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Tools to Enhance Your Real Estate Video

Slide.com has some pretty nifty layouts and tools if you want to enhance your Real Estate or personal videos. Having used slide.com for photo slide shows in the past, I thought I'd check back to what they have added or updated. Some of their tools for video have been improved and are easily embeded to many of the social networks and Blogs including ActiveRain. It has been quite a while since I last visited their site.

It's always good to check back with some of those sites you've discovered from the past. They will either be gone, the same, or better. I had written a post about the top 200 sites for 2008 and many have indeed gotten better, slide.com being one of them. I used a Youtube video (AR Voices) for this sample. You can create different backgrounds and layouts for both photos and video now. Step Slide into my living room, grab some popcorn and enjoy the show. :-)

Check out what they have for your AR Blog posts by clicking on the "Skin Your Video" tab above. You'll need to use the "Blogger" HTML format to have them appear on your AR Blog, Profile, or posts. Jeff Dowler informed me that some of these other formats do NOT work as they aren't formatted properly for the AR network. Just create your piece, click on the "Blogger" format, then copy and paste the HTML embed code on your AR post using the HTML tab while in edit mode. (not the WYSIWYG tab)

Everyone is using and watching video these days, if you dare to be different and have yours stand out, Slide.com is FREE, and as you can see, it works well on AR Blog posts and profiles. There are many other templates and tools you can utilize, I just chose this one to share today. You can always tell a Youtube video, but slide.com let's you "mask" the typical standard looking player, and add some originality and personality to your photos and videos. Enjoy!

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Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager on 04/27/2009 05:15 PM

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Originally posted at: The Official ActiveRain Guide: Tools to Enhance Your Real Estate Video

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65 Comments on Tools to Enhance Your Real Estate Video

APR

I need to get into video more now that I have my handy dandy flip camera. Thanks for the tips Brad!

Just posted a blog using PictureTrail.com- not the easiet and I'm not in love with it. Now I'll go try this website. Thanks Brad.

Hi Brad: Thanks for saring this tool! I hadn't heard of it before, but it sounds neat...I'll go check it out!

Have a great day,

Anne Rains

Love the living room Brad...did you do all the decorating yourself:)

Hey Brad, I have an account at Slide and this is a cool way to spruce up a video. I have GOT to get a Flip soon!

BTW thanks for your help earlier today, I am sending you an email as soon as I finish this comment! Rock on!

Brad...

I simply can not keep up with you. I give up and I'm not saying uncle first :)

TLW...ROAR!

Ooops :)

Thanks for the great tips. I get so busy that I neglect to follow the latest when it comes to video tech. Keep up the good work.

wow, I definately need to check back, as this is so cool.

Hi Brad, I am a newbie and I just tired out the slide.com and tested it. A great tool and toy. I am learning so much on Active Rain, I am so thrilled. Thank you!

http://www.slide.com/r/gKr_E0-Q2z_EsxP6qXJadSuIFx3i7z-m?previous_view=mscd_embedded_url&view=original

Hi Brad, I have been using Slide for quite some time. It takes a bit of time looking through carefully at all the possibilities but it is a great free service. There is another one that seems to be excellent. FlashSlideShowMaker.com It does cost $49 ( one time fee) but it also hase some unique features that make it useful to have in the arsenal.

I do have a question. I was experimenting with a trial program ( Ulead Gif Animator 5 ) that also provided flash slide shows. How does one embed a slideshow if there is no html code provided. In this case the slide show is saved as a gif, but I couldn't figure out how to put it up on the site.

Hi Active Brad~ I have used slide.com but did not realize you could do so many more things with it! I am off to check it out again. Love the personalization and love your living room!

Very fun. I need to go back and take a look at your list (bookmarked) and see who else has cool tools.

Hi William - when you create your own video or animated gifs that are NOT hosted on a site that provides an embed code, you'll need to have them placed on a server where they can be accessed via a link or your own HTML embed code. If you have your own server, that's the best way to accomplish this. :-)

Brad, this is sooo cool I was using both for some time and dint know about this. Great info thank you!

Brad - I've seen other use slide.com but I never checked it out. I'll need to go over there and check it out.

Brad- Thanks! That is a great way to showcase the videos. I still like Turner's Real Estate Shows the best for showing off listings.

Thanks! always great stuff on AR.

Thank you for the update on Slide!

I have not been on their site for quite a while, and I really like what they are doing with this awesome skin feature!

Have a Profitable Day!

- Harrison

Brad - thanks for the video info, and for your help. Worked like it should. :)

Jeff

Brad...so timely for me as I prepare for my presentation this week to our group of Realtors...thank you! I will play this video for them. I will also go check out SLIDE for myself...love the skin and gotta get one! BIG THANKS!

Thanks for the post. Great information. I have added you to favorites.

Hi Brad -- Very cool, and the visual setting of the room does make it more interesting to watch.

I notice that Slide tweaked a few things. Now it looks amazing.

I love love this site...its a blessing and a curse..there is so much information its great..there is so much information..I can't keep up. :)

Brad, Now this is COOL! I love it! I had NO idea Slide.com offered this. As always, you are the go to guy for anything technical :) I really appreciate all that you share Brad!

This is very cool...and interesting...and I love the idea of finding a place to hang out for my video! Thankd for sharing the update for slide.com

How cool... I just made a movie of goofy faces from my office (with my mac's built-in distorter) and they are hilarious. I'm going to show it on Wednesday. Now I can use slide.com to really make it cool. Thanks. I love it.

Do some of the skins not work because of java script?

I like slide and its easy to use. I have used it quite a bit.

Hi Brad! looks like I will have to get bck to my videos again. This website will inspire me ...like you do!

I am going to try this, it looks easy and fun. Another great tool, thanks!

Thanks for sharing this free tool with me. I love free useful tools.

What a terrific presentation. With regard to you wonderful 200 sites post, I commented earlier today that AR might consider allowing comments to refresh posts in groups, Maybe limit to comments for other members.

That would allow your great post, which I remember, to cycle back up in the appropriate groups.

Richard

Thanks Brad for the info - definitely something I'll be checking out...did someone say that Turner has a Real Estate Show to show off listings???

Awsome! I'm going over right now to check out Slide - thanks Brad!

Brad: Slide.com is a pretty cool site. I haveused them in the past.. I need to check them out again.

I love slide.com. It is a great site. Good to check back..It has continued to evolve.

I will be going there next to check it out. I have a crew shooting in two of my properties tomorrow.

Nice to see Slide come up with some new skins for videos. And it would be great if I could list a house with a living room just like this one!

I really like the look of this video skin. It makes the whole feel very different from the typical embedded video.

APR

Good stuff, Brad... I'll check it out...

Brad, I like Slide.com for my photos but I haven't used many of the skins in the past. I need to get outside of the box a little bit more.

Thanks brad I am still trying to figure out how to post videos here and make links that work. Will check this out

Brad - Thanks for the information about slides.com. I will check them out again and see what's up. Thanks!

Mary

This one looks fun. I am not into the video world yet (I know I am behind again, LOL) but I love this idea.

Brad - Great stuff as usual. I've been using Slide.com for a while now and love it. I didn't know about the new layouts though. Thanks for the update. Very Cool.

Brad - I bookmarked another post, and I am venturing into the video world as well.

Always good informative post Brad. I'll be sure to check this out.

Patricia Aulson/Portsmouth NH Real Estate

I like the cool tech gadget. That skin is pretty amazing - makes for a nice presentation and frame for the video.

This is the second SLIDE.COM link i saw today, other one from Jeff Dowler i think. I'll check it out now. I've been videoing properties and caravan and editing in Final Cut Pro. Wish it didn't take so long. And would love to see any links to formats of video production style that are more interesting than just us realtors narrating ( like a color commentator at a basketball game) what we are seeing as we walk through the property. Anybody got a link they wish to share??

Hi Brad: As always thank you for the tips and tricks!

There is so many ways to market real estate on the web that I am becoming bewitched, bothered, and bewildered. Hey, that might make a great song title!

Brad... Can there possibly be too much free software? No bring it on, Looking forward to trying this application thanks again Brad.

I never knew Slide had this. Either you have too much time on your hands, or I'm blind. I guess I'll have to go check it out.

APR

Very Cool! It's been awhile since I visted them as well.

Brad,

I will have to check this out now that I am doing some video. What a neat tool.

Thank you for sharing a really neat and free tool for real estate video!

Would you happen to know whether they have frames/backgrounds for standard/non-YouTube videos?

Jeff - no thank you, you helped motivate and inspire this post, kudos go to you my friend. :-)

Katerina - Real Estate Shows does Rock and Rule!! :-) And Jeff Turners a pretty good guy too, best customer service in the industry for sure.

Shane - I didn't try them all, but haven't seen any restrictions yet.

Richard - I love that idea and miss that feature. Let me put in a plug for that one for sure!!! Thanks. :-)

William - Yes. Jeff Turner runs Real Estate Shows, you should definitely check it out. You'll get a discount if you sign up from his AR profile page or Blog. Just fyi...

Ronnie - video editing can take for ever! I get it as I do quite a bit of it. Give me a jingle and we can put our heads together for some alternate solutions that may work better for you. Thanks.

Myrick - they may, this post is just referring to the Youtube Video options. You'll want to check out slide.com to see what other options they have for video outside the youtube library.

Thanks Brad - this is great - It was so much better than just the video box - and free!! I am always looking for more to do with my video - I take then and then have to find the time to edit - I have two waiting in the wings.

I like it, can't wait to try on befores and afters.

Wow this is so cool I love it!!

MAY

Hi Brad, just got back from Slide.com, found the Sofa and added some pictures and copied and pasted it into our Blog on AR. Question, can I type a introduction to the slide show or do I mess up the HTML that I copied in. Just learning, not sure if you can do this.

Al and Peggy - you can add a text slide as an introduction or use your Blog post as part of the introduction as well. I think you would need to create an image file of the text, and add it just as you do photos or graphics. I'm not sure you could include text any other way, and unless the text is included in your video, the only way to add it would be to use youtubes annotation tool.

Anything is possible, just finding the way to do it is the task. Let me know if you need any help making it happen. :-)

JUL

Hey, thanks for the information. I have just gotten into using video and am now having a blast with it.

Just posted a video on a local business yesterday and the AR post is already on Googe today in the second position under the business name.

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