![]() ![]() The concept is very simple and is the ‘Storyboard’ you stumbled into during the login in process: feed it with all the media you wish to use, either from Vimeo’s stock library of clips and photos, or with your own content, reorder them, add some caption to some or all of your clips, choose a soundtrack, click on ‘Create’, and job done.Īfter a few seconds, your video’s ready to be shared with others. If you’re really in a hurry, there’s the ‘Get a quick video’ option. Thankfully you can narrow down your selection by clicking on a category, use the search field, or do away with all of that, by going with ‘Create your own’, and start with a blank project. Your first step is to choose from what seems like a limitless number of templates. A quick video, where everything is done for you, with extremely limited options.The video maker offers you a vast selection of templates, for any need and format (Image credit: Vimeo) Having logged in though, just go back to finally get to where you need to be - that’s a very convoluted, roundabout and highly unhelpful journey. Not the editing features you were expecting with Create. Close that overlay window by clicking on its ‘x’ top right, and you can bypass the subscription service altogether.īut you’re not out of the woods yet: you’ll then find yourself in Vimeo’s ‘Storyboard’, which offers only very basic functionality. ![]() This is pure dark pattern stuff, a cardinal UX sin. As soon as you’ve created an account, you’re asked to choose a subscription plan, and there doesn’t appear to be a choice to go with the free one (you have a couple of ‘start free trial’ buttons, but those are linked to their respective subscriptions, and not what you might be after). Point your favourite browser towards the homepage and click on one of the many ‘Get Started’ buttons plastered throughout the page. There is a free video editor option, as far as a video maker allows for editing (they’re no Adobe Premiere Pro), but your output will be, inevitably, branded with a watermark. You’d think a video editing option might only be available to those willing to pay for it, but we’re pleased to say, this isn’t the case.
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