Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Animoto

I found an awesome technology tool known as Animoto. It allows the user to produce and create videos from photos, video clips, and music. It is able to analyze whatever you upload wether it is a picture, clip, or audio, and it creates something similar to a trailer that is associated with the information that you gave it. Something that it is very interesting about this site is that when you use this tool to make trailers or videos, no two videos are the same. It always creates a unique video depending on what you use to create that video. The videos can also be similar to slideshows which look very professional. The way I see it is its almost as if this online tool takes on the role of a movie producer or film editor. Once you have made a video that you like using the genre that you choose, you are able to upload it to your personal sites or even online public sites such as youtube. It is a highly advanced technology tool that is said to have artificial intelligence. If you give it the right information it then is able to think on its own to create a slide show or video that it considers similar to the music, or photos that you provide it. You can use any type of photos for use in this online tool. They can be from google images to your own personally scanned photographs. The same applies to music. It can be something you found online or audio that you yourself have uploaded into your computer. This allows Animoto to create a more personalized type of video for its user. Like stated before no two videos that it creates are the same, so while it may not be exactly what your looking for, there are pretty good chances that it will create something even better for you.

Friday, November 11, 2011

SlideRocket

Almost everyone uses powerpoint to put together their presentations, wether that be for school or work purposes. I have been searching for an online tool that is different, but effective in allowing for presentations to be more creative than ever before. When I came across SlideRocket, I knew I had found that online technology tool that I had been searching for. SlideRocket is a new approach to presentations which engage your audience far more than any other tool of this kind has ever done before. It also allows you to import any other presentations that you may have on powerpoint or any other program that deals with online presentations. This way you don't have to deal with having to create them all over again and can use the existing files and even enhance them to create even better presentations. It is also far more convenient than any of the other programs because of the accessibility of this online tool. You can pretty much access it anywhere you are. This is due to the fact that this online technology tool can be accessed through the internet and you don't necessarily have to have the program in order to use. This program has many awesome tools that allow you to create professional presentations and get exactly the way you want them to be. These tools include but are not limited to background, themes, layouts, charts, shapes, tables, pictures, audio, video, etc., among many other useful tools. You can also collaborate and share with your classmates or coworkers with the SlideRocket's slide library. Sharing your presentations has never been easier because all you have to do is publish your url and share it as a website or blog. Also your presentations are more dynamic due to the compatibility that this program has with youtube, flickr, and even google. This allows you to mainstream information that is most current or effective, and you will get exactly what you want.