Please note: This article is old. It was created for V1 of Cloud Stop Motion and is now a legacy article. If you are a new user or have migrated to V2, please see our newer article HERE


Cloud Stop Motion gives you the ability to create two different types of account - personal or organization. While a personal account will allow you to make, edit and export animations, an organization account will allow you to manage your students. 


If you are a school for example, an organization account is a great way for you to implement all of your students into one area where you can do things such as view, edit and add student accounts linked to the organization, see student projects, monitor storage use and the recycle bin and even view student passwords/permissions.


In order to create a new organisation account you will first need a personal account. If you already have a personal account you can skip to "Creating a new organization account". If you do not have a personal account, please follow the steps below:


1. Go to app.cloudstopmotion.com and click the middle option - 'Sign in / Register'.




2. Navigate to the sentence below the blue 'Sign in' button that reads 'Don't have an account? Sign up now'.


3. Alternatively, sign in with either your Microsoft 365 or Google account in order to avoid having to register for a new account first. 


Please note: Whichever method you opt for in order to create your account is how you must continue to log in every time you return - so if you choose Google, you must always choose Google; likewise, if you 'Sign up now' then the next time you return to log in, you must enter your email address and password in the bottom half of the signing in choices where it says 'Sign in now with your existing account'. Currently, even if you use the same email address, were you to sign in the first time by creating an account, and then log in the second time through the Google or Microsoft 365 portal options, you will then have created a second, new account, which will not be linked to any organizations that your original login was linked to. This is a temporary oversight and is fixed in Cloud Stop Motion V2.


Creating a new organization account:


1. Go to app.cloudstopmotion.com and sign in to your personal account.


2. Click on the yellow 'Schools/Organizations' link in the bottom right corner of the main Cloud Stop Motion Screen.


3. Click 'Create Organization Account'.




4. Select the the storage plan you wish to choose, enter your school/organization details and then click on 'Create Organization Account' (or 'Next' if you have opted for a paid account).


4. Once you have created your account, you will be taken to a page where you will be required to set a verification code of your choosing. This is for the purpose of security so that nobody will be able to make changes to the account or any linked student accounts without knowing the verification code. Please set a code and then click 'Continue'.


Handy tip: Every organization account comes with 2GB of cloud storage absolutely free for students to share while animating. You can choose to upgrade this storage allowance with a dedicated subscription plan at any time. 


This solution was made for Cloud Stop Motion version 1.017.0. We hope it helped. If you have any further questions or queries about Cloud Stop Motion or just want to provide some feedback, leave us a message at animate@cloudstopmotion.com and we'll get back to you as soon as we can!