Your Digital Life

It may be hard to believe, but it’s true: your digital photos captured with the latest and greatest technology may not last as long as the old film photos you snapped a generation ago. The reason is simple – in the old days, the only way you’d lose your photos is if some massive catastrophe [...]

The online movie-making service Animoto has updated their service with a fairly comprehensive refresh. Among the changes, you’ll find a more streamlined movie-making process – you can create an online video in about five clicks, if you forgo any customization. There’s a larger work space, which can accommodate up to 300 thumbnail images. You’ll also find [...]

Looking for a free piece of video-editing software?  Serif is making its MoviePlus software available in a free starter edition. With MoviePlus you can import and edit WMV, AVI and MOV video files – in other words, the popular formats created by the Flip and other pocket camcorders in addition to digital cameras. It’s free [...]

Now that camcorder makers have thrown 3D products into their mix, a lot of the software we use to view and edit our camcorder footage is suddenly out of date. Even in the case where a camcorder maker throws in some software for 3D video, which they do, Mac owners can be left out. Such [...]

It’s getting down to the wire, but there’s still time to do something nice for the old man for Father’s Day. One simple option is to make him a video for Father’s Day – a multimedia collection of still photos and videos combined into a single movie, complete with captions and a soundtrack. This movie [...]

Video and still photo accessory maker Kogeto has introduced a nifty little accessory for the iPhone 4 that allows you to capture immersive, fully navigable, panoramic video in real-time. The device is called the Dot, and Kogeto claim’s it’s the world’s smallest 360-degree panoramic video accessory (is there a lot of competition for this honor?). [...]

What: Corel VideoStudio Pro X4 Video Editing Software Price: $99 (Free trial here.) Platform: Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP Full specifications here. Introduction Corel VideoStudio Pro X4 is a high-end video editor for camcorder and camera owners (even the humble smart phone users can get in the game too). Using VideoStudio Pro X4 you [...]

Corel has launched a new online community in support of its VideoStudio ProX4 video editing program. PhotoVideoLife.com is an online destination where VideoStudio Pro X4 users can get tips and tutorials as well as get access to free video templates created and “traded” by other users. VideoStudio Pro X4 is an all-purpose video editor that [...]

If you’re big into editing your home movies, Corel just announced a new version of its VideoStudio Pro X software (Pro X4 to be precise). Among the new features in Pro X4 is the ability to create time lapse effects from your movies and digital photos plus a stop motion tool which simplifies the animation [...]

We liked the Animoto online movie making tool when we reviewed it last month but we did wish there was an option to transform your photos and videos into high definition presentations, not just standard def. Well, those wishes were answered in a major refresh of Animoto. Now, Animoto users can make 720p HD video [...]