How I made a video slideshow in 5 minutes

By Jim Haas

Real Estate Agent with EWM Realtors, Inc.

September 22, 2007 08:18 AM

I made the video slideshow below online in less than 5 minutes-including posting it onto my blog! And it was free!

I made it using Animoto, a FREE video slideshow making tool online. While I don't think these would be that good for trying to show off a property as they are more artistic, they are a nice change from the usual slide shows that everyone else has and might be good for slideshows about a neighborhood or an event. Oh, and the video slideshows aren't just for your blog either-there are several options of what you can do when you are finished creating it (email it, have it create a post and automagically post it to your blogger or wordpress blog... etc.). Enjoy!

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David Spencer

Keller Williams Northland - Kansas City, MO

Show Me real estate in Kansas City

Neat! I will experiment.

Sep 22, 2007 08:32 AM

Karen Monsour

Coldwell Banker Fort Lauderdale Beach - Fort Lauderdale, FL

REALTOR, SSRS - Sells FL Waterfront, Short Sale Expert!

Impressive! Thanks for the link. I'm going to try it. Hope it's easy!

Karen Monsour, Fort Lauderdale, Fl

Sep 22, 2007 08:34 AM

Jim,

Just FYI. After I posted and went back up to look at it again, the video was gone out of the box??? Only your text was there???

Sep 22, 2007 08:36 AM

Irene Morales Ward

REMAX Distinctive Real Estate, Inc. - Stafford, VA

Realtor - e-Pro - Northern Virginia Real Estate

Jim - thanks for the helpful link. I love anything FREE! Hey! Did anyone ever tell you that you look just like George Hamilton's younger brother?! Very nice web site, too. Makes me want to go to Miami right now.

Sep 22, 2007 09:16 AM

Lori Gilmore

Baird & Warner Real Estate - Joliet, IL

Realtor - Will County Illinois

I love cool, free stuff! Thanks for pointing this out!

Sep 22, 2007 09:48 AM

Michelle Musick Jones

Coldwell Banker Apex, Realtors - Allen, TX

The Michelle Musick Jones Team - Texas Real Estate

Thank you for the link - I am going to try it, too.

Sep 22, 2007 09:54 AM

Arina Hanciulescu

RealtyPros - Las Vegas, NV

RealtyPros

Thank you.I will try this one too. I have already a collection of gadgets for slideshows.

Sep 22, 2007 05:05 PM

Gita Bantwal

RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA

REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Thanks for the link.I will try it later. I have bookmarked this.

Sep 22, 2007 10:47 PM

Maureen Maureen

Orangeburg, NY

Jim - you can also do this with www.slide.com and www.photobucket.com. I had not heard of Anamito, thanks for sharing.

Sep 23, 2007 02:36 AM

Ken Realivent

Realivent - San Francisco, CA

Hi Jim,

Great find Jim!

Yes, Animoto is a great creative tool. Here is a sample property site using Animoto:

http://3901lick100.realivent.com/video/

Oct 22, 2007 03:13 PM

Jason Schweiger

Modus Mortgage - Auburn, WA

Loan Originator: Modus Mortgage

Is it not working anymore? I cannot see the slideshow.

Oct 31, 2007 02:23 AM

Nevermond...now it comes up after posting I cannot see it. Sorry. Good Stuff. Looks good.

Oct 31, 2007 02:24 AM

Jim Haas

EWM Realtors, Inc. - Coconut Grove, FL

Glad that it is working for you now! Every once in a while there is a slight delay as it loads, but, in general, Animoto slideshows seem to come up fairly fast.

Oct 31, 2007 04:58 AM

Donna Yates

BHGRE - Metro Brokers - Blue Ridge, GA

Blue Ridge Mountains

Jim: Thank you for the freebie. I am going to try it out.

Oct 31, 2007 11:25 AM

Matt Moxhay

Prudential Fox & Roach - Moorestown, NJ

Moorestown Real Estate

Jim- Thanks for the post. I had no idea about this site and there were 2 others mentioned above. Thanks for sharing: it looks really cool.

Oct 31, 2007 12:11 PM

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