Is Masher Trash?

I wanted to find a new free online tool that would be helpful to the media specialists in my district. Masher seemed the answer to my ill-fated hopes. Masher seemed like a great little find. The idea is that folks could use Masher to upload photos, video, music, or use the already present video clips and music. Really neat video effects and skins were available for use. The video clips even came from the BBC! How cool does that sound, right?

I set out to make a video with Masher to try it out. It was not easy at all. The creation process was not very difficult, but there are a few bugs. First, when I logged out and then tried to log back in, my password would no longer work. That was annoying. I would have to request a new password. Once I got the new password and logged in, there was not a way to change my password to something I could remember. That was really a very minor problem, but it was one of many I would encounter.

Next, after adding video clips into the timeline, I wanted to add text. The text feature was a little tricky. Once adding text and previewing it, there was not a way to edit it. I would have to delete it and start again. Sometimes I could not even re-add the text. I tried adding a video effect to my short film, but I was not able to drag it into the effects line.

The final disappointment came when I saved my video and tried to use the embed code. Once adding the complete code to my blog, it placed a viewer, but my video would never play. I could not even find my video anymore on the site!

I know this is a beta version, and I will revisit to see if it improves. There is a place to report bugs, and I left a pretty detailed description. Needless to say, I do not think Masher is ready for general use. So, I ask... is Masher trash? If you get it to work, please tell me your secret!

I added the link out to my video. I will be delightfully surprised if it works....

I just checked the link... it did link! One point for Masher!