It’s not often we hear about Vimeo making any type of acquisition, but today the company let it be known that it has picked up the team (and assets) behind Echograph, an iOS application that focuses on turning videos into animated GIFs. What’s more, Vimeo, as part of the move, is making Echograph a gratis download going forward, marking a notable shift from the previous charge of about three bucks for the app. According to Vimeo, Echograph creator Nick Alt will also go from CEO of Clear-Media, the app’s previous owner, to taking on the role of Vice President of Mobile at the video-focused firm, adding that his “proven track record of building innovative video apps made it a perfect fit for Vimeo.” No details were given on the deal’s financial terms, but we can only imagine a good amount of fancy GIFs were made in order to help celebrate the new property.
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Via: TechCrunch
Source: Vimeo
Vimeo is announcing the preview phase of its incoming pay-to-view service by releasing six movies. The six movies, which includes “We Are Legion: The Story of Hacktivists,” a documentary about the culture and history of Anonymous, are Vimeo’s attempt to showcase its flexible suite of features for creators to sell their films directly to their audiences with control over pricing, viewing periods, release geography, and bonus content features. Users who avail the pay-to-view feature will find their movies automatically downloaded into their “Watch Later” list.
