Features
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Considered
Increase the 1920 px limitation for importing image (because with the zoom we need more details)
For making video from a real drawing like this one : https://youtu.be/8RJz_AlFP2A It would be nice to import 3000 px picture. So we could zoom on the part of the drawing that is drawn.
3
Votes
Completed
Arab character
The available characters should match and cover the diverse users and target audience of the videos. It would be great to have characters in traditional costumes for Arab male and female.
3
Votes
Considered
Text erase and continue writing
Partially erasing a text and continue writing would be a helpful feature. For example, Write "Tethoscope" then erase backward to "Te" and then complete the word to "Telephone".
I could not find an ea...
3
Votes
Considered
Synching reveal paths to music
Just realised that if we could control the timing of the reveal paths within a complex diagram, we’d have an amazing tool to synchronise to a piece of music. I must ask the developers. ie, each reve...
3
Votes
Considered
make End User License Agreement savable
When a new Doodly version is released, the user is shown an End User License Agreement dialogue and is prompted to check an "I agree" box before proceeding with the upgrade. However, it is more than ...
3
Votes
Considered
Shorcut keys for Deleting scenes/objects and for play/stop preview
Hey!
I am an editor for over 3 years in another program, and I love yours. To make my life easy and many others, I sugest you implement some easy shortcut keys for:
1. Deleting scenes, objects (delete...
3
Votes
Considered
Preview features
Hello,
It would be good to make the preview a bit more interactive.
(1) Possibility to select the speed of preview. Like in Youtube where you can select different speeds 1, 1.25, 1;5, 2.0.
adva...
3
Votes
Considered
make floors a prop overlay area
I am a flooring manufacturing using the system for marketing purposes and I would like to replace the grey floors with input of our images. When I upload a prop of our floor into a scene and move it ...
3
Votes
Considered
Separate the Drawings in an individual Scene within the Timeline
It would be nice if each drawing you add to a scene was displayed in the time interval on the scene in the timeline below. That way, when you add a voice-over and/or music and you want the drawing to ...
3
Votes
Considered
bezier curve edit, node position edit, add/subtract node
when mapping your own image, it would be really helpful to. have a simple bezier curve editor to add more precise curves when needed.
Additionally, closing a line to it's start point would be great t...
3
Votes
Considered
Additional Images for Resellers
I buy Auction Items and turn around and Re-sell them in my Ebay Online Store.
I am suggesting additional images to be considered for Re-Sellers to use.
Additional Images:
Camo Tactical Gear - Camo T-...
3
Votes
Considered
Music sound volume automatically decreased when speaker sound is detected
Having a music track playing and adding narrating speech might be even better if the music track could (using an optional setting) be made to only use X% volume each time you speak.
3
Votes
Considered
Asset Gallery
The Asset control on the left is very limited. With several thousand assets available in an Enterprise Membership its too limiting to only see 5 scenes, or 12 characters, or 18 props at a time. Sear...
3
Votes
Declined
Control Hand Speed of Drawing Hand
When I put in an image, it draws the image but the hand is going about 100 mph across the screen and is all anybody can focus on. The solution I was told was to create a custom draw path for each and ...
3
Votes
Considered
Custom Draw Paths - Default to edge of the Image
Can you make the custom draw path points snap to the edge of the image? It is very irritating trying to put them on the edge of the image and coming out with random slivers of the image that are not d...
3
Votes
Declined
Increase the stroke widths of your illustrations
I'm finding that many of your modern character illustrations have very thin stroke widths which make them hard to see and therefore less viable options for creating videos with modern and diverse char...
3
Votes
Considered
Version history
It would be great if there was a version history of projects so that you could switch back to an older version. Currrently it's overwritten and that's not so nice.
3
Votes
Considered
Consistency with image sizes
I'm finding some of the images a lesser quality file than others. For example all of the food plates are really small and if you make them bigger they become pixelated. Would be awesome if they were...
3
Votes
Considered
Folders to organize uploads - also google drive access
It would be really helpful if I could organize my uploads in folders. Mailchimp has a great way doing it if you are looking for ideas.
Also google drive access would be helpful.
3
Votes
Considered
Allow different Erase Modes per scene
Can we have an option to set a different erase mode per scene instead of for the entire video? Many times, the hand is erasing a blank section of a scene (because I have drawn a blank rectangle to era...
3
Votes
Considered
3
Votes
Considered
fix voice to video position
It is crazy that all the time I add or change something in my video, I have to rearrange the voice or music snippets as well
3
Votes
Considered
Ancient History
I am a teacher working online now with 6th grade students and teaching World History. This means we study ANCIENT times. As a teacher I am looking for a BUNDLE that would have hunter-gatherers, mammot...
3
Votes
Considered
Increase 10mb audio file limit
As a user, I want to be able to upload more than a 10mb audio mp3 so that i do not have to split my 15min audio files into many parts to get them into my doodle.
3
Votes
Declined
Body diversity in the characters
In the basic characters, they all appear to be the same shape and in the premium characters, the women seem to have exaggerated breasts and hourglass figures. Do better?
3
Votes
Declined
More gender diversity in topics - why are almost all "cleaning" characters women?
In this day and age, all genders should be participating in all activities - i.e. there is a premium bundle for business man, but not business woman. And in the household chores bundle, I was astonish...
3
Votes
Declined
Tamil font inclusion
Tamil is an international language used by people across Asia, Oceana, Europe and North America - please include the ability to use Tamil fonts.
3
Votes
Declined
Images as Backgrounds
Allow a scene to contain a background that is an image, not a color. This images should also be considered "invisible" by Doodly so it doesn't erase before drawing over it. A simple "Set As Backgrou...
3
Votes
Declined
Ancient Middle Eastern Images - Important to Judaism/Christianity/Islam
I've noticed a lot of people asking for church related images of which I am in agreement. I would ask that in addition to those items already requested in another area, that images (or an image pack) ...
3
Votes
Considered
Resizable Preview
1. Make scene preview resizable.
2. Can zoom edit windows for all the scene withour zooming again.
3
Votes
Considered
Subtitle paragraph align
I hope can have Subtitle paragraph align setting to left, center or right option.
3
Votes
Considered
Allow Simple Definition of Text Styles
A simple method of defining text styles (font, size, etc) would save a lot of time and allow multiple scenes to have a more consistent look. Maybe define simple paragraph styles such as in HTML such ...
3
Votes
Considered
Add a new Export File Type - Animated GIF
This would make it much easier to embed presentations into web pages. At the moment I need to export as an MP4 then use a utility to convert.
3
Votes
Considered
Have an option to remove the arm from the moving hand
This would speed up the image processing and avoid having an out of focus arm. I am sure the moving hand will still focus the viewer's attention. After all, you don't show the body!
3
Votes
Considered
Scroll the Timeline With Mouse Wheel
Scroll the Timeline With Mouse Wheel when the Mouse Cursor is on the Timeline. Quality of life? :)
3
Votes
Declined
Prevent wipe before draw on items in actions tab
If you have a drawing of a computer screen, a flip-over or something else with an empty surface within the drawing, the wiping hand appears even though the new drawing is only within the empty space. ...
3
Votes
Considered
Multiple project Windows
Provide the ability/option to have multiple project windows open at the same time, with the ability to move/copy/paste scenes and objects between them. As it stands now, you can copy/paste a scene be...
3
Votes
Considered
Ability to change the Opacity on background images
When importing an image we should have the ability to change the opacity of an image to allow the words and other images to stand out more.
3
Votes
Considered
Reposition the tracks at the bottom of the screen
Hello,
I have been looking more in detail to ergonomics of the app. As I am using more and more panning and zooming together with voice-over I run into the following problem. You can't see both the zo...
3
Votes
Considered
Auto Shutdown PC
Please add Automatically shutdown PC after complete the rendering.
My 8 minute video took 5 hours to rendering.
Thank You.
3
Votes
Considered
Cambio de idioma
Debería tener el programa una función para cambiar de idioma al español. No le entiendo a los tutoriales que vienen en inglés
3
Votes
Considered
A Library of people and objects relating to voting, surveys, polls, etc.
A Library of people and objects relating to voting, surveys, polls, etc. especially in this election year.
3
Votes
Considered
Uploading percentage
Need to have an option inside working area to see how much percentage has been uploaded to the server. This is very important as the user can easily see and get to know how much is the waiting time.
3
Votes
Completed
More Backgrounds (that can be used for existing characters)
Having more backgrounds will make Doodly even MORE awesome. I think this feature could really set Doodly apart from other whiteboard animation softwares because all of them lack backgrounds. With back...
3
Votes
Considered
Ordering of the TITLE column
Ordering of Title where we can either move the files we create up or down to define our own sequence? Or at least, it sorts the TITLE ascending or descending if we give an appropriate nomenclature for...
3
Votes
Considered
Stick sound and effects to the scene
I am very frustrated when I set my effects and/or sounds on some middle scene.
When I modify the length of previous scenes, all is lost! My effects and sounds stick to the time on the timeline instea...
3
Votes
Considered
Adjust Timeline scale
To be able to adjust Timeline scale so that Timeline can be maximized or minimized and we can see more details of a (very) short clip and shorted a (very) long clip / Timeline.
3
Votes
Declined
To Preview Timeline (i.e. to have Timeline play) from any given point of it by clicking on that point on Timeline with cursor, or any other quick / easy way
To Preview Timeline (i.e. to have Timeline play) from any given point of it by clicking on that point on Timeline with cursor, or any other alternative quick / easy way
3
Votes
Declined
Add folder to manage upload images
Please add an option which allow me to create separate folder for upload images, it would be much more efficient to work on a project.
3
Votes
Considered
Disable increasing Draw time when stretch scene
When I make my videos I find it so hard to synchronize my voice-over with my scenes
and when I stretch the scene to match the audio I realize that the drowning time was increased so I mush keep cha...
3
Votes
Considered
keys to control audio
When I make videos I find it really hard to listen to my voice=over to be able to adjust the timing with the scenes and I have to relay on-scene preview in order to get it right and that takes a lot o...
3
Votes
Considered
multi timer/multiple functions at the same time
to run 2 or more object / multiple functions at the same time
to assign multiple images/text to one timer to do something while having another images/ text running at same time doing something else
e...
3
Votes
Considered
Please add a feature to allow suppressing audio tracks
I often need to export 2 videos. They are the same except for audio tracks. Each time, I have to delete audio tracks I don't need and add audio tracks I need, then adjust them. When I need to switch t...
3
Votes
Declined
Add a text-to-speech Human Voice to Doodly
Creating videos with Doodly is amazing, but we need to add our voice or create the voice in separate app, load it and edit it with the Doodly video, which take time. If you can integrate the Text-To-S...
3
Votes
Declined
Allow custom subcategories in My Library
When importing images or sounds, it would be great to have a way to categorize those files. This would help to organize the hundreds of files that are only in the My Library category.
3
Votes
Declined
Render on GPU
Currently Doodly renders the videos on CPU and it takes hours to have a minute-long video ready. By using GPU this process can be way too faster (e.g. 20X!)
This feature is a must-have for all renderi...
3
Votes
Considered
Modestly dressed women in business
Can you please add images of women who are modestly dressed (long skirts or dresses and headwraps)? I am a modest woman in a professional category but I cannot create images like this for my training...
3
Votes
Declined
3
Votes
Declined
disable erase before new item
There are many times when I want to draw one object over another without erasing the first object first. For example, if I'm drawing an X over an object, it makes no sense to neatly erase where the X...
3
Votes
Considered
enable later object to be placed/drawn behind an earlier one.
As it stands, objects placed later in the timing by necessity have to be drawn over earlier objects. It makes sense to be able to place an object later, but have it be placed behind objects that are ...
3
Votes
Considered
Customize the texts
Can you add a feature that allows us to customize some words into the text
ex: I go to school with my friends
I need to color the pronoun "MY" to attention the students
3
Votes
Considered
All about Aquascaping Scenes, Character Posings, and Props
Hello,
I would like to request more freshwater aquarium fishes, invertebrates, plants, hardscape materials (rocks, driftwood), more aquariums (2D, 3D) complete with soil already in it, please. Some c...
3
Votes
Considered
Improve sound control
It would be very nice if we could have a better control of sound volume, like the possibility of type the sound volume instead of only slide the bar.
3
Votes
Considered
Geometric Shapes
Prop category that are geometric shapes (lines, poly-lines, squares, rectangles, triangles, polygons, circles, ellipses, wedges) where the outline of the shape is also the draw path for the shape.
Th...
3
Votes
Considered
To import power point slides into Doodly
This feature can help to convert ppt into animation video by click of import button.
3
Votes
Considered
Remove an asset in middle of a scene
I think it would be great if you could set an asset to leave in middle of a scene.
3
Votes
Considered
Asset animation
Be able to animate an asset in middle of a scene, make it flash or something to give it extra attention!
3
Votes
Declined
3
Votes
Declined
Alignment tools (like those that are in Microsoft Office PowerPoint)
Alignment tools that would align and snap objects to other objects in the scene. (without having to use the grid)
3
Votes
Considered
web-based (online) version of Doodly
Hereby I propose to create a web-based (online) version of Doodly. This will allow to use Doodly regardless of operating system. It would be easier to maintain only one version online, than for multip...
3
Votes
Considered
Voice-over creation positioning
Currently, the + sign for the voice-over creation is only visible in the first scene. If you are working on scene 30 and you want to create a voice-over for this scene, you first have to move to scene...
3
Votes
Considered
SVG Imported Draw Path Improvement
Hi there! So I reached out to your support team because I was having an issue with one of my SVG files. It turns out that the Doodly program can only handle so many loaded draw paths. Now for a nube s...
3
Votes
Considered
Context menu - right click, preview from this point
We have the ability to right click and add panning and zooming at a particular point. Also when the video is playing the play head shows us were we are in the video. We are able to preview a ful sce...
3
Votes
Considered
Toonly: New Design - Timeline for Layers
I would recommend a new Design: like Toonly, where the Timeline is used for the objects/layers and the panel on the right for the different scenes.
-> that would make it easier to change the time and ...
3
Votes
Declined
Grid Improvement 101
Your grid does not bisect the scene horizontally or vertically. This makes it challenging (downright maddening) to center any object or text. In its current form, your grid is 8 & 2/5ths wide by 4 & 3...
3
Votes
Considered
Hours spent on Doodly
Would be useful for invoicing purposes if Doodly showed you how long you've been working on the program.
3
Votes
Considered
Text Tools (border, contour, shadow)
It should be great if the text could be set with border, contour, shadow, even backgrounds
3
Votes
Considered
Option to TURN OFF the the scroll function for Delay/Duration times
It's very easy to accidentally engage the new scroll function for adjusting the Delay/Duration times in each scene without even realizing that you've done that. I find that very frustrating. Often I'...
3
Votes
Declined
Population Segmentation
I work in health care and talk a lot about taking large groups of people, segmenting them in targeted groups of people and delivering specific services. It would really help if their were templates, ...
3
Votes
Declined
Offline Mode And Offline Save project laptop And Pc
Offline Mode And Offline Save project laptop And Pc
3
Votes
Considered
women in orthopaedic surgery
I am a medical student who is working in a project called Women In Orthopaedics. I find female doctors insufficient. There are not many characters. There is no female surgeons at all. So please creat...
3
Votes
Considered
Doodly Multi-User with Permission Settings for Rendering with only Owner
Hi Team,
Creating Doodly videos gets more productive and creative if multiple users work on the same Project.
It would be beneficial if the structure of Doodly is done in such a way that, the Owne...
3
Votes
Considered
Remove the pop out display while taking voiceover
Hey, doodly team please kindly remove that preview pop-out feature while recording the voiceover. It actually very annoying just an exaggerated feature of no use. It creates problems while doing the v...
3
Votes
Considered
Buttons/prompts to skip to different scene/time in video
I'm not sure if this is even possible, but it would be wonderful if you could add clickable buttons in the videos that would skip to a particular scene/time in the video. It would also be nice if you...
3
Votes
Declined
Unlock aspect ratio of assets
Assets with unlocked aspect ratio would allow customization of size thus facilitating customized and multi use of existing props. Example: 2-D shapes (rectangle, oval, arrows, etc) will be usable for ...
3
Votes
Declined
Pause during development playback
Hard to believe this doesn't exist, and maybe I have missed it - but when developing a scene and checking animation via "Preview" there is no way to Stop or Pause until the entire movie ends. I often ...
3
Votes
Considered
Minimize Timeline
On my screen, the timeline takes up a lot of my working area, and there is not any way to hide or minimize it. This significantly reduces the usefulness of the Doodly tool to me. Please make it so t...
3
Votes
Considered
Change Doodle Elements so they are not triggered by inadvertent trackpad scrolling
First of all I believe this is a bug but Support told me I had to post it here, so here it is. I think this is a bug that really needs to be fixed in Doodly. On my mac when using my trackpad to naviga...
3
Votes
Considered
Image - Sense of depth
It would be nice to have the option to adjust an image that way so we can give the image the sense of depth.
There are great pre-made scenes having the sence of depth already. However I had too search...
3
Votes
Considered
Subtitle can be associated with object
Most of the time sub-title is following the object visible sequence, if the sub-title can be associated with the object, then we don't have to duplicate so many scenes.
3
Votes
Declined
Sound can repeat by itself
Sometimes we would like a sound byte can be repeated, likes a keyboard effect. If a sound byte can repeat itself by a predefined number of times, we no need to duplicate it dozen of times for a conti...
3
Votes
Declined
Doodly Character Creator
It would be great if I can choose for example a head, haircut, skin color, upper body and legs or something like that. So I would have a chance to use much more characters without Doodly needs to crea...
3
Votes
Considered
Add Indian character, sean and Indian languages
If you added Indian languages as well as Indian characters and situations to it. Had scenes like this been added in the middle it would have been great. Also we do not get to see different fonts...
3
Votes
Considered
Drawing with hand pencil
Please. I really believe you should include a hand with pencil. Since we are dealing with hand drawing.
3
Votes
Declined
Change color of imported characters into greyscale
There should be a feature to change the color of imported characters/images into greyscale to intermix with the existing grey color images.
3
Votes
Considered
Preview on Second Monitor
Having the ability to fullscreen the preview window on a second monitor would be helpful, especially for canvas-style video editing.
3
Votes
Declined
Workplace Accident related Characters and Props
1: Slip & trip.
2: Falling from ladder, fragile roof, scaffold.
3: Electric shock.
4: Machine related crushing, entanglement, flying objects.
5: Falling into deep excavation.
6: Caught in between...
3
Votes
Declined
Middle Easton people in People Builder
Please We need to add some Middle Easton people in People Builder soft
3
Votes
Declined
Professional Scenes
First of all, I love Doodly so far.
However, I miss more professional Scenes of the diferent specialities. Scenes for mechanics, engineers, plumberers, and many other professions will help a lot of p...
3
Votes
Considered
Scheduled Rendering/Exporting
Hi,
Please add scheduled rendering/scheduled rendering of videos as an option. As right now, rendering takes a major amount of time.