External Tools
You might need some extra help creating, editing, preparing and fine-tuning your images before you are happy with how it scrolls. In this section we try to point you in the right direction, if you want to know more about what other tools might help you be creative.
Converting Video to Image Sequence
A good starting point could be a video that you want to use as a base for your scrollsequence.
- Scrollsequence Video Convert: New
Since version 1.5.0 you can use the Video Convert Tool for converting video to images right inside Scrollsequence. - Adobe® Premiere Pro: Great professional video editing tool.
- VLC Media Player: Legendary video player with amazing functionality. It can export to still images too.
YouTube Tutorial | Written Tutorial - Onlineconverter.com: Free online conversion tool
https://www.onlineconverter.com/video-to-jpg
Image Optimization
Once you have your images ready, you want to make sure that they are in the right format and more importantly that they are optimized. Size and image quality are the most important factors—extra care needs to be taken to make this right. If you have Scrollsequence PRO, you don’t have to worry about anything and we do it for you. But if you want to optimize images yourself, here are some tools to use.
Some WordPress plugins may alter the way how images are loaded and displayed. If you are having problems with images displaying properly, try to disable any image optimizers.
- Imagify – Imagify.io
- ImageOptim – Imageoptim.com
- Kraken.io – Kraken.io
3rd Party Image Optimisation Plugins:
Take care when using 3rd party image optimisation plugins. Compatibility testing in progress.
Video Tips
If you plan to shoot custom video for your scrollsequence, have in mind the following:
- No motion blur: Motion blur looks good on videos. If you shoot a video for scrolling stop-motion you don’t want to end up with blurry images.
- Depth of field: In classic videos, common practice is to focus on the subject and blur what is out of view. This might get you varied results when making a scrollsequence.
- Framerate: Stick to the standard 25 fps. Only if you are trying to capture a really fast movement, shoot in better framerate. Most of the time you are going to really use between 10-20 frames per second depending on the application.
3D Model Animation
Do you have a 3D model of your product and want to use it for showcasing your product in a unique and mind blowing way? You are definitely in the right place.
You can either use built-in animation in your CAD package. Inventor, Creo, Solidworks have basic animations and moving image exports built in.