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How to Use Animoto

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Ready to share your life with the world?

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Want to share your photos from your world travel?

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Why not share it through a video!

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Share it with -

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is a web application that produces videos

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from photos, video clips, and music into video slideshows.

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Ready to learn Animoto?

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Go to your browser

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Type www.animoto.com

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The website opens

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Click on Sign up

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This page appears

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You have 2 options on how to sign up.

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By using Facebook

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Or by filling up these fields.

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For this tutorial, lets sign up using

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Click on this button

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This window will show

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Enter your Email

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Enter your Password

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Click on the Log In button

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This will showClick on Okay button

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Youll be directed here

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Now, its time to

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Click on Create one button

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First stepChoose a style

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You can choose by category

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Or scroll down for more choices

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Click on Carousel style, for example

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This window will show

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You have the option to make an unlimited full-length video

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Click pricing details to have an idea

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Personal pricing plans will show

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Scroll down to see the Pro plan

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Click this to see the Business pricing plans

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Business pricing plans will show

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For this tutorial, we will choose the LITE plan because its free.

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Click on Create button on the upper right corner of the page

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You will be directed back to the styles. Look for Carousel style

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Click here to watch the short video or if youre ready

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Click make a 30-second video for free

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This will show

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Click on X button to proceed

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Voila! Your dashboard!

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Want to change style? Click this

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This window appears. Click this style, for instance.

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Click on Select button

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Your dashboard will again show

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Time to add pics and vids! Click here

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This window will show

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You can upload photos and videos from your computer

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Or grab from other websites

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Or from Animoto websites collection

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For this tutorial, lets use pics and vids in Animotos collection

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Click on Image Library

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Click on Travel

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Click on the image you want to use

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Click on the Add 1 item button

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You can select and add more than one item at once.

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Just hold down the CTRL key and select multiple images.

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Like so then click on Add 4 items

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This time click on Video Clip Library

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Click on Travel

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Click on this video clip

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Click on the button Add 1 item

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Dont be too excited and add too many pictures!

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You are only allowed a 30-second video

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This box indicates you can still add pictures and video clips

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Ooops! We have a pop-up message!

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I told ya to contain your excitement!

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Now, lets say you want to delete a picture

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Click on the picture

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Click on Delete button

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A confirmation message will

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Click on Delete button

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Notice that when a picture is clicked

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options on the left of the dashboard become activated

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To view your image in larger form, simply double-click on the picture.

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The Image Preview will show

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Click this if you want to add or edit a caption

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Type in your caption here

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Click Done

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Click the X button to proceed

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To arrange the order of your pictures and video

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simply drag the item to the desired position.

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If you didnt notice the box where to drop the item

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To emphasize an item in your video...

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Click the option Spotlight

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The selected item will then have a yellow outline

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An item has been removed from your dashboard box!

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You ran out of space coz you gave emphasis on 1 item.

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To rotate a picture, click Rotate

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The selected picture will be rotated.

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To create another copy of your picture, click Duplicate

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And your picture has a copy!

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To shuffle pictures, select or click on a picture

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Press and hold the CTRL key on your keyboard

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Then select or click on more pictures

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Click Shuffle

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Then the selected pictures are shuffled!

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To add text in your video, click on Add Text button

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On this pop-up window, type in your Title here

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Type in your Subtitle here

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Click on the Save button

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To change music, click this

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Choose from among the Recommended Songs

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Choose from among the Music Libraries

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Or Your Music

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Say, you want your music, click Upload Songs

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Navigate through your computer

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Click on your music of choice

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Click on Open button

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Wait for your video to upload

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Heres your uploaded song!

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At this point, you might want to preview your video.

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Click on Preview Video

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This window will show. You can type your title here.

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Or your description

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If you are already satisfied with it

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Click on the Produce button

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Or continue editing

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To edit your video information, click Settings

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Want to add a description? Type it here.

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Then click on Save button

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All set? Then preview your video again.

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When youre ready, click on Produce.

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Your video in production by Animoto

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Once done, view and share your video with the world!

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Share it on Facebook by clicking this

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Tweet it!

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Email it!

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Or click this

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to share it on other websites!

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Have fun sharing with Animoto!

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Sharing makes you bigger than you are. The more you pour out, the more life will be able to pour in. Jim Rohn
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