Yeah, I gush about Animoto (and so do others). And I’ll keep on gushing because they are an example of a startup that just focuses like a laser on doing one thing well. In their case, it’s creating slideshows for users from their photos.
They just launched their iPhone application. Select 8-16 photos from your photo library, pick some music to play in the background, and it creates a slideshow for you on the fly. Watch it on your iPhone or email it to friends. I created one in just a few second with some photos I took today. It’s embedded below.
You don’t go through the hassle of creating a new account when you use Animoto on the iPhone. That’s great for new users, but existing Animoto users need a way to tie the two accounts together. They’re working on that, says CEO Brad Jefferson.
Why this is so great – you no longer have to wait until you get home and to your computer to create slide shows of the amazing pictures you take at a wedding, sports event, or whatever. Make it on the fly and then email it out to friends while you’re still there. I love it.
Get the application here (iTunes link). More information is here.
Now go create some content. Put a link to your shows in the comments below, I want to see them. Here’s mine:
Downloading it now!
Thanks for information
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Im downloading it in 4 days.
someone should figure out how to use a iphone app to create jobs. now is the time for maximum business-consumer productivity and job creation. i dont see a photo shuffler helping anyone get on there feet any time soon.
LaborLocator.com – sweat equity
Gee what is this video format they use you can’t embed! How is it supposed to ease my review of the app ? :p
OH NO! You can’t use your own soundtracks…:/
One more reason for you to buy an iPhone
This seems like a pretty cool app and Animoto in general seems to have a cool factor attached to it. Not overly too sure why, but it does.
Oh No!!! are you joking? Come on now, is this really useful?? Before this, were you really thinking “oh i really really wish i had some program on my phone to make these pictures into a movie with some music to send to my friends”?
I can see how one would think this is usefull because it works well, but to me this is utterly useless.
To me it’s incredible how much stuff there is that fall under the category “Stuff you really don’t need. At all”.
bertje, did you really needed the internet before it existed? what are you, french? (this last one was an hilarious arrington-supported joke)
I support this joke.
Simon, thanks for putting me in place. The internet is a completely valid subject to compare an iPhone app with. In the next years i’m sure everyone will be using this iPhone program to make annoying movies of pictures.
I can only imagine the look on your face when you first looked at this application on your shiny phone and yelled: “loook!!! my pictures are sliding and moving real pretty!”
I honestly don’t see why you would send pictures to someone, but made it so that they can only see them in a specific order and speed with a very generic piece of music.
And i’m sorry but i don’t get the french joke. I’m dutch, does that help?
If we are going to get philosophical then most things we have we do not need; but boy … are they cool or what?
This sounds like a great tool. Michael, when your write ” you no longer have to wait until you get home and to your computer to create slide shows of the amazing pictures you take at a …” how do you get the photos rom your (noniphone) camera into the iPhone without synchronising with iTunes?
He took the photos with his iPhone …
What the…? How is that crappy slideshow with the annoying music at all good? Michael, you must be one of those rare guys who loved Geocities sites that played cheesy MIDI background music.
Still, going to wait till that prices go low..
I haven’t fallen into the ‘try every IPhone’ app that is available yet but this one I’ll give a shot (or a few -literally
I think it would add to all the fun in Phones app.
Sunita
Can any phone beat iPhone??? With apps like this, I don’t friggin think so!
Am I the only one that really REALLY hates these things? A slideshow as a screensaver, sure. A slideshow with music that you send to your friends? Why? Just send the pictures.
How many amazing pictures have you taken at a wedding / sporting event with an iPhone?
I do love those transitions though…
Interesting, but there isn’t in Italy Store…
I’ve seen four Animoto slideshows rendered now… That’s about three too many. It’s the same thing over and over again. Tell me again why this is so great?
That’s exactly right. It quickly becomes the same thing over and over. Plus, by definition the pictures taken with the iPhone are not not amazing. The camera is garbage.
“patent-pending Cinematic Artificial Intelligence technology and high-end motion design”?
Automatic video/photo editing/production is something http://www.muvee.com patented years before. Animoto should be paying muvee or risk getting sued! And here’s the patent in case anyone thinks I’m trolling.
http://www.fres...20080016114.php
Your iTunes link does not work…
here is the correct one:
http://itunes.a...033126&mt=8
You sir, are easily impressed.
‘Muvee’ (google it) has been doing this for ages. It /is/ a useful thing to have – especially when I don’t fancy starting Adobe Premiere to make a holiday video for friends and family.
“Why this is so great – you no longer have to wait until you get home and to your computer to create slide shows of the amazing pictures you take at a wedding, sports event, or whatever.”
hehehe… Who’d create a slide show at a wedding? What’s the urgency?
very cool! LOVE the idea! it doesn’t play in the iphone smoothly. there is delay since it is playing from the internet rather from the device. also, why can’t I save it on the iphone directly? need some more different video style, otherwise, all my video look very similar.
Very cool indeed!
and how are these guys making money?
http://biz.anim...om/pricing.html
With a free account, you can make a 30-second video/slideshow, but you cannot download it. If you pay up $3, you can get a full-length slideshow (length of song maybe?) and can download the video. For a little more, you can get a DVD quality download. I’m guessing that’s how they’re making money. =)
Thanks!
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I love the full online Animoto service so very excited to see an iPhone app. It’s a great showcase for the full service but with a few fundamental drawbacks which mean I won’t use it much as is…
1) Can’t import your own music. Would be nice if they allowed you to purchase tracks directly from iTunes for usage. Or import from a 3rd party service like http://www.soundcloud.com
2) No link to my Animoto account. Though it sounds like they are working on that.
3) Video playback was actually quite patchy and slow. Would be nice to have the option of downloading the actual file on my iPhone so that I could play offline.
As an aside, I still find it mind-blowing what you can actually do on a mobile device nowadays. I finally got myself an iPhone last month and it really is a game changer!
Haha, when I read this I was expecting some boring cookie cutter slideshow. That’s a damn good looking slideshow for a few seconds of creation. Really impressed. Now I just need an iphone.
Great, this is easing things. It may not be such a big innovation but rather common sense combined with creativity. http://www.youtechno.info
Can any phone beat iPhone??? With apps like this, I don’t friggin think so!
the iphone drive me crazyNokia launched its 6260 slide, a phone with cell phone keypads 40 software platform for the first time. It comes with 3G HSDPA and Wi-Fi connectivity, 5 megapixel Carl Zeiss camera with flash and 360 amp;degree; navigation key for easy navigation when using the Internet.
Is there a reason these apps aren’t available on the G1 ?
Really cool app.. IF it is in fact that easy to do.
Ummmm… App store says the item I’m looking for cannot be found. Bummer
Waste of time app….why…
1. Can’t use my own music
2. It uploads to its web site
3. Is not resident on my iphone
4. Cannot find a way to delete the video that was uploaded
Other than that, it’s awful.
…And it takes forever to render.
Here’s a link that works.
http://itunes.a...033126&mt=8
Why is this cool or useful or whatever? Doesn’t seem to solve or enhance any user experience.
Mix a few photos and add a music track? Big deal.
Sounds like an advertisement to me
Slideshows? Really? You know what people do with slideshows? They pause them and flip through the pictures at their own pace, and nobody cares about what crappy music you want them to hear (this goes for your myspace page too).
I must say, it’s not a real slideshow because when I stop to view the picture, it puts that PLAY button/arrow right back smack in the middle of the pic. but, most importantly, the picture quality sucks big time! I’m sorry, why did my iPhone take 2MB photos when I see a low-res/bad-quality version here?
That’s really sweet for something created on the fly. Quality looks pretty decent. Coupled with iTunes (any song you want) and the web you should be able to create anything you want wherever you are.
Thanks for the review.
why does rendering take forever??
Rendered pretty quickly. 3 minutes tops.
http://animoto....wRcqHMRZITG6YWQ
only if it could be longer…..am I asking too much?? ;p
Cute, but is it really useful or necessary? Not really.
was twitter considered to be really useful or necessary in the beginning ? not really.
news flash: it still isn’t
I am with you. Great product and that is so simple to use
http://animoto....qttE1Gz0KmLtdKQ
I did this in 5 minutes
I didn’t think the slideshow was all that, really. And, maybe I’m missing something but I couldn’t view it from my iphone. Had to go to the computer.
I suppose someone will have a need for this. I do a lot of shows with Proshow Producer but don’t think I’ll use this much. But, to each his/her own.
reyu: brilliant.
Arrington’s slideshow sucks, but the program is amazing.
When you discuss “iPhone APPS” is there any way you could clarify if the APP in question is also avail. for the iTouch?
My kid has an iTouch…but not an iPhone and I’d like to forward her APP info that actually applies to her…
Joe
Is there any way you could not capitalize APP?
Also, could you not be so ridiculously lazy? If you can’t figure out for yourself whether or not an app would work on both, GOOGLE IT.
It makes photos into a slideshow. Pretty sure the iTouch has everything needed for that, except for having an on board camera, so it will only work for pictures from your library.
Not that hard.