Stock Footage for Free is a decent site that delivers exactly what it sounds like. Everything is royalty free and monetarily free (you do have to register, however). They have some stuff in HD, as well as a lot in SD. While the selection isn’t perfect, hey, it’s free. It’s great for certain cityscape or […]
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‘Life in a Day’: An entire crowdsourced feature film. Watch it for free!
“Life In A Day” project – a part documentary, part home video series created from crowdsourced YouTube clips–is now available to watch for free on YouTube. The film, directed by Oscar winner Kevin McDonald and produced by multiple Oscar nominee Ridley Scott is stitched together from user-generated content and depicts one day of life on […]
Continue readingSource for original music for projects: Pump Audio
Are you shopping around for some good music for a video project, or are you an independent musician interested in making your music available to others for their projects? You might want to check out Pump Audio. This site allows you to search through thousands of original music cues and tracks by independent artists. You […]
Continue readingNeed to download a video for an editing project? – Try Downloadhelper
Looking for ways to download videos online to your computer for your editing projects? Here’s a simple and easy way to do so (via firefox): – Open your Firefox browser and go to Downloadhelper-Download the plug-in when prompted.– Find the video you’d like to download using your Firefox web browser.– Let it load COMPLETELY.– A […]
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 […]
Continue readingDMS Help: The DMS Welcomes the iGrabber
Geniatech’s iGrabber is one of the more revolutionary gadgets to come to the DMS in a while. The iGrabber is a video capture device which allows users to capture video from camcorders, VHS tapes, DVD titles and TV. Simple to use, it will make class clip-mash up projects simpler than they ever have been. These […]
Continue readingMultimedia Resources @ AU
Whether you are putting together a slide presentation, creating a video assignment, or working on your film thesis, there are a host of resources available at AU to both students and faculty. Unfortunately these are scattered all over campus – in the Library, in the New Media Center, in the School of Communication. Until now […]
Continue readingTodd’s Tips – Overlay Video Or Photos Over Video in iMovie ’09
Often times students come to us in the Digital Media Studio with an assignment to create a video about a particular subject. More often than not this “video” assignment doesn’t actually involve shooting a video and then editing it together to tell a story. Typically students are told to create a montage of images and […]
Continue readingNow in Media Services!! New Kodak Zi8 Pocket Video Cameras for Checkout
Media Services is now circulating two Kodak Zi8 pocket video cameras! Any faculty member or student can check them out. Think of these cameras as more versatile FlipCams. They circulate the same length (3 days). Come and check one out to shoot your next video project! If you’re curious of the differences, here’s a side […]
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