how to create videos using animoto

How To Create

Videos Using Animoto

1 © 2013 How To Create Videos Using Animoto

What is Animoto?


Animoto lets you

create fantastic

videos for free


But here’s the catch


Videos created using

a free account…


…is limited to 30

seconds


You always have the

choice to upgrade


Now, let’s get started


Open your browser


Click inside the

address bar


Type animoto.com


Press Enter on your

keyboard


The homepage will

appear


Click on the Sign up

button on the upper

right corner


For a faster way to

sign up


Click Sign up using

Facebook


The Facebook log in

form pops up


Enter your Facebook

details


Click on the Log in

button


Or sign up with your

email


Enter your details


Click Sign up


You will be directed to

a page


Click on the

dropdown arrow

beside your name


Click on the Account

menu


The account settings

page will appear


Click on Edit Personal

Information


Your edit personal

information box

appears


Click on the Time

Zone drop down


Select your time zone


Then click Save


You may now start

creating your videos


Click the Create

button


The video style menu

page will appear


Select a theme for

your video


(Select a theme

related to your topic)


Click on your chosen

theme


This will appear


Click 'Make a 30-

second video for free'


The box option how

you can upload

photos and videos will

appear


You can either upload

photos from your

computer


Or get it from other

services


Let’s upload photos


A folder window will

open


Choose photo/s


Click Open


Next steps for your

video



Click OK, Got It

You may change the

style of your video…


…by clicking on

'Change Style' menu

located on the left

panel


Choose the Air Style


Click Select Style


To add more photos

and videos


Click on the 'Add pics

& vids' option


Again, you can add

photos from your

computer


Or social media

profiles


Or from Animoto's

image and video

library


To add text, click on

Add text


A box containing

blank fields for your

title and subtitle

appears


Enter a Title for the

video


And enter a subtitle

for the video

(optional)


Click on Save


Click on Settings


The video settings

box will pop up


Change the Title of

your video


You can also add a

description in the field

provided (optional)


Click the Save button


You may also want to

change the music of

your video


Animoto has chosen

the video's music by

default


To change the music


Click on the name of

the audio


The music menu will

appear


Choose from

animoto's music clips


Once you've chosen

a clip


Click on Add song



Your video music has

been changed

Take a look at your

video before posting it


Click on Preview

Video


It will play

automatically


CONGRATULATIONS!!!


You now have a video


If you are happy with

the result


Click on the Produce

button


You may share your

video on social media


To share your video

on YouTube, click

Export


The menu box to

export your video will

appear


Click 'Begin Export'

button across

YouTube



Click Accept

You'll be brought back

to the export box

menu


NOTE:

Make sure a YouTube

Channel is linked to

your account


An email will be sent

to you once the

export is complete


CONGRATULATIONS!!!


Have fun creating

more videos with

Animoto


Thank You

Very Much!


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