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Renderforest

Online video & animation platform

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  • Likelihood to recommend9.13/10

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Renderforest has got loads of beautiful templates to choose from, which could even fit perfectly into the kind of logo animation project you may have in mind.
The effortless, natural, effective, rational and impressive way to share your amazing ideas with the world. Just unleash your fantasy and keep moving forward.
There's a wide variety of templates and animations to choose from, with a good amount of customisation available. Customer service is excellent.
The only thing that is a downside is that there is a watermark by default, which can only be removed by paying money.
It is farely expensive for the lack of amount of features.
The thing I didn't liked in Renderforest is - little pack of the effects and elements. It is very limited and it makes some discomfort.
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Rick B.

Defense & Space, 1,001-5,000 employees

Used monthly for 2+ years

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Professional Video Logo Reveals make for really Engaging Videography

Reviewed 5 years ago

Renderforest has really helped me to overcome some major hurdles with regards to professional presentation of our business to stakeholders. The features that it has allowed me to use has made it possible for me to present designs to stakeholders that are more than just impressive, they actually look like they were designed by a qualified designer (which they were) but I made it my own through Renderforest.

Pros

I absolutely loved how easy it was to get right what I wanted out of Renderforest. The sheer amount of template available to do anything from a logo reveal to an explainer video are mind boggling. One of my favourite features of the software is the ability to keep tweaking the end result online before having to commit to use a credit to download the rendered final result. This goes a long way to making sure you are happy with your purchase!

Cons

I don't like the subscription based model because I don't use the software everyday. I would prefer to pay for each video individually when I need it. This would make the platform a lot more accessible to me.

Vendor response

Hey dear Rick. Thanks for your positive review. We are always ready to work hard to make your experience better on our website. Hope you'll get more benefits using our platform.

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Oyeyemi F.

Nonprofit Organization Management, 501-1,000 employees

Used weekly for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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The best video animation software

Reviewed 9 months ago

Renderforest has been really helpful for me in creating animated videos including explainer videos and whiteboard animation videos. The mockup feature it has, makes it a fantastic software for graphics design. This software has really been helpful to me in my day-to-day activities.

Pros

The video animation templates are very good and more than enough for you to choose from which also includes the whiteboard animations. The ability to use stock images or import your own image or video makes it more appealing. Aside that, there's much more you can do with the software which includes building a website and designing graphics. Then also, you can change the video aspect ratio to suit your need and the newly introduced feature makes it stand out from the rest which is the ability to download videos in 4K format

Cons

You can't change the video aspect ratio for all templates. No video mockups yet

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Aakarsh B.

Entertainment, self-employed

Used monthly for 2+ years

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Started looting their customers!

Reviewed 2 years ago
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There were good templates earlier. But now they have stopped releasing new good ones.

Cons

Recently they have started this monthly subscription plan which will auto renew. I tried to unsubscribe from the plan but the don’t have a button to unsubscribe!! So I removed the credit card details. But somehow these looters charged my card through a third party!! When asked, they were unapologetic about not having an option to unsubscribe. They have started looting customers exactly like Shutterstock. I DO NOT recommend this site after these new changes were made.

Vendor response

Aakarsh, thanks for the time to leave a review. I am so sorry you faced such an issue on the platform. Unfortunately, you never canceled the autorenewal, thus the system automatically charged you. As for the new templates, we release 3-4 new templates on a weekly basis. Could you please contact our support team to discuss the occurred situation? We'll find a good solution for you for sure. We work 24/7 to support you :) Feel free to contact us, please.

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Abdul M.

Computer Software, 10,001+ employees

Used weekly for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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The Best Free Online Animated Video & Slide Show Maker

Reviewed 3 years ago

I use RenderForest to create my YouTube Courses intros and Promotional Videos for my YouTube channel. It really helped me in past when I was not able to pay some expert to create these videos. With it's free membership I was able to export videos in HD and that's the main thing that I really appreciate in RenderForest.

Pros

RenderForest is the best free online Animated Video & Slide Show Maker. It allows us to quickly, easily and affordably create logo Animations, Slide Shows, White Board videos, Explainer Videos and Promotional Videos. It also allows user to create these videos in HD Quality for free. (You can also pay to get premium services). Best for Small business & newbies who don't have money to pay for these services.

Cons

Customer support have to be improved. You can get your answer in 24 hours but sometime it takes up to 3 days.

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Turan A.

Automotive, 201-500 employees

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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World of Dreams

Reviewed 10 months ago
Pros

When I used the free versions of the software, I was incredibly surprised by the results I got. An easy and useful interface, hundreds of intros, animations and videos were just the beginning.Just basic features for your videos that you can make online without installation. Design an animation or video has the intelligence to show you all your missing needs step by step.* Online Web use* Dozens of Videos and animations* Customizable texts and applications* Supported branches of all types* Video upload and download featureAnd an Art Gallery that takes your dreams one step further with hundreds of other contents.

Cons

I can't find anything negative. While the trial versions are so professional, I can't even imagine the full version.

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Lokeshkumar D.

Marketing and Advertising, 501-1,000 employees

Used weekly for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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Powerful Video maker for marketing and presentation

Reviewed 8 months ago

Renderforest is great for visual artists. It's simple and offers many assets and templates. It's a good affordable alternative, but customization and support are limited.

Pros

Renderforest is beginner-friendly, so even if you have no design expertise, you can rapidly learn the basics and create stunning designs.

Cons

While Renderforest does provide a large selection of templates, it may not be the greatest solution for designers that need more freedom of expression.

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Chris N.

Graphic Design, self-employed

Used daily for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend5/10

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I recommend you to get your own render Forest

Reviewed 10 months ago

I really love this app it is super

Pros

The video quality and the functionality of the app

Cons

Sometimes the app is slow if the speed can be improved the app will be good

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Nwodo P.

Entertainment, 1-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Renderforest is the best for logo animation and introduction

Reviewed 8 months ago

It is a great app and makes my animation quick and easy, I used it in creating my first ever logo animation.

Pros

I love the templates for logo animation and intro, it is very easy to use and create simple intro for YouTube and logo branding. Then you can export it and use it on other editing app.

Cons

You need data connection to run it smoothly and most the good templates are accessible on the Paid plan, So you might want to consider the paid plan.

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Dustin W.

Information Technology and Services, 501-1,000 employees

Used monthly for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Great for video making

Reviewed 7 months ago
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I love how easy this software is to use. I can create a presentation in little time and have the ability to import video with ease.

Cons

The video download can take a while sometimes but this could be based on my internet speed.

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Lindsey H.

E-Learning, 51-200 employees

Used monthly for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Love this platform!

Reviewed 10 months ago
Pros

I’ve used Renderforest to make quite a few videos openers. The template gallery is fantastic, and view creation is quite simple.

Cons

The quality of the free version is quite low. Paying for the better version is almost a requirement.

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ANGELO M.

Internet, self-employed

Used daily for 2+ years

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CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM

Reviewed 2 years ago

They're fantastic at what they're doing by making this site available to editors like me who don't have much knowledge of specific editions. I am going to renew my subscription now in the third year, I would expect some discount, but I know this is not available for old users. God bless the creator, employees and collaborators of this wonderful and creative tool

Pros

What I like most about Renderforest is that it allows me to create videos faster from pre-built and distributed material. Editing is simple and the variety is immense. I've been subscribing to the agency plan for 2 years, which allows me to have more freedom to use all types of content without limitations. With this tool I can provide for example 3d videos without having to spend hours creating. I only customize models that are already professionally created and available

Cons

I believe that the company Renderforest should be a little more considerate with old users and offer promotions or discounts on the renewal of plans, which is not only for new users. You also need to expand 3d templates and slideshow options for business and business presentations

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Hi ANGELO, it's great to hear that you had a positive experience at Renderforest. Our team will be happy to hear that their hard work has paid off! As for the new templates, at this moment we are working on the new 3D explainer template which will be very professional one with many scenes inside. So, please stay tuned a little bit more and you'll be able to enjoy it. If there's anything we can do to serve you further, let us know. Your friends at Renderforest

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Likhwa M.

Information Services, self-employed

Used monthly for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Redefining video making with Renderforest

Reviewed 4 years ago

Renderforest is easy to use and I have enjoyed the simplicity it brings to creating professional videos. My friends think I am a video guru because of Renderforest. I have used it on my Google Playstore page to create intro videos. I also use it to create logo reveals and video presentations. Most recently, I used Renderforest to create campaign videos for a candidate in an election. I have also used Renderforest to create animations and explainer videos for my YouTube channel. In future I also see myself using it to earn an additional stream of income by producing videos for others too. It is amazing software and I would easily recommend it on any day.

Pros

Renderforest helps me make professional looking videos to showcase my products and it is easy to use. It comes with numerous options to customize the videos and make them suit my needs. Each template has numerous slides which can be pieced together to create any type of presentation. Renderforest also allows you to customize text to highlight your own message and branding. I have used it to make presentations and explainer videos. I have also used it to showcase my apps on the various app stores. It also comes with a free version so I can try out ideas and use Renderforest without having to pay a dime. Renderforest also stores your videos online so I do not need to worry about securing online storage.

Cons

Despite being easy to use, Renderforest has quite numerous options and templates. Sifting through these can be time consuming. I call it the curse of abundance. Some of the templates are only limited to a number of slides and so this limits what one can do with certain presentations. The free version also comes with a Renderforest watermark and the quality is rather poor. This is however understandable, considering that it is the free version.

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Tony P.

Marketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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The Powerful Kit for Entrepreneurs

Reviewed 2 years ago
Pros

What I like with Renderforest is the possibility to more features that cut-off my team budget. We design website templates for our clients while making and editing videos or suggesting them logos. You can use I for free if you want too. And the security of your creation is guarantee. Your associated account is safe as well.

Cons

We wish use text-to-speech feature for our videos as soon as possible

Vendor response

Hello ! We're so grateful that you took the time to share your feedback with us. It's our pleasure to serve customers like you. Have a wonderful day! The Renderforest Team

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Anant M.

Information Technology and Services, 1-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 6 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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To create animations and intros on the go, easy with Renderforest!

Reviewed 3 years ago

Renderforest is used by us to cerate short video advertisements and intros for various campaigns or for business proof of concept projects and presentations, so far besides a slightly high cost, it has been a great platform.

Pros

Stunning! The best platform online to convert my ideas into into consistent, abbreviated and delightful video animations. The primary reason which makes it special is that they help to make your recordings moving, compelling, inspirational and empowering, to make them significant and important as well. - Super easy interface to operate and compatible with various devices as everything happens online. - A variety of beautiful templates available, suitable for all kinds of uses. - Smooth animations effects, sleek and modern, and the rendering is fast. - Good library of background music for intros. - Landing pages can also be designed. - Inspiration is the best thing Renderforest provides, if you are feeling down, lack of ideas, then that is the place to be.

Cons

- Plans are a little misleading, the number of intros are limited in each plan and the lower priced plans also have limited quality for each intro. - Some templates have restrictions in word length or pictures or sizes which aren't really necessary from a design or space perspective. - No fine tuning available. - Low quality previews, they should be a little higher quality for better visualization. - No 4K video renders available, they have to keep up with the times.

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Gbadamosi J.

Computer Software, self-employed

Used weekly for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Renderforest Review

Reviewed a year ago

RenderForest is a great software, it is basic enough for any client to make innovative content that will astonish watchers. I would recommend it to anyone

Pros

Renderforest is an incredible asset to video animations and advertisements. It is an all in one package for animations as it has varieties of features to work with. It also has a free version as well that an individual can work with. The software is fun, versatile and it can be used by anyone because of its ease of use.

Cons

The main feeble side of Renderforest is that it requires an internet connection before it can be accessible which might pose a problem at times when there is no internet connection in a particular area.

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Milton M.

Computer Software, 1-10 employees

Used other for 2+ years

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Make great videos with Renderforest

Reviewed 3 years ago

Renderforest is awesome software for creating video content. It's very helpful in making explained videos, intros as well as product promos. I love it and I recommend it

Pros

I like the numerous templates as well as how they are categorized. This makes it easier to find the perfect item. I like how I can edit and customize scenes to suite my own situation.

Cons

Despite working flawlessly, there were two instances where it froze during the rendering process. This wasted time and I had to go back and render again. It often works perfectly though

Vendor response

Milton, thank you very much for your feedback! We highly appreciate it! Feel free to get in touch with our support team if you face any rendering issue :) It's our pleasure to assist you.

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Ben K.

Broadcast Media, 51-200 employees

Used monthly for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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best video monitor

Reviewed a year ago
Pros

I needed to create a presentation video for my company using the app. I found the interface to be very easy to use and the creation speed to be excellent. I was able to create a 10 minute presentation video in less than 20 minutes. If you want to create presentation and marketing videos, I highly recommend using Renderforest's platform.

Cons

I the software is flawless for me, it is a great help

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Cedric K.

Banking, 201-500 employees

Used weekly for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Renderforest

Reviewed a year ago
Pros

The use and configuration is free and there is a free version and the quality and quantity of resources are incredible

Cons

The cost is a bit expensive but review the price

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Farid R.

Business Supplies and Equipment, 501-1,000 employees

Used weekly for 6-12 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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Unique platform for creating advertisement and promo videos

Reviewed 5 years ago
Pros

Renderforest is a browser based platform and that is why I liked it most. It is revolutianary platform for creating amazing intro videos or presentations without any hardware requirement. If there is an internet connection Renderforest is reachable in anywhere without any installation. At work I mostly use Renderforest for creating promo videos or presentations for our customers. With rich variety of templates Renderforest makes my creativity limitless.

Cons

While adding different scenes I also want to add different songs to each scene. But it seems impossible for now. Music can only be added to whole presentation. I hope developers will take that into consideration.

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Hi Farid. Thanks a lot for your review. It's really very important to us. We are improving our platform day by day and hope that you will like our new features.

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Patrick V.

Religious Institutions, self-employed

Used other for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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Cool videos now in reach

Reviewed 3 years ago

If you want to go for occasional videos of a different kind, then this software will do the trick for you. The videos we have uploaded to our YouTube channel and that were done through this program got more visits.

Pros

For small churches that do want to communicate well But have a limited budget, Renderforest is just a great tool to create nice videos for events. No longer do you have to go for mediocre video material as this platform offers tons of good templates.

Cons

Ok. It’s true that it comes for free but with a watermark, the paid videos without the watermark do come a bit more expensive.

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Debjit B.

Information Technology and Services, 1-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 6 months

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Costly but powerfull online video creating tool.

Reviewed 4 years ago

Renderforest is a good online tool for you if you can afford it. Its editing capability is not that complex but they provide stock image and videos which is a good and time-saving option.

Pros

I needed to create a whiteboard animation for my tutorial purpose but didn't found any tool that does that quickly. Renderforest helped me to get my work done quickly. It is so easy that took me almost an hour to produce this video. It has a template named whiteboard and lots of tutorials oh how to build one. Whiteboard animation tool kit is what I really need but I like the intro video. It is simple and royalty free with music, which is hard to found these days. Like the simplicity and their trail plan really workes.

Cons

The price point is really high for me as it is a DIY tool. And stock image/video quality is not that vast, you can use some video editing software for this purpose.

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Dear Debjit, thank you much for your super kind words. What concerns to the pricing terms, we'll take it count of course and will try to make our platform more affordable for you in the future. Thanks for using Renderforest. :)

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Ville L.

Retail, 1,001-5,000 employees

Used weekly for 6-12 months

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Excellent product, excellent service

Reviewed 5 years ago

Simply amazing. I have recommended Renderforest many times already and my whole team is buzzing about this.

Pros

Creativity, freedom to create your kind of videos. I faced my first problem about creating videos and the service was amazing. Renderforest team responded quickly and they manually fixed the problem in my video.

Cons

Only bad thing is that I'd like to have Music Visualisations without the time mark on the video but I've contacted Renderforest and they said that they will look for the option to take the time mark away.

Vendor response

Hey Ville. Thanks for your time spent on this review. It's very important to us. We will try do add your mentioned option in our music visualizer templates. :) It will be useful for the other users too.

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Alicia Z.

Graphic Design, self-employed

Used other for 6-12 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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I LOVE RENDERFOREST!!!!

Reviewed 3 years ago
Pros

I just LOVE using this service. It helps bring my designs to life! I am so grateful to have found this gold nugget!!! Not to mention, their customer service is absolutely wonderful - the friendliest folks on the planet = ) <3 Love you guys! Thank you for creating this handy tool = )

Cons

Nothing. I love everything about them. Excellent tool available at your fingertips.

Vendor response

Hello Alicia! We at Renderforest are built to provide the best possible service to every customer who walks through the doors of our platform. We can't thank you enough for taking the time to share your feedback with us and reminding us why we do what we do. Sincerely, Renderforest Team

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Adam L.

Marketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

Used other for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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Create slick video intros in seconds.

Reviewed 4 years ago
Pros

You can create your own video intro without needing any video editing skills or heavy duty computer hardware. The final product is a very professional looking video that takes no more than 20 minutes to create.

Cons

The library of templates is relatively small and they charge extra if you want your video export to be in HD.

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Omar M.

Nonprofit Organization Management, 1-10 employees

Used other for less than 6 months

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The best service I've ever dealt with ♥

Reviewed 5 years ago

Absolutely loved it, and very recommended for all video makers who want professional videos and supportive team.

Pros

I liked the majority of templates and the ease of use, also the UI and UX are just terrific and gives you an enjoyable experience, it's like you're playing with it rather than doing a tedious job. And the most important thing is the customer support, they are really supportive and. I accidentally made a mistype in the video I made, and once I discovered it I contacted them and they were kind enough to help with it and re-render it again after I edited it with no additional charges, and I'm very grateful for that.

Cons

I think it would be great to have a little more tools to be able to do adjust the text and the illustrations separately, that can be done in the future versions of the service, However it still the best service of it's kind in my opinion.

Vendor response

Hello Omar. Thanks for your amazing review. We appreciate your time spent on it. Now we are working on your mentioned tools. Wait for good news soon.