One of the things that make the Flip cameras such game changers is the form factor—small and light enough that you can give one to a child for entertainment.
So for a while now Andrea has been running around the house with a Flip camera. There’s very little footage that’s actually usable, but she sure has fun.
Embedded here is a short compilation that I do believe adequately illustrates why so many parents of small children look so tired. Man, if I could bottle that energy and sell it…
High energy from Nic Lindh on Vimeo.
As a nerd aside, the footage was taken with a Flip, assembled and color corrected in Final Cut Pro, the audio sweetened and the loop added in Soundtrack Pro.
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I’m still not completely understanding the Flip. Before it was HD, my Canon Elph took the same quality video. So now there is a Flip HD, but now Canon has new Elph’s out which shoot HD as well. I still don’t get why you wouldn’t just buy and use a point and shoot camera that is basically the same form factor and weight, but that also shoots high megapixel still shots as well.
Then again, I probably wouldn’t hand a young child an Elph, even as fairly indestructible as they are. Maybe that’s the part I’m missing?
In other news, I really should start playing with Final Cut Pro and Soundtrack.
As far as I’m concerned, the big win for the Flip is the form factor and the ease-of-use. So yes, being able to hand it to a child and not having to worry (much) is a huge factor.
Big DSLR for good pictures and tiny Flip for good-ish video is a great way to fly.
But sure, sooner or later the devices will converge.
Final Cut Pro and Soundtrack Pro are great apps, but the learning curve is brutal. If you want to get into them, be prepared to spend serious time.