For my in-class presentation, I spoke about Audacity and Cyberlink PowerDirector Express. Below is an outline of what I spoke about in class, and a link to my PowerPoint presentation.
https://campus.fsu.edu/bbcswebdav/users/jms04aa/public/musictechslide.pptx
Audacity & cyberlink director express
(open myspace, google “compare sony soundforge and audacity”
open my documents)
(play sasq)
audacity
similar to sony sound forge
open up audacity, looks similar
user review
http://www.blog-relations.com/2005/11/21/sony-sound-forge/
audacity can do it!
PLUS…multi tracks!
Open source
plug-ins
…always new effects and sounds
VST plug-ins, “Video Server Technology”
makes seamless cutting possible
[play squirrel nut zippers]
[play chupacabra]
cyberlink powerdirector express
make your own videos
make a slideshow
use home videos, look professional
use videos from youtube
drag and drop, WYSIWYG
multi tracks
video/pictures, music, microphone, titles
edit video
cut clips
do it by cursor, or entering the time, up to hundredth of a second
optimize picture quality
change the contrast, brighten colors
copy and paste clips
drag and drop on video track, each file still says separate for more editing
video effects
how do you get from one picture/video to another?
comes with video effects
fire, film clips moving, fading, peeling page, etc.
[play dr. madsen video]
sound
mute video tracks
drawback:can only mute the whole track
voiceover
add music
clip the music right on there!
Can also use cursor, or enter specific times
[play OGs]
colorboards
text
its own track
different fonts, sizes, colors
text effects
just appear, swirl around, slide in
drawback: cannot make 3 dimensional letters, I use photoshop
comes with pictures, short videos, music
playback in movie viewer
save for later
drawback: file must be on your computer, doesn’t save video clip
produce your movie!
File, disc
Avi, mpeg1, mpeg2
video size, space on your computer, with pie chart
can put the video into flash to compress
uses for cyberlink
music therapy videos; hospice life review, classroom year review, etc.
clip music for videos
videos for music education, or for your students’ recitals
[play big balls]
