Digital Video

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Enable Motion Interpolation For Movies On Your PC

7:00AM May 31, 2010 | Whitson Gordon

The debate over frame interpolation is starting to heat up, and you may be wondering what all the fuss is about. Tech weblog Tested has a guide to enabling it on your PC and watching your movies with doubled frame rates. More »


Design

Set A Video As Your Wallpaper With VLC

9:30AM May 28, 2010 | Whitson Gordon

It won’t necessarily increase productivity, but if what you’re doing that isn’t pressing, passively watching a movie while you work can be relaxing. If you don’t have a second monitor to do it on, here’s how to put it on your desktop. More »


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VidCoder Streamlines HandBrake’s UI For Easy Ripping, Converting

10:30PM April 26, 2010 | Kevin Purdy

Windows: HandBrake is a killer tool for ripping DVDs and converting videos to friendly formats. Its interface, though, is a bit imposing to first-time users, at least on Windows. VidCoder builds on HandBrake’s core powers and adds pared-down menus and options. More »


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DVDStyler Burns Virtually Any Video To DVD

12:00AM March 26, 2010 | Adam Pash

Windows/Linux: Burning any old video file to a playable DVD is a bit of a hassle. We’ve always liked using DVD Flick for tackling the task, but DVDStyler is another great option with a bit more focus on nice menus. More »


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DamnVid Encodes Movies While Downloading For Speedy Conversion

2:30AM March 24, 2010 | Jason Fitzpatrick

Windows/Mac/Linux: Video encoders are a dime a dozen but DamnVid not only encodes local video in a wide variety of formats, it converts online video in real time as you download it. More »


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VLC Team Working On A Cross-Platform Video Editor

2:00AM December 24, 2009 | Kevin Purdy

A decent video editing tool that’s not exclusive to Macs — it’s something a lot of us have been asking and hoping for. The team behind Lifehacker favourite, VLC Media Player, is working on one, and it’s a promising prospect. More »


Design

PhotoFilmStrip Creates Ken Burn-Style Video From Images

9:00AM October 6, 2009 | Adam Pash

Windows/Linux: Free, open-source application PhotoFilmStrip creates video from photographs quickly and easily, complete with effects, a soundtrack and smooth zoom in/out effects (commonly referred to as the Ken Burns effect). More »


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Windows Live Movie Maker Leaves Beta, Ready For Download

7:00AM August 20, 2009 | Adam Pash

Windows only: Windows Live Movie Maker—the new, ribbon-sporting, updated version of Windows Movie Maker, has left beta and is now ready to handle your video editing needs. More »


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Free Video Cutter Cuts And Splits Your Videos

9:00AM May 16, 2009 | Adam Pash

Windows only: If you’ve ever needed to extract a small section of a much longer video to share with friends or family, Free Video Cutter 1.1 is a dead-simple solution. More »


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EncodeHD Offers One Click Conversion For Popular Portable Devices

7:00AM May 11, 2009 | Jason Fitzpatrick

If you’re looking for a fire and forget way to bulk encode your media, EncodeHD is a drag and drop video encoding solution with support for for over a dozen devices. More »