Company:Vyond

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Vyond
FormerlyGoAnimate (2007–18)
TypePrivate
Founded2007; 19 years ago (2007)
FounderAlvin Hung
Headquarters2 East 3rd Avenue,
San Mateo, California
,
United States
Key people
  • Gary Lipkowitz (CEO)
ServicesVideo production
OwnerGoAnimate, Inc.
Websitewww.vyond.com

Vyond (formerly known as GoAnimate until 2018; stylized as Go!Animate until 2013) is an American cloud-based animated video creation platform created by Alvin Hung in 2007 and developed by the San Mateo, California-based GoAnimate, Inc.

History

Vyond was founded as GoAnimate in 2007 by Alvin Hung, and the first version of GoAnimate was launched in mid-2008.[1]


In March 2011, GoAnimate, Stupeflix Video Maker, and Xtranormal Movie Maker became the founding partners of YouTube Create, a suite of apps available to content creators within YouTube, which resulted in an increase in popularity.[2][3] This suite added more apps later on but was eventually discontinued in early 2013.[4][5]

An American office in San Francisco opened in June 2011. In late August 2011, GoAnimate for Schools was publicly launched. GoAnimate for Schools was a school-safe version of GoAnimate featuring dedicated privacy, security, content moderation and group management features. In October 2011, a custom set of characters based on candidates from the 2012 United States presidential election was released.[6][7][8][9]

People using GoAnimate in a computer library

On Script error: No such module "Date time"., GoAnimate launched the Business Friendly Theme, the first of the four Business Themes on the site. In April 2012, the first business-oriented subscription plans were publicly launched. These included 1080p download, logo removal & replacement, and new business-oriented visual themes. These plans led to increased popularity and exposure for GoAnimate.[10][11]

By July 2013, over ten million videos had been created using the GoAnimate platform.[12]

On Script error: No such module "Date time"., GoAnimate slightly modified its logo, removing the exclamation mark. That same day, the site relaunched with a new user interface, along with the removal of GoBucks and GoPoints.[13]

Logo for Go!Animate used from November 1, 2007, to September 15, 2013
Logo for GoAnimate used from September 16, 2013, to May 5, 2018

At the end of 2013, the "paper cutout" assets of explainer video pioneer Common Craft were integrated into GoAnimate as a new visual theme.[14] In April 2014, multi-seat business subscription plans were launched, including full-featured administrative tools along with group collaboration and review. Around the same time, GoAnimate also released their next Business theme, that being Whiteboard Animation, and a publishing integration with e-learning courseware authoring platform Lectora.[15]

By the end of 2014, GoAnimate's library contained over 10,000 assets, including a new set of Supreme Court justices and settings.[16] In 2015, the Taiwan office was opened,[17] making it GoAnimate's third location (after Hong Kong and San Francisco).[18]

As of May 2015, GoAnimate announced future expansion plans included going public, but there had been no decision on the listing venue.[19] Around mid-2015, social network features such as favorites, comments and messages were removed and GoAnimate shifted its focus more on businesses and marketing.

A comparison of the older GoAnimate character made in Comedy World (left) and a current Vyond character made in Contemporary (right)

On October 19, 2015, it was announced that GoAnimate would migrate from Adobe Flash to HTML5 animation, which allows mobile device compatibility. The older, less technological-adaptable themes (or non-business themes) such as Lil' Peepz, Comedy World, Anime, Stick Figure, and Cartoon Classics were retired on January 5, 2016 as they were incompatible with HTML5.[20] GoAnimate for Schools, however, retained Adobe Flash and the non-business themes until July 26, 2016. After Flash Player's removal, people managed to restore the "non-business" themes by using Requestly.

On November 25, 2014, GoAnimate replaced their free plan, which had limited features,[21] with a trial plan that lasts 14 days. After the subscription expires, the ability to create or edit videos is locked until a paid plan is subscribed to.[22] All free plan accounts expired on November 25, 2015. By the end of 2015, the company had over 50 employees.[23]

On March 31, 2016, GoAnimate and its school platform GoAnimate for Schools removed the VoiceForge voices.

On May 6, 2018, the GoAnimate platform was renamed Vyond after the company had revealed its launching to occur at an exhibition in San Diego a day later. The developer of Vyond remains as "GoAnimate, Inc.".[24]

On May 6, 2019, Vyond announced the retirement of the legacy video maker in December 2019, due to support for Adobe Flash ending on December 31, 2020. All user accounts defaulted to Vyond Studio on August 14, 2019.[25]

On May 3, 2023, Vyond announced Vyond Go, an artificial intelligence-based feature in the video maker that generates videos based on user-provided prompts, similar to ChatGPT.[26] The first public beta was released on June 28, 2023, and is accessible to all users. However, it can only be used 3 times every 24 hours.[27]

In September 2023, Vyond announced that the Oddcast voices would be removed starting in October 2023.[28]

As of August 17, 2024, in the Free Trial version, users could only make a video up to 3 minutes long and only make videos three times a trial.

Product

Vyond provides its users with a library containing tens of thousands of pre-animated assets, which can be controlled through a drag & drop interface. Asset types include characters, actions, templates, props, text boxes, music tracks, and sound effects. Users can also upload their own assets, such as audio files, image files, or video files. There is also a drag & drop composition tool, which users can employ to create pans and zooms.

Spoken dialogue and narration can be recorded directly into the platform or imported as an audio file. Characters can automatically lip-sync the dialogue that is assigned to them. Alternatively, audio can be set as voiceover narration. Users can download their finished videos as MP4 files, GIFs, or video presentations.

Another version of Vyond was also available, called GoAnimate for Schools. On April 10, 2018, Vyond announced that GoAnimate for Schools would be shutting down on June 30, 2019. On that same day, the 14-day free trial was removed from the schools site. Subscription purchases and renewals on GoAnimate for Schools were removed on May 6, 2018, with product support and service officially terminating on June 30, 2019.[29][30]

Vyond also provides Vyond Go, an artificial intelligence based feature that automatically generates videos from prompts by users.[31]

In 2024, the Android app was launched.[citation needed]

Usage

A 2014 Journal of Management Education article described GoAnimate as "the leading software for individuals, organizations and educational users to develop and disseminate animated video".[32] As of March 2024, Vyond has over 20,000 customers, including 65% of Fortune 500 companies.[33]

Vyond is commonly used by businesses for marketing and corporate education.[34][35] GoAnimate for Schools was previously promoted as a way to make lessons more interesting through animation and for students to bring their stories to life.[36] Vyond has also been used to create online fan-made parodies of cartoon shows.[37][38][39][40]

Researchers of children's media have noted that young viewers encounter fan-produced Caillou videos animated with GoAnimate, illustrating the software's circulation in youth media consumption alongside official children's content.[38]

In community areas, Vyond's terms of service prohibit harassment and abusive behavior toward others.[41]

In 2022, Vyond temporarily became unavailable for users from Russia and Russian-occupied territories.[citation needed]

References

  1. ↑ "Alvin Hung: Founder & CEO, GoAnimate - San Francisco Business Times". http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/print-edition/2013/08/16/alvin-hung-founder-ceo-goanimate.html?page=all. 
  2. ↑ "YouTube Now Helps You Make Movies Without a Camera". March 23, 2011. https://techcrunch.com/2011/03/23/youtube-now-helps-you-make-movies-without-a-camera/. 
  3. ↑ "YouTube Adds Animation Tools for Easier Content Creation". March 25, 2011. http://mashable.com/2011/03/25/youtube-create/#SntYCBiil8qr. 
  4. ↑ "YouTube Create". https://www.youtube.com/create. 
  5. ↑ "Introducing YouTube.com/create". July 1, 2011. http://apiblog.youtube.com/2011/07/introducing-youtubecomcreate.html. 
  6. ↑ Franzen, Carl (2011-10-17). "The 2012 Election Is a Draw With New GoAnimate App". https://talkingpointsmemo.com/idealab/the-2012-election-is-a-draw-with-new-goanimate-app. 
  7. ↑ "GoAnimate goes political: You can make and post your own election-season cartoons". Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/goanimate-goes-political-make-and-post-your-own-election-season-cartoons-here/2011/10/17/gIQAqptJrL_blog.html. 
  8. ↑ "GoAnimate Unveils New Political Characters and Backgrounds". http://searchenginewatch.com/sew/news/2118065/goanimate-unveils-political-characters-backgrounds. 
  9. ↑ "Look Out Politicians - Animated Videos Just Got Easier To Make". October 18, 2011. http://www.webpronews.com/look-out-politicians-animated-videos-just-got-easier-to-make-2011-10/. 
  10. ↑ "Go and Animate with GoAnimate". http://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/1142/go-and-animate-with-goanimate. 
  11. ↑ "Service Simplifies Creation of Marketing and Product Animations". https://www.zdnet.com/article/service-simplifies-creation-of-marketing-and-product-animations/. 
  12. ↑ goanimateairfoil. "GoAnimate Corporate Fact Sheet". http://press.goanimate.com/2013/07/08/goanimate-corporate-fact-sheet/. 
  13. ↑ "New Features: Unveiling The New GoAnimate". Vyond. September 16, 2013. https://www.vyond.com/blog/new-features-unveiling-the-new-goanimate/. 
  14. ↑ "GoAnimate Team Up With Common Craft For New Explainer Video Tool". September 2, 2014. http://blog.goanimate.com/features/common-craft-partnership. 
  15. ↑ "GoAnimate Launches Whiteboard Theme and Lectora Online Integration by News Editor: Learning Solutions Magazine". http://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/1409/goanimate-launches-whiteboard-theme-and-lectora-online-integration. 
  16. ↑ Barnes, Robert (October 22, 2014). "The Supreme Court's devotees go DIY" (in en-US). The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/2014/10/22/f5604e88-58a3-11e4-8264-deed989ae9a2_story.html. 
  17. ↑ "GoAnimate Expands to Taiwan". http://en.acnnewswire.com/press-release/english/24425/goanimate-expands-to-taiwan. 
  18. ↑ MW, Chloe. "GoAnimate". http://www1.investhk.gov.hk/success-stories/go-animate-go/. 
  19. ↑ "GoAnimate eyes listing amid expansion plans" (in en-US). May 8, 2015. http://www.ejinsight.com/20150508-goanimate-eyes-listing-amid-expansion-plans/. 
  20. ↑ "HTML5 Is Coming!". http://blog.goanimate.com/html5-animation. 
  21. ↑ Graham, Krista (2012). "TechMatters: Get More Animated: Online Tools for Creating Cartoon Videos in the Classroom". LOEX Quarterly 39 (2). https://commons.emich.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1177&context=loexquarterly. Retrieved 2024-07-21. 
  22. ↑ "HTML5 Updates | Vyond". October 20, 2015. https://www.vyond.com/blog/html5-is-coming/. 
  23. ↑ "GoAnimate Press Page" (in en-US). https://press.goanimate.com/. 
  24. ↑ "Announcing the Beta Launch of Vyond Studio". Vyond. https://www.vyond.com/blog/announcing-the-beta-launch-of-vyond-studio/. 
  25. ↑ "Legacy Video Maker Retirement". July 16, 2019. https://www.vyond.com/blog/legacy-video-maker-retirement/. 
  26. ↑ "Vyond Spring 2023 Release: Introducing Vyond Go, Plus New Features and Content". May 3, 2023. https://www.vyond.com/blog/vyond-2023-spring-release/. 
  27. ↑ "The Launch of Vyond Go: Creating Videos in Seconds Webinar". https://think.vyond.com/the-launch-of-vyond-go-webinar. 
  28. ↑ "Retiring Oddcast Text To Speech Voices". October 23, 2023. https://help.vyond.com/hc/en-us/articles/18546986238100-Retiring-Oddcast-Text-to-Speech-Voices. 
  29. ↑ "GoAnimate for Schools is Shutting Down". April 10, 2018. https://blog.goanimate4schools.com/2018/04/10/goanimate-for-schools-is-shutting-down/. 
  30. ↑ "Press | Vyond". https://www.vyond.com/company/press/. 
  31. ↑ "Vyond Go | Generative AI Script and Video Creator". https://www.vyond.com/platform/vyond-go/. 
  32. ↑ Stratton, Micheal T.; Julien, Mark; Schaffer, Bryan (2014). "GoAnimate". Journal of Management Education 38 (2): 282–289. doi:10.1177/1052562914524693. ISSN 1052-5629. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/286183545. 
  33. ↑ Zorn, Alex (2024-03-22). "Silicon Valley AI video startup Vyond doubles Chicago footprint". https://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2024/03/21/vyond-silicon-valley-startup-video-chicago-office.html. 
  34. ↑ Rinker, Brian (2021-04-16). "This company scored $50M to bring animated video content creation to the enterprise. But what does that mean?". https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2021/04/16/what-vyond-animated-video-startup-funding.html. 
  35. ↑ "Bringing your business to life with world-class videos". 2018-03-12. https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/topics/creative-hk-marketing/article/2135762/bringing-your-business-life. 
  36. ↑ Gamerman, Ellen (2011-09-02). "From Xtranormal to Next Media, the New Stars of Animation". http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704858404576134203647487090.html. 
  37. ↑ Hart, Hugh (2008-07-25). "GoAnimate Leashes Underdog for D.I.Y. Site". WIRED. https://www.wired.com/2008/07/goanimate-leash/. Retrieved 2024-07-13. "GoAnimate announced Friday at Comic-Con that it's roping in a posse of old-school cartoon characters for laptop animators to have their way with.". 
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 Alper, Meryl (2023). Kids Across the Spectrums: Growing Up Autistic in the Digital Age. MIT Press. p. 81. ISBN 978-0-262-54536-5. https://direct.mit.edu/books/book-pdf/2154017/book_9780262374002.pdf. Retrieved 2024-03-08. "Nour repeatedly complained about Karim watching fan-produced Caillou and Baldi videos on YouTube that were animated by using the software program GoAnimate." 
  39. ↑ Bernama, Oleh (2020-02-02). "Remaja istimewa mampu hasilkan video dengan 'Goanimate'" (in ms). https://www.sinarharian.com.my/article/68386/BERITA/Nasional/Remaja-istimewa-mampu-hasilkan-video-dengan-Goanimate. 
  40. ↑ "Prime Video: The LazyTown Movie". https://www.primevideo.com/detail/The-LazyTown-Movie/0JY4P43KE0N1N8NCWG8V148Q2L. 
  41. ↑ "Terms of Service". September 27, 2023. https://www.vyond.com/terms/. 



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