Just a quick post today, basically about a new service I have found called Animoto.
Animoto is an online service that allows you to upload images and music to produce a sort of slideshow on steroids. The coolest thing about Animoto though, is that it actually analyzes your music and times transitions to the beats! Also, you can “remix” your video at anytime, which basically runs your images and music through the Animoto processing engine again (Or you can add/remove images and music), and you will never end up with the same video twice! Don’t worry though, every video and remix you make is saved into your “My Videos” section of the website!
Now, Animoto is essentially a free service – so long as you don’t mind just making 30 second videos. However, if you want to make longer videos (Up to the length of your chosen music track) and download them in MP4 format you will need to purchase a Full-Length Video Credit which costs just $3! That’s $3 for your Full-Length video and unlimited remixes. I personally think that is an amazing price for the service they provide.
Still not convinced? Why not checkout the intro video to my weekly YouTube channel Money Saving Tricks – which was made in Animoto in under 20 minutes.
So why not check it out for yourself by clicking the link below!
I personally think the results are fantastic. What do you think? Let me know by posting your thoughts in the comments!
Thanks for the Animoto shout out Tom!
-andrew@animoto.com
Hi Andrew, thanks for dropping by the blog and thanks again for the great service.
Keep up the good work!
I’ve played around with Animoto before. Its easy to use, and the results look great!
Hey, it actually does look pretty cool
Completely off question though, who is the band in the background?
Hey Wayne, thanks for the comment. It’s Rise Against and the song is Re-Education (Through Labor)
Hey, cool video. And one thing I love about it is, its free. And I agree with you, the result is fantastic. Kudos to the animoto team!!!
Hey Amy, thanks for stopping by! It is definitely a great service and one I think I will be using a lot more in the future.
Hey nice tool. I will definitely use it on my site
Cool!
I like your video demonstration
thanks for sharing
hmmm.. seems juicy! LOL
guess this will keep me busy for my next 2 to 3 hours…
thanks for sharing, I like your demo
I’ve been using Animoto for a while now and it is invaluable. I’m glad to see you are making the most out of it.
Hey,this video is really something good.I am a short film maker and that’s why it feels good to me to be familiarized with Animoto.I’ll definitely check it out.
This looks like a great way to create fresh and catchy advertisements for your business or even to produce visual mixes with music for your friends. Can the finished videos be linked to Facebook or other social forum websites? You should consider having a web space where people can post their creations and share ideas, I know a few VJ’s that would love a website like that.