Guides & tips
Animation and video glossary: 40 terms explained simply
A glossary of 40 animation and video terms — whiteboard, easing, Ken Burns, keyframe, fps, aspect ratio, codec, stop motion — explained in plain English.
The Editor de Vídeo Online Blog
Hands-on guides to create hand-drawn whiteboard videos, Vox-style collage animations, paper cutout effects and videos for Reels, TikTok and YouTube — right in your browser.
Social media
YouTube video SEO: titles, descriptions, chapters and tags
A practical YouTube SEO guide: keyword research, title, description, chapters, tags, thumbnail, captions and retention for animated videos.
Marketing & business
Animated invitation: birthdays, weddings and events in collage
Create animated video invitations for birthdays, weddings, baby showers and corporate events with collage, cut-out photos and a stop motion effect.
Paper cutout & photo editing
How to turn a photo into an animated collage (cutout to video)
Step by step to turn an ordinary photo into an animated collage: remove the background, add a paper border, add it to the collage, animate and record.
Collage animation (Vox style)
Character in the center of the collage: animated portraits
Learn to create animated portraits with a character in the center of the collage and elements around it: composition, AI prompt, entrance order and camera.
Guides & tips
Recording video in the browser: requirements and performance tips
Learn which browsers to use, how real-time recording works and the performance tips to record animated videos without stutter.
Social media
Animated videos for LinkedIn: how to use them in B2B marketing
How to use animated videos on LinkedIn: formats, length, B2B content ideas, captions, and what works for personal profiles and company pages.
Social media
Animated Stories: how to create sequences people watch to the end
Learn to create animated Stories with collage and hand drawing: 3–5 frame sequences, interaction, safe zones, length and ideas that drive engagement.
Paper cutout & photo editing
Posts, covers and thumbnails with a paper effect (transparent PNG)
Use the paper effect to create transparent PNG cutouts and build YouTube thumbnails, Instagram posts, Reels covers and presentation slides.
Marketing & business
Animated videos for independent professionals: ideas by field
Animated video ideas for lawyers, nutritionists, therapists, accountants, dentists and realtors, with scripts and the ethical guardrails of each field.
Guides & tips
Text and typography in animated videos: readability rules
Typography rules for animated videos: minimum size, fonts, contrast, how much text, titles in collages and handwritten lettering.
Guides & tips
Colors and palettes for animated video: a practical color guide
Learn to choose colors and palettes for animated videos: the 60-30-10 rule, contrast, color psychology, brand colors and ready-made collage palettes.
Whiteboard animation
12 common whiteboard video mistakes (and how to fix each one)
The 12 most common whiteboard animation mistakes — from sketch to recording — and the practical fixes that make your video look professional.
Guides & tips
What is the ideal explainer video length? A guide by platform
Find the ideal explainer video length for each platform and goal, how many words fit per minute and how to cut without losing content.
Guides & tips
How to add voice-over and music to your animated video
Learn to record narration, choose royalty-free music and combine audio with your animated video in free editors, on your phone or with ffmpeg.
Marketing & business
Animated video for a product launch (digital or physical)
Plan the animated videos for a launch: warm-up, content, cart opening and close, with scripts, formats and collage ideas for every phase.
Guides & tips
Browser-based animation, offline and private: how it works
Learn how Editor de Vídeo Online runs in your browser, what is saved on your computer, when it uses the internet and why that protects your images.
Whiteboard animation
How to batch-generate whiteboard videos with Python and ffmpeg
Use Editor de Vídeo Online's advanced Python version to batch-render hand-drawing videos at exactly 30 fps, with configurable hand, duration and format.
Collage animation (Vox style)
Scrapbook, zine and retro aesthetics: how to use them in video
Understand scrapbook, zine and retro collage aesthetics, their visual elements and how to apply them to animated videos for social media and brands.
Guides & tips
Visual storytelling with collages: how to tell stories on video
Visual storytelling techniques for collage animation videos: three-act structure, focal point, entrance order, visual metaphors and pacing.
Marketing & business
Animated company video: how to tell your business story
A guide to creating an animated company video: script structure, visual styles, using team photos, ideal length and where to publish it.
Marketing & business
Animated infographic: how to turn data into video
Learn to create an animated infographic: choosing data, a visual script, hand-drawn or collage charts, entrance order and readability tips.
Collage animation (Vox style)
Layers in collage animation: move, merge, hide and erase
Master Vox collage layers: move, resize, rotate, hide, archive, merge like in Photoshop, join, split and use the eraser, with keyboard shortcuts.
Collage animation (Vox style)
Elements kit: build your collage animation piece by piece
Learn to create an elements sheet (icons, cutouts, arrows), import it into Editor de Vídeo Online and build your animated collage by dragging each piece.
Paper cutout & photo editing
Lasso and quick selection: how to make precise photo cutouts
Learn to use the lasso with editable points, quick selection and the erase and restore brushes to cut out people and objects precisely in your browser.
Guides & tips
Video transitions: when to use a hard cut, dissolve or fade to black
Understand the most common video transitions — hard cut, dissolve, fade to black and sliding paper — and when each one helps tell the story.
Guides & tips
How to edit the final video on a timeline: trim, join, transitions
A tutorial for Editor de Vídeo Online's Studio: video history, timeline, trimming clips, reordering, transitions, format and exporting the final MP4.
Collage animation (Vox style)
Stop motion effect in collages: the charm of frame by frame
Learn to create a stop motion effect in collage animations without shooting frame by frame: preset style, film grain, pacing and when to use it.
Collage animation (Vox style)
The Ken Burns effect and camera moves in collage animation
Understand the Ken Burns effect and camera moves — zoom in, zoom out, side pan — and how to use them to bring collage animations to life.
Collage animation (Vox style)
47 entrance animations: a guide to picking the right one
Explore the 47 entrance animations in Vox collage, grouped into 5 families, and learn which to use for people, text, arrows, icons and highlights.
Guides & tips
How to change the background mid-video (and tell better stories)
Learn to split an animated video into segments with different backgrounds, set each segment's timing and pick the right transition to tell a story.
Guides & tips
Paper backgrounds for animated video: kraft, chalkboard and more
Explore paper backgrounds for animated videos — kraft, beige, chalkboard, notebook, grid, papercraft — and learn which one fits each topic.
Whiteboard animation
How to prepare a sketch (line art) for whiteboard animation
Tips to prepare a sketch or line art that animates well: contrast, line weight, background, resolution, scanning drawings and using AI.
Whiteboard animation
How to use your own hand in a whiteboard animation
Learn to choose, photograph and set up a custom hand for whiteboard animation: pencil tip, size, lighting and the most common mistakes.
Guides & tips
How to convert WebM to MP4 with ffmpeg (Windows and Mac)
Learn how to convert WebM videos to MP4 with ffmpeg on Windows and Mac, using the right command to keep quality and social media compatibility.
Social media
Social media video formats: 9:16, 1:1, 4:5 and 16:9 explained
A cheat sheet of video formats for Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn and Facebook: aspect ratio, resolution, length and safe zones for text.
Whiteboard animation
Whiteboard animation software: how to choose the right one
The criteria that matter when choosing whiteboard animation software: installation, asset library, using your own images, export, privacy and price.
Guides & tips
How to make an animated video with no animation skills
A beginner's guide to making animated videos with zero experience: pick a style, use ready images, animate automatically in the browser, avoid mistakes.
Marketing & business
Animated video for digital marketing: 9 uses that drive results
Nine ways to use animated video in digital marketing — ads, landing pages, email, onboarding — and how to produce them fast without an agency.
Education
Animation for teachers: how to create video lessons that teach
A guide for teachers to create video lessons with whiteboard and collage animation: planning, ideas by subject, ideal length and teaching tips.
Social media
YouTube Shorts with whiteboard animation: create and grow
Learn to create YouTube Shorts with whiteboard animation: format, length, content ideas, browser recording and how to drive viewers to your channel.
Social media
TikTok videos with a hand-drawing effect: a practical guide
How to make TikTok videos with a hand-drawing effect: viral-friendly ideas, vertical format, pacing, captions and recording right in your browser.
Social media
How to create animated Instagram Reels with collage art
Step-by-step guide to animated Reels with Vox-style collage: 9:16 format, pacing, a strong hook in the first seconds and MP4 export.
Marketing & business
Explainer video script: a 7-step method (with template)
Learn to write an explainer video script in 7 steps, with a problem-solution structure, a copy-ready template and tips for animated videos.
Guides & tips
AI image prompts that generate artwork ready to animate
How to use prompts in ChatGPT, Gemini and other AI tools to generate collages, cutouts and sketches that are ready to become animated videos.
Paper cutout & photo editing
How to remove a photo background in your browser (5 methods)
Five ways to remove a photo background right in your browser — AI, plain background, auto detection, lasso and quick selection — and save it as PNG.
Paper cutout & photo editing
Paper cutout effect: turn photos into magazine-style cutouts
Learn how to create a cut-out and torn-paper effect on photos, with white border, shadow and texture, and use it in collages and animated videos.
Collage animation (Vox style)
Vox-style collage: what it is and how to animate your artwork
Learn what Vox-style collage is, why it became a video trend, and how to animate every element of your artwork automatically in the browser.
Whiteboard animation
How to make a hand-drawing video: complete step-by-step guide
A complete tutorial to make a hand-drawing video in your browser: from sketch to MP4, with stroke settings, hand choice, background and recording.
Whiteboard animation
What is whiteboard animation and how to make one in your browser
Learn what whiteboard animation is, why hand-drawn videos hold attention so well, and how to make your own in the browser without installing anything.