As web 2.0 grows (which it does every minute), Natural Resource Managers will have more and more e-extension tools to tell their sustainable agriculture and environment stories. As the general population consumes more and more rich media butcher paper workshops alone are not going to cut the mustard. Does this mean the end of the shed meeting “no way jose”. It may just mean that growers leave a shed meeting (horticultural extension stable) and that night when the fire up their home computer. They may just find an email from the extension officer who was running the meeting. In the email there might be a link to a wiki containing the day’s notes and a slick online presentation of images from the workshop and key points. It might just be that for your next shed meeting or extensioneffort, that you use A N I M O T O to create follow up presentation.

What is A N I M O T O?

ANIMOTO is a very cool web 2.0 application that allows users to effortlessly create an online video. Using Cinematic Artificial Intelligence Technology, A N I M O T O takes images up select from your computer or online photo hosting site e.g. flickr, and automatically edits them into a very cool video. You can select a music track of your own or use one from their online library, 5 minutes later A N I M O T O has created your online video which you can download, export to Youtube, Myspace, Facebook or a load of other sites, or embed in your own website (check out the vid below).

I made this vid in less that 10 mins, best of all it was absolutley free. Like so many web 2.0 applications you can try this baby for free or you can have unlimited access for a year for US$30. May that US$25 is you use my promo code when you sign up or sign up from one of the links in this story. (disclaimer: if you do this I would recieve 3 months premuim membership free).

Check it out, have a play! It is so simple to use and you could be an e-extension guru by using A N I M O T O to create a follow up presentation from your next shed meeting, water quality improvement plan meeting, leading sheep project, paw paw growers workshop, Landcare meeting, …. you get the idea!

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Tags: AN I M O T O, e-extension, web2.0, video, online video