like to save as still images.

To extract still images with the original high quality, you can import and place these videos to Project Media and then double-click it to preview. In the preview window, click the Camera icon located in the lower right corner to take a snapshot. It is worth noting that you can only create PNG files with this video editing software, and you may need to change the photo format if PNG isn’t your choice.

Extract PNG Image from Filmora9

Alternatively, you can use the CTRL+ALT+S keyboard shortcut to take a snapshot of the frame in a video clip. The image you created will be added to the Media tab automatically, and you can proceed to right-click on it and select the Reveal in Explorer option to gain access to the original file.

To extract still image from the video frame by frame, you can add the media asset to the timeline and use the playhead to find the frame you would like to extract from the video. When done, leave the playhead at the location on the timeline where the frame is located, and then click on the Snapshot icon.

Below is the video tutorial about how to convert Video to Images Filmora.

Download Win VersionDownload Mac Version ](https://tools.techidaily.com/wondershare/filmora/download/ )

2. Adobe Photoshop

This is arguably the best photo editing software ever created that grants you access to all the tools you need to manipulate pictures as you see fit. Adobe Photoshop also enables its users to edit videos, although in a limited capacity. In order to turn a video into a series of separate frames, you just have to import a video file into Adobe Photoshop by clicking on the file menu and selecting the Import option.

Convert Video to Image in Photoshop

The video clip is going to be displayed on the timeline that is located at the bottom of the screen and you just have to specify the segment of that file you would like to break down into frames. You can do this by dragging the handles located above the video clip that allows you to set the start and end of the work area.

Render Video to convert to Images in PS

When done, head over to the File menu, and select the Render Video option from the Export submenu. After the Render Video window pops up on the screen, you have to change the Adobe Media Encoder option to Photoshop Image Sequence and then click on the Render button. You should keep in mind that the photo editor is going to create separate image files for all the frames that were within the work area you defined, which is why it is important to reduce the work area to the minimum in order to avoid generating hundreds of JPEG images.

3. VLC Media Player

Extracting still frames with VLC media players is a technical process that will require some understanding of the video editing process. Even so, you can still use this open-source software to generate PNG or JPEG files from your videos.

Convert video to image Preferences  in VCL

Select the Preferences option from the Tools menu and then click on the Video tab. Make sure that the All option is selected under Show Settings and scroll down until you find the Filters option and expand this menu. Locate the Scene Filter, click on it and then proceed to specify the format in which your images are going to be saved and adjust the Recording Ratio.

Click on the Save button to confirm the changes, then go back to the Filter submenu, and this time you should click on it rather than expand it. Locate the Scene Video filter, make sure that the checkbox next to it is selected, and click OK to complete the process.

Convert video to image Preferences  in VCL

Next time you play a video in VLC the media player will automatically capture still frames at the recording ratio you specified.

4. Free Video to JPEG Converter

If you are looking for a quick and free way to create still images from videos, this Windows-based tool is one of the least complicated options PC users have at their disposal. After you open Free Video to JPEG Converter you just have to click on the Add Files button and import a video from which you would like to extract still frames.

Free Video to JPEG Converter

You can then specify the frequency at which frames are going to be extracted and see the total number of frames that are going to be created from your video. Afterward, you just have to specify the location at which the still frames are going to be saved and click on the Convert button.

5. Virtual Dub

Before you can start extracting still frames from videos with Virtual Dub, you must first install the FFMpeg plugin pack because this video converter cannot open common video file formats like MP4 or MOV. Installing this plugin can get a little technical, but it is far from being complicated. Afterward, you just have to launch Virtual Dub and import the video you would like to use to create JPEG files by clicking on the File menu and selecting the Open option.

 Convert Video to Image Virtual Dub

Select the Frame Rate option from the Video menu and make sure that the checkbox next to the Decimate by setting is selected. Insert the frequency at which still frames are going to be captured into the box next to the Decimate by setting and click on the OK button. Head over to the File menu and select the Image Sequence option from the Export submenu. Before you start extracting still frames from a video you just have to select the file format of the output files, and then wait for Virtual Dub to complete the process.

Part 2: Converting Videos to JPEG or PNG Images Online

In case you don’t have access to a video or photo editing software and the process of extracting still frames from videos with VLC Media Player or Virtual Dub is too technical for you, there are a number of online solutions you can try. Here are some of the best web-based platforms you can use to convert videos to JPEG or PNG images.

1. Online-Convert

This file conversion platform enables you to convert audio files, documents, and eBooks, but its video to photo conversion options are not the best. You have to select the Image Converter tool and then choose the output format of the images you want to extract from the video. You can then upload a video file from Dropbox, Google Drive, or your computer’s hard drive.

 Convert Video to Image Online-Convert

Before the conversion, you can adjust the Quality Settings and choose if the compression is going to be high, medium, or low, but you must be logged in to save these changes. Click on the Start Conversion button when ready, and wait for the platform to process your video. Each frame of the video you uploaded is going to be converted into a photo and you can choose how many images you want to download or delete.

2. AConvert

Converting virtually any type of file with AConvert is easy, which means that you won’t have much trouble extracting JPEG files from your video. After you arrive at AConvert’s home page, you just have to click on the Image option and then choose if you want to import a file from your computer or cloud storage. The maximum size of the video file you can upload to AConvert is limited to just 200MB.

 Convert Video to Image Online-Convert

Once the video file you selected is uploaded to the platform you can choose the output file format and decide if you want to resize the images during the conversion or keep their original size. Click on the Convert Now button and then download the image files once the still frames are extracted from the video.

3. Online Converter

Online Converter offers a variety of image conversion options and it even enables you to convert raw format photos into JPEGs. Its Video to JPEG tool supports nearly all common video file formats, which enables you to extract still frames from videos without having to worry about their compatibility with this tool. You can either upload a video via URL or from a local hard drive, but its size cannot be larger than 200 MB.

   Online-Convert video to JPG

The platform lets you choose if you want to cut a video clip, change its frame size or adjust its quality. Once you fine-tune all the settings click on the Convert button to start creating JPEG files from a video and then download the images to your computer.

4. IMG2GO

Editing or converting images with IMG2GO doesn’t require you to have any previous experience, since all the tools this platform offers are easy to use. Convert to JPEG tool can break down an entire video clip into photos in just a few moments. All you have to do is upload a file to the platform, adjust the settings and click on the Start button that is located at the bottom of the page.

  IMG2GO Free Online JPG Converter

The number of JPEG files IMG2GO will generate depends on the duration of the clip, which is the reason why it is better to extract still frames from shorter videos. Once the conversion process is completed you can choose if you want to save the images on the cloud or to a local hard drive.

5. Kapwing

Kapwing offers a collection of video editing tools you can use to merge multiple video clips together, add audio to video files or create subtitles. The Convert Video tool lets create MP3, GIF, JPEG, or MP4 files from a video file.

 Kapwing Extract Image from Video

After you upload a video to Kapwing you just have to click on the JPEG option and use the slider below the Preview Window to specify the frame you want to convert into a photo. Click on the Create button and then proceed to share the image you created on social media or download it to your computer. Keep in mind that all still frames are going to be watermarked if you are not signed in to your Kapwing account.

You may also like: How to Convert SWF to MP4 Free for Windows/Mac/Online >>

Conclusion

Extracting a still frame is a routine task that requires a minimum amount of time or effort regardless of the tool you are using to perform this task. Even so, how fast this process is going to be, depends on the video converter you choose. Which video converter do you use to convert videos to JPEG or PNG images? Leave a comment below and let us know.

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Bring Your Logo to Life: Top 10 Free Animated Logo Makers

FREE Best Top 11 Animated Logo Makers [Creative Logo Tips]

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Mar 27, 2024• Proven solutions

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Believe it or not, a logo can make or break your image easily since it represents your company. Moreover, an impressive and influential logo intro can spruce up your business and reputation. Having a great animated intro logo not just gives a creative look to your logo and presentation but can be a great strategy to engage your audience.

You have no idea how a unique idea to animate y our logo can draw you tremendous website traffic.

Therefore, through this article, we would like to introduce you to some recommended online free logo animation makers to help you make a unique animated logo.

So, let’s eliminate the need to download extra software and start using an animated logo maker.

You might also like: Some Techniques for Creating Animated Logo That Few People Know About

Part 1: What is Logo Animation

The animated logo refers to revealing your company’s, business, or brand’s logo in a spectacular 2D or 3D playful way. It’s a way in which a logo and tagline have transitions and motion effects to make your logo memorable, so you don’t need to worry about why you should use logo animation .

For example, it can be moving letters of your logo creatively or maybe characters bouncing and having a fun sound with each letter jumping, etc. An animated logo intro can be a dominant advertising tool, and showing them to the people in your presentation or video in a captivating way can make a uniques a remarkable identity.

Therefore, it becomes vital to make a logo animation worthy enough to fascinate your visitors. Let’s now talk about those animated logo makers we talked about a little earlier so that you can make yourself special and appealing.

Part 2: Free Animated Logo Maker Online

Below is a comparison table of 11 free logo animation makers. Check it out!

Logo animation software support Support 3D Features Pros
#1 Renderforest Y Neon lightroom is supported; Glass logo can be made supports Supports various effects; It has many resources to use
#2 Tube Arsenal Y Supports ink parchment; You can change logo color, size Easy to make logo animation; Fast preview
#3 Intro Maker N Various designs to make it excellent supports Supports. JPG or. PNG logo format
#4 Adobe Spark Y Beautiful typography to make many logo animation adobe Adobe family tool; Directly share it to YouTube
#5 Animaker Y You can upload your logo to edit again change Change your logo color with various choice
#6 Quince Media N Integrates with Adobe Effects perfectly Ready to use free logo animation
#7 Make Web Video N Include some free logo animation to use You can try it free to use animation
#8 Design Free Logo Y Various logo animation styles to choose 1000 3D logo animation for you
#9 Motionden Y More than 20 animate logo categories to use Easy to use for beginners
#10 Offeo Y Basically, you just need 5 steps to make an animated logo Sign up required at the first time
#11 PixTeller N Various Logo animation styles 100,000+ Shapes and 130+ Fonts to choose

1. Renderforest

First on the list is Renderforest. It is an online 3d logo animation maker that promises to offer a wide range of different animations. You can select one suitable for your video or presentation needs, or you can simply give your logo or image an interesting animated effect by Renderforest.

Renderforest free logo animation

Features:

  • This tool provides a large variety of unique logo animation designs to choose from, like shattering logo, liquid splash logo, fire logo or glass logo, etc.
  • Your logo animation can be done in minutes with this online logo animation maker.
  • It can also be called a 3D animated logo maker online since you get 3D effects too.

2. Tube Arsenal

Tube Arsenal is the next on the list that can help you easily animate your logo. It’s available 24/7, and you can create your animation in three simple steps.

Tube Arsenal animated logo maker

Features:

  • It takes no special requirement of designing skills.
  • There are a lot of animation options available with this online 3D animated logo maker.
  • It offers quick and unlimited previews.

3. Intro Maker

Here is yet another logo maker that can help effectively animate your business logo and provide a smooth output. Intro Maker can help to look your YouTube channel more professional by creatively enhancing the logo.

Features:

  • You can either use free intro or choose a paid premium version.
  • Make an animated logo within a few clicks with this online tool.
  • In addition, there are an intros catalog from which you can choose the preferred one.

intro maker logo animation software

4. Adobe Spark

Adobe Spark is a logo animation maker whose motive is to give a finishing touch to your videos by adding the best intros. Be it logo intro or video title intro, it should be creative. This is the primary concern of Adobe Spark.

Adobe Spark animated logo maker

Features:

  • This online tool provides a large number of fonts suitable for various occasions.
  • You can pick out any photo from the web or Adobe creative cloud or from anywhere to work with.
  • This animation maker provides a lot of professional themes. You can have fun with colors, fonts, and apply to your texts, photos, icons, etc.

5. Animaker

You can also use Animaker and take help to make our logos look animated in your video or presentation. This logo animation online can make an animated logo within a few steps.

Features:

  • It comes with an easy drag and drop interface.
  • You get more than 20 templates to choose from to make an animated logo.
  • It can also help in adding effects or music to an animating project of yours.

Animaker animated logo maker

6. Quince Media

Quince Media is sixth on the list for which you don’t need to pay any money since it’s a free logo animation maker. You need to upload your logo image in vector or PNG format.

Features:

  • From sandy to the moon to sunset effect and design, it has all that can ever be needed for better logo animation.
  • This tool promises to send you a logo animation video when to send logo design to Quince Media.

Quince Media animated logo maker

7. Make Web Video

Make Web Video is one of the best online logo animation tools available in the market. Along with providing cool designs, it works professionally like other expensive software.

Features:

  • Although it’s free to use, it has many beautiful paid templates that are worth giving a try.
  • You can modify the color and tempo of the videos.
  • No technical knowledge is needed, and the process gets complete in just 0 minutes.

Make Web Video logo animation maker

This toll is also among the free and creative 3D animated logo makers online. You can either look for 3D logo samples from the gallery and choose the appropriate logo for your company or create one on your own using the amazing presets that this web app offers you.

Features:

  • It offers you a huge catalog of free, predefined, and customizable 3D logo samples.
  • Even novice users can easily customize or create their very own 3D logos.

Design Free Logo

9. Motionden

This is a user-friendly animated logo maker, which means even beginners can make logo animation easily. There are various templates you can use, including dark smoke, fire red, serenity, and more. It is cloud-based, so you can use it on all devices.

Features:

  • Various templates to use for beginners.
  • The best-animated logo maker for using it on the phone, desktop, and tablet.

animated logo maker logo animation maker

10. Offeo

Its interface is simple to use with powerful functions. The whole style is hi-tech and cutting-edge, so this one is the best choice if your company is young and energetic. The logo animation processing can be done in 5 steps.

Features:

  • You need to sign in when you use it the first time.
  • It includes various fun and interesting templates.

Offeo

11. PixTeller

PixTeller animated logo maker helps you create engaging and unique custom video animated logos for your business or personal brand. With an interface similar to Adobe Flash, it is easy and intuitive to create motion for any element of the logo.

Features:

  • Frame by frame timeline that helps you create motion between 2 frames of the same element.
  • It offers 100,000+ Shapes and 130+ Fonts to choose from when creating a logo.
  • Many free templates that anyone can use and customize.
  • It has very useful and unique filters like letter spacing, line height, shadow, border, warp, blur, concave and convex, noise, pixelate, and even skew effects.
  • The download options are MP4 or GIF.
  • Additionally, you can loop the animation on download or change its speed and make it faster or slower, so you don’t have to modify the timeline of the animated logo.

Video tends to grab people’s attention fast. If you want to let more people know about your business, an animated logo is a must. Below is the reason for you to animate a logo.

1. Let your business competitive

Nowadays, videos are everywhere on the Internet . More traffic will come to video, which means your brand and product will get more exposure.

In some way, video is what we need to make in a company. An animated logo can grab user attention quickly. You need to make a beautiful and engaging animated logo to let people have a good first impression.

make business competitive

2. More choices to express your business

An animated logo will give you more choices to build brand awareness .

As video editing is highly developed, you can add shadow, line, and much more to an animated logo. You can also add visual effects to the logo and adjust its color. You can give so much more you can imagine. An animated logo is also easy to make compared with traditional logos.

express your business with logo

You don’t want people to watch a long animated logo video as viewers need to wait for a long time to know your real meaning. You just need to make an animated logo as short as possible. However, shortness doesn’t mean it is plain. You can still express brand and product meaning very well with beautiful design and reasonable logo shape. To do that, you need to understand the meaning behind your logo.

short and beautiful animated logo

2. Which animated style do you want

Before making an animated logo, it is better to know how your logo animate. Will it be natural, wild, or excited? Each style can give your audience a different understanding of a brand. One thing you should remember is that you need to make the watching experience immersive.

You may also like: 6 Types of Animation

animated style

3. Branding your company

Whatever you do, you should keep in mind that branding comes first . An excellent animated logo can add a powerful branding impact to your company. In return, more and more people will come to your company and like it. It is a virtuous circle. If you still don’t know the importance of the brand, now it is time to animate the logo!

4. Make a good impression

A good first impression will give viewers more chances to know your company. Let’s say, if you don’t like your logo, the possibility of losing potential customers will be higher. A good impression means your animated logo quite fits the company style or the industry style, so you need to know what part of your company can arouse the user’s feelings.

good impression with logo animation

Part 5: FAQ about Animated Logo Makers

1. Which software is best for logo animation?

Logo animation software is not short on the ground. Most regular editing programs will have features that let you add an animation to your logo. We would recommend that you look at After Effects, by Adobe, since it contains numerous features specifically dealing with animation. You may even be able to use the free version of this software without paying for the whole program.

Logo animation software in aftereffects usually needs to be applied to existing footage. Otherwise, you can find it available for download by following this link.

When you are using Filmora Pro as your logo animation software, there are steps you need to take to achieve full animation. First, prepare your file by opening a new workspace with a web resolution of about 320 x 240. Select your background layer, then add in any graphics or art you have for your logo. Choose the effect you want to apply and drag and drop it, then adjust the settings in the box that pops up.

You can assign keyframes for specific actions or play with the settings to achieve the animation you had in mind.

3. How do I make an animated logo for free?

PixTeller is such an excellent service because it has logo animation software that is free to use. It allows you to work with all types of formats. So if you have a logo as a JPEG, or whether you want to draw it out in vector graphics, you can do so.

Final Verdict

We would here like to state that you can use Wondershare Filmora if you want to make a breathtaking intro video. This software is the best choice for its 2D and 3D intro logo effects package. Also, we hope that by now, you have decided which to use and started working on your logo intros. You can share with us if we missed any other logo animation maker and if you like this post. Thanks!

Download Win VersionDownload Mac Version

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Shanoon Cox

Shanoon Cox is a writer and a lover of all things video.

Follow @Shanoon Cox

Shanoon Cox

Mar 27, 2024• Proven solutions

Download Win VersionDownload Mac Version

Believe it or not, a logo can make or break your image easily since it represents your company. Moreover, an impressive and influential logo intro can spruce up your business and reputation. Having a great animated intro logo not just gives a creative look to your logo and presentation but can be a great strategy to engage your audience.

You have no idea how a unique idea to animate y our logo can draw you tremendous website traffic.

Therefore, through this article, we would like to introduce you to some recommended online free logo animation makers to help you make a unique animated logo.

So, let’s eliminate the need to download extra software and start using an animated logo maker.

You might also like: Some Techniques for Creating Animated Logo That Few People Know About

Part 1: What is Logo Animation

The animated logo refers to revealing your company’s, business, or brand’s logo in a spectacular 2D or 3D playful way. It’s a way in which a logo and tagline have transitions and motion effects to make your logo memorable, so you don’t need to worry about why you should use logo animation .

For example, it can be moving letters of your logo creatively or maybe characters bouncing and having a fun sound with each letter jumping, etc. An animated logo intro can be a dominant advertising tool, and showing them to the people in your presentation or video in a captivating way can make a uniques a remarkable identity.

Therefore, it becomes vital to make a logo animation worthy enough to fascinate your visitors. Let’s now talk about those animated logo makers we talked about a little earlier so that you can make yourself special and appealing.

Part 2: Free Animated Logo Maker Online

Below is a comparison table of 11 free logo animation makers. Check it out!

Logo animation software support Support 3D Features Pros
#1 Renderforest Y Neon lightroom is supported; Glass logo can be made supports Supports various effects; It has many resources to use
#2 Tube Arsenal Y Supports ink parchment; You can change logo color, size Easy to make logo animation; Fast preview
#3 Intro Maker N Various designs to make it excellent supports Supports. JPG or. PNG logo format
#4 Adobe Spark Y Beautiful typography to make many logo animation adobe Adobe family tool; Directly share it to YouTube
#5 Animaker Y You can upload your logo to edit again change Change your logo color with various choice
#6 Quince Media N Integrates with Adobe Effects perfectly Ready to use free logo animation
#7 Make Web Video N Include some free logo animation to use You can try it free to use animation
#8 Design Free Logo Y Various logo animation styles to choose 1000 3D logo animation for you
#9 Motionden Y More than 20 animate logo categories to use Easy to use for beginners
#10 Offeo Y Basically, you just need 5 steps to make an animated logo Sign up required at the first time
#11 PixTeller N Various Logo animation styles 100,000+ Shapes and 130+ Fonts to choose

1. Renderforest

First on the list is Renderforest. It is an online 3d logo animation maker that promises to offer a wide range of different animations. You can select one suitable for your video or presentation needs, or you can simply give your logo or image an interesting animated effect by Renderforest.

Renderforest free logo animation

Features:

  • This tool provides a large variety of unique logo animation designs to choose from, like shattering logo, liquid splash logo, fire logo or glass logo, etc.
  • Your logo animation can be done in minutes with this online logo animation maker.
  • It can also be called a 3D animated logo maker online since you get 3D effects too.

2. Tube Arsenal

Tube Arsenal is the next on the list that can help you easily animate your logo. It’s available 24/7, and you can create your animation in three simple steps.

Tube Arsenal animated logo maker

Features:

  • It takes no special requirement of designing skills.
  • There are a lot of animation options available with this online 3D animated logo maker.
  • It offers quick and unlimited previews.

3. Intro Maker

Here is yet another logo maker that can help effectively animate your business logo and provide a smooth output. Intro Maker can help to look your YouTube channel more professional by creatively enhancing the logo.

Features:

  • You can either use free intro or choose a paid premium version.
  • Make an animated logo within a few clicks with this online tool.
  • In addition, there are an intros catalog from which you can choose the preferred one.

intro maker logo animation software

4. Adobe Spark

Adobe Spark is a logo animation maker whose motive is to give a finishing touch to your videos by adding the best intros. Be it logo intro or video title intro, it should be creative. This is the primary concern of Adobe Spark.

Adobe Spark animated logo maker

Features:

  • This online tool provides a large number of fonts suitable for various occasions.
  • You can pick out any photo from the web or Adobe creative cloud or from anywhere to work with.
  • This animation maker provides a lot of professional themes. You can have fun with colors, fonts, and apply to your texts, photos, icons, etc.

5. Animaker

You can also use Animaker and take help to make our logos look animated in your video or presentation. This logo animation online can make an animated logo within a few steps.

Features:

  • It comes with an easy drag and drop interface.
  • You get more than 20 templates to choose from to make an animated logo.
  • It can also help in adding effects or music to an animating project of yours.

Animaker animated logo maker

6. Quince Media

Quince Media is sixth on the list for which you don’t need to pay any money since it’s a free logo animation maker. You need to upload your logo image in vector or PNG format.

Features:

  • From sandy to the moon to sunset effect and design, it has all that can ever be needed for better logo animation.
  • This tool promises to send you a logo animation video when to send logo design to Quince Media.

Quince Media animated logo maker

7. Make Web Video

Make Web Video is one of the best online logo animation tools available in the market. Along with providing cool designs, it works professionally like other expensive software.

Features:

  • Although it’s free to use, it has many beautiful paid templates that are worth giving a try.
  • You can modify the color and tempo of the videos.
  • No technical knowledge is needed, and the process gets complete in just 0 minutes.

Make Web Video logo animation maker

8. Design Free Logo

This toll is also among the free and creative 3D animated logo makers online. You can either look for 3D logo samples from the gallery and choose the appropriate logo for your company or create one on your own using the amazing presets that this web app offers you.

Features:

  • It offers you a huge catalog of free, predefined, and customizable 3D logo samples.
  • Even novice users can easily customize or create their very own 3D logos.

Design Free Logo

9. Motionden

This is a user-friendly animated logo maker, which means even beginners can make logo animation easily. There are various templates you can use, including dark smoke, fire red, serenity, and more. It is cloud-based, so you can use it on all devices.

Features:

  • Various templates to use for beginners.
  • The best-animated logo maker for using it on the phone, desktop, and tablet.

animated logo maker logo animation maker

10. Offeo

Its interface is simple to use with powerful functions. The whole style is hi-tech and cutting-edge, so this one is the best choice if your company is young and energetic. The logo animation processing can be done in 5 steps.

Features:

  • You need to sign in when you use it the first time.
  • It includes various fun and interesting templates.

Offeo

11. PixTeller

PixTeller animated logo maker helps you create engaging and unique custom video animated logos for your business or personal brand. With an interface similar to Adobe Flash, it is easy and intuitive to create motion for any element of the logo.

Features:

  • Frame by frame timeline that helps you create motion between 2 frames of the same element.
  • It offers 100,000+ Shapes and 130+ Fonts to choose from when creating a logo.
  • Many free templates that anyone can use and customize.
  • It has very useful and unique filters like letter spacing, line height, shadow, border, warp, blur, concave and convex, noise, pixelate, and even skew effects.
  • The download options are MP4 or GIF.
  • Additionally, you can loop the animation on download or change its speed and make it faster or slower, so you don’t have to modify the timeline of the animated logo.

Part 3: Why You Need to Make Animated Logo

Video tends to grab people’s attention fast. If you want to let more people know about your business, an animated logo is a must. Below is the reason for you to animate a logo.

1. Let your business competitive

Nowadays, videos are everywhere on the Internet . More traffic will come to video, which means your brand and product will get more exposure.

In some way, video is what we need to make in a company. An animated logo can grab user attention quickly. You need to make a beautiful and engaging animated logo to let people have a good first impression.

make business competitive

2. More choices to express your business

An animated logo will give you more choices to build brand awareness .

As video editing is highly developed, you can add shadow, line, and much more to an animated logo. You can also add visual effects to the logo and adjust its color. You can give so much more you can imagine. An animated logo is also easy to make compared with traditional logos.

express your business with logo

Part 4: 4 Tips on Making Animated Logo

1. Make a short and beautiful animated logo

You don’t want people to watch a long animated logo video as viewers need to wait for a long time to know your real meaning. You just need to make an animated logo as short as possible. However, shortness doesn’t mean it is plain. You can still express brand and product meaning very well with beautiful design and reasonable logo shape. To do that, you need to understand the meaning behind your logo.

short and beautiful animated logo

2. Which animated style do you want

Before making an animated logo, it is better to know how your logo animate. Will it be natural, wild, or excited? Each style can give your audience a different understanding of a brand. One thing you should remember is that you need to make the watching experience immersive.

You may also like: 6 Types of Animation

animated style

3. Branding your company

Whatever you do, you should keep in mind that branding comes first . An excellent animated logo can add a powerful branding impact to your company. In return, more and more people will come to your company and like it. It is a virtuous circle. If you still don’t know the importance of the brand, now it is time to animate the logo!

4. Make a good impression

A good first impression will give viewers more chances to know your company. Let’s say, if you don’t like your logo, the possibility of losing potential customers will be higher. A good impression means your animated logo quite fits the company style or the industry style, so you need to know what part of your company can arouse the user’s feelings.

good impression with logo animation

Part 5: FAQ about Animated Logo Makers

1. Which software is best for logo animation?

Logo animation software is not short on the ground. Most regular editing programs will have features that let you add an animation to your logo. We would recommend that you look at After Effects, by Adobe, since it contains numerous features specifically dealing with animation. You may even be able to use the free version of this software without paying for the whole program.

Logo animation software in aftereffects usually needs to be applied to existing footage. Otherwise, you can find it available for download by following this link.

2. How do I make an animated logo?

When you are using Filmora Pro as your logo animation software, there are steps you need to take to achieve full animation. First, prepare your file by opening a new workspace with a web resolution of about 320 x 240. Select your background layer, then add in any graphics or art you have for your logo. Choose the effect you want to apply and drag and drop it, then adjust the settings in the box that pops up.

You can assign keyframes for specific actions or play with the settings to achieve the animation you had in mind.

3. How do I make an animated logo for free?

PixTeller is such an excellent service because it has logo animation software that is free to use. It allows you to work with all types of formats. So if you have a logo as a JPEG, or whether you want to draw it out in vector graphics, you can do so.

Final Verdict

We would here like to state that you can use Wondershare Filmora if you want to make a breathtaking intro video. This software is the best choice for its 2D and 3D intro logo effects package. Also, we hope that by now, you have decided which to use and started working on your logo intros. You can share with us if we missed any other logo animation maker and if you like this post. Thanks!

Download Win VersionDownload Mac Version

author avatar

Shanoon Cox

Shanoon Cox is a writer and a lover of all things video.

Follow @Shanoon Cox

Shanoon Cox

Mar 27, 2024• Proven solutions

Download Win VersionDownload Mac Version

Believe it or not, a logo can make or break your image easily since it represents your company. Moreover, an impressive and influential logo intro can spruce up your business and reputation. Having a great animated intro logo not just gives a creative look to your logo and presentation but can be a great strategy to engage your audience.

You have no idea how a unique idea to animate y our logo can draw you tremendous website traffic.

Therefore, through this article, we would like to introduce you to some recommended online free logo animation makers to help you make a unique animated logo.

So, let’s eliminate the need to download extra software and start using an animated logo maker.

You might also like: Some Techniques for Creating Animated Logo That Few People Know About

Part 1: What is Logo Animation

The animated logo refers to revealing your company’s, business, or brand’s logo in a spectacular 2D or 3D playful way. It’s a way in which a logo and tagline have transitions and motion effects to make your logo memorable, so you don’t need to worry about why you should use logo animation .

For example, it can be moving letters of your logo creatively or maybe characters bouncing and having a fun sound with each letter jumping, etc. An animated logo intro can be a dominant advertising tool, and showing them to the people in your presentation or video in a captivating way can make a uniques a remarkable identity.

Therefore, it becomes vital to make a logo animation worthy enough to fascinate your visitors. Let’s now talk about those animated logo makers we talked about a little earlier so that you can make yourself special and appealing.

Part 2: Free Animated Logo Maker Online

Below is a comparison table of 11 free logo animation makers. Check it out!

Logo animation software support Support 3D Features Pros
#1 Renderforest Y Neon lightroom is supported; Glass logo can be made supports Supports various effects; It has many resources to use
#2 Tube Arsenal Y Supports ink parchment; You can change logo color, size Easy to make logo animation; Fast preview
#3 Intro Maker N Various designs to make it excellent supports Supports. JPG or. PNG logo format
#4 Adobe Spark Y Beautiful typography to make many logo animation adobe Adobe family tool; Directly share it to YouTube
#5 Animaker Y You can upload your logo to edit again change Change your logo color with various choice
#6 Quince Media N Integrates with Adobe Effects perfectly Ready to use free logo animation
#7 Make Web Video N Include some free logo animation to use You can try it free to use animation
#8 Design Free Logo Y Various logo animation styles to choose 1000 3D logo animation for you
#9 Motionden Y More than 20 animate logo categories to use Easy to use for beginners
#10 Offeo Y Basically, you just need 5 steps to make an animated logo Sign up required at the first time
#11 PixTeller N Various Logo animation styles 100,000+ Shapes and 130+ Fonts to choose

1. Renderforest

First on the list is Renderforest. It is an online 3d logo animation maker that promises to offer a wide range of different animations. You can select one suitable for your video or presentation needs, or you can simply give your logo or image an interesting animated effect by Renderforest.

Renderforest free logo animation

Features:

  • This tool provides a large variety of unique logo animation designs to choose from, like shattering logo, liquid splash logo, fire logo or glass logo, etc.
  • Your logo animation can be done in minutes with this online logo animation maker.
  • It can also be called a 3D animated logo maker online since you get 3D effects too.

2. Tube Arsenal

Tube Arsenal is the next on the list that can help you easily animate your logo. It’s available 24/7, and you can create your animation in three simple steps.

Tube Arsenal animated logo maker

Features:

  • It takes no special requirement of designing skills.
  • There are a lot of animation options available with this online 3D animated logo maker.
  • It offers quick and unlimited previews.

3. Intro Maker

Here is yet another logo maker that can help effectively animate your business logo and provide a smooth output. Intro Maker can help to look your YouTube channel more professional by creatively enhancing the logo.

Features:

  • You can either use free intro or choose a paid premium version.
  • Make an animated logo within a few clicks with this online tool.
  • In addition, there are an intros catalog from which you can choose the preferred one.

intro maker logo animation software

4. Adobe Spark

Adobe Spark is a logo animation maker whose motive is to give a finishing touch to your videos by adding the best intros. Be it logo intro or video title intro, it should be creative. This is the primary concern of Adobe Spark.

Adobe Spark animated logo maker

Features:

  • This online tool provides a large number of fonts suitable for various occasions.
  • You can pick out any photo from the web or Adobe creative cloud or from anywhere to work with.
  • This animation maker provides a lot of professional themes. You can have fun with colors, fonts, and apply to your texts, photos, icons, etc.

5. Animaker

You can also use Animaker and take help to make our logos look animated in your video or presentation. This logo animation online can make an animated logo within a few steps.

Features:

  • It comes with an easy drag and drop interface.
  • You get more than 20 templates to choose from to make an animated logo.
  • It can also help in adding effects or music to an animating project of yours.

Animaker animated logo maker

6. Quince Media

Quince Media is sixth on the list for which you don’t need to pay any money since it’s a free logo animation maker. You need to upload your logo image in vector or PNG format.

Features:

  • From sandy to the moon to sunset effect and design, it has all that can ever be needed for better logo animation.
  • This tool promises to send you a logo animation video when to send logo design to Quince Media.

Quince Media animated logo maker

7. Make Web Video

Make Web Video is one of the best online logo animation tools available in the market. Along with providing cool designs, it works professionally like other expensive software.

Features:

  • Although it’s free to use, it has many beautiful paid templates that are worth giving a try.
  • You can modify the color and tempo of the videos.
  • No technical knowledge is needed, and the process gets complete in just 0 minutes.

Make Web Video logo animation maker

8. Design Free Logo

This toll is also among the free and creative 3D animated logo makers online. You can either look for 3D logo samples from the gallery and choose the appropriate logo for your company or create one on your own using the amazing presets that this web app offers you.

Features:

  • It offers you a huge catalog of free, predefined, and customizable 3D logo samples.
  • Even novice users can easily customize or create their very own 3D logos.

Design Free Logo

9. Motionden

This is a user-friendly animated logo maker, which means even beginners can make logo animation easily. There are various templates you can use, including dark smoke, fire red, serenity, and more. It is cloud-based, so you can use it on all devices.

Features:

  • Various templates to use for beginners.
  • The best-animated logo maker for using it on the phone, desktop, and tablet.

animated logo maker logo animation maker

10. Offeo

Its interface is simple to use with powerful functions. The whole style is hi-tech and cutting-edge, so this one is the best choice if your company is young and energetic. The logo animation processing can be done in 5 steps.

Features:

  • You need to sign in when you use it the first time.
  • It includes various fun and interesting templates.

Offeo

11. PixTeller

PixTeller animated logo maker helps you create engaging and unique custom video animated logos for your business or personal brand. With an interface similar to Adobe Flash, it is easy and intuitive to create motion for any element of the logo.

Features:

  • Frame by frame timeline that helps you create motion between 2 frames of the same element.
  • It offers 100,000+ Shapes and 130+ Fonts to choose from when creating a logo.
  • Many free templates that anyone can use and customize.
  • It has very useful and unique filters like letter spacing, line height, shadow, border, warp, blur, concave and convex, noise, pixelate, and even skew effects.
  • The download options are MP4 or GIF.
  • Additionally, you can loop the animation on download or change its speed and make it faster or slower, so you don’t have to modify the timeline of the animated logo.

Part 3: Why You Need to Make Animated Logo

Video tends to grab people’s attention fast. If you want to let more people know about your business, an animated logo is a must. Below is the reason for you to animate a logo.

1. Let your business competitive

Nowadays, videos are everywhere on the Internet . More traffic will come to video, which means your brand and product will get more exposure.

In some way, video is what we need to make in a company. An animated logo can grab user attention quickly. You need to make a beautiful and engaging animated logo to let people have a good first impression.

make business competitive

2. More choices to express your business

An animated logo will give you more choices to build brand awareness .

As video editing is highly developed, you can add shadow, line, and much more to an animated logo. You can also add visual effects to the logo and adjust its color. You can give so much more you can imagine. An animated logo is also easy to make compared with traditional logos.

express your business with logo

Part 4: 4 Tips on Making Animated Logo

1. Make a short and beautiful animated logo

You don’t want people to watch a long animated logo video as viewers need to wait for a long time to know your real meaning. You just need to make an animated logo as short as possible. However, shortness doesn’t mean it is plain. You can still express brand and product meaning very well with beautiful design and reasonable logo shape. To do that, you need to understand the meaning behind your logo.

short and beautiful animated logo

2. Which animated style do you want

Before making an animated logo, it is better to know how your logo animate. Will it be natural, wild, or excited? Each style can give your audience a different understanding of a brand. One thing you should remember is that you need to make the watching experience immersive.

You may also like: 6 Types of Animation

animated style

3. Branding your company

Whatever you do, you should keep in mind that branding comes first . An excellent animated logo can add a powerful branding impact to your company. In return, more and more people will come to your company and like it. It is a virtuous circle. If you still don’t know the importance of the brand, now it is time to animate the logo!

4. Make a good impression

A good first impression will give viewers more chances to know your company. Let’s say, if you don’t like your logo, the possibility of losing potential customers will be higher. A good impression means your animated logo quite fits the company style or the industry style, so you need to know what part of your company can arouse the user’s feelings.

good impression with logo animation

Part 5: FAQ about Animated Logo Makers

1. Which software is best for logo animation?

Logo animation software is not short on the ground. Most regular editing programs will have features that let you add an animation to your logo. We would recommend that you look at After Effects, by Adobe, since it contains numerous features specifically dealing with animation. You may even be able to use the free version of this software without paying for the whole program.

Logo animation software in aftereffects usually needs to be applied to existing footage. Otherwise, you can find it available for download by following this link.

2. How do I make an animated logo?

When you are using Filmora Pro as your logo animation software, there are steps you need to take to achieve full animation. First, prepare your file by opening a new workspace with a web resolution of about 320 x 240. Select your background layer, then add in any graphics or art you have for your logo. Choose the effect you want to apply and drag and drop it, then adjust the settings in the box that pops up.

You can assign keyframes for specific actions or play with the settings to achieve the animation you had in mind.

3. How do I make an animated logo for free?

PixTeller is such an excellent service because it has logo animation software that is free to use. It allows you to work with all types of formats. So if you have a logo as a JPEG, or whether you want to draw it out in vector graphics, you can do so.

Final Verdict

We would here like to state that you can use Wondershare Filmora if you want to make a breathtaking intro video. This software is the best choice for its 2D and 3D intro logo effects package. Also, we hope that by now, you have decided which to use and started working on your logo intros. You can share with us if we missed any other logo animation maker and if you like this post. Thanks!

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Believe it or not, a logo can make or break your image easily since it represents your company. Moreover, an impressive and influential logo intro can spruce up your business and reputation. Having a great animated intro logo not just gives a creative look to your logo and presentation but can be a great strategy to engage your audience.

You have no idea how a unique idea to animate y our logo can draw you tremendous website traffic.

Therefore, through this article, we would like to introduce you to some recommended online free logo animation makers to help you make a unique animated logo.

So, let’s eliminate the need to download extra software and start using an animated logo maker.

You might also like: Some Techniques for Creating Animated Logo That Few People Know About

Part 1: What is Logo Animation

The animated logo refers to revealing your company’s, business, or brand’s logo in a spectacular 2D or 3D playful way. It’s a way in which a logo and tagline have transitions and motion effects to make your logo memorable, so you don’t need to worry about why you should use logo animation .

For example, it can be moving letters of your logo creatively or maybe characters bouncing and having a fun sound with each letter jumping, etc. An animated logo intro can be a dominant advertising tool, and showing them to the people in your presentation or video in a captivating way can make a uniques a remarkable identity.

Therefore, it becomes vital to make a logo animation worthy enough to fascinate your visitors. Let’s now talk about those animated logo makers we talked about a little earlier so that you can make yourself special and appealing.

Part 2: Free Animated Logo Maker Online

Below is a comparison table of 11 free logo animation makers. Check it out!

Logo animation software support Support 3D Features Pros
#1 Renderforest Y Neon lightroom is supported; Glass logo can be made supports Supports various effects; It has many resources to use
#2 Tube Arsenal Y Supports ink parchment; You can change logo color, size Easy to make logo animation; Fast preview
#3 Intro Maker N Various designs to make it excellent supports Supports. JPG or. PNG logo format
#4 Adobe Spark Y Beautiful typography to make many logo animation adobe Adobe family tool; Directly share it to YouTube
#5 Animaker Y You can upload your logo to edit again change Change your logo color with various choice
#6 Quince Media N Integrates with Adobe Effects perfectly Ready to use free logo animation
#7 Make Web Video N Include some free logo animation to use You can try it free to use animation
#8 Design Free Logo Y Various logo animation styles to choose 1000 3D logo animation for you
#9 Motionden Y More than 20 animate logo categories to use Easy to use for beginners
#10 Offeo Y Basically, you just need 5 steps to make an animated logo Sign up required at the first time
#11 PixTeller N Various Logo animation styles 100,000+ Shapes and 130+ Fonts to choose

1. Renderforest

First on the list is Renderforest. It is an online 3d logo animation maker that promises to offer a wide range of different animations. You can select one suitable for your video or presentation needs, or you can simply give your logo or image an interesting animated effect by Renderforest.

Renderforest free logo animation

Features:

  • This tool provides a large variety of unique logo animation designs to choose from, like shattering logo, liquid splash logo, fire logo or glass logo, etc.
  • Your logo animation can be done in minutes with this online logo animation maker.
  • It can also be called a 3D animated logo maker online since you get 3D effects too.

2. Tube Arsenal

Tube Arsenal is the next on the list that can help you easily animate your logo. It’s available 24/7, and you can create your animation in three simple steps.

Tube Arsenal animated logo maker

Features:

  • It takes no special requirement of designing skills.
  • There are a lot of animation options available with this online 3D animated logo maker.
  • It offers quick and unlimited previews.

3. Intro Maker

Here is yet another logo maker that can help effectively animate your business logo and provide a smooth output. Intro Maker can help to look your YouTube channel more professional by creatively enhancing the logo.

Features:

  • You can either use free intro or choose a paid premium version.
  • Make an animated logo within a few clicks with this online tool.
  • In addition, there are an intros catalog from which you can choose the preferred one.

intro maker logo animation software

4. Adobe Spark

Adobe Spark is a logo animation maker whose motive is to give a finishing touch to your videos by adding the best intros. Be it logo intro or video title intro, it should be creative. This is the primary concern of Adobe Spark.

Adobe Spark animated logo maker

Features:

  • This online tool provides a large number of fonts suitable for various occasions.
  • You can pick out any photo from the web or Adobe creative cloud or from anywhere to work with.
  • This animation maker provides a lot of professional themes. You can have fun with colors, fonts, and apply to your texts, photos, icons, etc.

5. Animaker

You can also use Animaker and take help to make our logos look animated in your video or presentation. This logo animation online can make an animated logo within a few steps.

Features:

  • It comes with an easy drag and drop interface.
  • You get more than 20 templates to choose from to make an animated logo.
  • It can also help in adding effects or music to an animating project of yours.

Animaker animated logo maker

6. Quince Media

Quince Media is sixth on the list for which you don’t need to pay any money since it’s a free logo animation maker. You need to upload your logo image in vector or PNG format.

Features:

  • From sandy to the moon to sunset effect and design, it has all that can ever be needed for better logo animation.
  • This tool promises to send you a logo animation video when to send logo design to Quince Media.

Quince Media animated logo maker

7. Make Web Video

Make Web Video is one of the best online logo animation tools available in the market. Along with providing cool designs, it works professionally like other expensive software.

Features:

  • Although it’s free to use, it has many beautiful paid templates that are worth giving a try.
  • You can modify the color and tempo of the videos.
  • No technical knowledge is needed, and the process gets complete in just 0 minutes.

Make Web Video logo animation maker

8. Design Free Logo

This toll is also among the free and creative 3D animated logo makers online. You can either look for 3D logo samples from the gallery and choose the appropriate logo for your company or create one on your own using the amazing presets that this web app offers you.

Features:

  • It offers you a huge catalog of free, predefined, and customizable 3D logo samples.
  • Even novice users can easily customize or create their very own 3D logos.

Design Free Logo

9. Motionden

This is a user-friendly animated logo maker, which means even beginners can make logo animation easily. There are various templates you can use, including dark smoke, fire red, serenity, and more. It is cloud-based, so you can use it on all devices.

Features:

  • Various templates to use for beginners.
  • The best-animated logo maker for using it on the phone, desktop, and tablet.

animated logo maker logo animation maker

10. Offeo

Its interface is simple to use with powerful functions. The whole style is hi-tech and cutting-edge, so this one is the best choice if your company is young and energetic. The logo animation processing can be done in 5 steps.

Features:

  • You need to sign in when you use it the first time.
  • It includes various fun and interesting templates.

Offeo

11. PixTeller

PixTeller animated logo maker helps you create engaging and unique custom video animated logos for your business or personal brand. With an interface similar to Adobe Flash, it is easy and intuitive to create motion for any element of the logo.

Features:

  • Frame by frame timeline that helps you create motion between 2 frames of the same element.
  • It offers 100,000+ Shapes and 130+ Fonts to choose from when creating a logo.
  • Many free templates that anyone can use and customize.
  • It has very useful and unique filters like letter spacing, line height, shadow, border, warp, blur, concave and convex, noise, pixelate, and even skew effects.
  • The download options are MP4 or GIF.
  • Additionally, you can loop the animation on download or change its speed and make it faster or slower, so you don’t have to modify the timeline of the animated logo.

Part 3: Why You Need to Make Animated Logo

Video tends to grab people’s attention fast. If you want to let more people know about your business, an animated logo is a must. Below is the reason for you to animate a logo.

1. Let your business competitive

Nowadays, videos are everywhere on the Internet . More traffic will come to video, which means your brand and product will get more exposure.

In some way, video is what we need to make in a company. An animated logo can grab user attention quickly. You need to make a beautiful and engaging animated logo to let people have a good first impression.

make business competitive

2. More choices to express your business

An animated logo will give you more choices to build brand awareness .

As video editing is highly developed, you can add shadow, line, and much more to an animated logo. You can also add visual effects to the logo and adjust its color. You can give so much more you can imagine. An animated logo is also easy to make compared with traditional logos.

express your business with logo

Part 4: 4 Tips on Making Animated Logo

1. Make a short and beautiful animated logo

You don’t want people to watch a long animated logo video as viewers need to wait for a long time to know your real meaning. You just need to make an animated logo as short as possible. However, shortness doesn’t mean it is plain. You can still express brand and product meaning very well with beautiful design and reasonable logo shape. To do that, you need to understand the meaning behind your logo.

short and beautiful animated logo

2. Which animated style do you want

Before making an animated logo, it is better to know how your logo animate. Will it be natural, wild, or excited? Each style can give your audience a different understanding of a brand. One thing you should remember is that you need to make the watching experience immersive.

You may also like: 6 Types of Animation

animated style

3. Branding your company

Whatever you do, you should keep in mind that branding comes first . An excellent animated logo can add a powerful branding impact to your company. In return, more and more people will come to your company and like it. It is a virtuous circle. If you still don’t know the importance of the brand, now it is time to animate the logo!

4. Make a good impression

A good first impression will give viewers more chances to know your company. Let’s say, if you don’t like your logo, the possibility of losing potential customers will be higher. A good impression means your animated logo quite fits the company style or the industry style, so you need to know what part of your company can arouse the user’s feelings.

good impression with logo animation

Part 5: FAQ about Animated Logo Makers

1. Which software is best for logo animation?

Logo animation software is not short on the ground. Most regular editing programs will have features that let you add an animation to your logo. We would recommend that you look at After Effects, by Adobe, since it contains numerous features specifically dealing with animation. You may even be able to use the free version of this software without paying for the whole program.

Logo animation software in aftereffects usually needs to be applied to existing footage. Otherwise, you can find it available for download by following this link.

2. How do I make an animated logo?

When you are using Filmora Pro as your logo animation software, there are steps you need to take to achieve full animation. First, prepare your file by opening a new workspace with a web resolution of about 320 x 240. Select your background layer, then add in any graphics or art you have for your logo. Choose the effect you want to apply and drag and drop it, then adjust the settings in the box that pops up.

You can assign keyframes for specific actions or play with the settings to achieve the animation you had in mind.

3. How do I make an animated logo for free?

PixTeller is such an excellent service because it has logo animation software that is free to use. It allows you to work with all types of formats. So if you have a logo as a JPEG, or whether you want to draw it out in vector graphics, you can do so.

Final Verdict

We would here like to state that you can use Wondershare Filmora if you want to make a breathtaking intro video. This software is the best choice for its 2D and 3D intro logo effects package. Also, we hope that by now, you have decided which to use and started working on your logo intros. You can share with us if we missed any other logo animation maker and if you like this post. Thanks!

Download Win VersionDownload Mac Version

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Shanoon Cox is a writer and a lover of all things video.

Follow @Shanoon Cox

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