Likelihood to Recommend Animoto is great for small to mid-sized business looking for control over their own video marketing. Allows someone with initiative and "scrapbooking mentality" to create professional-looking videos with ease. If you have even the smallest of marketing budgets, Animoto is perhaps the most worthwhile investment--that is, if you're able to get decent photographs or video clips to build from.
Read full review Well Suited Conveying company growth and progress to employees Explaining how products work Explaining how to use products (as a users manual) Introducing employees to new workflows and IT systems Pitching ideas to investors Creating visual portfolio maps and growth paths for departments Less Appropriate Presenting financial figures to shareholders For content that requires a lot of focus on specific details for extended periods of time Read full review Pros Online editor, no download required. Music library to add sound to your video. User friendly tools in the interface. Read full review It's a great place for anyone who wants to improve their business by appearing very professional. Easy to use and to create astonishing vibes with your clients. Communication is very professional and really, really short response period. For those who are more professional but have no time or ideas about what to make for their own business, inspiration is a place called Renderforest Read full review Cons Great visual tool that lets you intelligently communicate what you are seeking to explain to your audience. More features I might suggest would be anything that makes it more interactive with the viewer in real-time. For the price , it is a great deal as is. Read full review Uploading video is slow, processing time and rendering video are often jammed. Some templates have more restrictions, such as the number of words in the title, the number of pictures, the size of pictures and so on. Prices for individual users are not very friendly. Read full review Usability It was very easy. They have a nice help video to guide you along the way that you can turn off if you chose. But It was a quick process and everything tied together very well. I am very pleased with the final product. I will definitely use them again.
Read full review Performance Renderforest Video has great performance. In all the time I have used it, I haven't ever really had to wait for anything to be done, except for the rendering time. The reason for not giving the product a full 10 out of 10 is that the page load times in the wizard have left me frustrated at times. This, though, is most likely the result of internet service in a 3rd world country, as opposed to a slow server.
Read full review Support Rating We haven't actually needed much support so that in itself says a lot about the software. It was easy to use and had great tool tips that guide you through the tool so you don't even need to reach out to support. There are help files that are there when needed, and some of these are helpful to us as well because again, we didn't have to reach out and wait for support.
Read full review Alternatives Considered We had invested in making our own videos using YouTube, and even
Camtasia . But they were still us interpreting on behalf of our audience which took forever. Once we found Animoto, it was so much easier to upload the pics our audience would send us. From there we had a 100% positive response, that we had indeed captured what they were trying to say.
Read full review Renderforest is far superior. More intuitive and has a bunch of helpful templates. I've found that
iMovie lacked in any direction and though there is a lot of freedom, for people who need to make quick and effective media, Renderforest is the better choice. I have really enjoyed my use of it.
Read full review Return on Investment we created many video clips that deliver the exact message we want to the audience leads to more business and more profits for us. Good for beginners to start making their own videos free version of this software put watermark while exporting videos. Read full review More time can be spent on interviewing clients and researching and development instead of creating quality graphics. The subscription payment option saves money since we know we need them constantly in the future. The quality of the content is superior to the ability of our on-site graphic design team at less than half the cost. Read full review ScreenShots Renderforest Video Screenshots