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Turn milestone moments and special occasions into memorable family videos.
Try Animoto's family video maker
Celebrate big moments, bring family and friends closer together, and create memories that last forever—all with video. Upload photos or video clips to Animoto’s family video maker to create personalized videos from a template or from scratch. With just a few clicks, add effects like animations, transitions or music that make your video memorable and meaningful.
Find a template for any occasion
Video ideas that celebrate friends & family
Animoto’s family video maker makes it easy to create a video that feels unique to you and your loved ones.
Record a video message
Share birthday wishes, congratulations, or tell your loved one how much they mean to you, face-to-face. Record a personal video message from within Animoto with webcam and screen recording.
Create a video collage
Bring all your memorable moments into one frame with a collage. Combine video clips, photos, music, and memories in flexible collage layouts, just drag and drop into a template to start bringing memories to life.
Make a slideshow with music
Relive special moments together through music. Create a video and photo slideshow in minutes using Animoto’s family video maker, then add a soundtrack that’s special to you and your loved ones.
Tips for creating a memorable family video
What kind of impact do you want to make?
Answering this question will help you plan all your choices from your color palette and font to what photos or videos you select. If you’re making a birthday video, opt for an upbeat soundtrack and include fun pops of color through animations. But if you’re creating a wedding video, you may want to choose a song that’s special to the couple and align your template and font choices with the wedding colors.
Use photos and videos you already have
Creating a video using clips and images you already have has two benefits: you video will come together much quicker than if you record from scratch and you’ll be stitching together footage of shared memories. Look back through social media accounts and old photo albums to find some great images or clips. Your video can look back on special moments and milestones, making it a treasured keepsake.
Make your message feel more personal
Whether it’s a “happy birthday” or a “congratulations,” say it in your own words. Record a voice-over within Animoto and have your voice playing overtop of video clips, images, and music. Voice-overs or recorded messages make a video feel even more personal by putting a piece of you into what you create.
Beginner-friendly features that product outstanding results
Add customizable text to your video
Place text or subtitles on any video so your message is accessible to any relative or friend. Customize the size, font, color, or animation of your text to match your theme and help your message stand out.
Find the perfect soundtrack
Supercharge the emotional impact of your video by adding a soundtrack. Select a meaningful song from Animoto’s extensive free music library to make any video feel extra special.
Make an impact with animated graphics
Impress your loved ones with pro editing add-ons like graphics, animations, and more—except all you need to do is drag and drop them onto your video. Animoto’s family video maker requires no video experience.
How to make a video for family & friends
Choose a template
Select one of our video templates or, get creative and create a one-of-a-kind video by starting from scratch.
Upload your media or record a video
Easily upload existing video or images or create new media clips like webcam, screen, and voice recordings.
Drag and drop to add a personal touch
Drag and drop to cut together your video, change the order of clips, and easily add effects like music, animations, transitions, and graphics that will make your video even more memorable.
Send to friends and family
Share directly to social media from Animoto, download your video in HD, or create a unique link for sharing with your friends and family.
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