Web-based Video Editing by Adobe

Adobe's Remix is a new Web-based [tag]video editing[/tag] tool that will be provided free to all Photobucket members in the coming weeks. Remix allows you to string together and edit short video clips. We covered the announcement of the online video editor last week, but got our hands on it this morning.

Remix is essentially a stripped-down version of [tag]Adobe Premiere Elements[/tag]. You get a timeline with clips and transitions, along with a source bin containing all the media from your Photobucket account. Adding clips to your movie is as simple as dragging and dropping. There's also a handy clipping tool if you feel like cutting out the boring bits. There are only three transitions to choose from, and they're all fades. This might seem like a letdown, but honestly if you've ever [tag]edited video[/tag] before, you know some of the flashier transitions aren't necessarily better than the fundamentals.

To put the finishing touches on your [tag]movie[/tag] you can add titles and all sorts of cheesy digital overlays, read more…

Joy of Camping

It's almost camping season again. Stowing away to nature, if sometimes only for a weekend, restores the spirit as little else can. As Richard Langer wrote in his classic book, 'Joy of Camping', "Once in a while we should treat ourselves to counting falling stars between the branches of a sheltering tree above our heads or beyond the misty gauze of our netted tent entrance, while other folks are home watching late-night movie reruns".

This musical video brings out the beauty and lure of camping. Notice that it was created from nothing but still images that was strung together with music added to it. This is a very simple video editing project that you can quickly put together with Windows Movie Maker (free software from Microsoft).

How else are you going to peel the kids (and the hubby?) from the TV and XBox?