StudioNow Launches New Online Video and Movie-Making Service

StudioNow Launches New Online Video and Movie-Making Service

Virtual Network of Skilled Editors Enables Anyone to Create Hollywood-Quality Content

NASHVILLE, March 13 /PRNewswire/ -- StudioNow announced today the launch of its website, www.StudioNow.com. StudioNow.com is the first web-based community of freelance video/movie editors available 24/7 to provide Hollywood filmmaking expertise and editing services to its users. Individual customers or small businesses interested in transforming digital photos and videos into high-quality content can now do so easily and affordably rather than investing resources in learning time-consuming and complex video-editing software.

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The launch of StudioNow ushers in a new era of video production by directly connecting consumers with expert video/movie editors. The StudioNow Editor Network includes a range of expert editors, from film-school students to major-network TV and Hollywood feature film professionals. Editors can sign-up to feature their editing talents and are assigned projects matching their skill level through the StudioNow website.

David Mason and Adam Solesby, the company's co-founders, have extensive experience in creating multi-million dollar Internet Retail and Media ventures, and created StudioNow after realizing that the supposed-simple task of digital video editing was too time consuming.

"StudioNow is one part YouTube, one part eBay, with a sprinkling of Hollywood on top", said Mason, StudioNow's CEO. "This is the perfect solution for a very large market that will continue to accumulate an enormous amount of digital photos and video clips. Our projects range from a two-to-three-minute birthday party video to an MTV-style music video for an up-and-coming band and every thing in between."

Adam Solesby, CTO, said, "We are at an exciting time where we can finally leverage massively scalable Internet architecture for more than content consumption and commerce. We have built the first interactive community that directly connects consumers and top-tier creative talent. Our systems handle all the boring, time-consuming, and expensive parts without limiting the creative power of the editor. It is the best of both worlds -- computer software and human creativity."

Mason said, "Today, people are too busy to spend their time editing vacation footage or their kid's soccer game when someone else with great skills and experience can do it for them."

A beta version of the StudioNow service is currently available. Professional editors and consumers are encouraged to visit www.StudioNow.com today to sign-up and create projects.

How the service works:
-- For free, customers visiting www.StudioNow.com can drag and drop photos
and video content, type a few instructions and select any song desired
to create their project.
-- Media files are automatically converted, sorted and assigned to a best-
fit editor to complete the project.
-- When the video is completed, usually in 24-48 hours, an email alerts
the customer that the video is ready for preview on the StudioNow
website.
-- After watching the preview, the customer has 24 hours to decide to buy
the video.
-- Prices start at $19.99 (includes one free professionally-mastered DVD,
unlimited online viewing of the movie, sharing capabilities, iPod
download, and more) and increases based on time required to make the
video or number of changes requested.
-- All videos/movies are secure for private viewing by default with the
option to make public or share with friends, family and business
associates.
-- Once the movie is purchased, StudioNow shares the revenue with the
editor who created the movie.

About StudioNow

StudioNow is the first web-based, virtual community of freelance video/movie editors and directors available 24/7 to provide Hollywood filmmaking expertise and editing services to its users. The company transforms digital photos and videos into high-quality, enjoyable content in an efficient and affordable manner. The StudioNow vision is to make life more entertaining, creative and enriching by empowering individuals, artists and businesses. The StudioNow mission is to build an unrivaled service that connects individual customers and small businesses with a virtual community of expert editors so that they may participate, create and share their content with those who matter most in their lives. For more information, please go to www.StudioNow.com.

StudioNow is a registered trademark of StudioNow and NidVid Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.

Contact:
David Mason
Founder and CEO
615-481-6777
david@studionow.com

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Contact: David Mason, Founder and CEO of StudioNow, +1-615-481-6777,
david@studionow.com

Web site: http://www.studionow.com/

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