Features
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278
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Considered
Element Erase Delay
Add a field in the element options for Erase Delay. This would be a time delay before the element is erased.
As an example: I had to put a blank text element in a scene with a slow draw time as th...
506
Votes
Considered
Hand Placing Items
Add a feature what uses a hand to also add or place items to the Doodly,, instead of just having them appear, or have to be drawn.
138
Votes
Considered
Rubber Stamp reveal
Add the ability to reveal an asset using a rubber stamp in the hand. It would take a tiny amount of time and make sense for lots of things like logos, speech balloons, repeating items like stars or fl...
418
Votes
Considered
Offline mode
Now this might be a bit hard but would be awesome. An offline mode that allows basic creation / editing of doodlys. Maybe this could be limited to cached content the user has used before.
Or even rest...
27
Votes
Considered
An indexed instruction book
How about a one-stop easily accessible/searchable instruction book that covers all the bases for new and experienced users?
87
Votes
Considered
Provide a means of setting precise size and position in a scene
One of the strategies for drawing a color stock image is to use the original stock image (already drawn) and overlay an imported colored version of the image. But the size and position of the overlay...
39
Votes
Considered
Ability to disable individual draw paths
When creating intricate draw paths for a custom image, it would help considerably if specific draw paths could be disabled, so that additional draw paths could be created without interference
16
Votes
Considered
Ability to Disable Elements in Scene
It would be great to create scenes with 'interchangeable' elements (props, characters, text) so that it would be possible to create similar videos but with specific variations
5
Votes
Considered
Customizable color palette
1) Be able to define a set of colors for use in each video. Currently, there is a predefined palette, but I can't add or remove any.
2) Be able to assign a color other than black (or white) as the def...
13
Votes
Considered
Text animation timing : with previous
I used to animate with GoAnimate (now Vyond). One of the cool features of this tool is that it allows you to set the timing for your text animation. For instance, a series of text fields can appear s...
29
Votes
Considered
Persistent linking of assets
It is presently only possible to link assets for a moment, for moving or resizing. This feature would allow assets to be linked permanently (or at least until unlinked). This would allow outline and...
7
Votes
Considered
Save and Open
The ability to save a Doodly file to a location (local or internet) with the ability to open other shared files. "How did they do that?" When someone shares a file you can see the step by step proces...
62
Votes
Considered
Merge Videos
The ability to merge videos into one video giving the ability to create sections at a time, then merging them together for the final production.
30
Votes
Considered
Music Sort Options
It would be super helpful if there were ways to sort through the (abundant) background music options. You might consider by mood ("sad" "uplifting" "cheerful" "dark" "dramatic") and/or by instrument (...
404
Votes
Considered
Simple Animation Features
If characters/text could follow a path to move across the screen after they are drawn, that would be great. This would include resizing to create a zoom in/out effect. Being able to have a character g...
160
Votes
Considered
16
Votes
Considered
Sort feature for assets (especially our own imports) and filter for custom assets
Hi, currently when you import a new asset, it shows on the top -- temporarily. Once you close the video and return to it, the assets are sorted from oldest to newest. This means that if you return to ...
46
Votes
Considered
Lock an asset in place
Hi, I would love the ability to lock an asset into place. Sometimes when they overlap and you're editing one nearby, I accidentally click the wrong one and as I move it I realize I just messed up my a...
36
Votes
Considered
Delay between paths
Hi,
When creating the paths for one image where you are creating multiple paths for the one image. Can a delay be added between paths.
Either once the one path as draw we can add a delay before it s...
4
Votes
Considered
Adjustable pane size.
Allow users to adjust the height of the left/right/bottom windows so that the users can see more of what they wanted to work on.
For example, a taller right windows would make drag-and-drop of assets ...
39
Votes
Considered
New hands for watercolor paintings
Hi Brad. Just today I have a new challenge... I am drawing a Doodly over watercolor paper, and I couldn't find tools for it... Customize the board wasn't the problem... The problem was because I could...
3
Votes
Considered
Please Add More Simple and Singular Food Based Props that are not Fast Food Brands
Currently there are inadequate choices for food based props. So may are branded for Fast Food. It would be great to have simple and singular props of vegetables, fruit, proteins, fat sources and carbo...
33
Votes
Considered
Way to Save a Video as a Template That Already Contains Favorite Fonts, Logo and Colors
It would be great to be able to save a video as a business template. This template would already be populated with desired fonts, business colors, favorite characters and logo. Then the user could jus...
8
Votes
Considered
Static Backgrounds
Let's say I have a scene where I want the background to remain the same but characters in the scene to change (either entirely or just their pose). As far as I can tell it is currently not possible to...
3
Votes
Considered
25
Votes
Considered
Lock scene by scene voiceover tracks to a scene
Currently if timing of a graphic is shaved or increased in Scene 1, then all subsequent SCENE timings are shifted BUT voiceover tracks remain static. So you have to readjust the starting point of each...
65
Votes
Considered
Spell Check with text box of Doodly
Hello,
Doodly, needs a in text spell checker. Spell Checkers are the norm on all programs now.
Thanks,
I really love the program so far.
James
0
Votes
Considered
making link between the continue button when uploading new props and enter key
this could be more handy
12
Votes
Considered
Increase the maximum width of the paths in the Path Size slider
The existing range of path widths is great for tracing line art, but many logos use very wide letters and stripes of color. It would help if the maximum width were about three times as wide as it is n...
12
Votes
Considered
Fitness scenes
Hello. There is less charachters for body building and personal trainer and nothins as a scene. Can you create, please, some scenes of gyms, fitness center and equipment like barbell and dumbells? Tha...
67
Votes
Considered
Writing on Board Sounds
There should be a corresponding sound we can use for the different board backgrounds. For example, the sounds chalk writing on a blackboard, or a dry erase on a whiteboard, for example. This should ...
364
Votes
Considered
12
Votes
Considered
Update imported image on canvas
Custom paths take a long time to create in complex images. If there is a need to correct or adjust an image after the draw path has been created,. the whole draw path has to be remade. On such occas...
0
Votes
Considered
16
Votes
Considered
Custom fill area
Create a new option alongside custom draw paths, which is a custom fill area. This suggestion provides the opportunity of dealing with the frantic drawing hand, which is most evident when "drawing" a...
149
Votes
Considered
user hands or drawn hands (why not?)
Please allow users to use their own hand images. Maybe you can even add drawn hands to your library. You could let people choose the carnation colour they want, as for emoticons. :) On the other … h...
0
Votes
Considered
Warp Doodly Character/Prop Asset
I do interest one feature which will make Doodly be great and different from others, this will make Doodly as an incredible product, it will attract Doodly new custome's, it is something to animate...
144
Votes
Considered
Draw feature
I would love to be able to use a draw feature that enabled me to add/create small props. I have tried adding images (of all different file types to try and have a transparent background, but nothing s...
60
Votes
Considered
Create interest groups & enable sharing to interest groups
There are many different interest groups emerging among Doodly users. Allow the creation of interest groups and allow users to join multiple interest groups. Then extend the share feature so users ca...
3
Votes
Considered
Library Contact Sheets
Let's print out sheets with the names and thumbnail images of all the available elements in the libraries. I/we/users can then sit with a stack of papers and a cup of coffee looking through what is av...
89
Votes
Considered
Selective overlap image erasure (non-erase)
Please consider adding an option to not erase an object within a scene. When the "Erase Mode" in "Settings" in "Smart Mode" any object that is over another object will be erased before the overlappin...
15
Votes
Considered
Font sizing
1. Please will you consider enabling the selection of specific font sizes for text. This would make it easier to make sure that different text boxes are the same size.
2. It would be great to be able ...
9
Votes
Considered
Scene Exit Animation - "Scene Expands" or "Zoom Out"
I'd like to suggest a scene exit animation. It would be useful to have a "Scene Expands" or "Zoom Out" transition between scenes where Scene A is completed, then the video appears to Zoom Out --- Scen...
0
Votes
Considered
Window Menu Option -- Compare 2 Scenes Side-By-Side
Let's say that you have completed a scene, but then realize that you would like the order of animation with respect to the assets to be different - or maybe that you would like to replace one of the a...
171
Votes
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0
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14
Votes
Considered
Add new vertices within a draw path
When editing a draw path, it would be helpful to be able to add new points/vertices between other points in the drawing path.
35
Votes
Considered
Option to one-click Delete
I would like to get rid of the confirmation that I am deleting something. I am trying out fonts and it is exhausting to click so many things! Can we get a toggle that allows one click deleting vs con...
3
Votes
Considered
Resize Drawing Area (Stage) and Actors (Assets) with mouse wheel
It would be nice if there was an easy way to resize/rescale the Stage (if nothing is selected) or the selected Actor by just using the mouse wheel
22
Votes
Considered
Pipette for color selection
To keep the CI consistent it would be nice to have a pipette-tool within the asset-settings to select the correct color without having to use photoshop or similar, too...
62
Votes
Considered
Multi-selection...
it would be nice to offer a feature to select multiple items to change delay or duration to a similar value for them...
On Stages with lots of items the current systems consumes lots of time!
0
Votes
Considered
Change Background for each mode to fit to a presentation template
I would like to change the background to the presentation-template-bitmap to seamlessly integrate animations into my presentations.
28
Votes
Considered
export movies with alpha channel
An export with alpha channel would make Whiteboard and Glasboard ideal for Integration into presentations with their own backgrounds
15
Votes
Considered
Color Character overlay
Allow one asset to be drawn over a second asset without erasing the first asset. (Selectable option in Asset settings).
The application would be to draw an outline of a figure, followed by drawing a c...
1
Votes
Considered
Change Line height and spacing
I am missing a feature to change line height modifications on multiple line text.
Another nice design feature would be a way to change letter spacing for text.
253
Votes
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24
Votes
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3
Votes
Considered
New "Deliver" option to complement "Share"
Create a "Deliver" option that assigns the asset to the account whose email address is supplied. The asset would disappear from the sender's library, and appear with full control in the receiver's lib...
9
Votes
Considered
Edit Draw Paths on Shared Images
I love the fact that we can share draw paths and custom images, but I would like to have the option to edit draw paths on shared images, as well. For example, I may not like the way the original owne...
22
Votes
Considered
Scene library
Be able to save a full scene from a video to a scene library for later reuse, including all timing, etc.
51
Votes
Considered
90 degree custom path turns
I'm an architect, and I'd like to draw custom paths over line drawings. When I do this from point to point and turn a corner,, the path tries to smooth out the turn. The only way I've been able to do ...
0
Votes
Considered
Street Signs
I would appreciate street signs like: One Way, Wrong Way, Do Not Enter, Speed Limit, Yield, multiple street names sign, etc. I use them for all kinds of things and rarely as an actual street sign.
53
Votes
Considered
Changing color marker on animation drawing
Will be possible to add new feature to change the "hand with new color marker" on each new Path configured ?
76
Votes
Considered
Adding color through the platform
I watched how one person added color to their Doodly. WAY TOO COMPLICATED. Anyway of getting color added to the Doodly platform as opposed to creating an image and then coloring it on a photoshop and ...
17
Votes
Considered
Ability to set time for each path in imported images.
I create explainer videos where I import images i draw in softwares like sketchbook and I need to set custom paths with their own time and delays so that I can explain different parts of a image.
Exam...
4
Votes
Considered
Typewriter Effect
Have text appear as if it were typed in like a typewriter. Also a sound option for it as well.
87
Votes
Considered
Exporting or sharing of Doodly Files
I suggest that Doodly consider making an easy way for people to share the Doodly file so that they can edit on another machine easily, or can share with another Doodly user. The current version of Doo...
6
Votes
Considered
43
Votes
Considered
Movement of images after drawn
I guess I'm not the only one asking this. It would be great to have movement of specific images, such as a world globe spinning once its drawn. Thanks!
0
Votes
Considered
Consistent gesture to delete audio track
Should be the same as deleting a scene. A bit silly to navigate to the end of the track to do it. Can't imagine anyone figures this out intuitively.
9
Votes
Considered
9
Votes
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A catalog of assets to view your many assets available to new members.
To browse threw the assets on the little window to come up with ideas is daunting. I would like to scroll threw a full page version of all drawings available to use. even print out for use in a group ...
2
Votes
Considered
Increase the default value of Extra time at the end
The number one problem in nearly all first Doodlys is placing text on the screen at the end of a scene, and jumping to the next scene before anyone can read it. If you would change the default value f...
6
Votes
Considered
LANGUAGE FONTS
Over the last several days, your Facebook site has been bombarded with requests to add more fonts. Like Word, Power Point, , Whatsapp and other platforms, they accept foreign language fonts and allow ...
3
Votes
Considered
3
Votes
Considered
More custom scene color options
Provide more color options in the Custom Scene pallette. Right now everything is limited to shades of green, gray and black. It would be nice to be able to provide more colors (red, blue, yellow, what...
3
Votes
Considered
Auto-import Doodly club images
Suggested improvement to product: Instead of making people click "Club" located next to "All" (which logically would include everything" to import new items.. why not just ditch the "Club" tab, put th...
12
Votes
Considered
edit images
it would be nice if we can erase/cut part of an integrated image in system. Example...use a body and replace with an live real individuals face laughting, crying, scared, excited, etc etc... same thin...
3
Votes
Considered
Other religious symbols
I notice you have a Christian cross. There are a lot of other religions in the world. Please consider adding some of them as well as standard features (I'm in Doodly Club, but I think this is a good f...
16
Votes
Considered
Multiple feature options for characters
Like the emoji on an iPhone—(perhaps Android too), when you choose an emoji, there’s a sub-selection of options. For Doodly as it functions now, that obviously doesn’t include color options, but...
27
Votes
Considered
More health/biology/science characters and props
I just started with Doodly and love the application. However, the library doesn't seem to suit my needs. I am a health coach and need more animation options that include health-related items, biolog...
3
Votes
Considered
Re-size current scene
One should be able to re-size current art work on screen to a smaller size in one corner and continue on the adding more images to create a continuation of the main idea and eventually be able to wipe...
99
Votes
Considered
Biblical themes for Church
Signed up to do videos for Sunday School at church. Would be great if you could incorporate bible type of sceneries and some characters with biblical type of clothing, props, etc...
14
Votes
Considered
76
Votes
Considered
Sub-Categorize Characters
Scrolling through the huge amount of characters and poses takes a LONG time and they're all mixed up. I suggest creating sub-categories by character. For example, when you click on the Characters ta...
10
Votes
Considered
Storyboard
Is it possible to create a storyboard feature that somehow allows a user to organize their planned spoken text alongside their scenes? Sort of a planning/staging area?
0
Votes
Considered
Second Timeline Layer
It would be very nice to have a second timeline-layer to place animations, text, or other things there to appear at the perfect time or overlap with the core timeline-layer.
3
Votes
Considered
Anatomy props
Would like anatomy props such as gallbladder, pancreas, liver etc to make medical videos and disease states. I see these are missing.
7
Votes
Considered
Add animals
Please consider adding animals, especially native North American wildlife species like squirrels, raccoons, opossums, etc.
11
Votes
Considered
9
Votes
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Drawing method
What about just the pen or chalk without a hand for drawing assets. The hand can be quite obstruction to reading or seeing assets develop.
17
Votes
Considered
Display paths without the background image
I import an image to assist me with creating some paths (basically tracing). I would like to keep the paths in the display but get rid of the image once I am done drawing the paths.
34
Votes
Considered
Slider timeline
Please make the timeline into a slider a la Adobe Audition et al so I can click anywhere in the timeline bar (adjacent to the settings button) drop in anywhere on the preview to fine tune. I waste a l...
1
Votes
Considered
Duplicate item button
Add a function to contextual menu for individual objects that allows you to duplicate - would prevent us having to use the slow right click, copy, right-click paste process now in effect.
3
Votes
Considered
Bulk exporting
Allow users to bulk export videos by selecting projects to export from the main menu, that would be very useful when segments are made separately in different projects and needed to be exported to an ...
6
Votes
Considered
Easer Transition
It would be nice to have a Scene transition that the entire area is eased with the hand and easer, just like the artist is clearing the board.
2
Votes
Considered
12
Votes
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Scaling objects along paths
It would be nice to be able to scale objects after they were drawn. For example a light bulb is drawn and then getting bigger or smaller to either gain attention on the object or transfer it to the ba...
12
Votes
Considered
Jon Oliver Last Week Tonight transition
Instead of a swipe, make it look like the canvas is infinitely large. move the current scene off at a slower speed than a swipe, but start the drawing animation of the new scene as it moves into frame...
21
Votes
Considered
Provide ability to flag assets as "favorites" or "hidden"
Some assets will be used more frequently than other to maintain consistent use or representation of various things. Knowing which ones I have used in the past and allowing a filter to only show those...