DP Animation Maker

Animated images will bring life to any web site or presentation. If you don't know how to animate a picture or if you think that it is a difficult process, you should try DP Animation Maker. Its tools are very easy to use and they will help you create professional animations and save them as animated video files, screensavers or animated GIF files. You will not encounter vast menus, with numerous options. The software can be used even by inexperienced users.

Installing DP Animation Maker on your computer is not a difficult task. The setup file is small, so it will not take long to download it and you will have to go through a straightforward setup process. You can run the software on any modern day computer, without noticeable effects on its performance.

The idea behind DP Animation Maker is simple, but effective. You have to load a picture, that will serve as the background. Once loaded, you can add numerous pre-set animations and adjust them according to your needs. If you have a cloudy scenery, you can add rain and lightning effects and adjust the intensity, color and other aspects of the rain or lightning, with sliders, counters or drop menus.

The effects are inserted on separate layers, making it possible to modify or move them separately. The added animations are listed in the upper left region of the interface. You can use arrow buttons to move the entries up or down. The order in which effects are listed are the same as the order of their layers. If one effect is covering another, the solution is to rearrange their order in the list. You can add new animations or remove existing ones with options from the same area.

Animations are selected on a separate window, where they are organized in three categories. You will find moving objects, like snow, rain or other effects, stationary objects, such as flowers, electric discharges and more. A third category features animation brushes. These will add effects, like flames, water, waves and others, on a specific area of your picture, on which you click and drag with a brush tool. Depending on your selection, you will find different adjustment options, beneath the animations list.

A few background effects are available as well. You can select one from a drop menu, above the preview area. Once selected, the effect will be applied immediately and a new window will pop up, so you can make adjustments. The available effects will make your scenery look like it is under water, engulfed by flames and so on. Camera effects can be added as well. It involves zooming in and panning on the picture.