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Animoto, Apple AirPlay Changing How Families Watch Home Movies

Home movies sure have come a long way, no? Remember back in the old days when Dad flipped off the lights and cursed under his breath as he tried to fire up that impossibly cumbersome movie projector which was pointed to the bare spot on the living room wall? If not, then surely you remember the VCR numbers which constantly needed the tracking adjusted.

Now, thanks to handheld recording devices and YouTube, everything’s changed. So my kids watch our home movies on my MacBook Pro. But thanks to Animoto, they can now watch them on TV. And I won’t have to mess with burning a DVD to make it happen. Instead, all I’ll need is Animoto and a click of my mouse.

Animoto, a video slideshow creation service, has just announced that it’s officially integrated with Apple AirPlay, which means that Animoto videos created on your iPad, iPod Touch or iPhone can be viewed on your television with one simple click. Professional quality videos filmed on the go instantaneously available on HD TV: sounds too good to be true, right?

Wrong. Animoto CEO Brad Jefferson had this to say about the exciting new development:

“Animoto videos have always looked great on a big-screen TV and now it’s one-click easy for families to enjoy their Animoto videos on their home televisions without messing with wires or requiring a DVD Player…In less time than it takes to pop popcorn, you can now create a professional-looking Animoto video from photos on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch and play it for your family on your TV.”

Follow these simple steps to make it a reality for your family:

Update your iOs to version 4.3.
Make sure your Animoto and Apple TV applications are in sync for this version.
Tap your AirPlay icon as you begin playing your Animoto video and select Apple TV.

The TV viewing option can be accessed through your iPad or your Animoto iPhone app. It’s also accessible via mobile Safari on your iPod Touch, iPad or iPhone.

Now, not only can anyone create a high quality video at virtually anytime they choose to do so, but they can also watch in on HD TV with the click of a mouse. Not bad. Not bad at all.

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Animoto Videos Now Playing on Your TV: New AirPlay and Apple TV Capabilities Enable Consumers to Easily Watch Their Personal Animoto Video Creations on the Big Screen

NEW YORK, April 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Animoto (www.animoto.com) today announced a simple and fun way for consumers to enjoy their personal video slideshows, with new Apple AirPlay functionality, allowing users to easily watch Animoto videos on their TV. With this new functionality, Animoto videos on an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch can instantly be played on a TV using Apple TV and AirPlay. A video slideshow creation service, Animoto makes it easy for consumers to create TV-quality videos, from their photos and video clips.

"Animoto videos have always looked great on a big-screen TV and now it's one-click easy for families to enjoy their Animoto videos on their home televisions without messing with wires or requiring a DVD Player," said Brad Jefferson, CEO and cofounder of Animoto. "In less time than it takes to pop popcorn, you can now create a professional-looking Animoto video from photos on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch and play it for your family on your TV."

It's easy for consumers to start using this new TV functionality. First, users need to update their iOs to version 4.3, and make sure their Animoto app (for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch) and Apple TV are set for the latest versions. Next, the user's AirPlay icon will appear on the video player in the bottom right hand corner. Then, the user taps the icon to bring up a list of the device choices to display their video, and they select TV. The TV viewing functionality works both through Animoto's iPhone and iPad application and through mobile Safari on the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

Availability

The Animoto AirPlay features are available immediately and more detailed information can be found at www.animoto.com.

About Animoto:

Animoto (www.animoto.com) is a video slideshow creation service that enables consumers, professionals and businesses to easily make and share professional-looking videos that will amaze friends, family and others. The Animoto team, which includes entertainment and technology industry veterans, has leveraged their expertise to develop a web-based service that makes it easy for people to quickly create and share their stories through video – using photos and/or videos. The heart of Animoto is its Cinematic Artificial Intelligence™ technology that thinks like an actual director and editor, using the same sophisticated post-production skills and techniques that are used in television and film. A fast-growing company, Animoto Productions is based in New York City with an office in San Francisco.

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