Animoto is a video creation site that allows users to make personalized videos using predefined styles, music, photos, and videos. It offers both free and paid subscription plans. The free version has limitations on music selection and video editing capabilities. Paid Pro plans provide more editing options and the ability to customize music. Users can create videos on the site or through the Animoto mobile app. The site offers tutorials, templates, and inspiration from other user videos to help users design their own videos. Users can then publish and share their finished videos through Animoto or embed them on other sites.

2. ABOUT ANIMOTO
 Animoto is a video creation site that utilizes different given styles, music, photos,
and videos that can be personalized by the user.
 Dedicated to making it easy for the user to create and build their own videos
which enable them to communicate with the rest of the world about their
business, the classroom, or family events.
 A user can sign up for a Pro version or Pro Premium version, or a free version,
which of course has limitations on song variation, and cutting the video in general.
 Pro users can edit more from their video, and pace the music for cetain images.
These users can also add a logo of their own creation instead of having the
Animoto Logo at the end.
 Animoto offers a phone app for on-the-go creation.

3. GETTING STARTED
Choose a style for your video format.
Several styles can only be selected if you have the upgraded, paid version of Animoto
If you are unsure of how to begin there is a tutorial video that can help a lot with creating your
video and also a whole page called the “Beginner’s Guide.”
There are tons of other public videos to view, so that you can gain some inspiration from other
businesses, or educational videos.

4. BUILDING YOUR VIDEO
 After you have selected the style you want to use, now it is time to insert your
content and select your music.
 Videos, Photos or text can be easily added to your video by selecting one of the tabs
on the left side of site or clicking the plus button and adding either you text or
media.
 There is also a free tutorial that can be utilized to help you build your videos.
 The tool bar on the left is where you can add media, change the style of the video or
edit certain texts, photos, or videos. Spotlighting it can make the video linger on
certain content. Duplicating and Rotating can be used as well.

5. ADDING PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND TEXT
 For the free trial user the most
text you can add is a Title and
Subtitle which have a 40 and 50
word limit.
 Photos can have captions added
to them as well. They can be
uploaded from several different
sites, your computer files or
Animoto has their own selection
of photos, videos, and music to
choose from.
 Videos can be uploaded in the
same way, and can be edited by
moving the length of the time
and having it set to a certain time
in the video.

6. IMAGE AND VIDEO RESTRICTIONS

7. MUSIC
You can change the song by clicking on the
music symbol, from there you can
browse and select the song from what
is provided from Animoto or you can
upload your own song
You can browse by categories, or most
used selections if you decide to use
the Animoto offered songs.
Trimming and editing a song can only be
done with a premium account, along
with adding multiple songs

8. SHARING YOUR VIDEO WITH THE WORLD
 After you are happy with your finished video , click the preview video button, and
add your title, date and description.
 After you publish the video, you can add tags, and share it on several different
websites including Wordpress! Users can also Embed the video onto their own
websites. However only pro users can download their video in HD.
 This site makes it very easy and simple to create your own videos, which could
help in your project with displaying videos, pictures and some text with music to
help stimulate the visitors to our project.