Action Script 3.0 (AS3) is Adobe’s programming language. It is used in the applications Flash and Flex to develop interactive web applications, interactive animations and games. AS3 is a complete and fully functional object-oriented programming language which can handle a vast array of interactivity-related tasks such as handling key stroke and mouse click events to […]
Continue readingInteractive Media: Flash, pt 4 – Getting Started with Animation
Once you get to the point where you can draw in Flash with some competency you need to learn how to animate. For those of you who are AU students, the best place to go for this type of training is Lynda.com. But, if you’re not or you just want to learn how to do […]
Continue readingFilmography – War and the Media
The Media Services contribution to the Library Subject Guides is a selective list of video holdings in the American University Library. Filmographies are created by doing multiple keyword searches in the ALADIN catalog to capture as many titles on a topic as possible. For complete up-to-date holdings (including VHS tapes) please refer to the library […]
Continue readingDMS Help: Regression – Tour of a Mac
It just occurred to me that I have spent the last year posting all sorts of articles and tutorials on how to use all this high-level software and I have never once posted anything on how to use a Mac. I know, I know. Macs are simple. Easier than PC’s in this author’s opinion. Still, […]
Continue readingInteractive Media: Flash, pt 3 – Get Started with Flash
Once you’ve found yourself a place to work with Flash, either here in the DMS or at home on your brand new copy of Flash, you need to learn how to use it. Before you can animate or make games, you need to learn how to draw in Flash. Games and animation require characters and […]
Continue readingTodd’s Tips: The Best Format for Apple Video Editing Software
Apple video editing software loves .dv files. A .dv file is a fairly uncompressed video format which is commonly found on the Macintosh platform. Despite its size it works seamlessly with both iMovie and Final Cut Pro. By seamlessly I mean that it is not necessary to render your footage in Final Cut Pro and […]
Continue readingDMS Help: Cheap Software for AU Students
If you use a lot of multimedia development software and you don’t know about JourneyEd you have been missing out. JourneyEd offers HUGE discounts on common software to university students. The downside is that your university has to be enrolled in their program. But, for those of you who are AU students, not to worry. […]
Continue readingInteractive Media: Flash, pt 2 – Get Flash
In order to do some work on Flash you’ll actually need Flash. Unfortunately it’s a very expensive program. However, I have a few ways around that for you. All 8 computers in the DMS have Flash installed on them. So you can, of course, come here and use Flash. Not only that, I’m a bit […]
Continue readingInteractive Media: Flash, pt. 1 – Introduction
If you’ve been on the internet at all in the past five years, you’ve used flash. Most of the time it manifests itself as the Flash Player, a plugin for your browser which allows you to view Flash content online. But what if you’re not just interested in viewing Flash content, what if you’re interested […]
Continue readingDMS Help: Media Services Gets an Infusion of Video Production Gear
The merger of many parts of the CTRL with the library has been a huge boon for Media Services. Beginning on Friday, June 17th, Media Services will be circulating a widely increased array of multimedia production equipment: FlipCam Camcorders Flip ultraHD Camcorders Kodak Zi-8 Camcorders Cannon Vixia HD Camcroders Tascam Audio Recorders Microtrack II Audio […]
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