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Free Video Editing Software: Top 5 Tools


Did you know that  every minute, ten hours of video is uploaded to YouTube & people are watching hundreds of millions of videos a day? But did you ever wonder, how good these videos are? Many videos on YouTube are not edited and look lame. So, how about making your own videos better for free?

The web gives us access to hundreds of programs available for free download. Some of them are really good others are not even worth waisting your time on downloading them. Here are the top 5 tools:

Wax:

Free Video Editing Software: Top 5 ToolsWax is a powerful and flexible free video editing program. It started out as a college project, and has since grown. Wax is good for both home users and professionals. It can be used as a stand-alone application, or as a plug-in to other video editors. The software also features unlimited video and audio tracks with top-down compositing.

Zwei-Stein:

Free Video Editing Software: Top 5 ToolsZwei-Stein is great free video editing software, but the user interface is very technical. It is full featured, offering many different effects. It can edit up to 256 video, audio, and still image clips. There are up to 64 effects, which can be chained serially. An interesting program that’s worth looking at.

Windows Movie Maker:

Free Video Editing Software: Top 5 ToolsBeing a standart pre-installed Windows application, Movie Maker has drag and drop features to make creating and editing your movie easier. Microsoft has many add-ons for this software, and upgrades are available through the website. This is one of the best free video editing software available.

Apple iMovie:

Free Video Editing Software: Top 5 ToolsComes with MacOS and has many advanced features & add-ons. Unfortunately, the software is only free if you buy a new MAC system. If you want the software without buying the system, it is available for purchase. One of the best free video editing programs available for MAC users.

Avid FreeDV:

Free Video Editing Software: Top 5 ToolsAvid FreeDV is available for both Windows and MAC operating systems, and includes basic video and audio editing capabilities, as well as up to two streams of real-time effects. On the whole, a solid video editing program that is slightly hard to use, but very powerful once you learn its ins and outs.

Anyway, you should remember that these programs are free and you may not be able to get support experiencing difficulties and their abilities are limited. In case you need some PRO software, which you are willing to pay for - you can find very helpful info here.

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Lifetime TV: Women Video Network


Lifetime TV: Women Video NetworkLifetime Television is an American television network devoted to movies, sitcoms and dramas, all of which are either geared toward women or feature women in lead roles. The network is owned by Lifetime Entertainment Services which is a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company and Hearst Corporation.

Lifetime - is not only a video service, but also a big network aimed at women. It features everything you can think of: from simple make up tips to shopping and astorlogy! Lifetime has a big and very friendly community of women sharing different lifestyle ideas and of course, discussing videos!

Among the most popular shows currently on the channel are “Frasier“, “The Golden Girls“, “Reba“, “Still Standing“, and “Will & Grace“. Moreover, the network has recently acquired and added past episodes of “Desperate Housewives“, “Medium“, and “Grey’s Anatomy” to its weekend lineup. The network also airs original programming such as Strong Medicine, Intimate Portrait, Blood Ties, and Army Wives.

Aside from women’s programming, the network used to air several game shows in prime time, including Supermarket Sweep, Shop ‘Til You Drop and Debt. Lifetime also produced one original game show “Who Knows You Best?“, starring Gina St. John, with a format based on The Newlywed Game. But it was cancelled after one season.

In April 2004, Lifetime launched Lifetime Radio for Women, a daily nation-wide four-hour morning block mixing adult contemporary music, live caller interaction, celebrity guests and lively discussions about the topics relating to women. In partnership with Jones Radio, The service airs Monday to Friday from 5 to 9 AM or 6 to 10 AM, depending on the market.

All in all, Lifetime is the place No.1 for women who love to share their interests with others, because there you ca find not only useful and entertaining information, but many many friends!

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Time Travel: From Old TV Sets To Concept TV’s


Sometimes it’s extremely interesting to go back in time and compare the devices we had in past with the modern ones. In this article we’re going to show you what TV’s used to look like at the very dawn of the industry and what devices we have finally come to.

“A television set (usually called a television, TV set, or simply TV) is a device used to view television broadcasts, not to be confused with monitors, which are unable to independently tune into over-the-air broadcasts.” -  via Wikipedia.

Old TV’s:

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Some TV’s you might find in your basement:

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The ones we use today:

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Some newly developed:

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And finaly: concept TV’s!

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This is it! This is where our time journey ends. I bet, 10 years from now the recent concepts will be as funny as old TV’s are nowadays. ;)

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8 Reasons Why HTPC Is The Best Home Theatre System


Do you like the look of your remote controller? What if I told you that you can browse all your home theatre media files using an iPhone or any other web-enabled device? Do you like those tons of DVD’s lying everywhere and giving your living room a “messy” look? Is your home theatre interface friendly? Want to have your own one? Did you dream of being anywhere , going to a , browsing your listing of movies and hitting a button that will  for you (lights dim to the appropriate level, masking system/lens adjust to the aspect ratio of the movie, etc…), then all you have to do is walk in and start watching. Then HTPC is the right solution for you!8 Reasons Why HTPC Is The Best Home Theatre System

A Home theater PC (HTPC) or media PC is a convergence device that combines the functions of a personal computer and a digital video recorder. It is suitable for connection to a TV or a TV-sized computer display and is often used as a digital photo, music, video player, TV receiver and digital video recorder. The general goal in a HTPC is usually to combine many or all components of a home theater setup into one box.

Here are the reasons for you to switch to Home Theatre PC:

  1. You can choose every single part for your HTPC yourself! Everything from case to controlling devices is available for purchasing on the web. So you just have to set the budget, order the part and wait for them to arrive. Or there are always many ready-for-action devices being sold.
  2. Unlimited storage! It’s up to you whether a 250Gb drive is sufficient or you want several drives over 1Tb.
  3. Play your favorite games on big screen with superb sound! And you don’t have to leave your living room for that!
  4. Set any interface! It’s up to you, whether you want your HTPC to run under Windows, Linux, Mac OS or whatever. You can set up any interface which would seem handy for you.
  5. 8 Reasons Why HTPC Is The Best Home Theatre SystemGreat performance and multiple media functions. Put several TV-tuners into your HTPS if you feel like watching or recording several TV programs at a time.
  6. Control it remotely within any distance! Any web-enable device would be enough to control your HTPC media library using web interface. So that you will be able to create a playlist  and make it play even before you reach home.
  7. Upgrade your HTPC any time! Add more hard drives or improve its performance by adding RAM or putting a better processor. It’s all like PC.
  8. An HTPC will look great in your living room! There are so many cases available, that you can choose one that will be of the same color with your TV, table, carpet or whatever.

There are many guides on the web that would be of a great help for you. Here is the one I consider the best, though it is rather aged.

And once you got your HTPC ready don’t forget to visit our video section, where America funniest videos can be found.

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Haunted YouTube: Is That A Ghost Caught On Video?


This night I couldn’t get a good sleep. I went to bed late as usual and was dreaming of something, when suddenly I woke up from a strange noise. The clock showed 4:18. I swear I could hear someone walking in the house. But I was alone! It was so damn scary! I got up and turned all the lights in the house on. Off course,  I couldn’t sleep after that. Shall I change the house? I don’t know. But I’m afraid this can happen again. Here are the ghost videos I happened to find on YouTube. And after this night I can not watch them skeptically:

Elevator Ghost:

Ghost Crying:

Ghost causes a car crash(very scary!):

Silent pantry ghost:

The scariest one!(the guy who shot it was so scared that he even threw up):

Sure, it’s for you to decide, whether these videos true or not. But I swear, this night there WAS something in my house!

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