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Animoto is great!

Animoto is a program that allows you to animate your photos. Well, actually it does it completely for you. I took all of the pictures that I have posted on this site so far and put them into a thirty second video. The service is super simple and intuitive and uses great effects, though creative control is highly limited. The more I look at the video I made, the more I think that these particular effects would be more suitable for a motocross race than any kind of lower key event. It is neat though how it analyzes and syncs the music and photos.

Animated video slide shows could be a cool way to market photos. It would be incredibly effective to present a wedding or other event this way, a real eye-catcher. I just want more control.

Animoto is free for any 30 second video. For an unlimited length video, they charge $3 per video or a $30 one year subscription. Not a bad deal if you can put it to good use. Which you can.

Here's my video:


Here's a link to the site.

Ohio River, From Above

This is why I like the window seat.

Name that species!

Thats right. It's everyone's favorite game.
Anyone?

hints: It's a tree that grows in coastal regions of North America. That's really all I know right now.

Talk about down time...

Sorry to all my faithful readers for the lag in posts. We were on vacation, so lay off a brother. The good news is that I have lots of new pictures. Some friends brought a 500mm lens with them, so I played with that a little-

Bel (a cat)

It seems as though showing your pets is the first order of business around here, so this is Bel. She's a cat. She's lovable, but she likes to work her claws into your skin. Win some, lose some, I guess.