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Headline: Welcome to the end of slideshows

Website: http://animoto.com/

Blog: http://blog.animoto.com/

Animoto generates custom, professional-looking slideshows from user-uploaded music and photos. Their "patent-pending Cinematic Artificial Intelligence technology and high-end motion design" drives the web app. They say the Cinematic A.I. analyzes users' photos and music like an actual director and editor. For instance, to analyze music the genre, song structure, energy, rhythm, instrumentation,...More»

Address: 247 Centre Street, 3rd Floor New York, NY 10013 Map it »

Phone: 646-454-1145

Founded: 2007

Industry: Consumer Internet

Sub-Industry: Photo / Video / Music

Legal Structure: Corporation

Ownership: Private

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Date	Type	Capital Amount	Post-Money Valuation	Investors
08/2007	Seed	Unknown	Unknown
05/2008	Series A	Unknown	Unknown	Amazon

Name:	Animoto
Product URL:	http://animoto.com/
Description:	Animoto is a web application that automatically generates professionally produced videos, each a customized orchestration of user-selected images and music. Using their own patent-pending Cinematic Artificial Intelligence technology and high-end motion design, the result is a user's own personal creation with the visual energy of a music video and the emotional impact of a movie trailer. Animoto's founders are veterans of the entertainment industry and share a passion for helping people better share their stories and express themselves through online media by innovating technologies in the field of video production.
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Bullish Opinions (12)	Author/Date
They have a great product with a solid monetization strategy. Add Comment	jamesvandyke 06/03/2009	100% 1 vote 1 0% 0
Creative holiday solutions - Valentine's videos are simple to make Add Comment	chignon 02/06/2009	100% 1 vote 1 0% 0
I just used this. if I can use it on the first try, so can you. Add Comment	jascle55 12/07/2008	100% 2 votes 2 0% 0
integration with facebook is a good move Add Comment	irpip 08/05/2008	100% 4 votes 4 0% 0
Good product. With a solid pricing structure...could make some serious money Add Comment	hsienhui 08/01/2008	60% 5 votes 3 40% 2
Wow, sample presentations look great! Add Comment	kenny 06/26/2008	100% 5 votes 5 0% 0
They just launched an offering for businesses, much better business model Add Comment	page 06/24/2008	100% 6 votes 6 0% 0
Okay prices: $5 to dl DVD quality video, $20 to get a real DVD Add Comment	jascle55 06/14/2008	100% 4 votes 4 0% 0
They offer DVD quality video Add Comment	blogger 06/10/2008	100% 6 votes 6 0% 0
Photo slideshows are very popular Add Comment	tara 05/15/2008	100% 8 votes 8 0% 0
Investment from Amazon should help Add Comment	winnyk 05/15/2008	100% 9 votes 9 0% 0
They offer a slick and easy to use product to create cool videos Add Comment	winnyk 05/15/2008	100% 11 votes 11 0% 0

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While no 2 videos are the same, after even modest usage, they all start looking the same. 1 comment Add Comment	tesliana 12/08/2008		67% 3 votes 2 33% 1
I disagree, on one hand they can probably play a lot with the algorithm to create many feel and looks, on the other when you have been in the industry long enough all videos (ads and movies included) start looking alike	lrgco	01/11/2009
very gadget-like app that might be difficult to sustain on long period 1 comment Add Comment	gameon323 09/02/2008		67% 3 votes 2 33% 1
Even though they cant compete with real videos for many applications it looks like it could create a new market with untapped demand	lrgco	01/11/2009