您(Did)是否知道，以高标准制作的您自己的内容不仅是您最强大的在线资产之一，而且还是可以继续给予的礼物？您自己的内容为在Google(Google)中的排名机会提供了基础，产生了品牌和/或名称识别，并且是您可以在线产生收入的基本手段。
您还可以将书面内容重新用于幻灯片、视频、富媒体等。任何想要在网上掀起波澜并获得关注的人都对视频消费的流行和兴趣特别感兴趣。
流明——一种制作简单动画视频的方法(Lumen – A Way To Make Easy Animated Videos)
不是视频创作专家？没有必要担心。在在线可用的工具中，直观的拖放视频工具Lumen5可以帮助您快速轻松地将您的书面内容转换为引人入胜的动画共享视频。(Lumen5)
定价范围从免费到企业级计划。免费版可让您访问：
- 热门主题。
- 标准媒体库。
- 超过 3,000 首音乐曲目。
您还可以每月创建和下载五个视频。视频的分辨率低于付费版本，并且将在演职员表中包含Lumen5徽标。
如果要删除徽标并创建更高分辨率的视频，则需要升级。但是，升级后的成本与价值相比是非常合理的。最低级别的套餐在按月计费时仅为 29 美元/月，如果按年计费，则为 19 美元/月（228 美元）。
(Try using Lumen5 for free)首先按照以下步骤免费尝试使用 Lumen5 。如果您喜欢它并想要升级，您可以稍后再升级。
选择格式(Choose a Format)
当您单击创建视频(Create Video)时，您可以选择要使用的社交媒体格式或自定义格式。或者你可以跳过这一步。
请记住，您可以随时更改它。可用选项适用于：
- Facebook。
- Instagram。
- 推特。
- Snapchat。
- YouTube。
- 领英。
- 兴趣。
- 自定义(Custom)（横向(Landscape)、方形(Square)、垂直(Vertical)、信箱(Letterbox)）。
选择一个主题(Choose a Theme)
Lumen5提供了几个主题供您选择。
品牌您的视频(Brand Your Video)
通过添加徽标、设置配色方案以及选择或上传您要使用的字体，将您的品牌添加到您的视频中。
首先单击左侧导航中的样式。(Style)
添加您的徽标(Add Your Logo)
您可以通过切换水印(Watermark)旁边的按钮来选择上传您的徽标或不包括一个。当它为绿色时，表示您上传的徽标将出现在您的视频中。
徽标的不透明度和位置也取决于您。单击每个选项旁边的下拉菜单以查看您的选项并选择一个。
选择你的颜色(Choose Your Colors)
从样式(Style)菜单选项中，您可以选择与您的品牌标识相匹配的文本和背景颜色。
您可以通过单击更改主题(Change theme)按钮来更改主题。要查找要使用的文本、副标题、突出显示区域和强调色的颜色，请单击每个选项旁边的下拉按钮。
按照相同的过程选择您喜欢的字体或上传您自己的字体。
转换您现有的内容(Convert Your Existing Content)
您可以通过三种简单的方法使用Lumen5转换现有内容。你可以：
- 输入您的博客文章的 URL。
- 将您的文本复制并粘贴到提供的空间中。
- 上传您自己的图像和视频。
你的故事板(Your Storyboard)
无论您是输入 URL(URL)还是将内容粘贴到文本框中，都会自动为您的视频创建基础。
文本将出现在屏幕左侧的编辑仪表板中。故事板将出现在右侧。
当您输入URL时，Lumen5使用人工智能 (AI) 为您挑选句子（请参阅突出显示的文本）和图像。
您可以选择保留他们的建议或清除董事会。
如果您选择接受 AI 建议，您仍然可以进行编辑。例如，假设您要包含第一段。单击(Click)它，它将被添加到情节提要中。
如果您的文字太长，系统将自动创建一个子场景（具有相同图像或视频的附加幻灯片）。
如果您选择放弃 AI 建议，过程相同。
编辑文本(Edit Text)
要编辑情节提要中的文本，请单击框内并进行所需的任何更改。您可以编辑、添加或删除文本。
Lumen5使用 AI自动计算：
- 放置文本的位置。
- 每张幻灯片应该有多长。
- 要突出显示的文本。
但是，您可以覆盖建议并进行所需的任何更改。请注意，媒体背景将在渲染视频中进行动画处理。您可以通过单击Preview(Preview)来预览每张幻灯片的动画。
您可以选择所需的文本类型（如果有）。您的选择是：
例如，如果您希望您的文本是标题(Title)文本，请单击标题(Title)，它会改变。
请注意，上面幻灯片中用作标题(Title)文本的文本切断了Running一词。你有几个选择来解决这个问题。
改变文本的位置(Change The Position Of The Text)
如果您在文本附近的幻灯片内部单击，它将打开更多编辑功能，包括Text position。这是您要使用的功能。
如果将文本居中，则不会截断一个单词。然而，它仍然切断了连字符。它比以前好，但仍然不理想。
您可以玩弄文本并对其进行总结以使其更适合。对于本教程，我将文本更改为通过 2 个步骤让您的小型企业在线上线运行(Get Your Small Business Up-And-Running Online In 2 Steps)。
那看起来好多了。如果您尝试不同的位置和措辞变体，但它仍然不适合您，您可以将其从标题(Title)文本恢复为常规文本。
当您正在编辑文本并想强制一个单词到下一行时，如果您单击计算机上的 Enter 键，Lumen5将创建一个子场景（附加幻灯片）。
如果要将文本保留在同一张幻灯片上，请在按 Enter 时按住计算机上的“shift”键(enter)。
如何突出显示文本(How To Highlight Text)
首先选择要突出显示的文本，然后单击突出显示(Highlight)图标。下图显示了结果。
选择您的媒体(Choose Your Media)
您可以控制每张幻灯片的各个方面，包括从媒体库中选择背景或上传自己的背景（最大大小为 15MB）。
- 从左侧导航中选择媒体进行搜索，并从(Media)库、GIF(Library, GIFs)和上传(Uploads)中选择媒体。另请注意，有一个过滤器可让您从视频、照片(Videos, Photos)或社论(Editorial)中进行选择。
- 找到要包含在情节提要中的媒体文件后，将其从媒体部分拖到要使用它的幻灯片上。
更多编辑选项(More Editing Options)
尽管Lumen5 会(Lumen5)自动分配每张幻灯片播放的时间长度，但您可以更改它。查找时间图标并单击加号或减号以更改您希望幻灯片持续多长时间。
修剪视频或更改布局(Trim a Video Or Change The Layout)
- 单击上面屏幕截图中的更多选项。(More options)将打开一个弹出框，您可以在其中更改布局或暗淡级别。
- 您还可以通过单击同一弹出框中的修剪来调整视频背景的长度。(Trim)
添加或删除场景或子场景(Add Or Delete a Scene Or Subscene)
查看下图中幻灯片底部的绿色条。
单击 + 号时，您将看到可以添加场景或子场景。
位于幻灯片左侧的向下箭头会将幻灯片在情节提要中向下移动。由于这是第一张幻灯片，您只会看到一个向下箭头。
其他幻灯片将同时具有向上和向下箭头，可将幻灯片移动到您想要的位置。
垃圾桶图标正是它的样子。单击它可删除您不想包含在视频中的任何幻灯片。
添加音乐(Add Music)
Lumen5让您可以访问无版权的音频文件库。您也可以上传自己的。从左侧导航区域中选择音乐。(Music)
请注意(Notice)，您还可以按心情对库进行排序，从而更轻松地找到适合您视频的曲目。
通过单击左侧的播放(Play)图标来收听曲目。找到（或上传）您想要的音乐后，通过单击将其应用到视频中。
如果您不想包含音乐，请将该部分留空。
预览和发布您的视频(Preview & Publish Your Video)
当您按照您想要的方式制作所有幻灯片时，您可以预览视频以确保您对它感到满意。然后，您可以返回并进一步编辑它或发布您的视频。
查看故事板的右上角以查看视频的总长度。如果需要，您可以单击时间旁边的下拉菜单并将速度更改为Fast或Slow。默认值为正常(Normal)。
当您准备好让Lumen5发挥其魔力时，请单击“发布”。(Publish)渲染视频需要几分钟。完成后您将收到一封电子邮件。
返回您的仪表板并单击完成的视频。您可以将其上传到Facebook、在Instagram 上(Instagram)分享、下载到您的计算机上，或者在您想要进行更多更改时对其进行编辑。
Lumen5提供了多种选项和功能，可帮助您创建引人入胜、引人入胜且专业的视频来宣传您的业务。
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Lumen – A Way To Make Easy Animated Videos
Not a video creation expert? There is no need to worry. Among the tools available online, Lumen5, an intuitive drag-and-drop video tool, can help you to quickly and easily turn your written content into engaging animated shareable video.
The pricing ranges from free to Enterprise-level plans. The free version gives you access to:
- Popular themes.
- The standard media library.
- More than 3,000 music tracks.
You can also create and download five videos per month. The resolution of the video is lower than with paid versions and will include the Lumen5 logo in the credits.
If you want to remove the logo and create a higher-res video, you will need to upgrade. However, the upgraded costs are very reasonable compared to the value. The lowest-level package is only $29/month when billed monthly and $19/month if billed annually ($228).
Try using Lumen5 for free first following the steps below. If you like it and want to upgrade, you can always do so later.
Choose a Format
When you click Create Video, you will be given the option of choosing the social media format or custom format you want to use. Or you can skip this step.
Keep in mind that you can change it at any time. The available options are for:
- Facebook.
- Instagram.
- Twitter.
- Snapchat.
- YouTube.
- LinkedIn.
- Pinterest.
- Custom (Landscape, Square, Vertical, Letterbox).
Choose a Theme
Lumen5 provides several themes for you to choose.
Brand Your Video
Add your brand to your videos by adding a logo, setting the color scheme, and selecting or uploading the font you want to use.
Start by clicking on Style in the left side navigation.
Add Your Logo
You can choose to upload your logo or not include one by toggling the button next to Watermark. When it’s green, it means your uploaded logo will appear in your video.
The opacity and position of your logo are also up to you. Click on the drop-down menu next to each to see your options and choose one.
Choose Your Colors
From the Style menu option, you can select the text and background colors that match your brand identity.
You can change the theme by clicking the Change theme button. To find the color of the text, subtitle, highlighted area, and accent color you want to use, click the drop-down button next to each option.
Follow the same process to select your preferred font or upload your own.
Convert Your Existing Content
There are three simple ways you can convert your existing content using Lumen5. You can:
- Enter the URL of your blog post.
- Copy and paste your text into the space provided.
- Upload your own images and videos.
Your Storyboard
A foundation for your video is automatically created whether you put in a URL or paste content into the text box.
The text will appear in your editing dashboard on the left side of the screen. The storyboard will appear on the right side.
When you enter a URL, Lumen5 uses artificial intelligence (AI) to handpick sentences (see the highlighted text) and imagery for you.
You have the option to keep their suggestions or clear the board.
If you choose to accept the AI suggestions, you can still make edits. For example, let’s say you want to include the first paragraph. Click on it and it will be added to the storyboard.
The system will automatically create a sub-scene (an additional slide with the same image or video) if your text is too long.
The procedure is the same if you choose to discard the AI suggestions.
Edit Text
To edit the text in your storyboard, click inside the box and make any changes you desire. You can edit, add or delete text.
Using AI, Lumen5 automatically calculates:
- Where to position the text.
- How long each slide should be.
- Which text to highlight.
However, you can override the suggestions and make any changes you want. Note that the media background will be animated in the rendered video. You can preview the animation for each slide by clicking Preview.
You can choose what kind of text you want (if any). Your options are:
- Title.
- Plain text.
- Quote.
- No text.
For example, if you want your text to be Title text, click Title and it will change.
Note that the text in the slide above used as Title text cuts off the word Running. You have a few choices to fix this.
Change The Position Of The Text
If you click inside the slide near the text, it will open some more editing features, including Text position. This is the function you want to use.
If you center the text, it will not cut off a word. It does still however cut off the hyphenated words. It’s better than before, but still not ideal.
You can play around with the text and summarize it to make it fit better. For this tutorial, I changed the text to read Get Your Small Business Up-And-Running Online In 2 Steps.
That looks much better. If you try different variations of location and verbiage and it still doesn’t look right to you, you can revert it to regular text from Title text.
When you are editing your text and want to force a word to the next line, if you click the enter key on your computer, Lumen5 will create a sub-scene (additional slide).
If you want to keep the text on the same slide, hold down the “shift” key on your computer while you hit enter.
How To Highlight Text
Start by selecting the text you want to highlight and click on the Highlight icon. The image below shows the results.
Choose Your Media
You have control over every aspect of each slide, including choosing a background from the media library or uploading your own (maximum size is 15MB).
- Select Media from the navigation on the left side to search from and choose media from the Library, GIFs, and Uploads. Also note there is a filter which allows you to choose from Videos, Photos, or Editorial.
- Once you find a media file you want to include in your storyboard, drag it from the media section to the slide where you want to use it.
More Editing Options
Although Lumen5 automatically assigns the length of time each slide plays, you can change it. Look for the time icon and click the plus or minus sign to change how long you want the slide to last.
Trim a Video Or Change The Layout
- Click on More options seen in the screenshot above. A pop-up box will open where you can change the layout or the dim level.
- You can also adjust the length of a video background by clicking Trim from the same pop-up box.
Add Or Delete a Scene Or Subscene
Look at the green bar on the bottom of the slide in the image below.
When you click the + sign, you will see that you can add a scene or a sub-scene.
The down arrow, located on the left side of the slide, will move the slide down in your storyboard. As this is the first slide, you will only see a down arrow.
Other slides will have both an up and down arrow to move the slide to where you want it.
The garbage can icon is exactly what it looks like it is. Click it to delete any slide you don’t want to be included in your video.
Add Music
Lumen5 gives you access to a library of copyright-free audio files. You can also upload your own. Select Music from the left-hand navigation area.
Notice that you can also sort the library by mood, making it easier to find a track with the right feel for your video.
Listen to a track by clicking the Play icon on the left. Once you find (or upload) the music you want, apply it to the video by clicking on it.
If you don’t want to include music, leave that section blank.
Preview & Publish Your Video
When you have all your slides the way you want them, you can preview the video to make sure you are happy with it. You can then either go back and edit it further or publish your video.
Look at the top right-hand corner of your storyboard to see the total length of the video. If you want, you can click on the drop-down next to the time and change the speed to Fast or Slow. The default is Normal.
Click Publish when you are ready for Lumen5 to work its magic. It takes a few minutes for your video to render. You will receive an email when it is finished.
Go back to your dashboard and click on your completed video. You can upload it to Facebook, share it on Instagram, download it to your computer, or edit it if there are more changes you want to make.
Lumen5 offers a multitude of options and features to help you create a compelling, engaging, and professional video to promote your business.
