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For unforgettable moments, create a Fodeo

Posted by on Jan 13, 2009 in Gift Ideas, Giveaways | 33 comments

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A Fodeo is a custom DVD made from your digital photos, set to music. It’s a wonderful way to do something special with all those digital photos that are piling up!

Creating a Fodeo is super-simple! You start off by registering for an account. Then you must choose 30 photos, decide on a title, a song (any song), and let Fodeo know what kind of event the photos illustrate, and that’s it! They do all the dirty work for you! You you don’t have to sit at the computer for hours editing photos or figuring out how to make your own montage just right. Fodeo has a team of highly-qualified film or tv grad that use special software, and their own creativity, to make a unique video just for you.

After registering, you have the option of either uploading photos right away, or ordering a memory card to use with your camera. If you upload the photos there is no shipping cost, but if you request a memory card, it costs an additional $4.99. I think this is worth it if you’re not too good with computers or don’t want to spend the time uploading photos. You can load photos you already have onto the card, or you can pop the card into your camera to take photos at an upcoming event, and send them in that way.

You don’t get the memory card back, because to keep costs down Fodeo reuses the memory cards over and over again. But no worries about losing your photos – they put ALL of them in a folder on the DVD, which you can easily open with a computer. The basic Fodeo uses 30 photos, but you have the option of adding more to your montage if you’d like, by ordering additional chapters.

Processing takes about two weeks, so you still have plenty of time to get a Fodeo done by Valentine’s Day! It would be a sweet, thoughtful gift for your significant other, grandma and grandpa, or just about any loved one! This would also be a great gift for new parents, or just for you to capture the memories from the holidays, a vacation, birthday, or any other special moment in your life.

Thank you to Fodeo and Mom Fuse for this review opp!
Click here to see some fun sample videos and get more information about Fodeo.

But wait… can you do something for me? Take a look at the photos that are on your digital camera right now. If you were to make your own Fodeo, what would it be about? Think about it, because you have the chance to WIN one right here! It’s a $29.99 value!

To enter, visit Fodeo and leave me a comment below telling me what your DVD would be about, and who you would give it to.

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Please leave a separate comment for each entry. If you don’t have a blog, don’t fret – you can also get an extra entry by sharing this post. Just email it to three of your friends and CC me in the email: mariana[at]ridingwithnohands.com

The winner will be sent an SD memory card with a form to fill out and a postage-paid envelope. US entries only. Please leave a valid email address or blog URL in your comment. This contests ends at 11:59 pm EST on January 23rd, 2008. Winners will be chosen via random.org, and have 48 hours to claim their prize.

33 Comments

  1. Devan Brittain / January 14, 2009

    What a cool idea! I would do one of my children and keep it for myself! ( :

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  2. Lorta / January 14, 2009

    I’d love to do one about our honeymoon for my husband. (He’d probably have to help me make it. He took all of the photos.)

  3. SaraG / January 14, 2009

    My DVD would be for my baby (born in October 2008) and would be for his grandparents :)

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  4. SaraG / January 14, 2009

    Also I’m subscribed to your RSS feed.

  5. Shelley K / January 15, 2009

    We have boxes and BOXES of vaction pics so I think I would do a Fodeo of our vacation pics. It would make a wonderful anniversary gift for my hubby.

    Thanks for a great giveaway :)

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  6. Shelley K / January 15, 2009

    Subscriber

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    Added Technorati Faves (kalikrush)

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    Stumbled (kalikrush)

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  9. danielle j / January 16, 2009

    Oh this would be so wonderful to win! we live away from family so it would be fun to make a dvd of pictures of us since we moved and give it to a set of grandparents. They would love it!
    thanks!

  10. Lisa C. / January 18, 2009

    My dvd would be about my new baby. I’d give it to his grandparents!

  11. Lisa C. / January 18, 2009

    I’m a subscriber.

  12. 1stopmom / January 20, 2009

    I would make it about my family and brothers and cousins and give it to my grandmother. I just know she would love it!

  13. 1stopmom / January 20, 2009

    I blogged about the giveaway
    http://1stopmom-contest.blogspot.com/2009/01/fodeo-giveaway.html

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  14. Angie P / January 20, 2009

    This is cool. I think that I’d make one of family vacation pictures. Thanks!

  15. Melanie B / January 22, 2009

    cute idea! mine would be of my daughter from age 1 to 2. I would give it to my mom probably

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  16. Christine / January 22, 2009

    What a great idea. I would do one about my two daughters. Maybe showing the highlights of the year. I would probably give it to one of the grandparents.

  17. Sarah / January 22, 2009

    I would make one of my daughter. She’s growing so quickly & I don’t know where the time is going!

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  18. Alli / January 22, 2009

    I would make this of my kids! There are too many grandparents, so we would probably keep it here for all of them and tell them that it is their gift.

  19. Thomas Semesky / January 23, 2009

    My DVD would be about the current winter weather that we are having.

  20. ChristieC / January 23, 2009

    I would definetely include all my family pics of myself, husband, and kids and give to the grandparents.

  21. christin / January 23, 2009

    i would do the kiddos as my theme and give this to the grandparents:) what a neat idea!! thanks!

  22. laurie / January 23, 2009

    my video would be about my kids and i would give it to their grandparents as a surpise for valentines day.

  23. Heather Stamper / January 23, 2009

    My video would be about me and my whole family for everyone to watch.

  24. Heather Stamper / January 23, 2009

    I subscribed

  25. adrion / January 23, 2009

    Very interesting prize. I’d like to see the end product on this one. I’m not an editing whiz so this might be a good option for the future.

  26. Kristen Hendricks / January 23, 2009

    My DVD would be about my cat since we love her so much in my family and I would give it to the rest of my immediate family members. I might also make a DVD with photos of relatives who have passed away and give that to family members as well. This is a great giveaway and I really hope I win. Thanks.

  27. kathy pease / January 23, 2009

    i think i would do a Sporting Events one for my hs girls

  28. leah / January 23, 2009

    I’d put my vacation pics on my DVD and keep it for myself to remind me of all the good times out family had together!

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  30. Leah / January 23, 2009

    I’d love to create a dazzling DVD of my ds laughing, giggling, snorting and lovin’ and livin’ up life!

    Thanks so much for this fabulous give~away! : )))

    leahita[at]gmail[dot]com

  31. Leah / January 23, 2009

    I also subscribe! : )))

    leahita[at]gmail[dot]com

  32. Leah / January 23, 2009

    Forgot to say, I’d give this DVD to my darling MIL! : )))

    I also stumbled this give~away! : )))

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  33. Leah / January 23, 2009

    And, I faved you on technorati….user name: leahita.

    Thanks again for this give~away.

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