1.  http://animoto.com http://animoto.com  free online video (slide-show) maker  number of images and length/ tempo of your song will determine the speed of your video

3. Click Create One to start creating your Animoto

4. If the all-access registration works, you will be selecting Full Length; if not, select Short

5. Basic – black background, just your images

6. The first thing to do is insert your pictures! Select your own photos by uploading from your computer files or select from their collection

7. Click on the up arrow to add more images. The images you’ve successfully uploaded into your Animoto will start showing up in these little boxes

8. You can add Text slides any time you are ready (you don’t have to have all of your images in there to add Text) - just click on the T. Pay attention to the number of text characters allowed in the text slides! Main text = 22 Sub text = 30 You can rearrange the order of slides (text and image slides) by dragging and dropping

9. To delete a slide, highlight that slide and click the X at the bottom Spotlight will display image slide behind a text slide other commonly used commands

10. The second thing to do is add music! You can select your own by uploading from your computer files or select from Animoto’s collection

11. If you choose to use one of your mp3 song files, it will ask you find it and upload

13. If you find something you like from their collection, just click select

14. The last thing you need to do is Finalize your video! Leave the speed set in the middle (not too fast, not too slow) and click Continue

15. Enter a title for your Animoto and your name – you do not need to add a description.

16. Rendering can take a while! As long as it is rendering, you can sign-out and it will should still finish and be saved.

17. When your video is done and you want to play it, or if you need to go back and finish, click on Video Toolbox

18. Click on Edit to finish or change your slideshow