Bring Your Holiday Cards to Life with Photofy’s Video Stitching Feature
The holiday season is here—a time for gathering with loved ones, creating cherished memories, and capturing it all in countless photos and videos. For many of us, sharing that joy with long-distance family and friends is just as important as making the memories themselves.
That’s why a festive holiday card is the perfect way to stay connected. Did you know that with Photofy, you can not only design gorgeous, professional printed photo cards but also take it a step further? With our video stitching feature, you can bring your photo cards to life, creating dynamic, heartfelt greetings that truly capture the spirit of the season. Read more to learn about creating a beautiful holiday video card.
The Perfect Alternative to Traditional Photo Cards
Sending traditional photo cards has long been a holiday tradition, but they come with challenges that can make them less practical in today’s fast-paced world. Here are some of the common drawbacks:
Disadvantages of Printed Photo Cards
- High Costs of Printing and Mailing
Creating printed photo cards can become expensive, especially when factoring in printing costs, envelopes, and postage—especially for large mailing lists. These expenses can add up quickly during an already costly holiday season. - Time Constraints During the Holidays
Handwriting personal messages and addressing each card is a thoughtful gesture, but the holiday season is often packed with other commitments. Finding the time to send out dozens (or hundreds) of cards can feel overwhelming. - Lack of Engagement
While printed cards are charming, they’re static. They don’t capture the dynamic warmth of the holidays like a video can, lacking sound, movement, or a personal touch beyond the photograph.
Why Video Cards Are a Smarter, Modern Solution
Video cards offer an engaging, cost-effective, and time-saving alternative to traditional photo cards. Photofy makes it easy to create personalized holiday greetings that stand out and connect more meaningfully with loved ones.
- Free and Accessible for Everyone
With Photofy, designing a professional-quality video card is completely free. Download the app to access templates, stickers, and music that make your video unique and festive—all without the cost of printing or postage. - Instant Sharing Without Hassle
Save time and money by skipping the mailing process. Instantly share your video card on social media or send it directly via email, text, or Messenger for a more personal connection. This ensures your card arrives exactly when you want it to, without any postal delays. - A Dynamic and Memorable Experience
Video cards allow you to bring your holiday greetings to life by adding sound, movement, and emotion. Incorporate music, video clips, and photos to create a card that feels interactive and heartfelt, leaving a lasting impression on the recipient.
Create Your Custom Holiday Video Card with Photofy
Ready to craft a one-of-a-kind holiday card? Photofy’s Video Templates and Video Creation tools make it easy to design stunning, personalized greetings. Whether you’re celebrating Thanksgiving, Christmas, or another special occasion, here’s how to get started:
Step 1: Choose a Video Template or Get Creative
Photofy offers a wide variety of templates perfect for crafting unique holiday cards. Simply select one that fits your theme, or start from scratch and let your creativity shine with stickers, overlays, and custom text. Here are some Photofy holiday video templates:
Celebrate Family Moments:
Share your gratitude and holiday cheer with heartfelt slideshows of family photos, cozy moments, and special memories like children’s Christmas photos or romantic celebrations.
Versatile Templates:
Choose from multiple sizes, including vertical short-form options, perfect for holidays, birthdays, milestones, or any occasion worth celebrating.
Step 2: Customize Your Video Card
Once you’ve picked a template, it’s time to personalize it with your own photos, videos, and creative touches. Here’s how:
- Add your media
- Tap the Background to start adding photos and videos.
- Choose content directly from your phone’s gallery or connect your social and cloud storage accounts to access more media.
- Switch between Photos and Videos to mix still images with video clips. You can include up to 9 pieces of content in one video stitch. Learn more about Video Stitching in a template.
- Edit your video
- Tap your video to make edits. Adjust the timing to highlight your favorite moments and add transitions.
- Add music to set the mood! Choose from Photofy’s royalty-free music library, including festive Christmas tracks and other seasonal tunes.
- Personalize Text and Add Overlays
- Update text fields in the template to include your own heartfelt messages.
- If you are using freeform video creation, you can add text overlays, stickers, and more artwork to enhance the festive vibe. Click here to learn more about video stitch creation.
- Save as a Project (optional):
Want to save your progress or use this layout again? Tap the Projects icon to save your creation for more magic. Click here for our Projects tutorial.
Step 3: Share your Holiday Cheer
Once your video card is ready, sharing it is simple:
- Tap the Share button to post directly to your social media profiles or send your card privately via Messenger or text message.
- Want to email it? Photofy automatically saves the finished video to your device, so you can attach it to your holiday emails.
Make the Most of Photofy’s Video Stitching Feature
Photofy’s video stitching tool is more than just a way to create memorable holiday cards. It’s also a powerful feature for business use, especially for our enterprise partners. With branded templates and the ability to add logos and artwork overlays, users can easily create professional-looking videos that stand out.
From promotional videos to event highlights and social media content, the video stitching feature helps businesses tell their stories with polished, visually engaging videos.
Check out the two short videos above to see how simple it is to use Photofy’s video stitching feature and start creating!
Start Creating and Share Your Joy!
This holiday season, let your creativity shine with Photofy! Whether you’re crafting festive photo cards or using the video stitching feature to bring your memories to life, we can’t wait to see what you create. Share your unique designs with the hashtag #madewithphotofy to inspire others and showcase your holiday spirit.
Want to learn even more? Join our next webinar for a live training experience where you can ask questions, explore Photofy’s features, and get tips to make your creations even better. We’re here to help you make this season unforgettable!
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