Vimeo, one of the best video hosting sites, is best known as an alternative to YouTube, and was even launched a few months before the Google-owned platform. But it also has some great tools beyond video downloads, one of which is Vimeo Create (opens in a new tab).
It is a video author that lets you edit videos right from your browser without investing in the best video editing software.
Vimeo Creation: Getting Started
- Create an account to get started, except that Vimeo will try to secretly charge you for the privilege.
Vimeo has a free plan, but it is aimed at attracting people to buy one of its subscriptions. If you want to pay for this service and get more benefits, the more you pay, the more features you get, and removing watermarks is really the least you can do: you get adding video episodes, unlimited use of images. and Vimeo video libraries, tailored invitations and more.
All subscriptions are billed annually, but at a monthly rate. So Starter costs €XNUMX / €XNUMX / AU €XNUMX per month. The standard is €XNUMX / €XNUMX / AU €XNUMX per month. Advanced €XNUMX / €XNUMX / AU €XNUMX per month. Here there are no storage limits in the cloud; Instead, the higher you go, the more videos you'll be able to download too, from XNUMX per year for beginner to XNUMX for advanced.
You'd think a video editing option would only be available to those willing to pay for it, but we're happy to say that's not the case. There's a free video editing option, as long as a videographer puts it down (it's not Adobe Premiere Pro), but your output will inevitably be watermarked.
There is another trap. Point your preferred browser to the home page and click one of the multiple "Start" buttons pasted throughout the page. As soon as you've created an account, you'll be prompted to choose a subscription plan, and there doesn't seem to be an option to get the free version (it has certain "start free trial" buttons, but those- these are related to their respective subscriptions , not with what you might be looking for). This is a pure dark pattern, a cardinal UX sin. Close that overlay by clicking its 'x' at the top right, and you can completely suppress the subscription service.
But you're not out of the woods yet: you'll find yourself on the Vimeo "Storyboard," which only offers very basic features. Not the editing features you'd expect with Create. Once connected, back off to finally get to where you need to be: it's a very complicated, tortuous and pointless journey.
Vimeo Create: Quick Video
- A fast video, where everything is done for you, with extremely limited options. excellent if you are in a hurry
Your first step is to choose from what appears to be an unlimited number of templates. Thank goodness, you can narrow down your selection by clicking on a category, use the search box, or delete it all by clicking "Create your own" and start with a blank project.
If you're really in a hurry, there's a "Get Fast Video" option. The term is very simple, and it's the "storyboard" you encountered throughout the login process: feed it any and all media you want to use, whether it's from Vimeo's library of clips and photos or from your content, rearrange them, add a title to certain or your clips, choose a soundtrack, click "Create" and you're done.
After a few seconds, your video is ready to share with others. If you want to do more work on it, make ancillary edits, etc., clicking on the "Edit Video" button (represented by a pair of scissors) takes you to the more detailed side of Vimeo's Create tool, exactly the same interface that you would have accessed by choosing a template or a blank box directly.
Vimeo Create: interface and experience
- A fair number of options with nice text animations, but in the end it's still pretty basic.
This is where you can make more detailed edits and add auxiliary features to your video project. You will find the interface very clear and simple to use. On the left are multiple categories, such as Media, for getting auxiliary clips from Vimeo stock, your Google Photos library, or uploading from your computer. There are also text boxes, graphics, music, changing your project's color scheme and branding. The latter is only free for paying customers of the service.
To add one of these, simply click an object and it will appear in the middle of your box, where you can directly reposition and resize it. Everything is very simple.
The top of the interface has a basic menu that includes a selection of aspect ratios, including widescreen (16:9), square (1:1), and vertical (9:16). Best of all, any objects you've added to your scene are repositioned according to the new format, potentially saving you quite a bit of time, when the automation gets it right.
Below the box is your timeline, with each clip you've added represented by a simple square thumbnail, called a scene. This rectangle remains the same size regardless of the duration of the clip. Hover over any of these thumbnails to get certain icons. The 3 dots let you Duplicate, Hide or Remove the chosen scene. On the right, scissors. Click on it to trim your footage, change its duration, or choose a different part of the clip.
However, what is frustrating is having to wait a few seconds every time you resize or cut a clip, before the changes take effect and can be previewed.
Just above the box, you'll find a row of contextual tools that change depending on what you've chosen. A text box, for example, will contain font, size, and alignment options, while an animated graphic will include opacity, flip, and rotate tools, and the background media will have resizing, color controls, and more. sound and design.
Layout is perhaps the most interesting of these as it allows you to modify the canvas of the scene to accommodate more than just your chosen media, allowing you to add side text or other additional content, por servinos de un ejemplo.
All objects (except the background) include an animation menu, but the text boxes have by far the best and most varied selection. Ultimately, it's a basic video author built with tools to help you quickly create simple videos while maintaining professional quality.
- Interface and experience: 3/5
Vimeo Create: sharing and social networks
- Simple solutions to share your work directly from Vimeo or on other social media platforms
Once you're happy with your project, save it and Vimeo will render your footage. It is then free to be shared on your platform after a few seconds or minutes (depending on the length of your video).
At the top right of the page are multiple options, such as the option to make your video private or public. While many features are only open to subscribers. Include a password that protects your file or allows others to download it. However, you can take the link to share it with others.
Basically a content marketing tool, no wonder Vimeo Create seamlessly integrates social media sharing. You can quickly post your video to other social networking sites including Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, Vimeo's biggest contender.
Vimeo Create: Dashboard
Slide to scroll horizontally Zero Row - Zero Cell Zero Row - Cell 1 Zero Row - Cell Two Getting Started Simple, but skip the subscription prompts if you want the free plan two Speedy Video Very simple video generator that does the job for three Interface and experience Clean user interface, good options and text animations for marketers and businesses3ShareEasy to share on Vimeo or social networks4Should I buy?
Buy it if...
Looking for a recommended online video author to upload images, make simple edits and publish the result, all in one place.
Don't buy it if...
You need the tools of a full video editing application, you don't like the lag inherent in many browser-based platforms.
Vimeo Create: Alternatives
We tested a variety of video authors and video editing software for beginners.
For Vimeo Create related apps, check out our Apple iMovie review, Clipchamp review, and Canva Video Editor review.