Video Creation Templates

Sarolta's Simplify is the culmination of our years of experience, research and development in the area of user based online video creation. Most online users do not have the time and skills to plan and create a video from start to end. Video editing is complex requiring both technical and design skills. Sarolta's Simplify addresses these problems elegantly. Sarolta’s Simplify is a unique video creation system aimed at users with little or no video editing and production experience. 

The user completes a standard web form, adding text, images, video, and other media to create a video. The user doesn’t have to worry about the intricacies of layout, timelines, effects, aesthetics, and transitions. Simplify makes video creation a simple and intuitive process.

SIMPLIFY USERS

Simplify users are as diverse as the products the system creates:

• Individuals – for personal use, messaging, and presentations;
• Academic – for staff, professors, and students;
• Creative Agencies – for Agencies wanting to give their clients the potential to customize their content or a new marketing strategy;
• Communications  – Business and corporate users to promote efficiency and communication such as:
• Sales and presentations: sales and marketing;
• Marketing contests;
• Business presentations, management, sales, marketing;
• Technical presentations, product development for engineers and technical staff.

SIMPLIFY USES AND APPLICATIONS

Simplify is a versatile and powerful tool for inexperienced users to create video. Its uses include:

• Self-service ads – Self Service ad application catering to small business, professional services, real estate, health, classified ads, and digital signage;
• Ad and video localization – e.g. adding name and location of local reps, local messages, etc.;
• Messaging and information – Organizations with a large number of buildings or locations can quickly create messages and schedule them to play on their internal broadcasting system or digital signage network;
• Presentations – Video slideshows and presentations;
• Personal – Personal messages and greeting cards;
• Fun – Humor, fun, and contests where users can upload photos into content, video, and caption contests, etc.

 

WHY USE SIMPLIFY?

There are a number of compelling reasons to use Simplify, these include:

• Easy video production – For both individual users and organizations, video production becomes a simple, straightforward process;
• Empower users – With Simplify, users can create, make changes, and allow numerous revisions to videos without involving third parties, giving a sense of freedom and empowerment;
• Fast and efficient – Simplify users can create video quickly. This is especially relevant in today’s online environment where individuals and organizations are under constant pressure to publish content on a regular basis or risk getting “forgotten” on the web. With Simplify, you can react to the rapidly-changing environment, creating media for your business and content channels as needed –an essential component of any online inbound marketing plan!
• Mobile accessible – Most mobile devices are simply not equipped to create video, but Simplify gives mobile users the ability to create and publish online videos with the same ease that a desktop user would have;
• Lowers production costs – Simplify allows non-specialists to create video without incurring costs from outside agencies or relying on internal creative resources;
• Increases sales – Members of the sales team can use Simplify to make better pitches to customers, improving their chances of closing the deal.

HOW SIMPLIFY WORKS

Designing a Simplify web form is an easy three-step process:

1. Using the Sarolta Video Template editor, a video designer/editor can:
• create a video project layout (a Simplify template);
• add pre-defined areas that users can modify, like database field names or display labels, etc.;
• add layers, transitions, and other effects.
2. From the template created in Step 1, the designer then:
• organizes the visible layout of the fields on the web form;
• adds selection options for media (radio buttons, check boxes, etc);
• modifies field types if necessary;
• adds the template description, tutorial, helpful hints, and example videos;
• publishes the Simplify Video Template layout.
3. The form is ready! The user can fill it out and publish their completed video online.

OTHER FEATURES

Sarolta’s Simplify has a number of additional useful features such as:

• Video Preview – The ability for users to preview their videos before and after filling out the form;
• Text to Speech – Text-to-Speech system allows users to add narration without having to record audio;
• Maintain Branding – Can easily be designed to retain its look and feel - ideal for consistent corporate branding;
• Ongoing Customizations – Designer can make adjustments to the video layout in response to feedback after the form is live.