A VoiceThread is an online media album that can hold essentially any type of media (images, documents and videos) and allows people to make comments in 5 different ways - using voice (with a microphone or telephone), text, audio file, or video (with a webcam) - and share them with anyone they wish. They can even be exported to an Archival Movie for offline use on a DVD or video-enabled MP3 player. A VoiceThread allows group conversations to be collected and shared in one place, from anywhere in the world.
Media Importing
Upload your presentations and images and transform them into collaborative conversations. Use images: JPG, GIF, BMP, PNG; docs: PPT, PPS, PDF, DOC, XLS; and videos. If you've got a Flickr or Facebook account, you can import from those as well.
Video Doodling
Video Doodling allows you to control the playback of a video as you comment using a mic or webcam, giving you the power to voice comment over specific segments of video. Move to a spot, doodle, then move to another, all while commenting.
Sharing
Any way you want it - from completely private to completely open and many many stops in between. Simple security settings allow you to adjust who can do what. Change settings as often as you like, so invite, uninvite, and then re-invite uncle Monte.
Moderation
Comment moderation puts you in charge of the conversation. Safely curate one hundred comments down to the best 5 and turn an epic into a blast of succinct story-telling. Think competitive poetry slams, debates, singing - just to name a few.
Commenting
By Voice (mic or phone), Text, Audio file, or Webcam. Simple voice recording within your web browser allows you to collect the voices of an entire group on a single page. All you need is a mic and Flash Player 7+. Capturing voices couldn't be easier.
Exporting
Exporting allows you to download an archival widescreen movie that is an exact replica of a VoiceThread which will play offline, stored on your computer, DVD or video-enabled MP3 player. Click here to view a sample.
Doodling
The Doodler is a new way of annotating. It captures your drawing as an animation synced to your voice or text commentary. Instead of seeing the final product of your thoughts, viewers can see the actual process. Doodling delivers a sense of live presence.
Embedding
Put your VoiceThread on any site you want, or better yet, put it on many. Embedding is easy and allows you to add group collaboration to any website. Whether it's feedback, critique, or group story-telling, collect it how and where you want.
Identities
One account can have many identities. So a family, a classroom or an interesting person can switch identities on-the-fly without having to sign-out. Think 22 kids, 45 minutes, and a project to complete - and you'll understand the wonder.