This site is steaming cool, I mean hot, you know what I mean. I have never seen anything like it. Upload some of your pictures, put them in order, add text if you want, pick out some music from their royalty free music library or upload your own - then push the magic movie making button and wait a few minutes.
This program analyzes your video, your music, lets you speed things up, slow them down, and in just a couple of minutes your very professional looking video is done and on the air. It really is hard to believe. Believe me, I have made plenty of slide shows for everything from national class events to family vacations. I have labored for hours learning and trying to use professional tools, and it is a tremendous amount of work to get a decent looking result. Animoto puts it together for you, while you go get a icy cold drink. Have a snack or check your email. Browse that new Canon 5D Mk.II. When you get back, it's done, and it is SUPER. I mean it: SUPER.
Of course, if you're anything like me you will want to upgrade to longer and higher quality videos and you will want to download them. So you could buy an upgrade for each one for $3, but the deal is to buy the personal (non-commercial) pass for $30 for a whole year of long videos. At least that's the price as I write this. I wouldn't expect that price to last very long. You can even download a DVD quality mp4 for just $5.
Okay, so I know that many readers are professionals, and the good news is there is also a commercial license available. If you are just going to show off all the photos you already have into a few videos, go for the $99 for 3 months. You can only sell the DVD download to your individual clients. For reason the license does not let you sell to businesses. I'm still scratching my head on that one, but it covers most of the pros that are shooting portraits, weddings, babies, bar mitzvahs - you get the, uh hem, picture.
Take a look at the people that are using Animoto Business for there publicity: Getty Images? Yikes, if it's good enough for Getty Images, it's good enough for me.
I'm trying out the personal version for now, and I love it. Animoto Business is also available in a yearly subscription for $249. That's probably where you will wind up when you see what this thing can do for your image presentation, not to mention not having to hire a team of video special effects editors, and not having to buy Final Cut and After Effects. Why not make your own professional quality music videos in a few minutes. It's Hot!! It's Cool!!! Oh, you know.
Check back soon. I'm working on one that I can post without a million model releases.
Gary Brown
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