ProShow by Photodex Austin

3. Make a MontageA new creative gift fit for the 21st century is the video montage. A montage is a more engaging way to look back on the past because, unlike photo books, it can include videos. If your graduate is ever homesick, a montage can serve as a way for him or her to look back on fond memories. Professional photo organizers in your area offer services like creating a montage of your graduate from birth to graduation using photos and video. You can also do it yourself by scanning photos from childhood and putting them to music; however, this will take more time than it would to hire a service. Online assistance: Animoto can help you create a video montage. You can start with a 14-day free trial period, and then after that, it’s $8 a month. The company offers design-rich video styles, and you can edit within the site, choosing from a selection of songs. Smilebox offers graduation slide shows that you can share on social media or play at graduation parties. You pick the photos, video and music, and then Smilebox will fill them into a graduation template that you can edit to your liking. The service is free, but you can put this slide show in a digital photo frame with an upgrade. Photodex, shown above, offers a service called ProShow Slideshow Tools, which allows you to create stunning slide shows of your graduate. Not only do you have the option to create a slide show on the go with the web version, but you also have access to effects that will spice up your slide show through the use of style or transition packs. You can start with a 15-day free trial. Then prices start at a one-time payment of $69.95, or the web version is $48 a year. But you can create free slide shows using the web version.