Websites I love: Animoto, transform pics into music vids
Review: I am in love. Just discovered this amazing Web 2.0 site called Animoto. The Japanese sounding name is, I believe, a mashup of "animation" and "photo." The site lets you upload your photos (or others from the Web -- raising obvious copyright issues there) and then synch in songs provided by Animoto (or your own songs -- again raising obvious copyright issues).
The process is simple. Step 1, you upload whatever photos you want. Step 2, you choose from a menu of songs (many of which are pretty cool) or upload your own song. Step 3, you hit "finalize" and the about 15 minutes later you get a randomly generated music video with very cool effects. NOTE: you have to pay $3 for one video or $30 per year, unless you go with the standard, free 30 second video. If you don't mind being limited to 30 seconds, you pay nothing. I loved this product so much, I paid the $30! Below is my vid: