Animoto Gets Groovy For The Holidays

It's no surprise that Animoto's new video product is a hit. Upload a few short videos and images, add a song, click a button and bam, you've got a very high quality souvenir of your recent holiday or other event. Here's one I put together for Foo Camp in August. More examples are here . So far it's a one-size-fits-all product. And since it's such a good one no one is complaining. But there have been requests for holiday themed platforms, says CEO Brad Jefferson . And so on December 1 they'll release themed templates for various holidays. The new product will be called Animoto Originals , and the video below is an example. Look for holiday and life event themed templates (Christmas, weddings, etc.). Short videos are free. Full length videos (the length of a song) are $3 each, or you can buy a yearly subscription . My parents loved one holiday video I made so much that I had a DVD of it sent to them for $20 - which is another revenue source for the company. Sample video is below.