# Animation and video

Animate the camera with presets, animate objects with keyframes on the Timeline, record your screen, and export video.

**Use this when:** you want a turntable or fly-around video of a model, moving objects, or a recording of your work in the editor.

**Don't use this for:** still images and camera setup. Read Lights and camera.

Womp makes video in three ways: a camera animation from a preset, objects animated with keyframes on the Timeline, or a screen recording of what you do in the editor.

## Camera animation

1. Open the `Camera` tab in the right panel.
2. Turn on `Camera animation`. You cannot use it while `Frame` is on.
3. Choose a `Preset`:
   - `Turn`: has no settings other than the duration.
   - `Fly`: set `Turns`, `Pitch Offset`, `Distance Offset` and `Smooth`.
   - `Path` (ALPHA): move the camera, then click `+` to add each control point. The trash button clears them. Turn on `Link last and first point` for a loop. `Smooth` rounds the path.
   - `Twist` (Pro projects): set `Turns`, `Radius`, `From` and `To`.
   - `Sine` (Pro projects): set `Horizontal Radius` and `Vertical Radius`.
4. Set `Duration (sec)`. The shortest is 0.5 seconds.
5. Click `Export video`.

![Camera animation turned on, with Preset set to Turn, Duration (sec) 5 and the Export video button.](/docs/images/ui/animation-camera-animation.webp#narrow)

*`Camera animation` on, with the `Turn` preset and a 5 second duration.*

Changes to the project during recording do not appear in the result.

You can also start from the `Share` menu: `Download camera animation` ("Render from camera presets").

## Timeline (keyframes)

The Timeline animates objects and lights over time. It is in Pro projects on the current (v2) engine only and is marked experimental. Open `Functions` in the left toolbar and choose `Timeline`.

1. If the project has no timeline yet, click `Create Timeline`.
2. Select the objects to animate.
3. Optional: use `Property filter` to choose which properties to record.
4. Move the playhead to a time, set the pose, then click `Set Keyframes` (the red record button).
5. Repeat at other times. Womp moves the object between the keyframes.

Other controls:

- `Jump to start`, `Previous frame`, `Next frame` and `Jump to end`, and play or pause.
- `Copy selected keyframes`, `Paste keyframes` and `Remove selected keyframes`.
- `Set curve for selected keyframes`: `Linear`, `Step`, `Ease In`, `Ease Out` or `Ease In Out`.
- `Timeline settings`: `Playback FPS` and `Duration (seconds)`.
- Click the sec or fps label to switch how time is shown.

What you cannot animate directly:

- **Groups:** "a Group object, which cannot be animated and will be ignored." Use a union instead.
- **Curves:** a curve is a set of points. Animate its points, or put the curve in a union and animate the union.

If an object turns around a strange point, open `Precise Union Pivot` in `Functions` (Pro) and turn on `Enable Precise Pivot`. Set the pivot before you record. Changing it later can change how existing keyframes look.

### Export a Timeline animation

Click `Export animation` on the Timeline. The guide tells you to turn on `Camera animation`, pick `Sine` and set both radii to zero so the camera does not move. `Auto Setup` does this for you. Then click `Export Video`. The clip is as long as the timeline.

## Screen recording

Click the record button in the top bar, or choose `Download screen recording` in the `Share` menu. Womp records what you do in the editor, for up to 30 seconds. Stop the recording, then export it.

If you close the export without rendering, Womp keeps the recording for up to 24 hours so you can download it later.

## Export settings

| Setting | Options |
| --- | --- |
| Resolution | `720p`, `1080p`, `2K`, `4K` |
| Frame rate | `24fps`, `30fps`, `60fps` |
| Format | `MP4`, `WebM`, `Animated PNG`, `PNG Sequence` |
| `Quality` | A slider for render quality. |
| `Background` | Turn off for a transparent background. `MP4` does not support transparency. |
| `Floor grid` | Shows the floor grid. Needs `Background`. |

- `PNG Sequence` is Pro and in alpha.
- `4K` and `60fps` are included in Pro. On the free plan they cost Womples. See [Womples](https://womp.com/docs/help/womples.md).

## Use instead

- **Wrong move:** turning on `Frame` and `Camera animation` together. **Why:** only one can be on at a time. **Right move:** turn off `Frame`, then animate.
- **Wrong move:** animating a group on the Timeline. **Why:** groups cannot be animated and are skipped. **Right move:** make a union and animate the union.
- **Wrong move:** exporting `MP4` for a transparent background. **Why:** `MP4` does not support transparency. **Right move:** choose `WebM` or `Animated PNG` and turn off `Background`.

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Last checked: 2026-11-10. Womp version: Womp web app, November 2026.