2010 05/01

Flip Books – An Original Gift Idea

I was trying to come up with a cute and personal gift idea for my friend’s engagement party when I remembered the video her fiancée took of their engagement.  He managed to prop his camera in a window and hit record without her noticing.  The camera was pointed toward a fountain and after a few minutes shows them walk into the line of site, with him getting down on one knee and proposing.  The video is a little grainy, but worth treasuring.

My first thought was to turn one moment from the video into a photo.  Unfortunately, it seemed as though choosing one shot was just not enough.  Finally, I came up with the idea to make a flip book.  I planned to print out a bunch of successive shots and have them bound together.  Fortunately, when I searched online for ideas and tips, I came upon a website that could do it for me!

There are a number of sites that come up when you search for flip books.  The one I used (www.flipclips.com) seemed the most straightforward and required only three steps!

  1. Upload your video
  2. Pick the cover, size, and quantity
  3. Enter your billing information

The only downside to this site was the limited amount of choices for the cover.  Instead of allowing me to create my own, I had to choose from a limited number of pre-made designs.  It worked nicely for mine because there was a wedding option, but if you want to add in your own photo or design you may have to search for a different site.

It took five minutes to upload my video and place my order.  Two weeks later I showed up at the engagement party with the ultimate in personalized gifts!  In addition to a great gift for the bride or groom, a flip book could make a cute shower or wedding favor.  Not everyone has a video of their engagement, but I’m sure any couple would appreciate personalized flip books made from videos captured throughout their courtship.

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3 Comments

  • Love the flip book idea — here is something that takes it one step further! A mobile flip book studio that will come to your special event and make the books on the spot! http://www.alittlescene.com/

  • Another great flipbook studio company is available in Northern California, Action Flipbooks. They can provide onsite flipbooks as well as provide custom created flipbooks from a video you submit. Your cover IS custom designed.

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