Transform Your Stale Photos into Epic Videos with This Incredible Trick!
Are you tired of looking at the same old photos on your social media? Do you want to make your memories come alive in a new way? Well, have no fear because there is a simple and easy way to turn your stale photos into epic videos.
This incredible trick requires no expensive software or complicated editing skills. All you need is a smartphone and a free app called Flipagram.
Flipagram is an app that allows you to create short videos using your photos and favorite music. This app is available for free on both iOS and Android devices.
The first step to creating your epic video is to select the photos you want to include. It is recommended to choose photos that are similar in theme or event to tell a story. Once you have selected your photos, you can add filters, text, and music to enhance your video.
Choosing the right music can make a huge difference in the overall feel of your video. You can choose from Flipagram’s music library or even use a song from your own music library.
After you have completed all the editing, you can preview your video to ensure you are happy with it. Once you are satisfied, you can easily share your video on social media, send it to your friends and family, or save it for your personal collection.
Transforming your stale photos into epic videos has never been easier thanks to Flipagram. This app allows you to create a personalized video that tells a story without the need for complex editing skills. So, what are you waiting for? Give it a try and bring your memories to life in a new and exciting way!
Whenever I am back from a family trip, the first thing I do is connect my Digital camera to the computer and copy all the photos to my hard drive. But the one problem which I regularly face regarding these photos is when the rest of the family members request to see the same on my computer. It kills my time as I have to sit down and open the photos one by one while others view them.
Another problem is that other members of my family do not know how to operate my laptop and whenever I am away from home, they are unable to view the photos.
Then I thought – “Wait, why not burn these photos on a DVD drive as a video so that my family members can watch them on the Television. They can watch all the photos in my absence and there is no need to use the computer at all.”
So basically there are two steps involved:
- Use a software application to create a video from a bunch of pictures.
- Burn the video on a CD or DVD drive.
Here are two free programs which can be used to create a video from a large collection of photos:
PhotoFilmStrip
PhotoFilmstrip is the easiest program which can be used to create a video from a collection of photos. After the application is installed, open the program and hit “Control + I” to import all the pictures, as shown below:
- This will open the editing pane where you can adjust the position of the images in the video. Simply drag and drop the images to position them in the sequence you want:
In the preview pane, you can adjust the output resolution of the video by dragging the cursor on the border of the selected image. The editing can be done on the left pane while the preview is shown on the right.
Next you can add subtitles and captions to a picture and specify the duration of the image in the video, as shown below:
When you are done with all the settings, make sure to save the combination as a project file from File > Save as. This will be handy when you want to add more pictures to the project later and may want to render the video from scratch.
To render the video, click the small “Right” icon and choose the project settings as VCD. Then specify the output directory and hit the “Start” button.
All done, the pictures will be combined into a video file and saved on the location you have specified. When the rendering is complete, double click the video file and you can view the video in Windows Media Player or any other media player of your choice.
Windows Movie Maker
If you want to add more effects to the movie, another great program worth trying is Windows Movie maker. Windows Movie Maker is available on Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 by default, you can also download the latest version from the Windows Live essentials website.
The advantage of using movie maker is that apart from images, you can also add video files, background music, add title effects, sounds and transition effects to individual clips. Here are the steps to create the movie using Windows Movie Maker:
Click the “Add Videos and Photos” button and import all the media files in movie maker, as shown below:
Next, you can import a wav or MP3 file which will be played as the movie background:
To add custom animations to the individual image clips, switch to the “Animation” tab and apply an animation effect. There are different effects to choose from – default, dissolve, cinematic and reveals.
You can choose to apply the animation to one clip or to all of the clips added to the project.
Next switch to the “Visual effects” tab and here you can add various color effects to the clips. The options are – Black and White, sepia, cinematic, dissolve and so on.
When you are done adding all the visual effects and image transitions, go to the “Project” tab and select the output format as either wide screen (16:9) or standard(4:3) format.
Almost done, now you have three options:
- Publish the movie to your YouTube, Facebook, Skydrive or Flickr account
- Save the movie in your computer.
- Burn the movie in a CD/DVD.
After the movie has finished rendering, you can use Nero or other programs to burn the movie in a CD or DVD drive.
Have you uses any other tool to create a movie using a set of pictures? Please share your ideas in the comments.
Soumen is the founder/author for Ampercent, a tech blog that writes on computer tricks, free online tools & software guides.
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