What animation should I use?

[Cyberherbalist]

I would like to make animations inside my videos, such as having an arrow that follows a particular point of interest that may or may not be moving. Is there any native VS2018 feature that does this, or do I need to get animation software?

If I need to get animation software, are there any recommendations? Preferrably not costing a lot.

[tletter]

... such as having an arrow that follows a particular point of interest that may or may not be moving

Method 1: Add a caption; selecting an arrow from WingDing3; and then use customize motion to use to move your arrow as desired (see https://youtu.be/99TjGcOHg_8?t=1899).
Method 2: Use Rotopen (see https://youtu.be/99TjGcOHg_8?t=661).

tletter
https://www.youtube.com/user/tletter

[BJC]

if you want the arrow to follow a specific point then *track motion* is the option to use just choose an arrow as the 'tracker'

[Cyberherbalist]

... such as having an arrow that follows a particular point of interest that may or may not be moving

Method 1: Add a caption; selecting an arrow from WingDing3; and then use customize motion to use to move your arrow as desired (see https://youtu.be/99TjGcOHg_8?t=1899).
Method 2: Use Rotopen (see https://youtu.be/99TjGcOHg_8?t=661).

tletter
https://www.youtube.com/user/tletter

OK, I tried this, but didn't get very far -- since although Wingdings is there in the font list, selecting it does not cause Wingding characters to appear! I definitely have the font on the machine, since MS Word shows them up just fine. But in VS2018 it just shows up with the letter A (for the specific arrow shape I'm trying). If I change to another font, the next key I press is in the new font -- except for Wingdings!

Is there some special procedure for this font?

[BJC]

I can't get the Wingdings font to work inside Videostudio

What I usually do in such circumstances is to make something, say an arrow, on a transparent background in a separate image manipulation program insert that in the overlay track of the timeline and rotate it so that it points at the desired angle

attached is one I made earlier download it (right click on it and choose 'save image as') and put it in an overlay track and using customise motion resize, move and rotate to your requirements

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[Afflospark]

Hello,
If you create your video animation And want to use best animation software for those
so here I create a list of best animation software which is best for there creation. You will see list below
For 2d For 3d
1. Moho (Anime Studio) 1. Autodesk 3ds Max
2. Synfig Studio 2.Cinema 4D
3. Adobe Animate 3. Houdini
4. Pencil 2D 4.Poser
5. OpenToonz 5.iClone
Hope this will help you
Regards
Afflospark

[laurentje]

Hello,
If you create your video animation And want to use best animation software for those
so here I create a list of best animation software which is best for there creation. You will see list below
For 2d For 3d
1. Moho (Anime Studio) 1. Autodesk 3ds Max
2. Synfig Studio 2.Cinema 4D
3. Adobe Animate 3. Houdini
4. Pencil 2D 4.Poser
5. OpenToonz 5.iClone
Hope this will help you
Regards
Afflospark

I add also Blender (free) to that list. See example here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=711vkSo5j04