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■What is Vyond?

First, let me explain about Vyond. Vyond is a cloud service specialized in animation production. As a platform focused on business animation production, it is used by many users and has received high praise. It caters to a variety of applications, allowing for the easy creation of high-quality animated videos for all industries, including marketing, training, and e-learning. Additionally, being a cloud-based service, animations can be created anywhere as long as there is an internet connection. Therefore, it is utilized in various scenes, particularly in business settings, as well as by YouTubers and in educational environments.

■Concept of Vyond Sheets

Next, let me introduce what a Vyond seat is and provide an overview. A "seat" refers to a collaborative workspace provided by the owner of a Vyond account (a licensed user of Vyond) for additional users who want to work together. Why can't we collaborate without this seat? Because sharing accounts is prohibited by Vyond's terms of service. For example, you cannot lend your Vyond account to another employee to create videos. However, creating videos alone as a business is not the most efficient method. Therefore, if you want to share data and increase collaborators, you will use a "seat".

Vyond has a feature that allows you to share data such as created videos, templates, uploaded audio, and fonts, but this sharing feature can only be used between sheets within the same account. Therefore, even if each person has their own Vyond account, data cannot be shared unless sheets are used.

The owner of the Vyond account has management rights for all sheets. They can choose who sits at the sheets and can put a sheet into a paused state. Multiple seats can be added to the sheets, but there is a fee for each additional seat.

■Price of the sheet (when purchased from Vyond official)

When you purchase 1 sheet, you can add 1 collaborator, and when you purchase 2 sheets, you can add 2 collaborators. The prices for the sheets are as follows:
・$648 and up per sheet per year
* Discounts apply for contracts of 3 sheets or more.
Additional sheets can only be added with the Professional plan and Enterprise plan.

■What can be achieved by using the sheet

As mentioned earlier, multiple people can work together to create animated videos, allowing for efficient project progression. Additionally, when collaborating, the following data can also be shared.
・Created videos
・Templates
・Characters
・Images
・Sound effects
・Fonts

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＞What are the Use Cases and Precautions for Commercial Use of Vyond?

■Sheet Management Methods

The person who acquires the account that first purchased VYOND will have administrative rights to manage all sheets. The administrator can invite members to the sheet and can also suspend the sheet. The administrator can also be changed, allowing for the administrator to be switched to another member or for multiple administrators to be set.

■Additional Purchase of Sheets

Administrators can purchase additional sheets. The contract period for the additional sheets will be until the expiration date of the initially obtained administrator account. The price at this time will be calculated on a pro-rata basis based on the remaining days.

To use Vyond, you need to sign up for a monthly or annual subscription. You can purchase Vyond directly from the official Vyond website or through an agent.

■How to Purchase Directly from Vyond and Plans

The prices for purchasing directly from Vyond are as follows.

* Payment methods include credit cards (JCB not accepted), debit cards, PayPal
* The annual payment amount is calculated from the official Vyond price (as of March 2024)

As mentioned above, an annual contract can reduce the monthly price compared to a monthly contract.

Here is how to purchase from the official site.

① Create an Account
Access the official Vyond website and click on "Free Trial" at the top of the page. Register your information such as name, email address, and company name to create a Vyond account.
Email verification and password setup, as well as answering a survey, will be required.
Once you create an account, a 14-day free trial period will begin.

②Upgrade to the Product Version
To output videos, you need to upgrade instead of using the trial version. You can start the plan by selecting Annual Pricing or Monthly Pricing. Important notes will be displayed here, so make sure to read them carefully, even though they are in English.

③ Enter Payment Information
Please re-enter your name, email address, company name, and other information, and enter your payment information.
Vyond is software for English-speaking regions, so you need to read the English text and proceed with the contract during the purchase.
The official payment methods for Vyond are credit cards, debit cards, and PayPal, and JCB is not supported.

■How to Purchase from an Agency and Points for Choosing an Agency

In addition to purchasing directly from the official Vyond site, there is a way to buy Vyond from Japanese distributors that sell it in packages.
The pricing, plans, and the range and quality of support available may differ from purchasing directly from the official site. If you go through a domestic distributor, you can receive support in Japanese.
Furthermore, since distributors may also handle other animation video production tools besides Vyond, utilizing a distributor can be advantageous as they can suggest the best tools according to your situation.

We sell three types of licenses at the following prices as a certified reseller of Vyond.

※ Payment can be made via bank transfer or invoice settlement.
※ Sales are only conducted for corporate clients.
※ All licenses are annual contracts. There are no refunds for cancellation fees due to early termination after the contract is signed.
※ Discounts apply for contracts of three sheets or more. Please contact us for details.
※ Prices will fluctuate monthly based on exchange rates.

There are four key points to consider when choosing an agency to purchase Vyond.

・Are multiple plans available for contract?
Depending on the agency, the plans and durations available for contract may be limited. Since there may be cases where only limited plans can be chosen, let's check if there is an optimal plan that fits the situation you want to use it for.

・Support System
The support system and its robustness when introducing Vyond are important, as well as the support system for maintenance aspects such as updates. Let's emphasize the post-introduction support system to avoid situations where "it has been introduced, but is not being utilized effectively."

・Handling of Animation Video Production Tools Other Than Vyond
Depending on the purpose and content of the animation video you want to create, there may be tools other than Vyond that are more suitable. In such cases, an agency that can flexibly propose and respond after hearing the situation is ideal. Furthermore, depending on the purpose, it may be that content other than animation videos is more appropriate, so it is desirable to have an agency with a track record in producing multiple types of content, such as videos and manuals.

・Track Record in Animation Video Production
The introduction of Vyond is merely a means to achieve objectives. To create content that fulfills these objectives, it is essential to have know-how in educational planning, scenario design, and effect application, all of which are necessary for content production. By utilizing agencies with a proven track record in content production, not just tool sales, the quality of the produced content can also be enhanced. Additionally, for companies with overseas branches or foreign companies, the ability to translate content into foreign languages becomes an important criterion for decision-making.

This time, we introduced the features and pricing of Vyond sheets. Human Science has a wealth of experience not only in live-action video production but also in animation video production. Additionally, we offer animation video production outsourcing services using Vyond and became a certified reseller of Vyond in 2023. We will introduce the benefits of implementing Vyond through Human Science.

・Enhanced Support
We provide support for procedures before and after purchase, training course offerings, communication with Vyond providers (in English), and can assist from the proposal to the production of educational content based on customer requests.
＞ Vyond (Animation Production) Sales

・Numerous achievements in e-learning production
There are many achievements in effective animation production outsourcing utilizing our know-how, not limited to Vyond.
＞ Vyond Animation Production Outsourcing

The enhancement of educational content using animated videos is expected to increase in necessity in the future. In proportion to this, it is anticipated that various animation video production tools will emerge and their functionalities will also improve. The use of AI will also advance. In such a situation, Vyond is likely to be utilized even more around the world as the optimal tool for creating animated teaching materials. To enable more companies to take advantage of this useful tool, Human Science is offering a 2-week free trial. Please feel free to contact us.

In addition, Human Science offers a variety of services related to educational content, from in-house support for educational content to outsourcing the production of animated videos and teaching materials. We would be happy to discuss your needs. We support production using Vyond, as well as various other tools.
＞ Human Science: e-Learning Services

In addition, Human Science has a wealth of experience in creating manuals for various products and services. This includes the production of promotional videos and user training content that accompany the manuals. Thus, we can provide one-stop solutions from the proposal and creation of manuals and training texts to the proposal and creation of educational content. Please feel free to contact us.

＞ Human Science: Manual Production Services
＞ Moodle Implementation Support and Operations
＞ e-Learning Material Production
＞ e-Learning Material Translation (Multilingual Support, Localization)