I came across this gem last night – it’s a web-based tool from Animoto that enables users to create Hollywood-quality video clips using their photos and music. The sample below is something I cobbled together — from scratch — in less than 3 minutes (make sure your sound is on). This is a fantastic example of the continuing evolution and growing sophistication of software moving to the on-demand model.
Key Features:
- Use photos from your desktop, or directly from other established photo-sharing sites such as Flickr and Facebook
- Automatic synchronization of images and music (music can be uploaded or selected from an online library)
- Export feature to YouTube or local hard disk; can be embedded YouTube-style in any web page
- Special effects are applied based on image and music CONTENT (i.e., a la kaleidoscope/visualization feature in iTunes or WinAmp)
- Free service for 30 second clips
Update 5:21PM: Further digging revealed that Animoto is, in fact, using Amazon’s cloud computing platform to deliver this service.
Filed under: Cloud Computing, On Demand, SaaS
