Stuff We’re Trying – Animoto.com

It’s a really exciting time to be a web guy. New products, services and sites are emerging on a daily basis. It can be a pretty daunting task to keep up with everything but each new release triggers new ideas… and ultimately more new products. The Strong Coffee Marketing team keeps a pretty close eye on what’s new and exciting and we’re always trying things out. Today I thought I’d focus on a site that we use quite a bit – a site you might want to consider as well.

Animoto.com is a video editing/creation site that’s really easy to use. The site allows you to create professional looking, montage style videos using video clips, photos and text.

Getting started is pretty easy. Animoto.com is free to use… although there is a paid membership available for those who want to take advantage of additional video templates. Simply choose a template, upload your pictures and video, edit them online, add some royalty-free music (included) and let the site work some magic. You’ll have a new video on the way in under 10 minutes.

We discovered Animoto.com about 8 months ago and now use it on a regular basis. We’ve opted to go for the paid membership and haven’t had any complaints so far. The site is really easy to use and we’re very happy with the videos we’ve been able to produce.

Looking for a way to turn your raw videos and images into something special? Check out Animoto!

Here’s a video we put together using Animoto.