Animoto is an introduction to movie making made easily. There is no need to brave the very steep learning curve of Final Cut Pro and for those not exposed to iMovie, this web application fit a suitable need with a limited amount of time.
I did a previous review of Animoto here. In that review I spoke about the finer points of Animoto and its uses for those looking at creating quick vids to share with friends and families, and even embed into websites.
I want to congratulate Animoto for hitting their one year celebration and wanted to share a few numbers they shared with me via their email announcement:
1. 4 million videos have been made on the Animoto platform
2. More than 250,000 users in 200-some countries have registered on Animoto.com
3. Animoto vids have been watched over 50 million times on Animoto.com, blogs, social networks, video sharing sites and web sites around the world!
I also want to share with all the readers of Crenk some new features for Animoto!
1. You can now pick your own images to use as the cover for your video as opposed to the static images provided by Animoto.
2. Animoto for your iPhone!!! That’s right, now you can watch your Animoto videos on your iPhone and a hint at a possible iPhone app. We’ll be sure to review it when it comes out.
3. you can now incorporate logos and panoramics into the videos which was a long standing issue.
Animoto is a definite most for those of us looking at creating videos for presentations, thank you cards, get well cards, parties/events.
By: Luis Sandoval
Not a Final Cut Pro guru? How about iMovie for the Mac users out there, you a pro on that app? Some people look at putting movies together and just throw their hands up because the difficulty can vary depending on the program of your choice.
Now imagine a site that will simply look at either your MyPhotos folder or photo site of your choice (Flickr, Picasa, etc) and upload the photos you select. Take that a step further and imagine the same app looking through your music folder or having the choice of their own selections to include in your video. Animoto is that application, and it is an amazing app. The ability to create a video with no editing, quick clicks, and short upload times make this a must see and must have application for any user, pro or novice.
By letting Animoto upload photos and music of your choice, it then compiles all your selections, adds transitions, and WA-LA you’ve got yourself a little video that looks like you spent hours working on. It even adds a little MTV-ish like music info in the bottom left hand corner giving the title of the song and the producer’s name.
With the options of making a quick vidoe or long video, how can this be wrong? Word of caution, if you want the longer music video creations you do have to pay into it. The longer video option is great for creating family photo videos, or perhaps you’d like to put a wedding video together to capture the moment, or a wedding anniversary, birthday event, or any other holiday you can think of.
Animoto is still in beta but looks to truly be the end of boring slideshows. Sign up for an account right now and be ready for some real creative fun!
I’m adding my own personal short video of my kids for you to see, and then head on over to Animoto and let the fun begin!
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