If you or your kids ever wanted to make a fun, animated movie, now you can on your iPad with Zu3D.
zu3D is a packed app with tons of options that will allow you to make movies within minutes. If you would like to learn more about the Zu3D in general, head over to their website and read all about it. In this review, I am just going to focus on the iPad app.
I am very impressed with the app and what all you can do with it. The app has been out for sometime and overall is very well designed and organized. The app is very simple to use and really does not need a lot of direction. There is seven minute tutorial video you can watch if needed but the app’s layout makes it very easy to figure out the options.
The way the app works is that you take a series of photo with the iPad’s camera and then string them together to create you movie. The app does all the work. You simply move the object a little, take a photo, and then repeat the process. Once you are in the app and start playing with it you will see how it is setup easily.
My kids love making these types of movies and use our digital camera to do it, well this app on the app is much, much easier! The thing that really makes this app stand out is all of the built in options. Holy cow, the developers really thought this through. Some of options available are;
- import sounds from your own mp3 or your voice
- import sounds from the app such as theme musics, sound effects, and ambient tracks
- create title, credit, subtitles slides
- use a variety of fonts, styles, and colors for those slides
- change the speed of the animation
- use text balloons
- save and export your videos to their website, your camera roll, or YouTube.
A few notes about the app. You need to make sure your iPad is steady and securely setup when creating your movie. Also it can eat your battery.
By now you can probably tell that I really enjoy and recommend this app. This really is a lot of fun to play with and the quality of video is very good. To show you what a video can look like, here is one my son and I put together in about an hour’s time and uploaded to YouTube. It is important to note that the app is on sale right now so ENJOY!
