Software Archive

For almost as long as there has been home video, people have been finding ways to record it. Starting with the earliest Betamax and VHS tapes, people recorded their favorite shows and movies. VCRs even came with timers so you could schedule a recording in advance. In 1999, TiVo came along and changed the game again. You could record digitally, so you didn’t have to …

These days, it seems like everybody is a part-time videographer. Whether you’re sharing vacation pictures on social media or running a small YouTube channel, you want to look your best. This doesn’t just mean having good hygiene. It also means getting the right framing, lighting, and focus. In other words, a lot of work can go into creating even a short clip. Now, imagine this …

For many people, a simple smartphone camera just doesn’t offer all the features you need. Sure, even cheap smartphone cameras look pretty sharp these days. But what they don’t offer is a ton of editing options. Sure, you can trim clips and sometimes even splice them together, but that’s about it. You can forget about effects, fun transitions, and any sort of complex editing. This …

If you’re trying to use one video for multiple purposes, you know how tricky formatting can be. You test a dozen different options, and come up with something that looks beautiful on YouTube. But dig a little deeper, and the same video looks like garbage on Facebook and won’t even upload to BitChute. If you want your video to look beautiful on every platform, it …

Now more than ever, we all rely on our computers for work. Want to have a meeting? It’s on Zoom, and the video is recorded for future reference. Want to write a proposal? It goes into a Word document, and gets emailed. This is all very convenient, and allows us to do business in ways our parents and grandparents couldn’t have imagined. But what happens …