As electronic books and other digital media become more popular, libraries are going through an identity crisis. Their role as repositories of bound books is uncertain in the long-term future, and nobody knows what the next iteration looks like. YOUmedia, a two-year-old teen learning experiment that incorporates digital media into a wider educational experience, could […]
Continue readingPhotoshop CS-5’s Content Aware Fill
With Photoshop CS5 and Photoshop CS5 Extended, when you remove an image element, Content-Aware Fill replaces the missing pixels almost magically. This revolutionary new tool matches lighting, tone, and noise so it looks like the deleted content never existed.
Continue readingMovie Camera Companies Have Quietly Stopped Making Film Cameras
Over the past year, major movie camera manufacturers ARRI, Panavision and Aaton have all quietly stopped manufacturing film cameras — a tough blow to film, and grim news for film photographers. Debra Kaufman over at Creative COW writes, “The demand for film cameras on a global basis has all but disappeared,” says ARRI VP of […]
Continue readingPodcasting
For those of you who missed my Podcasting Plus: Garageband workshop today, here are some tidbits: What is a podcast?A podcast is a digital media file (audio or video) that can be played on the computer or other media readers (phones, ipods, etc). It is usually thematic and comes out as a series. How do […]
Continue readingWalk-in Technology Support is now on the first floor of the library
The OIT Walk-in Technology Support Service has moved from ACC to the library. Get support for:-AU computing accounts and passwords-AU-supported software-Connecting to the wired and wireless networks-Accessing your e-mail-Health check remediation-Troubleshooting-System restoration-Virus removal-and more
Continue readingHuman Rights Film Series Screening Thursday, October 20 at 5:30pm
Not in Our Town: Light in the Darkness Thursday, October 20, 20115:30-8:00 PM In 2008, Ecuadorian immigrant Marcelo Lucero was murdered in Patchogue, New York. Marcelo’s death was the tragic culmination of a wave of anti-immigrant violence in the community. Light in the Darkness chronicles the journey of Marcelo’s family and community members as they […]
Continue readingFormat Factory: Windows-only file conversion software
Want to rip a DVD to play on your iPad? Want to convert a video file to Flash? Want to extract audio from a video file? Want to convert your home videos to YouTube format? If so, check out what William Eberwein has to say about Format Factory, Windows-only file conversion software. As seen on […]
Continue readingNew Media Center Software Training Sessions this week
The NMC conducts open workshops on a variety of topics related to multimedia production. These 20 to 30 minute sessions are open to all AU faculty, staff and students with all levels of multimedia production experience. There are usually four or five workshops held each week. Check the NMC calendar for the latest schedule. For […]
Continue readingCheck out WeVideo, the collaborative online video editor in the cloud
WeVideoA free video editing and hosting site. Allows for social editing – a project can have content submitted by and be edited by multiple users. Simply shoot videos and photos with your mobile phone or camera. Then upload them to your personal or shared WeVideo media library. You can shape your story alone or together […]
Continue readingLive Action Test Footage from Disney’s Alice in Wonderland
Film archivist lostvocals4 has posted live action test footage for the mad tea party scene in Disney’s 1951 animated rendition of Alice in Wonderland. Upon comparing the live action test to the final film, the archivist discovered much of the test audio was used in the final film. lostvocals4 says: “Walt Disney often filmed actors […]
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