# Need basic animation software to make MP4s

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 5, 2015, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-basic-animation-software-to-make-mp4s/733637 "2015-10-05T20:23:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2015, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-basic-animation-software-to-make-mp4s/733637/1 "2015-10-05T20:23:46Z")

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After looking at videos online and how most are the same lecture I would give - just on video :dubious:, I’ve decided to supplement my lectures with videos I will make and post online (hence the MP4 requirement). I’m not making the next South Park here, I just need something that can simulate drawing a line, moving numbers/shapes around, crossing out units, etc.

What’s out there that is cheap/free?

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**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-basic-animation-software-to-make-mp4s/733637/2 "2015-10-06T02:35:19Z")

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There’s a bunch of free ones: [List of 2D animation software - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_2D_animation_software)