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!
- Upload your video
- Pick the cover, size, and quantity
- 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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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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