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CSC 391/691 Digital Video and Animation. Fall 2006 Dr. Burg. Textbook: The Science of Digital Media , online at http://digitalmedia.wfu.edu/project/digital-media-curriculum-development/textbased-index.html under CS Module Chapters 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 (Chapter 7 and 8 to be written. ).
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CSC 391/691 Digital Video and Animation Fall 2006 Dr. Burg
Textbook: The Science of Digital Media, online at http://digitalmedia.wfu.edu/project/digital-media-curriculum-development/textbased-index.html under CS Module Chapters 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 (Chapter 7 and 8 to be written. )
Assignments: • Tests – midterm and final • Some worksheets and tutorials to complete • Projects: • Video interpretation of a poem • “Speed Checkers” with splash screen • Exercises in choosing compression and file type and optimizing file size
Platforms • Windows • your laptop • the Dell computers in the Digital Media Lab (Manchester 023) • Mac • My MacBook Pro, which I’ll bring in occasionally
Software available on your laptop • Photoshop • Illustrator • Director (you need to have this installed) • Flash (you need to have this installed) • Processing (you need to install this yourself) • Java • Audacity • Premiere
Software available in the Digital Media Lab • Photoshop • Illustrator • Freehand • Director (you need to have this installed) • Flash (you need to have this installed) • Java • Audition (Digital Audio) • Reason (MIDI) • Cakewalk Music Creator (MIDI) • Premiere • Maya • MAX/MSP/JITTER (MIDI, audio, and video)
Software available on my MacBook Pro • Final Cut Pro • Pro Tools • Reason • Logic Pro
What to do to get started: Have Steven Wicker install Director and Flash on your laptop. It’s a keyed version that requires that you be on the network to access a license key. To contact Steven Wicker: Office: Manchester 130 Extension: 4693 Email: wickersg@wfu.edu Steven is the Digital Media Lab Systems Manager, so contact him if you have programs in the lab.
What to do to get started: Go to the Digital Media Lab and make sure that you can log into the Sound Workstation (the one to the right of the door). Use your regular campus username and password, and make sure you’re logging into Deacnet. If you can’t log in, contact Steven Wicker. If you can log in, familiarize yourself with the software on the computer.
What to do to get started: Begin reading Chapter 4, about Digital Audio. (You can access it online.)