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Adobe’s Video Editing Tools Online at Photobucket
By KA Staff
Feb 21, 2007, 21:31

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.