Animoto

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Picture sharing sites are all the rage, but don't you wish you could add a little more pizzazz to your album distribution? How about adding a banging rock tune and having the pictures animate on and off in a video you can post on YouTube? But that would be far too much work, right? Wrong.
Click Get Started to begin using this brilliant site. You'll need to register to make either a 30 second short, which is completely free, or full length film, which you have to pay for!
Next, choose to upload pics from either your computer or a photosharing site. 15 shots is ideal for a 30 sec short. Uploading them might take a few minutes, depending on your connection speed and how many pictures you have chosen at what resolution.
Once done, use the buttons at the bottom to rotate, spotlight or add more pics from another location.
Then add a banging tune. Click the Music tab at the side and choose either from their selection or a track off your own computer. Now you are almost done. The next screen asks you to enter a name and some details about your video, then just click Create Video and wait while the website does the fancy bit.
You can start working on your next video while you wait, then click My Videos at the top to review your work. After playing the video you can choose to do a remix, altering the pics and the music. A link to view it will also be mailed to you.
Finally, use the buttons at the bottom to distribute your film - either straight to YouTube, emailing to friends. Later on in the beta phase they will be adding the option to download to your iPod.