Video editing is the process of re-arranging or modifying segments of video to form another piece of video. The goals of video editing are the same as in film editing — the removal of unwanted footage, the isolation of desired footage, and the arrangement of footage in time to synthesize a new piece of footage.

The increased popularity of online video clips has produced a large increase in video editing activity by Internet users. The Internet has become an important source of free online video-editing tools.

Below is an “Incredible List of Online Video Editing Tools” for those who like to play around with videos .I also made another post “Advanced List of Video Editing Softwares.I hope you enjoy them.

BubblePly - Video annotating service where anyone can add text bubbles that are synchronized with video.

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Flickr is a photo sharing website and web services suite, and an online community platform. It was one of the earliest Web 2.0 applications. In addition to being a popular Web site for users to share personal photographs, the service is widely used by bloggers as a photo repository. Its popularity has been fueled by its innovative online community tools that allow photos to be tagged and browsed by folksonomic means.

Below is an “Incredible List of Flickr Search Tools” for those who want to search images in flickr.

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Video editing software is application software which used for the editing of video sequences on a computer. It has the ability to import and export video, cut and paste sections of a video clip, and add special effects and transitions; and it sometimes includes the ability to encode the video for creation of a DVD, Web video, mobile phone video, or video podcast. Video editing software generally also allows for some limited editing of the audio clips which accompany the video, or at least the ability to sync the audio with the video.

Below is an “Advanced List of Video Editing Softwares” for those who like to play around with videos .

Adobe After Effects CS3 : Adobe After Effects CS3 Professional software is an essential upgrade. Design vector graphics, create more organic movements, and expedite delivery with new integration and collaboration features.

Adobe Premiere Elements 4 : Create and share great-looking movies in minutes with Adobe Premiere Elements 4 software. Get started quickly with easy movie making options; show your style with amazing audio and video effects; and share your movies virtually anywhere.

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Knoll Light Factory by Digital Anarchy.Orginally created by Photoshop’s co-creator, John Knoll, Light Factory was created to produce the photon torpedo effect for the Star Trek movies.

What do you think Light Factory (Version 3.0) ,do that Photoshop’s built-in lighting effects not able to do?According to Jim Tierney, Digital Anarchy’s president:

The lights that can be created and simulated go far beyond the simple lens flare that is built into Photoshop. Photoshop’s Lens Flare has three preset looks and the only thing that you can change is the position, size, and brightness. Knoll Light Factory provides over a 100 different light and flare presets. Each light/flare is created using combinations of the 17 different element types that occur when a light is photographed. The Light elements can be combined in any way, with lots of copies of only couple elements, one instance of each element, or any combination in between. Each element has five to ten different adjustable parameters, providing a practically infinite number of configurations and combinations.

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Light Factory offers a series of options in the Preset list on the left side. You simply need to double-click the elements you wish to apply to your image. A list of selective elements (Elements of Lights), you can switch them on or off to view the results of different settings.Below are the Element Parameters, where each effect can be customized individually.

Once you customize each Element, you can adjust the overall effects of the Light Elements just below the large preview image. And unlike Photoshop’s built-in lighting effects, Light Factory allows full control over the movement of the lighting in your image. Just click and drag the flares around in the preview image.

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The $149 Knoll Light Factory 3.0 is a Universal Binary plug-in, compatible with Photoshop 7.0 through CS3 and Photoshop Elements 3.0 and 4.0 (and Elements 5.0 on Windows), and a demo is available to get your hands dirty. It works perfectly on my Mac Pro running Leopard and Photoshop CS3.This is a spectacular plugin if works with lots of images that need a extra lighting.

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