Animoto vs. Loom
I created a video — LibGuides for All.
Tell me what you think of it! It is meant to be a little feel-good introductory video to a website I’m designing for my colleagues to launch a project to make our LibGuides more accessible.
I used Animoto. I’m not sure what I think of Animoto. I have been using Loom a lot for screencasting when creating instructional materials. So, I thought I had better try out a new tool. I am trying to think of why I’d want to use Animoto over Loom. Animoto seems good for stuff you want to try to market. Or perhaps it would be a good way to get someone’s attention at the beginning of a class. Perhaps it would be best for introducing an idea. I just can’t seem to wrap my head around using it for anything in-depth. Loom seems a bit more personal and I have more control over the pacing and the layout of the slides I’m voicing over. I may just need to play with it a little more…
I think for the website I’ll end up using Loom after all.
Questions for y’all
Gentle reader, which do you like better — Loom or Animoto?
Have you used Animoto for anything more than an introductory material?
P.S. Also, I inserted the “add source” text box for the images I grabbed from unsplash. However, I don’t really see them. Do you? What’s up with that?
Here are the sources for the images — just so they’re acknowledged somewhere!
Photo by Mike Kiev on Unsplash
Photo by Florian Klauer on Unsplash
Photo by Daniel Ali on Unsplash
Photo by Liam Briese on Unsplash
I am glad you tried a new video format. Animoto (and Adobe Spark) are better suited for digital storytelling than a “how to” video. I would use it to create a “call to action” video – why is digital accessibility important. The how to make digital content accessible I would leave to a screencast program like Loom.
I hope this helps to distinguish the 2 🙂
Hi Jill,
It was great to read your comments on Animoto and Loom. Before this assignment, I never used either of them. Loom I only had experience with viewing videos that professors have recorded and for Animoto, I did not hear of it before this class. I agree with you that Loom seems more practical for the classroom. I have never used Animoto but would be interested in looking into it more to see what exactly uses it has for the classroom. Looking forward to seeing your future posts!