Father’s day is just around the corner and if you’re like me, well, you may have kinda forgotten and/or have no idea what to get your dad… So before you rush to the nearest mall, in the name of all fathers allow me to say: no necktie this year, pleeeease! :)

So why not make something a bit special and different, like a personalized video made with Stupeflix?
Combine your pictures, videos and music, add captions and title slides, finish up with transitions and you have a great film to show next Sunday :)

Here is an example of what you could do:

http://studio.stupeflix.com/v/CuJQ773pee/

There is an exciting new feature out in your favorite video editor!

Import from the web, a new option to add images to your video projects, lets you type a URL or a search query to get photos and videos straight from the web!

If you enter a URL, the editor will look into that web address for large images (300 pixels minimum width or height) and videos, and let you add them into your video project.

If you type a search query, the editor will look on Flickr for images & videos you can add in your video project.
We take care of the licensing for you: all images & videos results are under the Creative Commons Attribution only license: you have the right to use them in your videos, as long as you give attribution to the author in the video – we do that for you as well.

Last but not least, here’s a power tip: if you enter as a URL the address of one the videos you made in Stupeflix, you can import that video right into your video project. Using this feature, you can create parts of your video to be assembled into a larger project, with each part of your video using its own music or theme.

Show us what you can do with Import from the web in the comments!

There is a new style available for your Top10 videos, it will give your best-of videos a very Hollywood look!

To use the new Flare style, select Top10 as your video theme, and find Flare in the Project Settings:

Check out this sample video showing the best of JJ Abrams directing!

Say hello to our new, bigger, better music library!

500 awesome tracks await.
Tracks are arranged in specific playlists so you can easily find the perfect soundtrack for your video.

You can sort through the library by genre, or browse the categories to find the right playlist and songs.

In the Occasions category, you can find songs specifically picked for Weddings, Birthday videos and more.

In Fun, playlists include Vacations, Travel, Sports, Humor and Friendship.

In Holidays, you’ll find songs picked specifically for special days of the year, from 4th of July to St Patricks day.

In Moods, you can pick the soundtrack to give your videos the special ambiance you’re looking for, from Love or Joy to Sadness.

Finally, the Business category has 125 songs reserved for Pro and Reseller users to make Presentations, Real Estate or Production videos.

Thanks to our friends at FriendlyMusic who made it possible.
Let us know in the comments if you like it!

Getting a plan on Stupeflix.com just got easier, as we just introduced payments with credit cards. You can now subscribe in seconds, even if you don’t have Paypal!
We take Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover and even JCB cards.

If you don’t have a Stupeflix account yet, sign up for free today and get a free full-length 720p HD video export!
Give it a try and don’t forget to share your best creations with us!

For Immediate Release

San Francisco, June 26th, 2012 – Stupeflix releases edu plans, offered by Google in grade-level app packs

Teachers favorite video app now available to schools and districts
Teachers love Stupeflix. It makes video creation so easy 5 years old can do it, making it the perfect tool for digital storytelling in the classroom. “Stupeflix wows the crowd – the video captivated the students in the classroom” says Richard Byrne, teacher and author of freetech4teachers.com. Stupeflix released education plans for teachers last month, and schools asked for ways to offer Stupeflix to all teachers and students within an organization. Today Stupeflix releases plans for schools and districts to do just that, and manage up to 15,000 students and teachers under a single account.

Google features Stupeflix in grade level app packs for Chromebooks, with 40% discount
Google released today curated collections of web applications tailored for the 500+ schools and districts using Chromebooks. Selected for the grade-level apps packs, Stupeflix is offering a 40% discount to schools and districts who will subscribe through the Google Apps Packs website. School administrators can add Stupeflix directly from their Chromebooks management console, and easily manage thousands of students and teachers from their Stupeflix account – for less than a dollar per student per year.

Useful links:
- sample student video: http://studio.stupeflix.com/v/iSbsrF5GN1/
- screenshot of google store featuring Stupeflix: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1524046/Google/Stupeflix-in-Google-EDU-Apps-Packs.jpg
- screenshot of Stupeflix students management console: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1524046/Google/classroom.jpg
- screenshot of Chromebooks management console: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1524046/Google/chromebooks-management-console.png
- Google Apps Pack website: http://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/education/webstore/app-packs.html

About Stupeflix:
Stupeflix is on a mission to simplify video creation.
Founded in January 2009, it is headquartered in Paris, France with an office in San Francisco.
Stupeflix won the SeedCamp 2008 startup competition, was finalist of the TechCrunch Europe Awards 2009 and selected as “Top 100 Innovative Company in Europe” by Red Herring in 2010.

Chris Smith, Chief Evangelist for Inman News, has recently made some great video tutorials to demonstrate how to quickly make professional looking videos with Stupeflix.

Whether you are a real estate agent, a photographer or just a casual user, theses tutorials will help you master online video editing with Stupeflix.

Check out the video tutorials on the following topics:
- Choose a Theme or Start from Scratch?
- Adding Videos, Pictures, Text, Maps, Transitions and Music
- Trimming a Video
- Exporting and Sharing Your Videos the Right Way

About InmanNext:
InmanNext™ is the new channel from Inman News™, the nation’s leading source of independent real estate news, information, advice, and research. Tailored to the needs of agents, InmanNext™ is the first of its kind for real estate agents: a smart, opinionated, useful and actionable source of information that you can use to improve your business.

You think you can dance?
We just released a brand new video theme! It’s party time! An electric theme for peppy videos.
Give it a try and show us what you are capable of!

This theme is ideal to share a lively memory of fun events, or send video invites that will get people hooked!
Even the dullest photos will look energetic, dancing on the screen.
Add a title and a punchline with custom intro & outro sequences.

Have fun and don’t forget to share your creations with us!

We’ve got some pretty exciting news here at the Stupeflix HQ:
Google just featured us in the lastest ad for the new Chromebook computer!

Kudos to our amazing developers who produced such a sleek and beautiful user interface!

Watch the new Google Chromebook ad.

About Stupeflix:
Stupeflix is on a mission to simplify video creation.
Founded in January 2009, it is headquartered in Paris, France with an office in San Francisco.
Stupeflix won the SeedCamp 2008 startup competition, was finalist of the TechCrunch Europe Awards 2009 and selected as “Top 100 Innovative Company in Europe” by Red Herring in 2010.

We just released a brand new video theme: Comics!
This new theme turns your photos into animated comics strips and allows you tell an epic story where you and your friends are the super heros!

The Comics style has exciting new features:
New visuals: with filters, frames and ink flowing, your photos will look epic, and you will look HEROIC.
Add captions and dialogs to complete your story… comics-style!
Add a title and a punchline with custom intro & outro sequences!
- Title Intro: start your video with a splash – with a custom intro sequence taking your photos for a spin.
- Credits Outro: end on a strong punchline! Add some text and have the last word on your story.

Give it a try and share your creations with us!