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9 Affordable V-Day Gifts

by Evan Shamoon on February 9, 2009 at 11:00 AM

Make a video

There's nothing as sure to elicit coos of contented nostalgia as a personalized video and the tools to make on have never been more accessible. If you've got a Mac, iMovie is a superb option, and on a Windows PC, we love a dead-easy program called Loiloscope -- it lets you drag and drop individual clips to its "infinite desktop" as you would pieces of film (download the lite version for free to see for yourselves).

If you would rather do everything online -- perhaps you're doing some last-minute editing at work, or would rather keep things hidden away and off the home computer -- that's an option as well: JayCut allows you to easily upload, edit, and share your movies on the Web -- no software download or installation necessary!

So get together your most meaningful photos, videos (on whatever device you've got, from webcams to digital cameras), and songs, and get your auteur on. Remember to mix various types of media: There's no reason not to mix video, photos, and songs that have special meaning to both of you. And remember: Tell a story with your video, even if it's simply about how much you looooove that special someone.

Note: If any of your videos are of the "sexy" and/or "naked" variety, we suggest taking the production offline -- and preferably onto a personalized DVD. You can always make them private and/or password protected, but better safe than sorry when it comes to sex tapes.

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