General editing techniques

When Editing Home Movies, Less is More

The one truism that viewers of home movies can agree to:  They are almost always excruciatingly long, and over-detailed.  Yet, a viewer of the home movie of a friend or family member will almost always forget that feeling when turned into a home movie maker and will inevitably make the same (lack of) editing mistake. Read more

Editing Flip Video with Different Versions of Windows Movie Maker

There is a lot of interest in editing Flip video with editors other than FlipShare -- particularly with the various flavors of Windows Movie Maker that are packaged with, or downloadable f Read more

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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Importing Other Media into FlipShare

A new feature in FlipShare 5.0 is the ability to import images and video into FlipShare that you didn't take with your Flip.  For example, you might want to use a clip taken with another camco Read more

For a Professional Touch, Cut on the Beat

Eventually, you're going to want to do a bit more with your movie editing than you can do with FlipShare, which is designed for basic trimming and sequencing and transitions that are infinitely bet Read more

No One Watches Unedited Video. Deal with It!

How to torture your family and friends? Show them your video without editing it. Read more Maybe Grammie will want to watch Junior miss his face with the spoon through an entire bowl of oatmeal, but she's an exception. Basic, easy editing can make all the difference.