How to Make a Video
First off, if you have not done so already, please download our free 2011 Better Together Video Guide, our simple step-by-step instructional on how to create your own video masterpiece.
Then, browse through the following (mostly) free video resources to get your movie project rolling...
Online Video Hosting
Youtube (the big one – needs no introduction) - www.youtube.com
Blip TV (for those who want a more specialized online video
experience) - www.blip.tv
Vimeo (online video hosting and social network website for
creatively minded people and groups) – http://vimeo.com/
Video Editing Tutorials
A good guide to editing movies in Windows Movie Maker -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZXK68NS7gU
How to edit your video in iMovies -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_sZ4AeT8a4
Video Slideshow Software & Tutorials
Simple, free software for creating video slideshows -
http://www.slideroll.com/videocreator.php
A quick and easy tool for creating video slideshows online -
simply upload a few digital photos, add some text and music (or a
voiceover) and away you go! - http://www.animoto.com
Video tutorial on how to create a simple video slideshow in
Window Moviemaker -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFwgoPWaG8o
A short guide to creating a video photo-montage in Windows
Moviemaker 2 -
http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/Tutorials/HowToVideoSlide
Show.aspx
Podsafe Music (music you can use without paying royalties)
Free Editing Software (for more advanced users)
Virtualdub: a simple (but limited) PC freeware video-editing
package - http://www.virtualdub.org
HyperEngine AV: very simple “trackless” editing software for the
Mac - http://download.cnet.com/HyperEngine-AV/3000-2646_4-
10299937.html?tag=lstpop-0-10&cdlPid=10362662
Compilation list – ’10 Best Free Video Editing Software’:
http://www.akascope.com/2011/07/15/free-video-editing-software/
Animation
Create talking animations, by just typing a script and changing a
few settings. Great fun! - http://www.xtranormal.com
Video File Converter
Any Video Converter: convert most video files between popular
formats (certain file formats require full purchase of this otherwise
free programme) - http://download.cnet.com/Any-Video-
Converter/3000-2194_4-10661456.html
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