• Capturing your baby's life in a music video is a unique way to remember special moments.baby image by Dron from Fotolia.com
  
  Babies grow up fast. Trying to capture the precious moments can be difficult. Displaying them can be even more of a challenge. Rather than making a photo album, you can create a slide show of photos or video clips to make your baby's first ever music video. It can be easy sent to family and friends so they can share in your baby's life.
  
  

Choose Appropriate Music

• When making your baby's music video, choosing the right music is crucial. You have several options on how to select music. One is to choose a song that reminds you of your baby, such as "Arms Wide Open" by Creed. People often choose the song they first hear after the birth. You may choose to select a popular song at that time. You can find lists of popular songs online at MTV, Magic or VHM. Some songs have special meanings behind them. You can find a list of 100 songs and their meanings at, www.welchproductions.com.
  
  

Photo Slide show

• It is simple to make a photo slide show set to your piece of music. You can use, PowerPoint, Keynote or Flash. By using presentation software and images, you can add themes to your music video. Themes can be downloaded for free from most presentation software's websites and all come with a wide selection. Adding effects, such as sliding photos or phasing in between photos is an easy way to add a touch of professionalism to your music video and make it more than a simple slide show.
  
  

Movie

• Using video-editing software, you can edit your home movies of your baby and set them to your piece of music. There are dozens of video-editing programs available such as Windows Movie Editor, iMovie and Corel. All allow you to cut up movie files into smaller frames and to add merging effects. You can also add photos.
  
  

Combine Videos and Photos

• Using video-editing software, you can merge your videos and photos into one file. This gives you the best of both worlds, having your pictures and home movies as part of your baby's first music video. Effects can be added to the photos so that they appear and disappear in time with the videos. Use effects such as fade and dissolve. This means that your photos will slowly fade into the background of the new video that starts.
  
  

Time Lapse

• Turing your collection of photos into a time-lapse presentation is a great way to express your baby's growth. Take pictures of your baby in the same pose over a period of time. Arrange them in order from oldest to newest and then add your music to it. You can use presentation effects to make the photos more professional looking.