Developing Web-based Multimedia Projects Bill Huitt Joe Newton

The Norm Poor quality microphones Analog taping equipment Slow computers with limited disk space

Available on Campus Up-to-date Equipment Computer software Assistance –VSU Library – Rex Devane –College of Education – Mark Swift –Instructional Technology – Danny Smith –Satellite Services – Bill Muntz –VSU TV – Mike Savoie

Topics Audio Projects –Types –Microphones Video Projects –Cameras –Other equipment –Taping –Post-production Still Pictures –Film –Digital –Sharing Online Power Point w/Audio Miscellaneous

Audio Projects Tape –Convert to wav format –DAT tape recorder Computer –Unbalanced microphone input –Software Streaming –Real Audio –Windows Media Player

Microphones Types – Dynamic – Cardiod – Lavalier – Pressure Zone – Shotgun – Wireless Manufacturers – Audio-Technica – Apex – Azden – Sennheiser – Sony

Still Pictures Film/Scanning – Easy, relatively cheap – Time consuming – Slides vs pictures

Still Pictures Digital – Point and Shoot Most highly rated – Olympus – Canon – Nikon – Sony – Kodak Minimum resolution – 2.1 megapixels

Still Pictures Digital – SLR Most highly rated – Nikon – Canon – Olympus – Sony – Fuji – Minolta Minimum resolution – 5.2 megapixels

Still Pictures Digital – Requirements Need disk space Need software Need method of organization

Sharing Pictures Online Ezprints Ofoto Shutterfly Snapfish Kodak HP

Video Cameras Analog – VHS; VHS-C – SVHS – 8mm – Hi8mm

Video Cameras Digital – Digital 8 – Digital VHS – Mini DV Consumer Prosumer – MPV/MPEG2

Video Cameras The MOST Important Feature – Ability to add additional microphone – Without this feature the quality of web-based applications is significantly diminished

Other Video Equipment Unipods & Tripods –Holds camera steady –Unipod useful for tight spaces or when quickly changing locations Extenders – Keeps microphone off camera – Eliminates picking up camera noise

Other Video Equipment Microphone Boom –Get mic closer to subject –Can make on inexpensively –Need insulation on handle Headphones – Check sound quality while recording

Other Video Equipment XLR Adaptors –Allow use of balanced microphones –Needed if mic to be placed more than 3ft from camera

Video Projects Principle of 1/3’s Want to have heads in upper half Limit use of zoom Taping

Capturing & Rendering Adobe Premier available in Media Center Video Projects Render into MPEG to put on Video CDs or DVDs Render into Real Media for video streaming Useful to have 2 nd hard drive

Producing CDs & DVDs Nero – CD burner Sonic DVD-It – Authoring and burning Video Projects

Power Point with Audio Producing – Develop Power Point presentation – Add audio Select “Slide Show”, then “Record Narration” Select “Link Narrations in:” and browse to subdirectory Select “Settings”—44,100mhz, 16bit mono – Can burn to CD

Power Point with Audio Streaming  Download “Real Presenter”  If already have audio, Real Presenter will produce streaming file  Can also use Real Presenter to generate audio

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