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Using DVD Styler

I just put out this tip, which describes a DVD authoring program called DVDStyler. The tip mentions that this program works with Windows 7, without any conversion of Flip's .MP4 files to an Read moreother format.  I offered a .pdf file to members that illustrates my own use of the program to quickly create a nice DVD with four chapters.  This article has the same contents as the .pdf.

Moving Windows Movie Maker 6 from Vista to Windows 7

The Windows Movie Maker you're used to doesn't exist on Windows 7. If you are about to take the plunge, and move from Windows Vista to Windows 7, you might be interested in taking Windows Movie Mak Read moreer 6 with you. This article tells you how.

How to Edit Flip HD Video Using Windows XP and Windows Movie Maker 2.1

Want to edit Flip video with Windows Movie Maker 2.1 on XP, and make a movie that gets an HD rating on YouTube and Facebook? FlipShare 5.0 requires a new method to get there, because it will no longer export .wmv files. This members-only article gives you everything you need.

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Using FlipShare 4.5 New Features

Using FlipShare 4.5 Features
FlipShare Version 4.5, released after the 1st generation Flip MinoHD camcorder, introduced a number of new and valuable features. This video tutorial tells you all about those new features and how to use them.

Make Great DVD's and Copies Inexpensively

Make Great DVD's and Copies Inexpensively
This video shows you how to make DVD's from scratch, using free software, with stunning results. Even better, you can have them duplicated and shipped for $5.75 apiece, including shipping. Clamshell case, full-color printing of the cover and the DVD label are the result of using a professional service for duplication and shipping. You upload the video and graphics, and that's it!

Realtime Video with Twitter, Facebook, and Flip Channels

In the Age of Twitter, we communicate instantaneously -- often many times a day -- with people we may seldom see, and may have never even met. The good news is that sharing videos has become almost as quick and easy as Twitter. Here, we show you three good methods.

The Future of Archiving your Video, Pictures, and Music is Here

Suppose that there was a medium which was resilient enough to survive boiling in a custard pie, being run over by a truck, and fired from a mortar at a brick wall. That' Read mores the state of current compact flash technology, which is a solid-state memory technology.

Flip Vlogging

Here's perspective on why Flip camcorders are great for vlogging - video blogs. Anyone can put words on the web with a blog. If you've got a Flip, you can make those words more interesting by ad Read moreding your face and personal expression to your message in a vlog on YouTube.

Using Three-Point Lighting for Videos

While natural lighting can often work well, to get consistently good results you need to take control of the lighting of your videos. Read moreFor many situations -- particularly for indoor shoots -- the "3-point system" is used. That is, light sources from three different angles are directed toward the subject.

Editing with FlipShare

Chapter 3 – Editing and Making Movies  with FlipShare

When you have a sequence of clips from your Flip HD camcorder that you want to edit into a movie, FlipShare offers movie editing that is as simple to use as the camcorder itself. 'Simple' is often the same as 'not very powerful,' and although that is the case with FlipShare, we'll show you how to get the most of it.

Archiving Software Options

I have been looking for a reasonable candidate application to solve the project archiving problem.

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A (file) losing proposition

Lately I've been worrying about losing my files. Pictures and videos, for example. I have images and videos scattered about about on hard drives on several different computers that I would be very sorry to lose.

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