Upload, Edit, and Share Your Holiday Videos

Editing your holiday videos doesn't have to be a chore when you have plenty of free video-sharing web sites with built-in video editing tools. You simply upload your videos, choose the best parts, add special effects, and you're ready to send those special clips to all your friends and family. Check out these top three video-sharing sites, and start sharing your videos in minutes:

Eyespot: This is a great site for newbies who want to create fun video clips without having to buy extra editing software. You'll have to capture video to your computer in small segments, but once they're on your PC, you can upload them and use the built-in video editor to add fun effects, transition, music, or photos. To merge all your clips together, you simple drag and drop them into a timeline where you have the option to trim, add captions, special effects, or music if you want to. Mixes can be shared publicly or privately.

Max upload size limit: 100MB
Private sharing: Yes, you can send a link to friends, post on your blog, or send via email.
Cool feature: MobileCast lets you send video to all your friends' phones. You can also subscribe to someone's feed to get mixes sent to your phone.

Jumpcut: If you have a Yahoo! account, signing up for Jumpcut is a breeze. The Yahoo!-acquired company provides you with plenty of tools to make your videos a lot more interesting. The built-in video-editing software allows you to add audio, titles, transitions, special effects, music, and photos. Instead of uploading photos individually, you have the option to import photo sets straight from Flickr or Facebook. This in turn creates a slideshow you can also edit and add music to. Once you've uploaded all your media, simply drag and drop clips in the order you want them to appear in your video. Once you're done, you can publish and share your videos with friends and family.

Max upload size limit: 100MB
Private sharing: Yes
Cool feature: Lets you import photos straight from Flickr and Facebook and upload videos straight from your video camera or via email.

MotionBox: If you're looking for a service that lets you trim, mix, and share your videos without all the cutesy effects, this is the place for you. Motionbox is a very straightforward, no-fuss type of web site that lets you upload multiple videos at the same time. The one downside is you have a 300MB storage limit, which means you have to upgrade your free account to a paying account for an unlimited storage option. Uploaded videos are broken down in a timeline, so you can share only those parts you want people to see. The flash player is very advanced, and it allows you to play, email, or link to a clip shown on the timeline. After you've edited your video, you can send it as an e-card, email, or share it on your blog.

Max upload size limit: 100MB (300MB limited storage)
Private sharing: Yes
Cool feature: You can import email addresses from Outlook, Yahoo!, AOL, and Gmail, and send a video e-card complete with colorful theme to your friends. To keep it old school, you can make a physical flipbook of your videos for $9.

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