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    New feature

    Bring your pictures to life - in one click.

    Animate image turns any still into a short moving clip: a gentle camera push, a slow pan, leaves moving in the breeze. Then frame it perfectly with zoom, rotation, background removal and cut-outs, all without leaving your course.

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    Recorded walkthrough: from still photo to moving clip, inside the course.

    Pictures make or break a course.

    • Still pictures can make eLearning feel flat.
    • Stock video rarely matches your subject or your brand.
    • Editing pictures usually means separate design tools, exporting and re-uploading.
    • Removing backgrounds and cutting out people normally needs a designer.

    CourseAgent puts a picture studio inside the course editor.

    From still to cinematic.

    Preview every clip before you use it. Nothing is added to your course until you choose Use this clip.

    1. 1

      Click Edit on any picture, then Animate image.

    2. 2

      Choose a movement style and a length of 4 or 6 seconds. Add a note if you like.

    3. 3

      Keep working while the clip is created. You are told when it is ready.

    4. 4

      Preview it, then choose Use this clip or Discard.

    Every picture, looking exactly right.

    Choose how clips play

    Repeat on a loop, play once and hold on the last frame, or show a still frame you choose.

    Fill, fit, position and zoom

    Drag to choose what stays in view and zoom in. Framing stays the same in the editor, preview and published course.

    Rotate

    Turn in 90 degree steps with one click, or fine-tune any angle.

    Transparent backgrounds

    Remove plain backgrounds from logos and icons.

    Cut out the subject

    AI removes the background from photos of people, animals or objects. Your original is always kept.

    Readable background pictures

    Use a dark overlay and text colour control so words stay readable over section backgrounds.

    Motion that respects every learner.

    Reduced motion respected

    Learners who prefer less movement see the still picture, with a play button if they want it.

    Silent, with controls

    Clips play silently, with pause, replay and full-screen controls.

    Alternative text

    Add alternative text, or mark a picture as decorative when it carries no meaning.

    Animate image uses credits: by default 250 for a 4-second clip and 400 for a 6-second clip, charged only when the clip is ready. Cut-outs use the standard picture rate.

    Frequently asked questions

    It turns a still picture into a short, silent moving clip of 4 or 6 seconds, such as a slow pan, a camera push or natural movement.

    No. You preview every clip and choose Use this clip or Discard.

    No. Make background transparent works for logos and icons, and Cut out subject uses AI for photos of people, animals or objects.

    If a learner has reduced motion turned on, they see the still picture instead.

    Yes. Animate image works on pictures in your course, including your own uploads.
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