FlexClip are a completely free video maker which is awesome, but they also offer 2 other plans - basic and plus which offer better quality videos, longer videos and the ability to do more projects - they also allow you to add a custom watermark.
I love the fact that you can use it for free and see if you like it before committing to buying a plan. The other thing I love is that when you make a video it doesn't include a watermark as many of the other free online video makers do.
Making a Video from Stills
Now I am only reviewing using this to make videos from still images, but you can use it with video which I haven't had a chance to do yet.
So the actual making of the video is pretty simple and it tells you exactly how to do it BUT one of the biggest problems I felt with the program was that I could not find out what size images were best to be used. They have lots of articles for you to read for help, but there doesn't appear to be a search function for you to simply ask the question you have which is a shame.
They list common FAQs for you to search, but when your question doesn't appear in there it is a little disheartening.
My first video was for my Arbonne business and you can see that I should've used different sized images.
What I really liked when I made this video was adding the music, there was a lot of Christmas music available for me to use.
The music that is available is definitely something that I think is good as other online video makers that I have used have not had as many different options as FlexClip.
As I enjoyed making that video I quickly turned around and made one for the offline business I work with, I still hadn't found what size images I should be using so used ones that I thought should be okay - I think they worked.
I used a different text style in this video and there are quite a few different options to use when adding text as well which I think is another positive.
I used both of these videos on Facebook and the quality seemed really good on there.
Adding Backgrounds to Images
I did have a play around and found that where I have images that aren't really the best size for this program I could add a colored background which really seemed to help.
Video Templates
FlexClip also offer a number of video templates which look great and depending on your business you may like to use them. I have used video templates in the past, but I usually prefer to create my own initially when trying out a platform.
There are definitely a couple of the templates that I could see myself using in the future though.
My Thoughts on FlexClip
I really had my reservations when I first used it because I couldn't get an answer to my image size, but I did like all the other features and I think when I use it more I'll naturally get a feel for the size that works best anyway.
I am keen to try uploading videos and editing them (I only have my phone for taking videos so that could be interesting!) and when I do that I will review that aspect and link to it from here.
I would definitely recommend trying the free version and love, love, love that it doesn't have their logo on your videos as it looks so much better when sharing. I am also seriously considering purchasing one of the plans as I think it's great for promoting for bloggers, zazzlers, affiliate marketers, social marketers as well as brick and mortar businesses.
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