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Recent Articles

Would you believe I've been out of the country?

Sat, 07/17/2010 - 08:15

Okay, so I have had a couple of health issues.  I'm all better now, and I'm back.

Flip Video from a Remote Control Airplane

We have seen video from Flips strapped to almost everything -- bicycles, motorcycles, sunroofs on cars, model rockets -- and now we have a great one from member Read more

iPhone competition, Flip video networking

Sat, 06/12/2010 - 09:50

As usual, I'm behind on getting my latest weekly tip out.  There has simply been too much going on this week. Read more

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.

Latest tip may not have been delivered

Sun, 06/06/2010 - 09:17

Yesterday, I mailed out Read more

DVDStyler: Free DVD-making software that works on Windows 7

DVDStylerHaving experienced problems making DVD's with DVD Flick on Windows 7, I went in search of other free software that would do the job. Read more

Lots of new material

Mon, 05/31/2010 - 08:45

I confess that my "Free Weekly Free Tips" haven't always been very weekly, but they have always been free. Read more

Use Flip and Free Screen Capture for Instructional Video

Ever want to produce a how-to video or other educational video?  Teachers and trainers are increasingly using Flips to do this kind of thing.  It can be as simple as setting up your Flip Read more

Using a Headset Mic for Narration

In a previous tip, I described how to add a narrative to your video -- a voice-over that either replaces or is blended with the sound track recorded with the video itself. Read more

Free Background Music for your Videos

When you make a movie as an art, you often want to set a mood with a background music track, or sound track. You aren't limited, in FlipShare, to the music selections they give you. Read more

Would you believe I've been out of the country?

Sat, 07/17/2010 - 08:15

Okay, so I have had a couple of health issues.  I'm all better now, and I'm back.

iPhone competition, Flip video networking

Sat, 06/12/2010 - 09:50

As usual, I'm behind on getting my latest weekly tip out.  There has simply been too much going on this week. Read more

Latest tip may not have been delivered

Sun, 06/06/2010 - 09:17

Yesterday, I mailed out Read more

Lots of new material

Mon, 05/31/2010 - 08:45

I confess that my "Free Weekly Free Tips" haven't always been very weekly, but they have always been free. Read more

Microsoft Expression Encoder

Wed, 03/17/2010 - 11:29

I've been writing about the use of Any Video Converter to convert video from one format to another -- notably, from Flip .MP4 to Windows Media Video (.WMV). For reasons I'll get to, the video I'm working on will use another converter that comes directly from the mothership -- Microsoft Expression Encoder. Read more

RC Airplane with Flip

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We have seen video from Flips strapped to almost everything -- bicycles, motorcycles, sunroofs on cars, model rockets -- and now we have a great one from member coincarv Read more

Time Running Out to Help Me Help Haiti

Tue, 02/09/2010 - 13:14

Today is February 9. Read more

FlipInFocus for Hope for Haiti

Wed, 01/27/2010 - 17:46

I have been thinking, as unavoidably for me as for you, about Haiti.  In my dreams I hear the screams.  In my waking moments, my thoughts wander to the inconceivable pain and suffering.&n Read more

Success with moving Windows Movie Maker 6 from Windows Vista to Windows 7

Sat, 01/16/2010 - 08:13

Three days ago I migrated my laptop from Windows Vista to Windows 7.  That was a lot more painful and time-consuming than I thought it would be -- I started at 6 or 7 pm at finished up at 3 am Read more

The latest on Flip Video and Windows Movie Maker

Mon, 01/11/2010 - 18:35

Some things have become clear to me about FlipShare 5.0 that weren't immediately apparent.  These aren't things that you can find on Flip's website, so I just asked and received clarification Read more