BP5_Web_2.0_Review_Shwup!

Web 2.0 review:

muveeMix - Mix Photo and Music into Video

This is a social community app that allows the user to create photo albums with other users. 

Users will also have the option to create "Muvee's", or a short video using images and live footage merged together within the app.

The premise is simple - and quite appealing:

Let's say you have a large group of students at an event or field trip. Many people are taking images and video with different cameras and different angles. Shwup gives you a place to have all your friends upload their images and videos, add music & create movies (muvees) of the files.

I am in charge of a 125 piece marching band, and with that comes over 200 parents. I am always having parents hand me cd's dvd's and files of images - and then I'm adding them all to my library on my laptop, which is now topping out at over 38,000 images! 

Shwup would give us all the ability to load images and video files into one central location to share etc...

Some features of "Shwup" - 

• Share Hi-Res albums on Facebook using shwup. Using shwup, you can now upload your photos to shwup, and then hit the 'Publish to Facebook' link to publish the album on Facebook. Friends will be able to access a Hi-Res version by following the links placed below each photo automatically on Facebook to link to the shwup album. Facebook friends will finally have the chance to see and download the Hi-Res version of your images.
• Users can also buy a Video-DVD iso image of muvees uploaded from muvee Reveal, shwup's companion desktop product.
• Wonder what camera was used to take the photo? Camera models are now indicated next to each photo, complete with the price from Amazon. 
• Shwup users can also share an album with friends and family by sending them a link or publishing to Facebook or Twitter. Anyone who clicks on that link will be an authorized viewer of the album. 
• In addition - Photos and video can now be viewed in HD resolution! If you click on the "Full screen" button, you will display a large version of your photos and video.
• Videos and muvees can now be posted to YouTube.
• Users can use tagged photo as avatars, and you can now select a photo where you are tagged to be your avatar.

These are just a few features that shwup has to offer.

The steps to upload photos are simple:

Create a unique webpage name

Decide where to import from.

Upload your photos or files

One up - you have many options to share your photos!
Best of all - others can add to the album!

Check out this "muvee" I made in under 5 minutes!


http://www.shwup.com/album/meadowlands_2010/4325603

The interface is simple - the resolution is superb, and the concept of having large numbers of students and parents keeping all these events organized is very appealing...

This is free, and the only cost is if you want prints, or DVD's etc...

I would highly recommend this app to everyone interested in simplifying their large group photo efforts!