A video of a baby's first steps, a tossed wedding bouquet, or a less-than-perfect attempt at a high dive can be transformed into a keep-at-hand photo flip book for repeated enjoyment. The smallest flip books are perfect party favors and can be slipped into muslin drawstring bags.

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For more retro fun, check out FlipClips, where you can turn your 30-sec. home video into a 150-page flip book for $19

Upload your favorite 15-second video to Flipclips.com, and it'll be turned into a flip book that makes your toddler's trip down the slide even more adorable and fun.

Here's a portable video player that never runs out of battery power, slips seamlessly into your pocket, and can easily withstand being dropped.

Now your own little comedian can be the star of the show, as FlipClips lends a do-it-yourself, modern twist to the old-fashioned classic. It's easy: Take a 30-second digital video (maybe at your kid's school or in the park while playing with his buddies), then upload it to the site for an individually crafted flip book.

Share your favorite wedding moments by creating a charming flip-book for loved ones to thumb through. Start by selecting a 10-to-30-second action sequence from a video recorder or a camera phone. (The first dance and the bouquet toss both make nice snippets.) Then upload the footage to flipclips.com, where the images are retrieved, printed on acid-free digital paper and bound. Finally, choose from several cover designs and personalize your pick with your names and wedding date. Presto: a truly moving memento.

Fifteen seconds of video transforms a birthday party or wedding march into a 75-page Flipbook.

When I was in grade school, I'd draw stick figures on the edges of my textbook and flip the pages to create a makeshift flipbook instead of paying attention in math class. FlipClips goes a step further by taking your digital video (under 30 seconds) and transforming it into your own personal flipbook. You can create flipbooks of your most memorable moments and give them away as gifts, souvenirs, or in place of a greeting card. Plus, you won't get in trouble for writing in your textbooks.

Send FlipClips.com a brief video clip worthy of memorializing, and the company will send you back a custom flipbook - sort of like the karate-fighting stick-figure type you used to make, only made of archival paper and ink.

Curioso y atractivo el servicio que Flipclips ofrece. Seguro que alguna vez has cogido una pequeña libreta y has dibujado una secuencia sencilla en los bordes para posteriormente pasar las hojas de forma rápida y ver el efecto de movimiento que se genera. En FlipClips hacen justo lo contrario: cogen la película que les des y la transforman en un libreto donde ver el vídeo. Un idea genial para regalar por 9 euros.

FlipClips is an online service that will turn any video clip under 30 seconds into a pocket-sized flipbook. There are a variety of different sizes available depending on what resolution of video you provide...

Let's face it, parents have obvious bragging rights, so the next time you visit relatives, instead of whipping out the usual school pics, why not try FlipClips.

What a cool idea! Totally retro but still awesome. Make a book for the grandparents of the kid making funny faces, or make one of the pets being crazy. Fun fun fun.

In a twist-of-retro-fate (yes, I made that up), now you can turn your digital video into a good old-fashioned flip book!

Created from 10, 15, or 30 second video clips, FlipClips offer the option to customize the cover art in a variety of sweet patterns.

What an interesting way to share and preserve short clips in the physical world.

FlipClips est un site plutôt intéressant qui vous permettra de créer des petits livres à partir de vos courtes vidéos, chaque page représentant une capture de la vidéo, à la manière d’un dessin animé. Une bonne idée de cadeau, à n’en pas douter!

File this under groovy gift idea! This would be great for videos of kids, pets, the love of your life...

A great gift idea for proud grandparents!

The difference here is the quality of the books and the convenience of multiple printings, where you can send in one video and the company will print hundreds of these little books with the price getting lower as the volume gets higher. They would be great for weddings and parties and such.

Dokážete si predstavit papierovú alternatívu k filmovému záznamu? Ak si spomeniete na papierové blocky s animovanými postavickami ktoré sa rozhýbali ked ste v rýchlom slede palcom spúštali stránky, potom viete kde sa nachádza riešenie. Novinka s názvom FlipClips mieri na trh.

Here's a portable video player that never runs out of battery power, slips seamlessly into your pocket, and can easily withstand being dropped.

I remember, as a late grammar-schooler, taking stacks of Post-It notes and creating little flip-books that depicted stick figures on skateboards. It was a slightly laborious process that kept me occupied for full periods and, even then, I kind of wished I had a better system. FlipClips is that better system, offering simple 3.5"(w) x 2"(h) books made from digital video.

In addition to viewing them online, photos can be printed and shared with anyone, anywhere. One online company implemented a way that enables you to take your short videos with you without the need of a player - FlipClips.

...who wants to watch two hours of a happy couple you don't even know?

...what's a body to do with all those 30 second video snippets? Why, turn them into flipbooks, of course!

Easy to carry and more tactile than viewing a video on a pc or camera screen, the books make great gifts, souvenirs or promotional items.

FlipClips is a fun service that converts your digital video clips into a fascinating paper flipbook, or an animated movie book where you just flip pages and the animation appears to play... The end product is very impressive and definitely a great gift idea.

Take a vacay from "2.0" life. FlipClips will transform your uploaded video clip into a real 3.5"x2" old-skool flip book...

This is a great answer to the question of just what, exactly, to do with the hours of footage sitting in your desk drawer. Plus, you would easily trump any parent's wallet photo.

The traditional flipbooks are in the spotlight again due to the introduction of FlipClips.

Your first wedding dance, Barry Bond's 989th homer, the birth of your first child (rate that one "R" please), or said child's first t-ball homer... it's a gift idea that's a whole lot of super.

動画共有サイトが人気だ。 しかし動画はコンピュータや携帯端末なんかがないと見せることができない。 いつでもどこでも動画を共有するにはどうしたらいいか・・・そう考えたのがFlipClipsである。

What better way to impress (or bore) your friends with your Super 8 "best bits"

Perfect for remembering those short but sweet moments

Now share the laughs without pressing Play.

I know a flip book is small enough for the grandmothers to carry in their purses. Plus it allows them to not only say "how cute is my grandson?" but also "how clever is my [step] daughter [in-law]?"

Turn your digital video into a personalized flip-action book for savoring a vacation, preserving a special occasion or tucking into a gift bag.

The thing that makes them so unique is that you can have them created for you using your video clips. Very cool, very fun, and everyone is fascinated by them.

Each book is custom made and perfect for capturing a favorite family moment, showing off a pet’s hard-learned tricks or commemorating a vacation moment.

Send FlipClips a digital video of you landing your best trick or goofing around with your friends and they'll make a customized flip book out of it for a pretty cool price.

Flipclips are surprisingly cool.

Ever wonder what you should do with all those random video clips you’ve recorded on your digital camera or video camera?

This innovative service lets you turn home movies into mini flipbooks of up to 150 pages (30 seconds of motion).

As natty as the digital era is, nothing will ever replace the nostalgia of a hefty scrap book. Nothing that is except FlipClips – a groovy new service that lets you turn your digital video clips into a paper flipbook.

Si può aderire al servizio inviando un filmato ripreso con il cellulare, in formato 3GP/MOV/AVI, e scegliendo le caratteristiche del libricino animato. Flipclips, per 9 dollari provvederà alla stampa, rilegatura e spedizione del libro. Geniale.

Back in days of yore, before motion picture films were invented, the most animated form of entertainment available were picture flip books. Thanks to FlipClips.com you can now turn your modern day home video's AVI or MPG clip into a retro mini flip book of up to 150 pages

A great party favor or small gift. FlipClips lets you turn movies into mini flipbooks of up to 150 pages (30 seconds of motion).

Now, instead of getting e-mailed 300 pictures of little Tommy's first step, you can actually see him stand up and walk.