Pick of the Week
ANIMOTO
Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.
I had a photo shoot this past weekend with two families. I wanted to do something a little different with the pictures. I kept hearing a lot about ANIMOTO in podcasts and in magazines. What Animoto does is automatically produces unique video pieces from your photos or video clips. I thought this might be the time to try it out. I went online to see what they offered because I heard they had a free service.
When you sign up for the free service you get a 30 second video clip made with your photos or videos clips. Then when you finish the video they offer you ways to make it longer or make dvd’s from it. Of course all of these other features cost money. You can pay for the extras only if you need it or you can get unlimited services with hi-def quality dvd’s for $249 a year. The strategy for the professional level is this: “Sell videos to clients. Make your blog more viral. Animoto gives you several ways to build your bottom line and grow your business“.
Now the down side to the free service is that you can not down load the video. If you want to share the video you can post it to YouTube, e-mail through Animoto, or get code to place into blogs. That’s what I did with this clip, got the code to post into the blog. I like the service. It was quick and easy to figure out. I used the e-mail feature to send the video to my clients which included the link to my site for them to view their images.
My pick of the week is ANIMOTO.