Create Fun Videos

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Produce Your Own Fun Videos

Save money and make great fun videos by skipping high-cost, high-end software for one of these free, easy-to-use services. Maybe you're looking to create a YouTube video, you want to Elf Yourself or maybe you just want to edit silly videos to share with loved ones. You can actually save money and skip the hassle of learning complicated software by using one of these free but surprisingly capable video-editing solutions.

RiffTrax Captain America Video

The guys from Mystery Science Theater 3000 are back

RiffTrax is an innovative site featuring the hilarious DVD commentaries of the stars and writers of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Listen to these RiffTrax in sync with your favorite - and not-so-favorite - DVDs! It's like watching a movie with your funniest friends

Captain America with RiffTrax - sample!
by RiffTrax | video info

346 ratings | 39,221 views
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GoAnimate!

Anybody can Animate

GoAnimate is a platform that allows people to express themselves through animation without having to learn to draw or install any software. There are plenty of templates or you can create your very own. Characters are plentiful and completely customizable. You can even add your face or photo to a cartoon. Cartoons are shareable across a number of sites including Facebook. Via a licensing deal with CBS Consumer Products, Go!Animate is giving millions of STAR TREK fans worldwide the ability to create their own STAR TREK animated adventures.

Animoto Video Maker

Animoto

Award-winning Animoto lets you instantly turn your stunning photos and video clips into beautiful videos - not stale slideshows. Animoto produces TV & film-quality music videos using your photos in just minutes. Simply upload your images & video clips, then choose a song as the soundtrack to your video. Animoto will then analyze every nuance of the song, producing a totally unique video each time. No two videos are ever the same. Videos can then be e-mailed, downloaded, exported to YouTube, burned to DVD, and placed on your website, blog or MySpace.



Animoto - The End of Slideshows

Make your own animated video!

Make A Video Easily - GoAnimate
by GoAnimate | video info

0 ratings | 579,771 views
curated content from YouTube

Stupeflix Video Studio

Stupeflix

All you need to do is add your media and Stupeflix does most of the "editing" for you. You can add text and music to your movie and download it when you're done. All you need is the Stupeflix Editor and you can choose how much work you want to put into it - you can choose transitions and colors, or you can have Stupeflix do it for you.

Stupeflix gives life to digital content by turning it into engaging videos. Stupeflix is a fast and powerful video service with the most affordable and scalable solutions for fully customized video templates. It's as easy as Windows Movie Maker with some extra bells and whistles and for a few bucks it is super easy to publish online!

Xtranormal Movie Maker for YouTube

Xtranormal's mission is to bring movie-making to the people. Everyone watches movies and with Xtranormal everyone can make movies. Xtranormal has a revolutionary approach to movie-making that builds on an almost universally held skill-typing. You type something and they turn it into a movie.

Xtranormal Movie Maker for YouTube
by xtranormal | video info

177 ratings | 335,085 views
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Videos in Three Steps

Xtranormal

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Comic Made Up Memories Video

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FiffTrax Planet of Apes

RiffTrax is an innovative site featuring the hilarious DVD commentaries of the stars and writers of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Listen to these RiffTrax in sync with your favorite - and not-so-favorite - DVDs! It's like watching a movie with your funniest friends

Rise of the Planet of the Apes sample
by RiffTrax | video info

157 ratings | 11,165 views
curated content from YouTube

Face Off Monster Makeup

Part Photo, Part Video - Watch the transformation to Zombies and Vampires!

Face Off - Monster Makeup

Flixtime Video Maker

Flixtime

Flixtime allows users to create simple video slideshows similar to the simplicity of Animoto and Stupeflix. Flixtime allows you to produce 60-second videos from your photos easily and quickly - with voiceover capabilities that are great! Once you register for a free account, you'll be upload your own photos or stock photos from Fotolia's selection of images. You can also upload your own music, or choose from Fotolia's stock music collection. And you can add text to any slide as well. Once you create a video, you can share the file to Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other destinations. Microstock photography giant Fotolia is the power behind Flixtime.

Elf Yourself Video

Elf Yourself is only available during the holiday seasonl - sponsored by OfficeMax and JibJab. The site features dancing elves that you can customize to feature the faces of you and your friends.

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Tucia photo retouching service

I love editing photos, but when you have the photos say from a wedding, a reunion or a graduation you might want a professional touch. Tucia can add a person into a family portrait or remove an unwanted stranger from your photo. They can digitally open up closed eyes or fix hair. They can also offer glamorize and digital cosmetic enhancement options - get a tan, clear acne or remove braces. Simple touch-ups such as digital camera mark or red eye removal and cropping are also available.

Princess Maegan Fox

Made Up Memories

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Comments and Thoughts?

  • Lindrus Mar 7, 2012 @ 1:08 am | delete
    Some fun projects and tools!
  • blackspanielgallery Feb 16, 2012 @ 7:26 am | delete
    Nice lens
  • ZazzleEnchante Oct 19, 2011 @ 2:13 am | delete
    Interesting sites and platforms for creating fun videos! Loved reading the lens! Blessed by a SquidAngel.
  • JanBaird Aug 9, 2011 @ 6:32 pm | delete
    I like to use Windows Movie Maker to combine photos into a video with my own voiceover. Great Lens!
    Janice
  • AigulErali Jul 23, 2011 @ 8:55 am | delete
    Nice tips for making fun videos. Thanks!
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