Category: Digital Media
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Sketchup
What is it? Sketchup is a free Google application for drawing three-dimensional objects. Key features A three-axis drawing field Ability to rotate an object and export a 2-D image of the object you have created Various templates for different applications (engineering, architecture, carpentry) Color and texture tools to create building for Google Earth Works on…
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Screenflow
What is it? Screenflow is an Apple screen capture application that enables the user to record everything on the screen, computer audio, video from a web camera, and audio from an attached microphone. Key Features User-friendly, intuitive, easy-to-use interface Powerful video editing and annotation tools Multiple video and audio tracks for bringing in other material…
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ARTstor
What Is It? ARTstor is a digital library of nearly one million images in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences with a set of tools to view, present, and manage images for research and pedagogical purposes. Who Uses It? The ARTstor Digital Library is used by educators, scholars, and students at…
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SMART Notebook
What Is It? SMART Notebook is a presentation tool similar to Power Point or Keynote. It is designed for use with a SMART Technologies Sympodium or Smartboard but can be used on any Macintosh or Windows computer. It is an incredibly flexible tool for annotation, manipulation and capture of on-screen objects. SMART Notebook allows user…
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Keynote
What Is It? Keynote is an application in the Apple iWork suite for Macintosh. It can be used to combine text, pictures, audio, video, animations and Web links into slides that can be displayed as part of a lecture, presentation or training session. Used well, computer-based presentations can help to present instructional materials in a…
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PowerPoint
What Is It? PowerPoint is an application in the Microsoft Office suite for Macintosh and Windows. It can be used to combine text, pictures, audio, video, animations and Web links into slides that can be displayed as part of a lecture, presentation or training session. Used well, computer-based presentations can help to present instructional materials…
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Screen Capture Programs
What Is It? Screen capture applications allow the user to capture still images or video of actions or objects on the user’s computer screen. There are a variety of tools available, but their capabilities are very similar so the information here will be somewhat generic, but is generally true for all screen capture utilities. If…
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Adobe Premier Elements
What is it? Adobe Premier Elements is a digital video editing software program for Windows. With iMovie, you can import video from several sources (such as a miniDV tape, VHS recording or DVD). Once you have imported your video you can trim content, combine clips, insert images and add audio tracks, special effects and transitions…
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Windows Movie Maker
What it It? Windows MovieMaker is a digital video editing software program for Windows that is available as a free download from Microsoft’s website. With MovieMaker, you can import video from several sources (such as a miniDV tape, VHS recording or DVD) or record directly into the application using a Web cam. Once you have…
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GarageBand
What is it? GarageBand is an audio editing software program that is available as part of the Apple iLife suite of applications for Macintosh computers. GarageBand has a variety of features that can meet the needs of a range of audio recording projects, from a very basic short live recording to more elaborate, multi-track projects…