My concern with doing so is that despite the fact the show would carry my branding rather than the Animoto branding, those things are super-simple to create. For $8 anyone can buy a DVD-quality full-length video with the Animoto logo... and if you're a client rather than a photographer, why would you care whose logo was on it or if the music was properly liscensed. I guess the problem I forsee would be the possibility of coming across someone who knows it's an Animoto video and having a bit of a PR nightmare... since if I charged for it I definitely would charge more than $8.
What do you think. Worth the risk? Would love to hear your thoughts on this.
Thanks so much:D
I don't plan on giving clients permission to make their own with my pictures. I assume that some of them might anyway, but I'm hoping that the lack of legal permission to do so will stop at least most of them.
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Does anyone actually have one of a wedding? I've seen a ton of these that worked really well for fast stuff... I've yet to see actual wedding images held up as an example.
Well, I don't know if you'll think this is good or not, but here are a couple that I have done. These were both at the regular speed, not the 1/2. Also, remember there is the spotlight feature, so the image will linger another moment or two. I also picked the song first, and then based on the length of the song, allowed approximately 24 images/minute, which will make them not switch so fast.
(I lowered the resolution of the images too low before uploading, the actual images aren't that fuzzy! Please forgive that! But you'll get an idea of how the transitions work for weddings.)
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I don't plan on giving clients permission to make their own with my pictures. I assume that some of them might anyway, but I'm hoping that the lack of legal permission to do so will stop at least most of them.
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Well, I don't know if you'll think this is good or not, but here are a couple that I have done. These were both at the regular speed, not the 1/2. Also, remember there is the spotlight feature, so the image will linger another moment or two. I also picked the song first, and then based on the length of the song, allowed approximately 24 images/minute, which will make them not switch so fast.
(I lowered the resolution of the images too low before uploading, the actual images aren't that fuzzy! Please forgive that! But you'll get an idea of how the transitions work for weddings.)
Lisa and Austin: http://sararogersphotography.blogspot.com/2009/10/austin-and-lisa.html
Angie and James: http://sararogersphotography.blogspot.com/2009/10/angie-and-james.html
Here is a wedding website I created for a customer as a value-add. Comments appreciated.
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