Have you ever wanted to make a movie of your Second Life dark adventures but found you were a bit intimidated by the whole movie making process?
There's the software to install offworld, camera controlling gadgets to learn inworld, and than of course, you have to stitch it all together, add music and special effects in a video editor..,
OYE!
Well today I'm going a little off topic here to tell you about an online app I found that will rock your video creation world!
No software to install, no gadgets, no editing involved.
All you need are your SL snapshots!
Does this sound like a commercial? It's not, but you could make one for your own SL topic using Animoto in about 5 minutes!
Animoto is a video creation online app that is super easy to use. You upload all those SL snaps from your hard drive, (I know you have quite a few!) and drag them into the order you want. Add text, choose music, (they have really cool soundtracks and lots of choice, or you can add your own.) and Animoto mashes it together to make..., well.., art! The video above was made with Animoto for 19, my art parks in SL.
The first 30 seconds of your video are free. That's about 20 pics or less with text (your text is included like a snapshot). If you need a longer piece Animoto will sell you a full length video for $3.00 and that's a SL price if I ever saw one!
When your video is finished you have the option to upload it to YouTube, download it to your machine, use it on your iphone or Facebook page and email it to your friends! Now how clever is that? They also offer an HD upgrade for $5 bucks. So basically you end up with a HD video that you can be proud of and use on any video sharing site worldwide for about $8.00, I bet you can already think of a lot of uses for your new masterpiece even as you read this!
So what are you waiting for?
The site is designed to let anyone, and I do mean anyone, create a professional looking video. It's brilliant and worth adding to your arsenal of SL tricks.
Check it out and get your "film noir" on, you little movie star you!
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