Popular self-produced video sharing sites like YouTube, AOL Uncut, and Yahoo! Video allow users to upload and share home and amateur video clips. Now there is a new class of sites emerging that also allow you to edit your video on the web. These include Jumpcut, Eyespot, Grouper, and VideoEgg.

If you have ever sat through the uncut version of your neighbor’s trip to Disneyland video, you will appreciate how important it is to edit video down to a fun and easily sit-throughable size. Video editing, while becoming easier and easier, is a tedious and time consuming process.

These new sites are aiming to make the process as quick and easy as possible. The big question is, “Will it be easy enough to encourage mass adoption of the sites?” There will always be a group of hobbyists that enjoy the process of editing their videos, but they may be better served by desktop programs that are faster and offer much richer functionality. I am not convinced that the average birthday party filmaker will have the time and patience to use these new services. In future posts, I will take a look at the competitors in more depth.

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  1. Lars Krumme wrote on 18. Jul 2006

    Don’t forget about HomeMovie.Com. We have been offering our web-based video editing system since 2002 and full-length video sharing (up to 2 hours in an interactive DVD-style menu) since 2003.

    With our current service you can:
    - Import video directly into your account through your digital camcorder or existing video file
    - Send in your old analog videotapes to be added to your account for only $5/tape
    - Edit your video (or video that has been shared with you) into custom movies
    - Deliver your movies online, on DVD, or on your video iPod.
    - Grab digital pictures from your video
    - Upload & edit digital pictures for online or DVD delivery & storage

    We encourage you to try us out - Our free account allows you to import, edit and store up to 5 hours of video free.

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