How to Make an Animated Cover Reveal Video

Today on social media, I revealed the cover for my next book by using this 20-second animated video:

I used two main programs to make this video:

Photoshop (but you can use any photo editing program that has these features: layers, a transparent background, and export-to-PNG).iMovie

Want to make your own cover reveal video (or another, similar animated video)? Check out this tutorial!

Note: I mentioned a few different websites; here are links to them:

Free 3-D book cover mockups with Photoshop: https://covervault.comFree 3-D book cover mockups without Photoshop: https://diybookcovers.com/3Dmockups/Free fonts: https://www.1001fonts.com

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