Global Action Project Media In Action Curriculum :: External Resource
You can now download Global Action Project's Media in Action Curriculum. A great resource with over 100 pages, this is one you should definitely check out.
Build a Website in One Weekend :: External Resource
Fantastic post on Design Sponge about how to create a wordpress website in one weekend! A simple and detailed tutorial. Do it!
iDVD Tutorials :: External Resources
In conjucntion with iMovie, iDVD can be used to burn your own movies to DVD quickly and easily, as well as having them look pretty schmick! iDVD comes as part of the iLife package so should already be installed on your Mac.
Some useful tutorials external tutorials:
iMovie Tutorials :: External Resources
iMovie is a great editing software that comes with iLife, a package that comes free with your Mac computer! Its a very stable, easy to use software ideal for first time videomakers.
There are, however, two vastly different versions of iMovie out there; the older version, often considered superior, and the new version from iMovie '08 onwards.
Below are links to some useful iMovie tutorials for the different versions:
Saving Your Video for Upload from Windows Movie Maker :: Instructional
- Open your completed video in Windows Movie Maker.
- Go up to File ->Save Movie File (for Vista users this will be "Publish Movie")
- Select "Save/publish your movie playback on your computer" or "My/This Computer"
- Input your desired Filename and select where you want the file to save
- Select "Best quality for playback on my computer".
How to Burn a DVD from Windows Movie Maker :: Instructional
Once you have finished editing a video in Windows Movie Maker, you may wish to burn this film to DVD for screening! This can be easily done using a free software called DVD Flick (http://www.dvdflick.net/). Make sure you have a computer running Windows which has a DVD burner. This tutorial is relevant for Windows Movie Maker on both XP and Vista.
Export Movie
1. Open your completed video in Windows Movie Maker.
Make Your Own Infra-Red Texta & Can Spray :: Video Instructional
This video explains how to turn any surface of your environment into an interactive space.
Top 3 Photoshop Tutorial Site :: External Resources
Photoshop is fun. I never took any real classes in it, but it didn't stop me from making art with it. If I wanna learn something new though, it means I have to look elsewhere to find tutorials on how to use it.
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