Jaycut
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JayCut is an online video editing tool that along with competitors Jumpcut.com and Eyespot were the first to offer this Web 2.0 feature, later also added by YouTube through Adobe. Visitors edit directly in the web browser without downloading software.
JayCut has websites in four languages; English, Spanish, Swedish and Polish. The first languages (English and Swedish) were launched in June 2007, followed by Spanish November and Polish in January 2008.
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[edit] History
Development of the JayCut technology started Q1 2006 by a few Swedish students at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. In December 2006 a primitive public alpha was launched and the site started getting press coverage, for example being elected the 5th hottest IT startup by Internetworld[1]. In June 2007 the public beta of JayCut was launched in two languages (English and Swedish), followed by Spanish November and Polish in January 2008. Since June 2007 the site has undergone massive changes focused on developing the editing functionality and group collaboration.
[edit] Competition
JayCut's original competitors are Eyespot and Jumpcut.com, all offering video editing online but based on very different technologies. Other competitors that entered later are Flektor and Motionbox
The main difference is related to the technology, where JayCut and Eyespot allows for downloading of the edited videos.
[edit] Press coverage
JayCut has been featured internationally in BusinessWeek and Emprendedores, as well as in several local Swedish newspapers.
Two reviews were also made in Read/Write Web[2] and Lifegoggles[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Hot IT startups by Internetworld: http://internetworld.idg.se/2.1006/1.95552#
- ^ Review in Read/Write Web: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/jaycut_online_video_editor.php
- ^ Lifegoggles Ultimate Guide to Online Video Sharing: http://www.lifegoggles.com/715/51-online-video-sharing-websites-reviewed-in-the-ultimate-guide-2/
