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[edit] Filmations and Filmators

A Filmation is a new method of creating online films and is devoted to visual artists, musicians, documentary-makers and is well suited for online presentations. Filmators use the next generation of Web2.0 technology enabling them to produce filmations online. By uploading pictures, audio, Flash films, Flash videos and titles generated on site, filmators can compile the content using the filmation compiler, this tool allows filmators to choose trigger points in the audio where they want their titles, pictures and videos to appear. Filmmakers can now create and distribute films online using little more than one website.

Until now in order to make and distribute a film extensive knowledge of software such as editing packages, photoshop and Flash was necessary to create the project, then further knowledge was needed to host the films.

Using the such sites that allow users to upload then edit their own content and then publish it allows creators to produce projects very quickly and cheaply without the extensive software training and yet the final project can be first class.

It is claimed that by using these tools creatively will allow a new generation of story tellers the chance to express themselves online in ways not possible before and with the extensive content management systems what incorporate the Web2.0 social networking capacity the quality filmations will rise to the top of their sector automatically.

[edit] Methods

There are a few competitors that have already emerged over the last year in this sector. Most of whom have developed sophisticated applications that allow the filmator to edit video and pictures online using their apps. The end result of such provides a user with a final video format encoded file. The positive aspect of this is that the filmators can then take this file and publish it where they choose. The negative aspect is that some quality loss is imposed on pictures that have to suffer another codec before being published.

The Flash based application developed by filmator does not impose further compression on pictures as they are embed using the flash player and suffer no further compression losses. One possible down side to this approach is that filmators are locked into using the filmator site to also publish their content, however this could also be argued as being a positive feature.

[edit] Web2.0 Controversy

Skeptics have argued that the new generation of web2.0 apps are nothing special. Even Tim Burners Lee has criticized the Web2.0 community claiming there is little new innovation taking place and there seems to be no established criteria as to what actually classifies a Web2.0 site.

Proponents argue that the term Web2.0 refers to user participation and user generated content, coupled with the use of sophisticated navigational methods such as Tagging and Tags in conjunction with social networking capabilities. Proponents also argue that he old Web 1.0 is nothing more than a glorified online method for distributing brochures and pamphlets. The Web2.0 however signifies a new eria where users can actually participate in the generation of the site content.


[edit] Externial Links

Examples of Filmator resources (in alpha order):

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