The New Media Center is located on the lower level of the library past the Technology Services desk, next to Media Services. The NMC conducts open workshops on a variety of topics related to multimedia production. These 30 to 60 minute sessions are open to all AU faculty, staff and students with all levels of […]
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Create a free website using Wix
Wix is a service that will help you build a flash website, and basic ones are free. They come in multiple templates for various themes (corporate, media, etc.). You basically drag and drop your personal media into the templates, and very quickly you have your own site. It’s akin to iWeb, but fancier, easier to […]
Continue readingCreate a cool animated photo montage in After Effects
This 14 step online tutorial from Layers Magazine teaches you how to create a really cool animated photo montage. It’s structured in a way that easily enables you to switch out the photos in the animation for new ones as well. Your final result will be a short animated Quicktime movie. Check it out! How […]
Continue readingHow to Back Up Your Data on Your Mac
Here’s a great little wiki article in the How To section of Wired.com. It talks about backing up your data as a Mac user. It’s extremely important to back up all your data, but most of us don’t learn this or follow through and actually do it until we’ve learned the hard way. The hardest […]
Continue readingGreen Screen in Final Cut Pro X
Are you looking to move to the next level in Final Cut Pro X? Here’s a great Youtube tutorial on using green screen effect in Final Cut Pro X. Final Cut Pro X – Chroma Key Green Screen 1. Place Video to be green-screened in the timeline – Tip: Object to be green-screened should be […]
Continue readingNMC Tip: How to format your hard drive so it is Mac compatible… and why
Hi New Media Center patrons, if you plan to work often in the NMC, strongly consider reformatting your hard drives so they are Mac compatible. Drives that are not Mac-formatted may experience issues reading and writing to and from the drive. Note that reformatting the drive erases it, so patrons are advised to back up […]
Continue reading3D Text in After Effects
LiveTut3DText3dStroke from Nick Campbell on Vimeo. Here’s a tutorial on how to create 3D text in After Effects. This is very useful for creating great movie credits and titles. It also enables you to give more depth to the usual After Effects animation options. Discovered at ae tuts+ and GreyScaleGorilla.
Continue readingHow to lengthen your sound effects by looping in Audacity
Here’s a short tutorial that show you how to lengthen a sound effect by looping it in Audacity. Audacity is free Mac, PC, and Linux compatible audio editing software you can download from here.
Continue readingThe Three Keys to Great Audio for Video
Do you want better audio for your video? This might help… This video shows the three keys to great audio for video. They are: Equipment Placement Monitoring Excerpted from Izzy Video.
Continue readingFinal Cut Pro X users: Be sure your external drive is formatted for Mac
Any Final Cut Pro X users using their external drive in the lab should be sure it’s set for compatibility with Mac, or they risk losing (or being unable to open) their work. We’ve had a number of people come into the lab to work in Final Cut X, only to have their projects not […]
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