It’s true that iMovie HD is one of the simplest video editing programs to use, but some folks still have problems with it. That isn’t to say that there are just some among us who are simply media illiterate… Ok, maybe some folks do have problems, but I think that’s less because they aren’t “wired” […]
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Exporting from iMovie (08 or 09) to YouTube
It seems increasingly popular for professors at AU to assign video projects to their classes. One professor even explained to me that after the final they have a mini-film festival of all the videos the students had done as projects. Another professor explained an assignment he gives where he asks his students to put their […]
Continue readingAre there any special effects in iMovie HD?
Oh yeah, there are lots. Check this video out from an intrepid editor: A lot of the stuff you see here are actually not special effects from the iMovie HD program and are just simple editing tricks you can do in iMovie. For example, when the character vanishes completely @ 0:37, it’s simply a matter […]
Continue readingHow to Use HandBrake
HandBrake is free software available for Mac and PC that can assist in the circumvention of professional copyright protection measures on published media. Before proceeding with this tutorial or any other act which proposes to circumvent any copyright protection measures it is a good idea to take a look at the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright […]
Continue reading70+ Creative Tips for Photoshop CS5
Although we always recommend you use lynda.com when you may have questions on Digital Media Studio software, here are 70+ Creative Tips for Photoshop CS5.
Continue readingDMS Help – Adobe TV Brings You the Newest and Best of Adobe
It can be hard to keep up with all of Adobe’s product updates and new version features. But now you can. Adobe TV has a myriad of videos that will keep you up-to-date on your Adobe products. But that’s not all. There are also a number of tutorials on how to use all of the […]
Continue readingTodd’s Tips – Learn to Shoot Good Video
Have you ever felt like this when you finish a video? Felt like you’re carrying the corpse of your dead idea? Editing can obviously be a big part of making a good video, but before you ever even get to the editing suite, there’s a lot you can do to make your video amazing. You […]
Continue readingDMS Help – iMovie ’09 Tutorials from Apple
As we add iMovie ‘o9 to our repertoire of software in the Digital Media Studio it becomes clear that we have a serious lack of tutorials available for iMovie ’09. So here are some, direct from the source. Check out these video tutorials from Apple on using iMovie ’09.
Continue readingTodd’s Tips – iTunes: Learn Anything, the Digital Way
I think it’s time we take a slight digression from media-related posts and take a broader view of the world. When I was last applying for jobs I was asked in an interview how I learned so many programming languages. (I am fluent in Action Script 3.0, Java, C, C++, Objective C, Python, PHP, HTML, […]
Continue readingDMS Help – iLife Fun with Alex: iMovie 09 Tutorials
While we here in Media Services encourage the use of iMovie HD (’06) due to its simplified workflow, we will soon be adding iMovie ’09 to our repertoire, though we will also hold on to iMovie HD for those of you purists out there. We are making this addition so that we will have the […]
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