Consumers can now edit their home movies online using Web-based video remix
and editing tools from Adobe.
Adobe’s tools -- which let users add music, captions, bubbles, transitions and
titles to videos, as well as reorder, trim and split clips -- are available at Photobucket, a digital media
site with 35 million users.
The Photobucket announcement is just the first of many, Adobe says. The company
expects to announce more partnerships with Internet companies and media
properties over the coming months. All of the online services will be free and
ad-supported.
Adobe has tried to make the tools universally accessible and easy to use.
The software is based on Adobe’s Flash Player, which is installed on nearly all
Internet-connected computers. It launches directly in the browser on
Photobucket’s Web site, with no downloads or platform compatibility questions
to deter users. The interface is simple enough that consumers can quickly
master basic video editing. Users can work with content from their own albums,
or access more than 2.5 billion publicly-shared images and videos on
Photobucket.
Initially available via limited public beta to Photobucket Pro users, the
tools will be available for free to Photobucket’s entire user base of 35
million members in a few weeks.
