Instant Video Valentines: Just Add Love.

Instant Video Valentines: Just Add Love.
For the next week, put a little something “Xtra” into your Valentine’s greetings. We’ve whipped up an instant video valentine creator that anyone can use — for free! It lives on our website right now. Check it out. With a few clicks, anyone can have a personalized valentine sent to friends or family. Yep, anyone! We’re not requiring any kind of account creation or login to try this out, so feel free to share the love (literally).   In a hurry? Do something quick! In an Xtranormal first, we’ve already set up ready-made message... Read more »

Xtranormal Meets Machinima

Xtranormal Meets Machinima
WARNING: We’ll be featuring some harsh (but hilarious) language and videos ahead. Earmuffs! Machinima.com, the red-hot online network with billions of viewers, is changing the world. Their badass content creators and amazing fans have spawned a special place on the internet for gamers and budding young-at-heart animators everywhere. But you already knew that. We just wanted to repeat it here because Machinima threatened our families because today we’re announcing that some of your favorite writers of Machinima content will be creating a couple new web series... Read more »

Xtranormal is Asking You to the Prom

Xtranormal is Asking You to the Prom
The Peepz Prom, that is! Yes, you probably see them every day when you check Facebook: engagements, reunions, wedding receptions and other excuses to get a little dressed up and have all sorts of awkward social situations are constantly in our lives. So today, whether you’d like a second chance at reliving the big dance or simply want to poke some fun at these ridiculous rituals, we’ve added ten new (yet… retro) actors to the Peepz collection along with a couple dance floor settings for any wedding, prom or other needs as part of our February asset... Read more »

Noisecast Puts Xtranormal for Education to the Test, It Passes with Flying Colors

Noisecast Puts Xtranormal for Education to the Test, It Passes with Flying Colors
It’s been a few months since we released Xtranormal for Education, and during those months, bloggers, educators, and everyone in between have been putting the new platform through the ringer. Noisecast, “The World’s Noisiest Tech Blog,” was one that gave it a spin. Well, the results are in, and we’re about as happy as a kid who just received straight A’s on his report card! You better believe we’ve got this review hanging on the Xtranormal fridge. The folks over at Noisecast really hit the nail on the head in their assessment of Xtranormal for Education. In... Read more »

Lebowski Fest: Celebrate All Things Lebowski

Lebowski Fest: Celebrate All Things Lebowski
As we recently announced, the first fruit of Xtranormal’s new partnership with Universal Studios was a new stand-alone collection of actors and sets for “The Big Lebowski.” The project initially generated a lot of buzz within our own staff simply because we were big fans of the film ourselves, but as we began to delve into Lebowski’s popularity online, we were absolutely blown away by the extreme loyalty it has. And nothing epitomizes this more than the Lebowski Fest. Whether you’re a casual fan of the cult comedy or adhere to it religiously,... Read more »

Building Social Skills in the Classroom with Xtranormal

Building Social Skills in the Classroom with Xtranormal
At an elementary school in the suburbs of Nashville, a special education teacher named Cari Parr uses Xtranormal videos each week to introduce a new concept to her students. Cari teaches special needs students from third to fifth grade and has been working as a special education teacher since 1997. “I was at an in-service this school year and we were working on hooks, attention-getters teachers can use before a lesson to grab students’ attention,” recalls Cari, who teaches at Barfield Elementary School. “I was sitting there trying to think of something different, a... Read more »

Xtranormal and Universal Team Up to Bring You The Big Lebowski

Xtranormal and Universal Team Up to Bring You The Big Lebowski
Great news, dudes! Today we’re announcing an amazing new partnership with Universal Studios. What does that mean? Well, some of your all-time favorite movie characters are coming to Xtranormal, and to kick things off, we’ve just launched a new collection for the cult classic movie “The Big Lebowski”     We couldn’t be more excited to bring this to the Xtranormal platform. “The Big Lebowski” has one of the most hardcore followings online (with most of our staff being among them!). No, we’re not kidding —... Read more »

Play Army with Xtranormal’s New January Assets

Play Army with Xtranormal’s New January Assets
Welcome to the jungle! In Xtranormal’s first asset release of the new year, we’ve updated the Colorz Collection with four new Army actors and two jungle settings. Click here to jump right into the movie maker with a few of these already selected, or read on for more info. With an incredible amount of requests for military-related movie assets (training videos, Memorial Day tributes, shoutouts to/from officers, political headlines, etc.), we’re pretty happy to bring in four new “Army Dude!” outfits and two jungle settings for them to show... Read more »