How to Make 2D AI Animations in 2025: Best Workflow

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0:00 Introduction
0:58 2D animation approaches
1:30 Adobe Character Animator (non-generative)
2:16 Animate From Audio workflow
3:01 AI voice with ElevenLabs
3:27 Generative workflow overview
4:14 The 6-step pipeline
5:39 Animation Script Builder GPT
6:56 Dialogue and multi-shot prompts
8:04 Generate images (GPT vs Midjourney)
9:03 Shot consistency with NanoBanana
10:35 Best image-to-video models
11:26 Using Sora 2 (direct)
13:00 Free Sora limits and watermark
13:27 Sora via Hakefield (no watermark)
14:33 Upscale for pro quality
15:20 Editing and sound design
15:51 Consistent voices with ElevenLabs
17:29 Course announcement
18:41 Discord community
19:47 Outro and next video