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    LARGEST DIAMOND
    January 26, 1905 - Premier mine, South Africa

    The world's largest gem-quality diamond was discovered in the Premier mine in the Transvaal (a British crown colony that later became part of South Africa). It weighed 3,106 carats, or about 1-1/3 pounds, and was named the Cullinan Diamond in honor of Sir Thomas Cullinan, owner of the mining company. The Transvall Government purchased the diamond and presented it to the British monarch, King Edward VII, on his 66th birthday. When the rough diamond was cut, it produced nine large stones and nearly 100 smaller ones. All of these stones were flawless. Now part of the British crown jewels, the largest cut gem, named the Great Star of Africa, was set in the English sculptor; the second largest was added to the gems in the imperial state crown.

    HYDROPLANE
    January 26, 1911 - North Island, San Diego, California, U.S.A.

    Glenn Curtiss piloted the first hydroplane flight at North Island, San Diego, California, with a successful take-off from water and landing on water. Rose six feet and flew about two or three hundred yards. The airplane Flying Fish had pontoons in place of wheels. The rear pontoon was 6-ft wide and 5-ft long. The front one was narrower. He had made his first flight on his 30th birthday, 21 May 1908, in White Wing, a design of the Aerial Experiment Association, the group led by Alexander Graham Bell. Curtiss began building his own aircraft. He pioneered the design of the floatplane and the flying boat. Curtiss established an aviation school on North Island in San Diego Bay, Dec 1910. On 17 Feb 1911, He demonstrated the first hydroplane flight to a ship, the USS Pennsylvania.

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The article concentrates on software - especially video editing programs - that can be used to make and edit dynamic and still images by professionals and amateurs.

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Before, making movies was mainly associated with cinematography, but today due to the development of computer technology an ordinary person can edit video files in the comfort of their home and share with Web users or burn onto a DVD. A video editor is all you need to use.
A video editor is a software program enabling the user to create audio and video films. This kind of computer software programs can be used to add visual effects to dynamic or still images. Video editing software can be used both by professionals and amateurs to create documentaries, films, broadcast ads, magazine shoots, modeling and more. Even firms can make and edit video files for video presentations.

Video editing software can be used as an audio-visual aid to display information at educational establishments. When selecting a video editing program, you should pay attention to a few factors. Some video editing tools enable the user to create and edit video files. A good video editing tool is the one that is cost effective and simple and easy to use. The price and the usability factors are closely connected. In other words, a person should first consider the price of a video editing program and then the usability factor. It should be user-friendly and provide the user with customizable options.

A person should be able to easily make videos and add audio or visual effects to images or shots. You can choose images and make desirable effects. A user can also perform chroma key deploying these editing tools. Chroma key editing is when you deploy a green or blue screen behind an object while making, and you digitally supplant the background with a chosen image. Some start-of-the-art editing programs contain a video cloning option. You can clone an object using start-of-the-art video editing programs.

One can even use graphics behind an object, such as the ones deployed in television news anchoring. Other software programs convert videos from and to required video formats. In other words, an advanced video editing software tool provides professional, dynamic, state-of-the-art and customizable features.

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