Whether it is your friend’s birthday, or you want to make someone feel special, you always go all out on getting the most perfect gift for them. One of the most interesting and currently trending way to delight someone is by making a short video about the relationship or all the memories, and it can be a very nice idea if implemented well. LightMV, a free online Video Maker tool, can help you in doing just that.
LightMV is a cloud-based video creation platform that allows its users to easily create videos using any of their smart devices like android or iOS devices, tablets, laptops or desktops, provided that they have internet connectivity. The people at LightMV have a clear and modest goal, to let their users create professional looking videos with very small to no experience and technical skills. Let’s dig deeper into their services to find out more.
LightMV Review
In this article, we will discuss about the major selling points of LightMV, it’s pros and cons and whether you can actually use it to fulfill your requirements.
The first Impressions 
When you land on the homepage of LightMV.com, you are greeted with a visually pleasing homepage that has options for templates, viewing blogs, or signing up/ signing in on the top ribbon. In the central zone, the website showcases the latest and best templates from their large template gallery, and a Get Started button to get the party started.
The platform has also provided us with a quick start guide, in the form of a video tutorial on how you can easily create a video on LightMV in a few minutes. The tutorial is to the point, and we found it very helpful to anyone who is not so much into video editing.
Functionality 
To make some cool looking videos on LightMV, all you need is some photos in good quality, some video clips and some creativity with some spare time of course. The template gallery on LightMV features many free as well as paid templates, and you can also view the most popular ones from them to help you make easier selection.
Once you select a template, the platform asks you to upload a number of images and/or video clips that you wish to be a part of your video. All these are stored on their storage servers so that you get a hassle-free experience.
Each template has its placeholders for images as well as video clips, and a fixed duration. You can upload your own photos and video, and drag and drop them into these placeholders for using them in the video.
After all media is added, you can now export the video file. It takes some time to export the high-quality output video, so you can opt to receive a mail when the export is completed. This will enable you to get a mail after the video has been created and now you can easily download your high-quality video in full size.
The good things 
The team behind LightMV wanted to make a video maker tool for use from any smart device, while being usable without any technical knowledge. They have definitely accomplished that, and even if you have no idea how modern video editors work, you can easily create beautiful videos by adding your own photos and videos with just a few clicks.
The collection of templates available on the online platform is huge. All the templates can be viewed after being categorized into different themes and occasion. The template gallery is certainly capable enough to provide you with a template for any of your needs, many of the templates are free to use.
The quality of the output video is not something that will disappoint you either. Sure, it takes some time to export the video but the original quality of the photos and videos that you put in are preserved, and the templates’ visual quality is also such that it doesn’t make your video look like from the 70’s animation movie.
Some limitations 
While there are many templates to choose from, we found it difficult sometimes to find exactly what we needed. Sure, the gallery does mention the run time of the template, the media placeholders it has and all, but they are not customizable further, and hence template selection is kind of a long process.
Also, an option to edit the template, rearrange the placeholders, add some texts or transitions would have been very nice additions. If we wanted to make a personalized video message for someone, having the option to add text boxes with transitions anywhere on the video would have been a great thing to have.
The export times are a bit too much at times. Yes, we can understand that video processing and exporting takes a lot of time and processing power, so if we are looking to edit something online, we will have to deal with such limitations. Also, due to being accessible only though the internet, the bandwidth of your connection will definitely have an effect on your experience.
The final Verdict
LightMV, according to what we learnt from using it, is definitely a recommendable platform to easily create videos from existing photos and video clips. It is easy, and almost anyone with a smart device and an internet connection can do it.
But if you can’t find the best template for your needs, because you like to have some customization options at your disposal, then you will definitely have to look elsewhere. Not having the option to add text boxes or animations was a big loss for us, and we would not recommend this platform to anyone who wishes to do a more customization required job in video making.