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Shooting user-produced videos with Xtranormal (8)

September 5th, 2008 · by Heri · startups, web2.0

The Xtranormal startup, which received a lot of attention a while ago, launched in beta (private) mode yesterday.

Like they previously announced, the interface to create videos is very simple to use, you just have to drag and drop animations, camera moves, gestures etc. You setup a scene first, choosing the look of characters, as well as the background scene, and the ambiant sounds, and then add dialogue boxes. After each update, you can see the short video clip, with their technology converting text into speech on the fly.

Seen above for instance is a (very) fictional dialogue between someone called Sebastien and Austin. If there’s any similarity between people you know in Montreal, it’s just a coincidence.

The sequence in itself was done in a couple of minutes, while I was just fiddling with the interface. Results are great, for the amount of time you put in, even though there are small bugs here and there. For comparison, this sequence would have taken at least a couple of hours in The movies. Seeing this, I know xtranormal should be a success for kids, teens, entertainement. I also foresee a huge market with brands (say toys, popular clothing brands, or could be used by big media companies for their shows). Great job, guys!

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