Make Movies
Definitions
Movie Maker 3D animated movie or AR movie - An animated 3D visual story created from the imagination that consists of scenes, 3D models and avatars.
Project - A Movie Maker 3D project is created with a template and contains 3D scenes and the stories which contain shots of the scenes that you create yourself and with friends.
Scene - A Movie Maker 3D scene is created with a template that includes customizable 3D scene designs, photorealistic animated 3D models, avatars, sound effects, a background, lighting, background sounds and more.
Story - A Movie Maker 3D story is a container for your saved shots plus any photos, videos and Live Photos added from the Photo Library or from Files along with any added text.
Avatar - A customizable human character that you can make with an optional photo, a choice of facial features, hair, clothing, eyewear, hats, etc. Movie Maker 3D then provides dozens of body animation clips, the ability for you to add your own animations from Mixamo.com plus the amazing capability to record your own voice and, using AR, your synchronized facial movements (iOS only).
Make movies
Creating an animated movie with the Movie Maker 3D app is easy and limited only by your imagination. Start with a template, create your vision with color, sky, buildings, furniture, animals and more. Add and animate any of the hundreds of 3D models and avatars and record your shots adding additional scenes and shots to fulfill your vision. Make your movie by simply tapping the Make Movie button. Edit and adjust your scenes until you’re happy with your project.
See Projects, Scenes, 3D Models and Avatars for more details on creating and customizing Scenes with 3D models, avatars and hundreds of design elements along with instructions for recording and editing scene shots.
To make multi-scene animated 3D movies follow these steps:
Select A Project And 3D Scene
To choose an existing project just tap on its name in the list of projects.
To create a new project, tap on the Add Project button at the bottom of the list of projects.
Choose a project template available for free or with Movie Maker 3D Plus.
Tap Add Scenes to make additional scenes for the movie.
At any time tap the People button in the project contents sidebar to invite people to work with you on your movie.
Customize The 3D scenes
Tap the Add and the Customize paintbrush buttons to customize and animate your scenes by:
Adding and animating 3D models and avatars.
Import your own USDZ and GLB model files.
Adding sound effects to 3D model animations for example Bear Growl, Big Dog Bark, Cat Meow or Dance Music clips.
Import any of your own MP3/WAV/etc audio files.
Adding background sounds to 3D scenes for example Busy Cafe, Forest and Underwater clips.
Import any of your own MP3/WAV/etc audio files.
Changing colors, lighting and materials.
and more.
Tap the Refresh button to refresh the scene.
Tap the Play button to play animations.
Tap the the Scene Title to select from a menu of specific 3D models in the scene.
Tap the Share button to make a Video of Scene, Photo of Scene, Share Project and Export USDZ Files.
Tap on the More menu to select View Scene in AR, Undo, Redo, Copy, Paste, Paste and Preserve Position.
Arrow buttons on a 3D scene have a popup menu to choose the function of the arrow buttons: Pan Camera (up, down, left, right), Dolly Camera (forward and backward), Pan Camera and Dolly Camera are on the Edit Menu on macOS. Move Model (up, down, left right) and Orient Model (tilt forward, tilt backward, tilt left, tilt right, rotate clockwise, rotate counter clockwise and reset.
Make a Movie
To make a movie of all the shots in the shots list simply tap Make Movie.
Alternatively, from the Shots List shown at the bottom of every 3D scene you can:
Select a Shot and its 3D scene.
Setup and Record or re-record a video or still photo shot of a 3D scene and save it in a story.
To Record a shot, tap Record or Add Shot in the Shots List. Then:
Select the Format - Video or Photo.
For photos - Tap Photo then tap Record. If you like it tap Save, Retake, Edit or Share.
For videos - Tap Video then:
Select the Subject - the scene or a model in the scene.
Select the Shot type - Medium, Wide Angle, Close-up or Extreme Close-up.
Select how the camera should Look at subject - Front, Left, Right or Back.
Select the Animations to use from the list of Animated Models in Scene.
Select Advanced - to set Reflections, Ambient Occlusion and Dynamic Range.
Tap Default Scene Settings to reset the camera position and angle to the defaults.
Tap Save Settings to save the settings.
Tap Next to set:
Duration of the video shot (for AR you manually stop the recording).
Pan camera.
Tilt camera.
Zoom camera.
Enable mic for voice-over during the shot.
Save Settings to save the settings.
Tap Record, then when prompted for permission the first time, tap Record Shot
Shot view:
Cancel - cancel shot.
Save - Save shot to Stories. Tap OK or View “story”. This action will replace any previous versions.
Edit - Share, Copy, Save Video, Save to Files and Add to Shared Album.
Trim the length of the video shot by cutting the beginning or the end.
Rotate the shot.
Tap More menu - Change Playback Speed and set Enhance Dialog.
Retake.
Tap More on a shot:
Set Up Shot.
Record Shot.
View Shot.
Duplicate Shot.
Delete Shot.
Tap the AR button to Record a video or photo in AR (iOS only).
Tap Done if you don’t want to save the movie.
Make & Save A Movie
Tap Make Movie to make a movie of all the shots in the current story. Choose your Movie Settings then tap Make Movie again to see your progress or the final version - until you’re inspired to make a change that is. Share your movie by tapping the Share button.
Tap the Settings button to choose what gets included in your movie, the format and size:
Titles, Dates, Locations, Captions, Text Blocks, Live Photo videos..
Seconds per still photo.
Optional Movie music:
Choose a Built-in Clip for example Fun Show Opener, Neroli ord Summer Flower Intro.
Or add a Custom Clip, tap New Clip then Choose to add a clip From Music Library or From Files.
Format - Choose SD, HD, Full HD or 4K; Portrait, Landscape or Square; Dimensions and Codec.
Tap Save to save the movie in the project where it will be displayed in the Project Contents sidebar.
gettng MOre help, Requesting SUpport, Subscribing And More
Tap the Help ? button in the upper left for online help at Moviemaker3d.com, 3D help, Tutorials and to Contact Developer. You can also subscribe to Movie Maker 3D Plus, rate or write a review of Movie Maker 3D, Signup for Movie Maker 3D news and Make a Screen Recording.
Movie Maker 3D is a free app and includes 25 free scene templates and 408 free 3D models for you to try. Upgrade to Movie Maker 3D Plus to get unlimited use of All 77 scene templates and ALL 725 3D models for just $1.49 USD per month or $14.99 USD per year.
APPLE OS REQUIREMENTS FOR MOVIE MAKER 3D:
iPhone and iPad require iOS or iPadOS 18.0+
Mac requires macOS 15.0+ (Sonoma)
Privacy
Movie Maker 3D always respects your privacy:
Unlike many apps, none of the data in the Movie Maker 3D app is ever retained by or visible to our company, Pepper Networks, LLC.
All of the data that's in the Movie Maker 3D app is either on your own iPhone, iPad, Mac or in your own personal iCloud account. In other words, it’s only ever visible to you or people that you invite to share your data (i.e., to a shared project).
If you delete the Movie Maker 3D app, you’ll delete the copy of the data. If you delete your personal iCloud account, you’ll also delete the copy that you have in iCloud.
For privacy, security and longevity, Movie Maker 3D uses your iCloud storage for all syncing and sharing.