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- Twitter Flip UltraHD Camcorder Winner
- Tuesday, April 27, 2010
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Hey Everyone,
We are delighted to announce that the winner of our Flip UltraHD Twitter competition is: Carolynishis.
We would also like to take this opportunity to say thank you to everybody who re-tweeted and took part in the competition. We have also put together this short video showing you how the eventual winner was chosen.
Once again thank you for entering and following us at: http://twitter.com/trakAx.
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- 10 top tips and ideas to help you get the most out of trakAxPC.
- Monday, April 19, 2010
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Hey Everyone,
In this blog post, I am going to share with you my Top 10 audio and video editing tips and ideas. These easy tips and ideas will hopefully help you get the most out of trakAxPC, while at the same time give you a chance to learn some new features, provide some fun and create awesome new audio and video mixes. You can view the video tutorials which shows you how to implement these tips by simply clicking on the links provided.
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- Tweet to Win a Flip UltraHD!
- Tuesday, April 13, 2010
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We have always loved using our Flip Camera with trakAxPC, so we thought we’d run this fun little competition to give you the chance to win one for yourself!Enter our Twitter Competition and be in with a chance to win a Flip Ultra HD (2 Hours - 8GB).
How to Enter
1. Follow @trakax
2. Twitter this tweet:Win a FlipUltraHD. Follow @trakax or visit http://www.trakax.com to learn about #trakaxPC & super-easy video editing. RT 2 Win.
3. Twitter Competition Closes 23rd April 2010 at 4pm GMT.
4. The trakAx Team will choose one winner at random
5. We are the judges of this competition - our decision is final.
6. No purchase necessary to win.
7. US$200 may be substituted in place of the camcorder prize.About trakAxPC
trakAxPC makes it super-easy to create professional quality videos to share with friends, family, and the world. Costing only $24.95, it is the most affordable video and audio editing software on the market - click here to learn more.About Flip UltraHD
The Flip UltraHD camcorder combines Flip Video’s signature shoot-and-share simplicity with the power of vivid, vibrant HD video. With 2 hours of record time, you’ll never miss another minute again. And because of UltraHD’s pocket-sized portability, you’ll truly be able to capture HD video anytime, anywhere. For detailed Specs, please see the Flip website. -
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- Softonic Review - Audio mixing for everyone
- Monday, April 12, 2010
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We’re completely delighted to receive such an awesome review from Niamh Lynch at Softonic!
Please see the full review below or visit the Softonic website here.
“I have a confession to make - when I see an audio mixing program to review, I usually try to pass it on to someone else. They’re just so complicated, especially for a tone-deaf writer like me! When I saw trakAxPC, however, I noticed that it is supposed to be especially suitable for beginners. This has to be the one for me, right?!
Well, trakAxPC might just have cracked it. This application is very user-friendly, which is half the battle. The whole interface can be customized, from the position and size of the panels, to which elements show up when you are using the application. Even managing your tracks is simple, with drag and drop capabilities and extensive context menu options. trakAxPC also comes with a great selection of online videos, tutorials, guides and help, so you’ll have plenty of support if it is your first venture into the world of audio mixing.
Even though the program is especially suitable for beginners, that doesn’t mean that it’s a soft option - trakAxPC has all the audio (and video) editing options you would expect, although the effects don’t quite stretch to the same levels as some editing apps aimed at more advanced users. Even so, trakAxPC allows you to do all the cutting, copying, mixing and synching that you would expect in any other editing program.
trakAxPC provides a gentle but professional gateway to the world of audio and video editing.”
Thanks Niamh for taking the time to review us - we appreciate it.
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- Google Search Stories - trakAxPC
- Friday, April 09, 2010
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Had fun this morning with Google Search Stories!
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- How to Create a Video Montage of Old Photos & Memories with trakAxPC
- Wednesday, April 07, 2010
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It was my parents’ 40th wedding anniversary this weekend and my family had got together to plan a surprise party for them. One of our brothers lives with his family in New Zealand, so I wanted to include them somehow in the party. I had asked him to record a short video message from his kids that I could play on the night. After seeing how cute the message that he had sent over was, I decided to include it as part of an overall video montage that would try and capture some of the great memories from my parents’ 40 years together.
Making a video montage from old photos or videos is such an easy process, but can be so powerful that I thought it would make an interesting blog to show how I went about making it. It is a really great centrepiece for so many events - important birthdays, retirement parties, bachelorette parties, anniversaries, baby’s first year - the list goes on! It also makes a really thoughtful gift that you can enjoy after the party.
Firstly here is my finished video and below I will bring you step by step through creating the video:
Gather your Content and Scan the photos
The first step is to gather all your old photos and any video footage that you may have. You then have to get scanning. I found scanning the photos in batches much quicker that scanning the photos individually. However, my scanner is pretty ancient, so perhaps your scanner may be quicker.
You may want to draft up a quick storyboard - do you want to tell a story with the photos/ show the footage chronologically/ play songs that are particularly meaningful for the person?
Create your Mix
The next step is to start creating your mix in trakAxPC. My video was pretty straightforward - 4 songs, some text, photos displayed with either a crossfade, a simple transition and some with no transition and 1 video clip.
To create the video, it is simply a case of dragging and dropping your media into the Mixing screen and placing it where you want it to appear in the timeline. If you are completely new to trakAxPC, you may want to check out the following video tutorials:
I simply used the default YouTube HD settings when creating my video, but if you know you will be showing your video on a square monitor / screen etc. you may want to change your Target Frame Size.
Export your Mix
The next step is to export your mix - I normally use the MPEG 4 (Level 4) setting, but feel free to play around with the Export settings and choose a format that suits your needs.
The final issue you have to decide is how to show your video on the big night. There are various options that you can explore. I think the easiest is to bring your laptop and play your video using something like the VLC player. I simply hooked my laptop up to a large monitor and played my video in fullscreen (see screenshot below), but obviously if you have access to a projector or wide-screen TV, this would work great. You can also burn your mix to a DVD (most PCs now come with DVD burning software such as InterVideo WinDVD) and you can play in through a regular DVD player and TV.
If you have any questions on any of the steps above, please just drop me a comment and I would be happy to help in any way.
Remember, trakAxPC is currently available for the very special price of $24.95 and you can download a 30 day free trial here. -
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- Use the Filter Functionality to find files quickly
- Thursday, April 01, 2010
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In this short video, Cormac shows you how to use the Filter functionality within the Scan window in trakAxPC to find specific files quickly.
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