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"You may already know Animoto\u00A0Video Maker as a shooting and sharing app for smartphones of the iOS and Android persuasions, but today the company has released a new version of its app for the iPad.\r\nThe launch\u00A0of Animoto Video Maker\u00A0for iPad coincides with the the app\u2019s 10 million user mark. Animoto, which hosts your video creations in the cloud, is targeted to a wide population of consumers, small businesses, educators, and photographers, and offers\u00A0various pricing plans.\r\nThe app is very easy to use, with guided, step-by step features. Within a minute or two, you can create\u00A0a pro-quality video based on new shots or videos stored in\u00A0your camera roll. Just launch the app to access your camera roll, tap the Create Video button at the top of the screen, or start shooting photos or video from your iPad.\r\nThe app assembles all your photos and videos in one place. You can also add a title and subhead to the composition.\r\nAnimoto's palette displays all of your assets, and each image or video you choose marks a checkbox green. To see your selected\u00A0picture better, tap on it for a larger preview.\r\nWhen you\u2019re done picking your elements, it\u2019s time to add a style and music to the composition. For that, Animoto packs a choice of more than 50 themes and\u00A0original music to fit the content and mood of your video. Choose from themes like Autumn, Birthday Gifts, Color Frame, Dance Party, Earth, Life\u2019s a Beach, and more. After previewing the themes you like, tap to choose the one you want to use.\r\nThe app\u2019s themes are paired with a variety of royalty-free musical selections, including children\u2019s songs, classical, country, electronica, hip hop, and more.\r\nChoose the photos and videos you want to use from the camera roll.\r\nWhen you're done gathering\u00A0the raw materials for your video, tap the Preview button to see the movie.\r\nYou may not like your first effort, but that's no problem. You can always go back and edit the video\u2014swap out images and video or change themes or the headline\u2014until you\u2019re satisfied. When you're done, you can share the finished video to Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube or email it to yourself. You can also link to or embed your video in your blog or website.\r\nA selection of royalty-free music is available for your movie.\r\nAnimoto offers a variety of personal and business\u00A0subscriptions that allow\u00A0unlimited video creation and sharing, but which restrict\u00A0the length and quality of your movie and the number of themes and songs available. For personal accounts, there's a free version, as well as monthly subscriptions of\u00A0$30 or\u00A0$249 per year.\u00A0Business plans range from $249 to $499 per year.\r\nAnimoto\u2019s cloud hosting service lets you play back movies you create on your smart devices, computer, or TV. The app also supports Apple\u2019s iCloud Photo Stream.\u00A0\r\nThe app now works on both the iPhone and iPad running iOS 7.\r\n\u27A4 Animoto"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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