REVIEW | New Article-to-Video Software Pushes Text-to-Speech Technology Into the Mainstream; Here Is How YOU Can Profit With Your Own Instant Videos . . .
It is easy to see why article-to-video software is becoming the new rage, with YouTube now serving up over one BILLION views per day (and Lady Gaga alone has personally topped 1 billion total views - whatever THAT means for our culture.) The bottom line is that video is IN ... and may actually define Web 3.0 in the coming years.
So what is an internet marketer to do? How do you ride this huge video-tsunami, rather than beings swept aside by it?
Especially if you do not know how to shoot video, do not even own a camcorder, and would not know how to edit a video if it sat in your lap. For all of us marketers who have learned, perhaps grudgingly, how to write articles, is there any easy transition from article writing ... to creating videos?
Clearly, there is a strong and growing niche for software that eases the average marketer transition to video production -- especially since the focus is on taking articles and transforming them magically into ready-to-distribute videos at the push of a button. Can it really be that easy?
Yes, it can. But there are some factors you need to be aware of when you make your selection, as each product has different strengths. Still, we have a favorite.
We have selected the top 3 article-to-video online software candidates and taken an inside look, purchasing and using each one of them so we could give you an accurate review and rating of each.
We will start with our overall article-to-video software winner:
Our Top Pick
Article Video Robot - Top Rated for Power & Flexibility
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The bottom line on Article Video Robot is that it is simply a more sophisticated piece of software than either Article2Video or VideoGoRound, while still retaining a high level of ease of use. This is not surprising, as Article Video Robot is designed by the same company that created the mind-altering Toufee Flash slide maker. They have borrowed some of the same technology, but focused on almost instant video production AND distribution.This is an excellent product.
From the moment you enter the website, you know you are in for a treat. They offer two Wizards to help get you started. The one on the right, the One Click Ezine Wizard, will convert articles you have published on the top 5 article sites to videos -- with one click.
Can you say, NO DUPLICATION OF EFFORT? If you want a quick-n-easy article-to-video solution, it does not get any easier than this.
This same ONE CLICK WIZARD also allows you to paste in any article or text you have on your computer, just like Article2Video or VideoGoRound.
High-powered but simple video editing
The Wizard shown on the left is where Article Video Robot truly shows the sophistication gap it offers over the other two products.
This Full Editor panel allows you to control the look and feel of each frame, changing transitions, structure, pictures, voice-overs, and more to get exactly the final result you want. While you never have to touch this Wizard if you do not want to, my guess is that after a few trial runs with the One Click Wizard to get your feet wet, you will want to take hold of the controls and create some much more sophisticated videos.
This Voice Library audio panel shows just one aspect of how much Article Video Robot can do in Full Editor mode.
Both VideoGoRound and Article2Video have more limited voice options. Article Video Robot gives you full control of the audio, with similar synthesized text-to-speech voice quality as the others, but also giving you the freedom to record your own voiceover using either a PC microphone, or even phoning in your audio!
(You can also add background music by importing your own, or using their pre-recorded tunes that fit almost any mood or product.)
While the artificial text-to-speech approach certainly makes it easy to produce a video for those who are technologically-challenged, ultimately a real human voice option may provide greater conversions when the marketing rubber hits the road.
EZ Video Distribution, Anyone?
From a cost perspective, it is hard to match Article Video Robot. Their basic package is $47/month, and includes production and distribution of up to 50 videos. The premium package is $97/month and includes 125 videos, use of the Full Editor, and a HD resolution video quality.
At under a buck a video -- and considering that once they are distributed to 20 sites or so, the effective per video cost is about a nickel each -- Article Video Robot becomes a game-changing piece of marketing software. With either package, there simply is no better article-to-video value when it comes to features, power, ease of use, and price. You just need to decide if you are going to dabble your feet in the video marketing pool, or become a major player.
You can actually test drive the Wizards and create a full test video with Article Video Robot HERE >>
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Summary
- One Click Wizard produces videos from articles in as litle as one minute.
- Great selection of built-in click-to-select graphics and photos to use for video backgrounds.
- Full-featured Advanced Editor provides easy but sophisticated control over audio, as well as the look and feel of videos.
- Article Video Robot is the most polished, complete, and sophisticated article-to-video production AND distribution option, and these features come at no additional cost.
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Our Second Choice
Article2Video - Super Fast & Dynamic
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The bottom line on Article2Video is that it is a miracle of programming in its own right, and if Article Video Robot did not exist, Article2Video would be a great choice. In fact, it may STILL be right for you.
Here are the specific reasons why Article2Video might be a good choice for you:
You are a RAW NUMBERS person:
At the base level, Article2Video costs $47/month for 40 videos; $77/month for 100 videos; and $97/month for 200 videos. If you know you are going to simply crank out videos like they are going out of style, a hundred bucks gets you almost twice as many videos at the premium $97 level with Article2Video as with Article Video Robot (but remember, you get no video distribution -- you have to do that yourself with Article2Video.)
You find TECHNOLOGY A BIT CONFUSING:
All three of these tools are accessed online, and are very simple to use. But the interface of Article2Video is very clean and simple; you simply cannot mess up! Paste in your text, choose your voiceover and music and background options, push the button, and a ready-made video pops out!
I am sure the designers were keeping in mind how intimidating video technology can seem when they decided on the clean and simple approach. If the idea of a more advanced editor sounds like something you do not want to tangle with ... or would take advantage of ... then Article2Video might be a great choice for you. You get all the power of the instant article-to-video technology, more videos, and no way to go wrong.
As a small sidenote, the basic backgrounds for Article Video Robot are static photos or graphics; with Article2Video, there is dynamic video action behind your text with effects like flying through clouds, etc. While this is not THE deciding factor for me, it IS a feature I wish Article Video Robot included in their base plan.
Article2Video offers you a $1 trial for 48 hours, which gives you a complete test-drive of the system and allows you to make and download 3 full videos.
Since Article Video Robot offers you a 14 day free trial (you get complete freedom to play with the software, but cannot keep the videos until you upgrade) ... your best option may be to simply click on both links above, test drive each, and then decide which one looks and feels better to YOU.
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And Finally...
Video Go Round - Cut-n-Paste Simple
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The bottom line on VideoGoRound is that it is an eye-popping technology that currently has more limited options than either Article Video Robot or Article2Video, but which costs twice as much as the base plan of either.
The first time you paste your test into the VideoGoRound interface and push the button, and watch the surprisingly-lifelike Avatar speak, it is a little bit other-wordly. VideoGoRound has the beginnings of a fabulous tool here, but the options are simply too limited to support the cost, in our opinion. Here is why:
Imagine this -- you are competing for traffic in a busy niche. You create a marketing or sales video with VideoGoRound, and upload it proudly to YouTube. You search for it to see how you rank ... and find that there are also 47 OTHER identical Jessi characters standing in an office setting, with exactly the same look on their faces, talking about the same product in slightly different words.
Granted, this is an exaggeration, but it also shows the limitation of VideoGoRound despite its technological power.
This system is the easiest of all to use, because all you can choose is the face of your avatar (3 male, 3 female), one of three backgrounds, paste in your text, and push the button. You get to preview the video (and should, sometimes the avatars stumble over a word and you need to make a substitution) and then download it instantly. You are own your own for video distribution, just as with Article2Video.
You can crank out unlimited videos for your $97 monthly fee. It is lightening fast. I also believe there are certain niches which would respond VERY favorably to a talking avatar character like this; but just not all of them. This would affect lead generation if it is your main rather than a secondary tool.
So while the IDEA of a 24 hour talking salesperson who never gets tired, and who always delivers the message perfectly sounds great, I think VideoGoRound needs some expansion to compete favorably with Article2Video or Article Video Robot unless you use the service creatively in special niches that would respond to a talking avatar.
#1 Choice: Article Video Robot
Runner-Up: Article2Video
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