Using enter and exit effects with the characters and props in your Powtoon can add elements of fun, drama, and suspense—to ensure that your Powtoon will be unforgettable.
Once you have added an object to the slide, you can select with what effect that object appears (enters) and then disappears (exits) from the slide. For even more emphasis, sound can be added to these effects.
Applying an enter or exit effect
- In the Powtoon Studio, make sure that you are working in Create mode.
- Select the object that you want to work on.
► The current enter and exit effects are displayed on the timeline.
In the example below, the character enters from the left and also exits to the left (in the opposite direction).
3. On the timeline, click the effect that you want to work on. In the example below, the enter effect
is selected.
► Note that the guidelines in the following steps also apply to exit effects.
is selected.
► Note that the guidelines in the following steps also apply to exit effects.
4. Select the effect that best matches how you want your object to appear on the slide.
► Before making your selection, you can scroll through the effects and hover over each of them
to see a preview.
► Before making your selection, you can scroll through the effects and hover over each of them
to see a preview.
5. Optional: Click Add Hand if you want to add a hand (male or female) to the effect you
selected in the previous step. This will create an effect of a human hand moving the object onto
the slide.
► Note that Add Hand will be enabled only if a hand can be added to the effect you selected.
selected in the previous step. This will create an effect of a human hand moving the object onto
the slide.
► Note that Add Hand will be enabled only if a hand can be added to the effect you selected.
6. Optional: Click Add Sound if you want to add a sound to the effect you selected.
► Before making your selection, you can scroll through the sounds and hover over each of them
to hear a preview.
► Before making your selection, you can scroll through the sounds and hover over each of them
to hear a preview.
Notes
- After you change an enter or exit effect, the change is reflected on the timeline with an icon representing the new effect.
- After selecting an effect, Add Hand and Add Sound are changed to Change Hand and Change Sound, respectively.