Features
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0
Votes
Declined
Make the Timeline Zoomable
Make the Timeline zoomable. This would make it much easier to work with long videos.
0
Votes
Declined
Need a Better Way to Browse Images
I have the Enterprise version and having a large number of images is great until you need to find one. You cannot always use the search box to find all of the related images due to occasional misspel...
3
Votes
Considered
Doodly Scene Settings
I would like to suggest an extra feature to the scene settings by having an ‘Enter’ scene animation feature.
The scenario would be after the first scene exits ex: ‘Swipe left’, then the next...
30
Votes
Considered
Object Fill
I would like to see an object fill feature with the option of having the finished fill look like it is scribbled/shaded in or a solid fill. Being able to fill in a shirt or block text with color would...
5
Votes
Considered
Export/Save as other format
I would like to suggest a way to export in other formats such as Flash or better yet HTML 5. Video formats are bulky and even in HD format I can see the background artifacts near the lines.
33
Votes
Considered
Simple Animation
I know that the hole concept of Doodly is to make the animation look like it is hand drawn on a white/chalk board. However adding in simple animation like being able to have an object resize, stretch/...
15
Votes
Considered
Music duplication
Just started, but I edited down a sound clip and I needed to duplicate it several times. There was no option, so I had to input it and edit it down multiple times, which was time consuming and seemed ...
0
Votes
Declined
Identification of elements
Just started, but I wanted to find more positions for a character and couldn't figure out the name of the character I was using to search. Same with a music clip. Elements should have ID attached that...
3
Votes
Considered
List Asset Names in Video (Images, Sound, etc.)
It would be great if we could look at a video we've created and see the names of all assets used including Characters, Props and Sounds/Music.
0
Votes
Declined
Prevew Screen
It would be really nice when we CLICK on "PREVIEW" to be able to preview the current screen we are working on to see how it looks, instead of having to watch the entire video again? Like, maybe have ...
6
Votes
Considered
Drag and Drop Audiorecordings
Please add the feature to drag and drop audio files or record an additional audio file between two audio.
I recently had to remove an audio file from slide 3 and was not able to add a recordging at t...
1
Votes
Declined
Items - See the whole list
Changing the sequence of items is very cumbersome and moving items fro bottom to first is very slow because you have to jump two at a time. It would also be easier to choose the sequence.
0
Votes
Declined
Resizable Sidebars and bottom bar
Be able to resize the bars at the side and the bottom to either increase or decrease the drawing area.
3
Votes
Considered
Save Feature
Would it be possible for you all to create a new "Save" feature. What I mean is, if I am editing one of my existing videos to fit another application - I would like the option to "Save" it with a new...
6
Votes
Considered
Voice Feature
Hi
Can you please Voice IVR feature like AnimationStudio provide. ex. whatever we type the system automatically convert into a different voice which we select.
9
Votes
Considered
Butcher's Paper Background
Having a butcher's paper background with marker pens would be a nice homage to how many people drew presentations for many, many years.
0
Votes
Declined
Character keywords
It would be great if you opened up a channel for us to add search keywords to certain Doodly props or characters. One user mentioned that a pistol was called a "short rifle." There were other items I ...
4
Votes
Considered
Make the item list easier to orgaise the sequence
Currently I can see almost 3 items on my display. Some playing about can increase this to 4 but it still isn't good enough. It would be far easier to organise the sequence if we could see all the item...
0
Votes
Considered
The ability to Skew text or images/
It would be nice if we could make text or images skew. Especially text, so that when we have a skew image, one could make the text skew to fit in the image.
3
Votes
Considered
Map ⌘S on MacOS to save
I made the mistake of not actually saving my project.
It is second nature to me to keep saving a project, using the shortcut (⌘S).
However, when Doodly crashed, I was shocked when I relaunched it, ...
32
Votes
Considered
Camera panning Seetings
Would be nice to select the DIRECTION of the "camera panning" and the SPEED ... (or did In miss that?)
0
Votes
Considered
Object Swipe
It is possible to swipe scenes, but not objects. Exit animation currently only allows an erase mode. It would be incredibly helpful if: 1) exit animation could be applied to each object, so that ...
23
Votes
Considered
Customizing characters
I would like to have the function "build characters from different parts and save them".
You could have different head forms, legs, clothes, shoes, body forms (e.g. thin, thick), hair, ...
Of course,...
3
Votes
Considered
Transition by hand
I would love to see a feature, when you could get a hand to "swipe" the old slide away to be replaced with a new one.
1
Votes
Considered
Let the timelines move with the video replay
If the timelines moved with the video (if longer than the screen) so that you can see how much more video time you need to add/subtract or see when the audio stops. I made Christmas video and I needed...
6
Votes
Declined
Custom board sizes
Allow custom video sizes. Instead of being based on 1920x1080 allow odd shapes. Sonif i wanted to do a tiny 400x400 doodly with out needing to crop externally i could. Also allow to go up to 4k.
0
Votes
Considered
Categorize Characters
I'd really like to see the characters categorized, such as female, male, teens, tweens, kids etc. This would make it much easier to find what I am looking for since I don't know the names of the peopl...
58
Votes
Considered
Text Features
It would be great if I could be able to edit the font as I work. Ex: bold one word in the sentence; gradients for emphasis, underline a word, make one word's font size a different size for emphasis, a...
2
Votes
Considered
Social Media Templates
Have different size templates for the various social media platforms: 1x1 for Instagram for example. Being able to easily switch between them would be even better. Thanks!
6
Votes
Considered
Line draw size and syle
Mainly for the black chalkboard but in general for all the draws i'd like a customizable line style (i.e. more fat or thin, dotted and not dotted, etc.)
0
Votes
Considered
What go off and on at the end of a scene
Say i have a teacher and another object in the scene (i.e. a sunglasses prop). A text from the teacher say "These are sunglasses". Now i want that the text - after a programmable delay - disappear... ...
9
Votes
Considered
Timer on Preview
Is it possible to have a timer in the preview? I recently made a doodle for my sisters church Christmas carols. She had requested a particular song and wanted certain elements timed to appear in the...
0
Votes
Considered
Ordenas Mis Videos alfabeticamente
Cuando se maneja una gran cantidad de videos parar diferentes proyectos la forma de mostrar el listado de videos hace incomoda la busqueda. Sugiero ordenarlos alfabeticamente. De esta forma los videos...
0
Votes
Considered
Process mapping props
Using Doodly to walk an audience through a process map would provide the audience with a better concept of how the process works. So providing the tools and props in Doodly would enhance the product e...
30
Votes
Considered
Post-It notes
It would be really cool to be able to have the hand stick a post-it note on the board, just like people do on whiteboards in real life.
3
Votes
Considered
Allow us to set default color for images/text
Add a setting to the scene settings and video general settings windows to allow us to set default colors for every image/text, rather than the default only being black.
162
Votes
Considered
Crop images and disproportional resizing
It would be great to have the ability to crop images and the ability to resize them without constraining proportions. This is especially helpful for images we import ourselves. For instance. I loaded ...
19
Votes
Considered
non-profit / charity images
It would be great to have images in Doodly specific to non-profit / charity / volunteerism.
I run a non-profit and purchased Doodly specifically for this purpose but am finding there are no assets in ...
3
Votes
Considered
Find edges magic wand feature
As fantastic as it is to even be able to upload our own pictures and fonts....Wouldn't it be great if imported items had a MAGIC WAND option that could detect the edges? Then all we have to do is set ...
3
Votes
Considered
As a designer, I want to be able to adjust text Leading and Tracking/Kerning
I want to be able to adjust the space between lines of text (highlight text, ALT-UpArrow or ALT-DownArrow) and the space between letters (highlight text, ALT-RightArrow or ALT-LeftArrow)
0
Votes
Declined
As a designer, I'd like there to be a library of simple shapes
Circles, squares, ovals, rectangles, triangles, arrows, etc
0
Votes
Declined
As a designer, I need to be able to BOLD or ITALICIZE text
Need to be able to bold and italicize text
0
Votes
Considered
Really needing a new scene
I really need a scene with two mountaintops and a valley in between. It doesn't have to be overly detailed ... something sinple as a big "M"! However, I'm trying to teach an important communication ...
0
Votes
Declined
Precise co ordinates of an asset.
It can be very frustrating trying to place assets that have to be positioned precisely for reveals etc., even if they are exactly the same size.
It would be a major benefit to be able to position ass...
0
Votes
Considered
Assep Properties
Being able to right click on an asset to bring up properties, such as size and the name of the asset.
13
Votes
Considered
ِِAdditional animation effects
It would be wonderful to have a lot of effects beside drawing like (slide up, slide down , fade in\off ... etc ) ,I see it will give the program great flexibility
14
Votes
Considered
"Hand style" with just the marker/chalk, with no hand whatsoever
Please create a "hand style" showing just the marker/chalk, with no hand whatsoever.
This would be an excellent feature...
0
Votes
Declined
3
Votes
Declined
Use With Grammarly
It would be nice if it was possible to use Grammarly with Doodly. Grammarly helps improve writing, and is used by a lot of creative people. Grammarly and Doodly might have some cross-over in their tar...
9
Votes
Considered
OPEN SOURCE PROJECTS
Allow us to export or save an open source project so we can send it or share to other doodlers to complete the job
0
Votes
Considered
Trucking Services Scenes , Props and Characters
Please add Scenes, Characters and Props for the Trucking and Transportation industry. You currently have no images for this industry.
5
Votes
Considered
Tables Tool
It would be nice to have a simple tables tool.
This would make lists easier and allow easier formatting.
3
Votes
Declined
Mathematical Symbols
It would be great to have more mathematical symbols available - Doodly would be perfect for taking advantage of mathematical symbols!
7
Votes
Considered
chroma key for glassboard
Add green screen capability or chroma key option for the scene "glassboard."
0
Votes
Considered
Additional Images
I purchased this and the additional image pack, not knowing it was really weak on outdoor images. That's my entire area I want to use this for. Could use a whitewater raft, oars, canoes, paddles, natu...
0
Votes
Considered
Multiple weight Versions of characters
It would be great to have various versions of characters -obese and chubby alternatives to all the “fit” characters you have. Imagine the possibilities for videos (gym, fitness, self help, etc,) n...
0
Votes
Completed
Couples doing things
Couples in love, sharing a meal, feeding each other desert, drinking wine, drinking coffee, holding hands, hugging, dancing cheek to cheek, rock climbing (one belaying the other on a rock face), runni...
0
Votes
Declined
could we have simple props od bodyparts such as brain, heart, head feet etc?
could we have simple props of bodyparts such as brain, heart, head feet etc?
not for medical illustrations but for simple stuff like use your brain etc
20
Votes
Considered
Book Background - Turning pages and cover
It would be brilliant if you could add a book background with turning pages.
You could do story books for kids, or if you wanted to add visual impact for including references - uploading a cover of th...
6
Votes
Completed
0
Votes
Declined
Table Sports
Hi, I am a professional Table Tennis coach in the UK and have been doing same for over 30 years. I am very keen to use this afforded methodology to create presentations to the regional bodies, Univers...
0
Votes
Considered
3
Votes
Declined
ability to see the name of an audio track on the timeline
When an audio track is added, it would be really useful to be able to see the name of the track which has been added; especially if you want to add a second one of the same name.
11
Votes
Considered
Select a group of items form the Items list.
When selecting items from the right-hand items list, current cntrl-click adds to selected items.
Add the following facility: Click on the first item, ans Shift Control click on the last item to includ...
3
Votes
Considered
Moving screen OR item when magnified.
Normally the arrow keys move a selected item on the screen. But when the screen is magnified, the arrow keys move BOTH the screen and the item.
Suggestion: if an item is selected, the arrow keys shou...
0
Votes
Considered
Micro movements
Arrow keys are used to move selected item, but often the alignment has to me completed manually, because the arrow movements are too large.
Suggest that if the Shift (or other key) is held down, then ...
0
Votes
Considered
Add new items in same position on screen
Recently I added 10 identically -sized items to the screen. The first 2 where placed in exactly the same potion, but the others were placed randomly, and it took a lot of time and effort to align them...
3
Votes
Considered
Save Hot Key
Allow the use of Ctrl-S to save the video. it would be much quicker than clicking the button.
3
Votes
Considered
Startup position
When I open Doodly, it is full screen on my main monitor. Most programs retain the previous settings so that the opening screen returns to where it was last used and at the last screen size.
Could th...
31
Votes
Considered
Delete key on the keyboard to delete selected item (s)
It would be great, like many other packages, that keyboard controls work in Doodly; primarily, after selecting an item or items on the canvas, pressing the Del key on the keyboard would action a delet...
7
Votes
Considered
Drag and select items
ability to drag the mouse over a number of items to allow one click copy or delete
0
Votes
Declined
Copy and inserted audio track
If you need to repeat an imported sound track which is on the timeline, it would be great if you could duplicate it at the click of a button (as you can't currently and nor (unless you can remember it...
41
Votes
Considered
Separate Library for user uploaded assets
When an asset, such as a prop, is uploaded, it's added to the general pool of such assets. I would like to nominate my own library where they could be stored, thus making it easier to locate them.
0
Votes
Declined
Music Section
I recently bought the program and the fist bug I noticed was in the music section. Excuse me if I'm not totally familiar yet, but I couldn't understand how to find music I had playing in the backgrou...
12
Votes
Declined
Add brush for large path areas
Pencils and pens don't really work for large paths. Stubby markers and brushes would work better
13
Votes
Declined
Draw arrows, lines, and shapes
It would be great if we could add customizable arrows, lines, and shapes rather than choosing images.
36
Votes
Considered
Fade drawn image
I think it would be nice to have a fade in option for hand-drawn images, particularly those with fill
69
Votes
Completed
Alignment of Images
I know this has been asked previously and was declined, but it would be extraordinarily helpful to be able to align props and text. I have tried using grouping feature and it's not as effective as ali...
3
Votes
Considered
Different size previews
Doodly has a nice BIG canvas to draw on - and the previews are the same size. Post an mp4 version of a Doodle to something like Instagram, though, or look at any of them on a phone, and things can bec...
0
Votes
Declined
Tweening graphics between 2 points
You would set a starting point on the page for your objectc, and then an ending point on the page for your object. You should also be able to set opacity on starting and ending. This could even be don...
3
Votes
Considered
Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
It would be wonderful to be able to create a similar effect to the original TV series version of the Guide from the Hitchhiker's Gide to the Galaxy - the link below includes the Guide explaining Babel...
0
Votes
Considered
Switch between drawing and text
My suggestion is to make it possible to draw a part of a picture with a custom path, add some text, then have another part of the picture be drawn, add some text again, and so on. This would be very u...
0
Votes
Considered
allow import of png sequence animation
Animations can be added into the timeline in the form of png sequence 01.png , 02.png .... 300.png for a 10 seconds animation at 30 frames per second.
0
Votes
Declined
Custom Scenes
Would it be possible to allow users to create their own custom scenes that they could use in different videos?
1
Votes
Declined
Women who look more professional v. pin-up poses, seriously.
It would be great to have some female characters more like Andrew, Adam, or David. I'm really surprised to see that so many of the female characters are posed suggestively or in a flirty way versus pr...
0
Votes
Declined
0
Votes
Considered
Sharing videos
It would be nice to have the ability to open videos other people make. For instance, if I am working on a video and want someone to help me I could send my video to them, they could open it up and see...
0
Votes
Declined
3
Votes
Considered
Remote processing of export without software needing to be open
One of the comments that seems to come up in the Facebook group often is that it takes a long time for the video to compile and export to the local machine. There have been many suggestions that this...
0
Votes
Declined
Better searching
Instead of showing ALL of the character images, why not show just one image of each character and allow us to drill down to find more images of that character?
Also - for the sounds - please allow us ...
0
Votes
Declined
16
Votes
Considered
Music volume controls
Many of the sounds provided are recorded at different levels. If I use more than one in a presentation - such as a sound effect after music - they can be tremendously out of balance. Please provide ...
29
Votes
Considered
Time Control Preview and Time Preview (Zoom In and Zoom Out)
It takes time for scrolling from the early page to the end of the slides as we have to scrolling manually. I think it is better to add a feature for zoom in and zoom out of time control. Moreoever, th...
9
Votes
Considered
Outline of text needs to be different from text color.
Right now wwhen we hover over written text, it's outline begins to glow indicating we are about to work with it - means Doodly recognizes text's contour already. Why can't we use this as effect in ren...
0
Votes
Declined
Upload narrator's track, not music only
If we are to do anything good with this app, we need to be able to import professionally produced narrator's file into the proggy and then add and tweak images to the speed of narrator. As of now the ...
0
Votes
Declined
More Outdoor assets
I work with a non-profit that does a lot of outdoor activities with kids.
You have tents and even a sleeping bag...but how about a campfire!
0
Votes
Declined
characters with less or no hair
Please I need people with less or no hair. Not just old fat men but middle aged and fit.
0
Votes
Declined
Ability to select line width on a path
When creating a manual path, it would be good to be able to select a pen width (or weight) for each path. When using the pathing tool for creating a realistic looking drawing, I often find that the l...
6
Votes
Considered
Manufacturing/Logistics content
Having just purchased Doodly, I find that the content library is mostly geared towards videos describing B2C scenarios. I'd really like to see content more geared towards B2B: scenes like production l...
0
Votes
Declined
Better Asset / File Management
While asset search is good, it would be great to have a folder, tagging or grouping system that had just the assets I want to use for "this" project, or assets that get used every time for "that" cli...