Animoto Update for iOS 8 Brings Collaboration to Video Creation

NEW YORK, Sept. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Animoto, the leading online video maker that makes it easy for anyone to create and share professional-quality video, today announced the latest version of the Animoto Video Maker App for iOS, fully optimized to take advantage of new features in iCloud available with Apple's iOS 8 update. With the latest version of Animoto, people can access photos and video clips from their friends' and families' shared photo streams, enabling them to collaborate and create compelling videos from different perspectives within minutes.

"Previously, editing videos on a mobile device, tablet or laptop was a solitary endeavor – but that changes today with Animoto's update to the Animoto Video Maker App for iOS," said Brad Jefferson, CEO and co-founder of Animoto. "By capitalizing on the new features in iOS 8, Animoto makes it easy to access and curate images from multiple sources, allowing friends and family to collaborate and create meaningful videos they can watch, preserve and relive for years to come."

People rely on Animoto to quickly and easily create videos to help them commemorate life events, big or small. These "memory keepers" have typically relied on capturing images and video clips themselves to later compile into an Animoto video highlighting the day's events or a special occasion. With these new features, memory keepers are able to bring additional perspective and breadth to their videos by getting access to their friends' and families' shared photo streams, adding images or video clips they may have missed during the celebration. 

While collaboration is at the forefront of the new update, Animoto users will also benefit from new features in iOS 8 that give them full access to all photos, videos, and albums on their iOS devices.

The Animoto Video Maker App is currently featured prominently by Apple on the front page of the App Store in the "Photos and Videos" category for both iPhone and iPad.

Pricing and Availability
Animoto Video Maker 5.2.2 is now available via the App Store. Animoto is free and also offers a paid subscription that starts at $5 per month.

About Animoto:
Animoto is the leading online video maker for consumers, educators and businesses that empowers the creation and sharing of professional quality videos using pictures, video clips, words, and music. The company's patented Cinematic Technology makes it easy to preserve your memories or promote your business through the power of video in just minutes from a computer or mobile device. Founded in 2006, Animoto is based in New York City with an office in San Francisco. For more information, visit animoto.com and sign up online, or download the iPhone, iPad, or Android apps.

Animoto and Cinematic Technology are registered trademarks of Animoto, Inc.

Apple, the Apple logo, Mac OS, iCloud, iPad, and iPhone are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc.

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