iCan use AnimotoCreate awesome videos

Signing up for Animoto

Basic Sign-Up All Access Pro User

Free and immediate $30USD/year for personal user Free for education account but takes at least a week to finalise before using

$249USD/year or $39USD/monthincludes access to library of 1000+ licensed songs

30 second limit on video or $3/video for unlimited length

No limit on video length

No limit on video length

$5 to convert to HD $5 to convert to HD Unlimited HD conversions

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Limited themes Some themes plus greeting cards

All themes and greeting cards

Animoto branding Animoto branding No Animoto branding

Your Content & Suggestions Upload video

Capture 3-10 seconds of video Use mobile phones to capture short videos

Upload photos Capture 8-15 images for a 30-second video Use DERvices to capture images

Upload music Capture music from school band/musicians Use free music sites (

http://creativecommons.org/legalmusicforvideos)

Animoto Content

Animoto videos Categories include: Activities, Travel/Places,

Effects, Transportation, Celebration, Time Lapse, Aerial Shots & Vintage

Animoto images Categories include: Love, Announcements,

Birthday, Travel, Nature, Scenes & Animals Animoto music

Genres include: Romantic, Top 40/Pop, Indie Rock, Electronica, Hip Hop, Latin, Jazz, Classical, Country, Gospel/Christian, Oldies

Create a Video

Pro-Users Only

Pro-Users Only

Pro-Users Only

Preview and Select Video Style

Click here to see a sample

of the slideshow

Click here when you’ve decided on

the video you want to use

Selecting Images & Video

You can choose just one or a combination of your own images, Animotoimages or images from other sites where you have images stored (see

above).

Playing with Images

Add more

images into your

video after your initial

upload

Add a text slide to your video. They

can’t go over

images/vid

Animoto will

leave image

on screen longer

Randomize order of images

Click when

finished. You can return later

Playing with Video

Use the slider to decide where your video will

start

Move this slider to determine how long your video will play for – 10s max

You can turn the video sound on or off (see Audio

Mixing note above)

Selecting Music

Your own music should be in MP3 format. Use Format Factory (free program) http://www.formatoz.com/ if you need to convert other file

formats to MP3 format. Be aware of copyright laws.

Playing with Music

On this screen your can preview your song, change where the song starts or

change the song you originally chose (to an Animoto song or your own)

Click here once you are happy

with your music choice

Finalize Your Video

You can change your speed, length and style before finalizing your video.

Once you have finalized your video, click on “continue”.

Images will be slower on ½ speed but

faster on 2x speed

Customize the Video Details

Fill our your details of the video and change your thumbnail if you wish then click “create video”

Rendering of Video

Depending on the number of images and videos you have included, your video will take some time to render. Thankfully you can close the window and

navigate away from Animoto while it renders. Once it is rendered, Animoto will email you to notify your that the video is ready

Your Animoto Videos

Access and delete your rendered videos from the “My Videos” section.

View Your Video

Click here for sharingand editing options

Edit, Share & All That!

Depending on your level of

account-access you will be

able to download your video to your computer in MP4 format.

These tools allow you to remix or edit your existing

video. You can also start a

new video or delete the

video you just watched.

These tools allow you to share your video via email,

embed on sites like BlogEd, Edmodo or Wordpress and you can also export to

YouTube.

How Will You Use Animoto?

In your classroomIn your facultyIn your schoolIn your community

Go ahead and create!

Megan TownesRichmond High School

http://digitalhallways.wordpress.com http://www.twitter.com/townesy77