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2026 guide, A none tech dads shortcut to making movies and cartoons with ai.
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items Listen, I'm a dad with daughters who think I'm a tech wizard because I have a nice computer. I know basics. The truth is I'm as tech minded as a brick. The latest thing is videos using AI. I spent weeks stumbling thorough the programs out there so yo...
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The totally free tool box
The test drive tools free trial but you will pay eventually.
The serious business paid memberships
The totally free tool box
Dad Review "My girls love making princesses and superheroes with this. You start by typing in a description of a character, and it gives you a stunning image. Then, you hit the Motion button, and suddenly they’re blinking and moving. It’s the easies...
Leonardo.Ai - Generative AI Platform for Images, Art & Video
Dad Review "This one is a blast for kids. It has these 'Pikaffects' where you can make things melt, explode, or inflate like a balloon. I took a photo of our family car and made it squish like it was made of jelly my daughters haven't stopped laughin...
Pika AI by Pika Labs - AI Video Generator
Dad Review "This isn't an AI generator, but it’s the only tool I use to put the movies together. It has a 'Script to Video' feature where I can just paste a story I wrote, and it finds background footage for me. I’m not a professional editor, but Cap...
CapCut Desktop | The Ultimate AI Photo & Video Editor for Mac & PC
The test drive tools free trial but you will pay eventually.
Dad Review "If you want to make a YouTube-style video in 5 minutes, this is it. I tell the AI, 'Make a video about why 3D printing is cool for kids,' and it literally writes the script, picks the clips, and adds a voiceover. I just sit back and watch...
Invideo AI - Create videos without limits
Dad Review "This one is almost scary. You upload a photo of yourself (or anyone), type some text, and the photo starts talking with perfect lip-syncing. I used it to make a 'talking' version of my daughter’s favorite teddy bear to send her a goodnigh...
HeyGen
Dad Review "This is for when you want your video to look like it belongs in a cinema. It’s what the professionals are using right now. It takes a bit more practice to get the 'prompts' right, but when it works, the lighting and motion are stunning. I...
Runway Research | Introducing Gen-3 Alpha: A New Frontier for ...
Dad Review: "Sometimes you don't need a whole movie you just need a cool 'poster' or a thumbnail for your video so people actually click on it. I use Adobe Express because it's like a simplified version of Photoshop that even I can't mess up. It has ...
The quick and easy app to create on-brand content | Adobe Express
Dad Review "If you want a video that looks like a real camera shot with zooming and panning Luma is the one. I took a photo of my daughter’s stuffed animal and asked Luma to 'make it dance in a forest.' The way it handles lighting and shadows is just...
Dream Machine: Boards
The serious business paid memberships
Dad Review "There is no free version here, but if you want the best-looking characters and backgrounds for your movies, you have to pay the $10. It is simply the best image generator in the world. I use it to create the 'world' for our stories, then ...
Midjourney
Dad Review "A movie is only as good as its narrator. I tried the free robot voices, and my kids hated them. ElevenLabs sounds so real it’s hard to tell it’s AI. I can even 'clone' my own voice so the AI narrates stories to my girls in my voice when I...
ElevenLabs: Free AI Voice Generator & Voice Agents Platform
Dad Review "This is for the dads who want to do things the 'official' way. Adobe is a huge company, so their AI is 'safe' for business use. It’s built into their editing software, so you can do things like change the weather in a video or add objects...
Adobe Firefly - Free Generative AI for Creatives
Dad Review "There is nothing worse than spending hours on a movie for your kids, posting it online to show the family, and then having it taken down because of copyright on the music. I pay for Epidemic Sound because it gives me thousands of movie qu...
Epidemic Sound: Bring your story to life | Music & SFX for videos