Creating personalized and dynamic video content at scale can often be resource-intensive. At Dataclay, we’re constantly innovating to make automated video creation more accessible and cost-effective. That’s why we’re excited to highlight how Jotform, a leading online form builder, perfectly complements our new QUE Meter offering, empowering you to create on-demand, data-driven videos cost effectively with ease.
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The Power of Templater and QUE for Dynamic Video
For more than a decade, Dataclay’s Templater® for Adobe After Effects® has revolutionized video production by enabling users to create customizable video templates linked to external data sources. This allows for the automated generation of numerous unique videos based on the information in your data. QUE, our innovative, JSON-based data management solution, takes this power to the next level by providing a secure and scalable platform to organize and deliver dynamic data to Templater.
QUE frees you from the limitations of traditional spreadsheets, allowing for more complex data structures and seamless integration with various applications through its API. Whether you’re personalizing marketing campaigns, localizing video content, or generating dynamic graphics for live events, QUE provides the robust backbone for your automated video workflows.
QUE Meter: On-Demand Power
We understand that not everyone needs a full-fledged QUE monthly subscription with unlimited output (when paired with a Templater Bot subscription) right away. That’s why we’re thrilled to introduce QUE Meter, a new offering designed for low-cost, on-demand automated video creation. With QUE Meter, you can leverage the power of QUE and Templater for your projects with a flexible, pay-as-you-go approach. This makes it ideal for projects with fluctuating needs or for those just starting their journey with data-driven video.
With QUE Meter, users get both full Bot capability and full QUE capability at 20 cents per output – no subscription necessary. All that’s needed to get started is a perpetual Templater Rig license and the purchase of QUE credits ($10 for 50 credits, $20/100, $50/250, $100/500).
Jotform: Your Gateway to Dynamic Data
Now, where does Jotform fit into this powerful equation? It’s a user-friendly online form builder that allows you to create custom forms for virtually any purpose. From collecting customer data and feedback to gathering sign-ups for events, it simplifies the process of data acquisition.
Here’s why Jotform is a perfect complement to QUE Meter:
- Effortless Data Collection: It provides an intuitive drag-and-drop interface to build forms without any coding knowledge. This allows anyone in your team to easily create forms tailored to the specific data points needed for your Templater video templates.
- Versatile Form Types: Whether you need a simple contact form, a detailed survey, or a multi-page application, it offers a wide range of form types and features to suit your needs.
- Seamless Integration: Getting the data from Jotform into QUE is straightforward. It offers integrations with platforms like Zapier, which can act as a bridge to automatically send form submissions to your QUE campaigns. This means that every time someone fills out your Jotform, the data can be instantly available for Templater to use in generating personalized videos.
- Real-time Data Updates: As soon as a form is submitted, the data can be pushed to QUE, making it readily available for immediate video rendering (depending on your Templater Bot or Projector setup). This real-time capability is crucial for time-sensitive video content.
The Synergy: From Form to Personalized Video, On Demand
Imagine the possibilities:
- Personalized Marketing: Create a Jotform to collect customer preferences for a product. Upon submission, this data is automatically sent to QUE via Zapier, triggering Templater (using QUE Meter credits) to render a personalized video showcasing the product features they’re most interested in.
- Event Highlight Reels: Use it to gather participant information and media uploads during an event. This data flows into QUE, and Templater can automatically generate highlight videos featuring individual attendees and their contributions, ready for on-demand distribution.
- Localized Content: Create a Jotform to collect regional preferences or language choices. This information can be fed into QUE to generate localized video versions of your core content, reaching a wider audience.
By combining the ease of data collection with Jotform, the flexible data management of QUE, and the on-demand cost-effectiveness of QUE Meter, you can unlock a powerful and efficient automated video creation workflow. Focus on designing compelling video templates in After Effects and let Jotform and QUE Meter handle the data and rendering on an as-needed basis.
Expanding Opportunities: Motion Designers Leveraging Jotform and QUE Meter
The combination of Jotform and QUE Meter opens up exciting new avenues for motion designers to monetize their skills and creativity. Instead of solely selling their Adobe After Effects templates or Motion Graphics templates (.mogrt), designers can now offer on-demand, personalized video creation services to a much broader customer base while safeguarding their valuable intellectual property.
Here’s how this synergy can work:
- Creating Accessible Video Order Forms: Motion designers can use Jotform to create simple and intuitive order forms for their video services. These forms can collect all the necessary data points required to populate their Templater video templates. This could include text inputs, image uploads, color selections, and more. The ease of use means that clients without any technical video editing knowledge can easily place orders.
- Automated Video Production with QUE Meter: Once a client submits a form, the data can be seamlessly integrated into a QUE Campaign using Jotform’s integrations (like Zapier). With QUE Meter’s on-demand pricing (inferred), motion designers can then trigger Templater (possibly running on a Satellite) to automatically render the personalized video based on the submitted data. This eliminates the need for manual video editing for each individual client, saving significant time and effort.
- Reaching a Broader Customer Base: By offering ready-to-go personalized videos instead of the templates themselves, motion designers can tap into a market of individuals and businesses who need video content but lack the expertise or software to work with After Effects templates. This could include small businesses needing social media ads, individuals wanting personalized event invitations, or anyone requiring dynamic video content without the technical overhead.
- Protecting Intellectual Property: A significant advantage of this approach is the protection of the motion designer’s intellectual property. By selling the rendered video output, the designer retains ownership of the underlying After Effects template and the unique rigging and time-sculpting rules they have implemented. Clients receive the final video product without gaining access to the editable template files (.aep) or Motion Graphics templates (.mogrt) , thus preventing unauthorized use or distribution of the designer’s work.
- Scalable On-Demand Service: QUE Meter’s on-demand nature (inferred) aligns perfectly with this use case. Motion designers can cater to varying levels of demand without committing to a fixed QUE subscription cost. As orders come in through Jotform, they can utilize QUE Meter credits to render the videos as needed, making it a cost-effective solution for a fluctuating client base.
This workflow empowers motion designers to transform their template creations into scalable, on-demand video services, reaching a wider audience while ensuring their creative assets remain protected. They can focus on designing high-quality templates in After Effects and leverage the Jotform and QUE Meter combination to handle data input and automated rendering, creating a streamlined and profitable business model.
Get Started Today!
Ready to experience the power of on-demand, data-driven video creation?
- Explore Dataclay’s Templater for Adobe After Effects with our free trial.
- Learn more about QUE and how QUE Meter can fit your on-demand video needs (contact our sales team for details on QUE Meter’s availability and pricing).
- Sign up for a Jotform account and discover its intuitive form-building capabilities.
- Explore Zapier to connect Jotform and QUE for seamless data flow.
With Jotform and Dataclay’s QUE Meter, creating personalized and dynamic videos has never been more accessible and affordable. Embrace the future of video automation and start connecting with your audience in more meaningful ways today!
Contact us here to discuss your Jotform integration with QUE Meter and Templater for After Effects.
