Video Diary Software

Filed under video diary, video diary software, Video Journaling by on March 2, 2011 at 9:19 pm {no comments}

It is not absolutely necessary to purchase video diary software, but 0n the other hand these tools can be very helpful in terms of organization. If you’ve kept a video diary for awhile you know that organizing all those videos of varying lengths can be a bit of a challenge. I talk about this in my book (and provide a system – you can learn more below) but sometimes it’s easier to let software take over. Below are two options, one for Mac and one for Windows.

Video Diary Software for Mac

For example, Video Mémoires is a Mac based video diary system created by a company called ‘Coding Robots’ that includes a very simple, easy to use interface interface and the ability to quickly catalog your videos by date (using the handy calendar on the right side of the screen).

The software features one-button recording and it worked for me as advertised. Within minutes the software was installed, I clicked ‘record’ and with no fuss, my camera was recording and I was making a quick video diary entry. Type in a name for your entry and it is automatically saved and linked to that date. In order to look back at a video, click on the calendar date and all the video diaries recorded on that day appear as icons. (See the screen capture below)

Video Diary Software: 'Video Memoire'

If you have a Mac, try out this software. There is a free trial so you have absolutely nothing to lose! If you decide to purchase the software is a quite reasonable $24.95.

Video Diary Software for Windows (and Mac)

The Video Diary by Corner-A offers nearly identical features as Video Memoire. The interface is a bit lacking in style on the PC version (screen capture below). However, the Mac version of The Video Diary is well designed and pleasing to look at. The Mac version also offers some additional features such as the ability to export video diary files and change the library location.

The retail price of The Video Diary Software is $20.00 although occasional promos are available elsewhere as low as $15.00. The promo I found was at www.mupromo.com.

P.S. Check out “Naked Lens: Video Blogging & Video Journaling to Reclaim the YOU in YouTube” for many great video diary tips, exercises and suggestions. You can read the first sections for free on Amazon.com or by exploring the main page of this website.

“This book can inspire even the most nontechnical readers to grab a video camera and begin the  8 week workshop that can change their lives.” Barbara Ganim and Susan Fox, Authors of “Visual Journaling: Going Deeper Than Words”

“Original, informative and Brilliant!” Tristine Rainer, Author of “The New Diary”

 

 

What is Video Journaling? Using your video journal to explore the self.

Filed under Video Journaling by on August 22, 2010 at 6:27 pm {no comments}

Video Journaling is in some ways even harder to define than video blogging. By its nature it is personal and hidden from view. From my perspective, video journaling uses video to privately explore mind, body and soul – just as people have done with paper diaries and journals for centuries. Journal and diary keepers are in many ways the forerunners of autobiographical filmmaking which ultimately led to video blogging.

In Naked Lens I describe video journaling as being the “yin” to video blogging’s “yang.” Yin and Yang are the Taoist expressions of universal balance.

Yin Yang

Taoist Symbol for Balance

Sometimes Yin and Yang are described as active versus passive. I’d rather think of them as being expressive and regenerative. In the Yang, expressive mode, we connect with others, we make our selves known, we share with the world. But to express something authentic we also need the regenerative stage where we incubate our thoughts and ideas somewhat protected from outside influence.

In our very Yang society we seem to lack the Yin mode, especially when it comes to media. Without Yin to balance it, culture becomes a giant fun-house mirror. Everything is rapidly reflected back and bounced around, sometimes true creativity can be lacking.

Video journaling is the opportunity to reclaim video as your own. It’s a building stage where you can step back, take a deep breath, let it out and just “be” on camera. There are no expectations, there is no one to impress. For some people this regenerative stage leads to video blogging, for others using journal video by itself can be a healing method to reconnect to something deeper.

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