Animoto: Cypress Creek Life
Friday, January 30, 2009
Video #45: Making a Video
Last year I used an RCA Small Wonder EZ201A to film a video of a program at my branch. It is the RCA version of the flip camera. I was pleased at how easy it was to film. I got some usuable footage on my first try. I was a little disappointed in the quality of the image, though. It was interesting to read the reviews of this camera on the Consumer Reports and CNET sites. They matched my experience exactly.
I downloaded the clip easily through the UPS connector built into the camera, and was able to edit it (add titles, select sections) using the Windows Movie Maker software on my computer.
Animoto is a quick way to make a little "music video" out of some still photos, but you don't have much control over the final product. I had to try several times before I got a reasonable result. I finally discovered that I had to downsize my photos a LOT before I selected them for the video. The 30 seconds of free video goes by too fast. I guess that's the point. It's just enough to wet your appetite for more.
I downloaded the clip easily through the UPS connector built into the camera, and was able to edit it (add titles, select sections) using the Windows Movie Maker software on my computer.
Animoto is a quick way to make a little "music video" out of some still photos, but you don't have much control over the final product. I had to try several times before I got a reasonable result. I finally discovered that I had to downsize my photos a LOT before I selected them for the video. The 30 seconds of free video goes by too fast. I guess that's the point. It's just enough to wet your appetite for more.
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