When I first opened the Animoto website, the layout was easy to use and I was able to start right away. Sign up was easy; You can sign up through Facebook or through email. After entering your email, name and choosing your password, you can choose what reason you want to use Animoto for. You can choose business, education, personal use, etc.
After the easy sign up, you are taken to a page that you can choose the style of your video. What I found quite annoying was that most of the styles requires a pro account. This account costs money ($39/Month). There is a cheaper option ($5/mo or free) but they have limited styles and the length of your video is a lot shorter.
When you pick your style, you are taken to a page where you can add video, text and music. Overall, this seems to me like a glorified windows movie maker, but unlike windows, you can not edit the lengths of the clips, volume of the music, and other small little things that I personally think would make a video look better.
Overall, I think that this web-tool works for those who need a quick and easy slide show video presentation. But for professionals or those who enjoy making small edits, this is not the tool for them.
