On Thu, 25 Apr 2002 13:43:02 +0100, Lawson.Edwards@btinternet.com wrote:

>Anyone recommend any personal web sites that may have clips of family
>home video.. I got a few DV tapes full of Family stuff Xmas/ birthdays
>days out etc, but i need some inspiration as too ideas to distribute
>the stuff to family members concerned, in respect of making it
>interesting to watch. I can do the obvious like remove the bits here
>and there that contain carpet,shoes or ceiling!!! but what i want to
>see is what others do, ie how long a clip do you preserve to show kids
>unwrapping xmas presents and stuff.....If it was upto my wife she
>would keep the whole 60 minutes, but though they are my kids too, 60
>minutes seems pretty boring!!!

Then make it interesting...! ;-)
BTW, better to have footage included that you will value
more a couple of decades from now than to keep just the
"important" stuff - and, remotes with "fast forward" on
them are useful...! ;-)

>As i say all i need is inspiration and ideas on how you guys present
>your clips. I got all the tools to do the job and everything works
>flawlessly.

Then, have fun assembling your clips into a smooth,
suspenseful, funny, mysterious, beautiful, whatever,
fun-to-view video! ;-) BTW, the "trick" I use for
v e r y l o n g v i d e o s is a fun bit at
the end that leaves people smiling - they will then
forgive earlier excesses committed in the video,
and those many yawns...;-)