Animoto - Push Button Video Creator

By Dennis Checkowish


There are a number of tools needed in online marketing and you may well be aware of the importance given to videos today. YouTube is the most famous brand for online videos and its rise shows how quickly technology impacts marketing online. It was only founded in 2005 and yet according to Alexa, it is ranked third of all the websites on the internet. It is difficult to envisage life without YouTube with billions of views per day and hours of video being uploaded every minute. Animoto is a company that can be of assistance in getting your videos uploaded even if you are totally new to this.

If you want create videos that have a pro feel but you don't know how, then Animoto will enable you to do just that. A major advantage is that it is very rapid, so it is a matter of deciding on how best to utilize it as part of your video marketing mix. If you are interested to see how it works, you can register for free but to have access to additional features you will need to look at the other membership levels. In terms of the upgrades available, they are all relatively low-cost with Pro members qualifying for everything. The Animoto logo does not appear on a video when you are a pro member and so this is really the right option when using it for business intents.

You will see that to begin creating a video is entirely simple. Before you continue to the content of your video, you will be shown different selections for your background style. The next screen is where you start to make your video and the first task is to select several images. The pictures may be ones you have stored yourself, pictures you have at Facebook or stock images from Animoto. A combination of images and words is possible here which is likely something that you would be interested to do.

Following on from this you then add music to your presentation and this again can be picked from Animoto's choices or you can upload your own. The Animoto music choices can be listened to first and you can then use one that you believe will be right for you. It is a matter of looking for a style that suits what you are wanting to present and there is always the option of changing this if you need to prior to your video becoming available. A title and description is necessary for your video and then the process to actually produce it can begin.

An email is sent to you when the video has been created which you will discover happens fast and it will also be apparent from the Animoto screen that it has been finished. The moment you view one that has been done, you will be impressed considering the ease with which you have put it together. The system will permit you to redo or remix it once completed or alternatively uploading it to YouTube is just a matter of pushing a button.

Producing videos is for certain something you can do with a tool like Animoto.

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