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DIGITAL PROCESSES LAB GUIDE & PROCEDURES

DIGITAL GLOSSARY OF FREQUENTLY USED TERMS: ASPECT RATIO: The ratio of the width of an image to its height. Two commonly used in consumer electronics are 4:3 and the wide screen 16:9. AUDIO INTERCHANGE FILE FORMAT (or .aiff): An audio file format standard for storing sound data. The format was developed by Apple in 1988 and is most common to Macs. BIT/BIT MAP: Raster images made up of pixels (or bits) in a grid. Common bitmap-based formats are JPEG, GIF, TIFF, PNG, PICT and BMP. One of two major graphic types with the other being Vector. BIT DEPTH/COLOR DEPTH: The number of bits used to represent the color of a single pixel in a bit mapped image (bits per pixel (bpp) e.g. 8, 16, 32). Higher color depth gives a broader range of distinct and accurate colors. DATA BASE: Collection of information organized so it can be easily accessed, managed, and updated. DEINTERLACING: The process of converting interlaced video, such as common analog television signals or 1080i format HDTV signals, into a non-interlaced form. Interlacing is a technique of improving the picture quality of a video signal often used for display on CRT televisions displaying images as rows of pixels using two fields of odd and even lines. DIGITAL ARTIFACTS: An undesired alteration in data introduced in a digital process by an involved technique or technology. In this course, related mostly to the use of lossy compression techniques and compression algorithms or aliasing resulting in pixelation. FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL (or ftp): Is a standard network protocol used to copy a large file from one personal computer to network/server over the Internet. FIREWIRE: A serial interface standard for high-speed communications developed by Apple in 1995. GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (or GUI): Refers to the ways humans interact with computers for example through windows, icons, menus, the use of a mouse and keyboard often becoming intuitive. ISO & IMAGE NOISE: The number reflects camera sensor sensitivity to light. Image noise is caused by the random variation of brightness or color information in pixels sometimes due to excess compression. The higher the ISO (400+), the better your camera works in low-light situations, but with more image noise. The lower the ISO (200 or lower), the smoother and clearer the image. JPEG (or .jpg): Most common format for storing digital camera images first developed in 1992. It is a lossy compression format: it shrinks files by discarding information we cant perceive. JPEGs can contain artifacts or noise (visible flaws in an image, often as a result of excessive compression). JPEG is an acronym for the name of the committee, Joint Photographic Experts Group that created the standard. MPEG-4 (or .mpg4): A patented compression of audio and visual digital data first released in 1999 and compatible with Final Cut Express and Apples Quicktime player and needs to be rendered. In contrast, files from a mini-DV tape are relatively uncompressed and do not need to be rendered. PHOTOSHOP DOCUMENT (or .psd): A graphics editing program released by Adobe in 1990 able to be manipulated and adjusted, which can maintain a layered file.

PIXEL: Short for picture element, the smallest building block of an image. Each pixel is a sample of an original image. They are typically RGB (red, green, blue) or CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black). The word pixel is based on a contraction of pix (pictures) and el (for element). PIXELATION: Effect caused by displaying a bitmap or a section of a bitmap at large size that individual pixels, small single-colored square display elements that comprise the bitmap, are visible to the eye. PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT (or .pdf): A file format created by Adobe in 1993 for document exchange. Each encapsulates a complete description of a fixed layout 2D document that includes the text, fonts, images and 2D vector graphics. QUICKTIME (or .mov): A proprietary multimedia framework developed by Apple in 1991 capable of handling various forms of digital video, sound, text, animation and music. For the purposes of our courses all video projects must be archived and saved to DVD as a .MOV. Camera software may make a .mov file, which will need to be rendered. RAID: An acronym for Redundant Array of Independent Discs is a technology that provides increased storage reliability through redundancy, combining multiple low-cost, less-reliable disk drives into a unit where all drives are interdependent. RAW FILE/DIGITAL NEGATIVE: The digital cameras equivalent of the negative in film photography emerging in 2003. It contains raw pixel information straight from the camera sensor. File extensions .arw (Sony), .raw (Canon), and .DNG (Adobe) indicate types, often proprietary. RESOLUTION: The size of an image, expressed in pixels referring to the number of distinct pixels in each dimension. ***Hi-Res (for print publication) means 300-600 dpi or around 2800x3500 pixels. Lo-Res (for Web publication) typically means 72 dpi or no larger than 1024x1680 pixels.*** SCREEN SIZE/DISPLAY SIZE: The actual amount of screen size available to display a picture. Typically between 1024x768 and 1024x1680. SENSOR/ARRAY: Collects and stores photons in a digital camera in order to make the final image. This fragile part of a digital camera should NOT be touched, except by professionals for cleaning. SHUTTER SPEED: The faster your shutter speed (1/60+), the less blur from movement or camera shake. Many digital cameras use a 1/30 or slower shutter speed in low light resulting in fuzzy images. TAGGED IMAGE FILE FORMAT (or .tiff): A lossless file format for storing images and originally developed by Aldus in 1992 and since 2009 is under the control of Adobe. WHITE BALANCE: Different light sources have different color temperatures. Tungsten lights can look warm lending a yellowish colorcast to the scene while daylight can look cool lending a bluish colorcast to a scene if the camera white balance is not set correctly. Most cameras do well set on the Automatic White Balance (AWB) to capture clean color VECTOR GRAPHICS: Is an object (shape) based bound together by anchor points to form a solid object (if those anchor points join/connect). These Anchor Points follow each other in a dot-by-dot or line-by-line formation along a Path WEB 2.0/WEB 3.0: Web 2.0 (coined in 1999) is commonly associated with web applications that facilitate interactive information sharing, user-centered design, and collaboration on the World Wide Web. Web 3.0 (or Semantic Web) is believed to include TV-quality open video, 3D simulations, augmented reality, mobile devices perhaps not to be in full use until 2020. USB: Is a specification to establish communication between devices and a personal computer developed in 1996. Stands for Universal Serial Bus. USB 2.0 hi-speed was released in 2000. USB 3.0 superspeed consumer products became available in 2010

A NOTE ABOUT SAVING: Computers are fun and easy but please assume your computer will crash when youre on deadline destroying all your work. If you accept this tody and begin forming effective computing skills using good disaster-management habits, you will spare yourself frustration: SAVE OFTEN especially if youre doing something extreme. SAVE INCREMENTALLY save your file as follows: myProject01, myProject02, myProject03, etc. If files are corrupted or vanish, you can reload a previously saved file and minimize your loss. SAVE FILES TO MORE THAN ONE MEDIA Besides saving to your external drive, save to DVD or CD especially raw data such as audio, video or stills. EDITING IMAGES IN PHOTOSHOP: Steps to prepare an image in Photoshop to output to the Epson. Most inkjet print resolution is 350 dpi. 1. Open image in Photoshop. 2. Use Zoom Tool from Toolbox to magnify image to examine for imperfections. 3. Use Spot Healing Brush from Toolbox to remove imperfections. 4. Click Create New Snapshot button in the History palette to save work as you make adjustments. 5. Choose Image>Adjustments> Curves Decrease the tonal scale/brightness range of your image to match the non-reflective output with the illuminated image on the screen. Screen appearance often appears 30% too dark in the resulting inkjet print. Consider dimming screen to match out put. Color balance For color negative film: Add red and yellow in the color balance area with the mid-tones selected under Tone Balance. For other formats: Experiment with subtle changes. Brightness/Contrast Adjust Brightness and Contrast keeping in mind that your print will appear about 20% darker than the screen image due to the screen illumination. 6. Choose Filter>Sharpen>Unsharp Mask and adjust as follows as a starting point: Amount: slide to about 120% Radius: set to about 2 pixels Threshold: set to 10 levels NOTE: Many images benefit from sharpening. Select Preview to see sharpening in the dialog box. Examine the most important part of image to see how it looks sharpened. Find a sharp, dark area that borders a light area (e.g. where a roof top meets the sky). If ghosting is evident in those areas, image has been sharpened too much. Sharpening should be done after tonal adjustments are made. Noisy or pixelated images (highly enlarged) should not be sharpened. SIZING DIGITAL IMAGES FOR THE WEB AND PPTs (SMALLER): Making images smaller for faster uploading to Flickr, Blogger, and use in PowerPoints. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Open .jpg or .psd file in Photoshop Go to Image>image Size Under pixel dimensions, set to 1068 on the longer side. The shorter dimension will reset automatically if link is locked. Click OK. Go to File>Save As and add Web to name (e.g. StreetWeb.jpg). Make sure the format is JPEG. Click save. Image options should be set on Maximum or the slider should be all the way to the right for maximum JPEG resolution. Click OK

NOTE: Flickr allows only up to 300 MB free uploads per month with the free account so resizing is necessary to complete the projects (unlimited with the pro account @ $24.95/year.

SIZING DIGITAL IMAGES FOR INKJET PRINTING (LARGER): Making images larger or keeping them large for inkjet printing 1. 2. 3. Open .jpg, or .psd file in Photoshop Go to Image>Adjustments and make any modifications to Color Balance, Hue/Saturation. Go to Image>Adjustments>Curves and start at bottom left corner of graph and pull the beginning point of the diagonal line straight to the right to cut off shadow detail. Typically youll see a number in the input box between 5 and 70. The mid-tones of image will now look darker than they should be. Your print will be about 30% darker than it looks on screen. Make sure you keep the image on the bright/light side. Mark a point on the diagonal line 1/4 of the way up and pull that point to the left to lighten mid-tones. To avoid washed out highlights, click on the line 1/4 of the way down and pull to the right until it comes closer to a straight diagonal again. Image will now show more detail in the highlights. Click OK. The tonal scale has been shortened so it will better translate to ink on paper. Go to Image>Image Size> and change document size to print size (e.g. 16x22 image on 18x24 sheet, change width to 22 and the height automatically changes if link is locked. Set resolution to 350 pixels/inch (for full resolution required for inkjet print). Check that Bicubic (best for smooth gradients) appears in bottom box of dialog. Click OK Go to File>Save As and add Print to name (e.g. StreetPrint.jpg). Make sure the format is JPEG. Click save. Image options should be set on Maximum or the slider should be all the way to the right for maximum JPEG resolution. Click OK

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SIZING BLOW UP TEST SECTION FOR BIG INKJET EXHIBITION PRINTS: Steps for printing a cropped section of an image to the Epson 3880. This method is useful as a test before outputting to the Epson 9800. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Open saved final .psd or .jpg image file Go to IMAGE > IMAGE SIZE > set to 32x40 @ 350 dpi Go to VIEW > RULERS (rulers need to be visible) Go to CROPPING TOOL in palette Select 8x10 section > crop, save as .jpg or .psd on desktop Output on Epson 3880 Inspect color balance, hue saturation and overall appearance. Make necessary adjustments to original .psd or .jpg file and re-output until desired results are achieved.

INKJET PRINTING WITH EPSON (WRISTON DIGITAL LAB): Steps to output images on InkPress Photo Chrome Luster Paper. The Epson printer can output to 8x10, 11x14 or 17x22. Please use only provided paper (unless arranged with Professors Shimon & Lindemann). Record all the prints you make on provided sheet! Print Tracker software is also used. NOTE: The printer is a photo quality archival inkjet printer and is not to be used for other purposes. 1. LOGIN - cost of actual ink and paper used will be tracked and verified with the prints you recorded on provided yellow sheets (kept near printer). 2. Insert 1 sheet luster paper in printer COATED SIDE UP 3. Turn power ON (green light appears) NOTE: red flashing light indicates low ink supply or paper jam (call assistant if help is needed). 4. Open .jpg (or .psd) in PhotoShop. 5. Go to File>Print 6. Go to Position>Center Image (to center on sheet) 7. Scaled Print Size>Scale to Fit Media (or set dimensions for % of enlargement by height or width in inches or default to file size. 8. Go to Page Setup to change orientation or paper size. 9. Click Print and the following in print dialog box 10. Click on blue triangle to expand dialog: Select Printer>Stylus Photo 3880 Change Layout to PRINTER SETTINGS Change Paper to Premium Luster Photo Change Mode from Automatic to Advanced and super photo resolution 2880 dpi Unclick High Speed

11. Click Print (NOTE: takes several minutes to spool to printer) 12. Click OK PostScript warning 13. Outgas/dry glycol fumes from prints 1-3 days between sheets of plain paper to avoid greasy glass on framed pieces and to best preserve your work. 14. Record prints on supply sheet to document (Print Tracker Software also used) USING FLICKR TO MAKE A SNAPFISH BOOK: Basic start up steps to using Flickr and exporting images to make a book. Always check latest specifications before proceeding as platforms change the rules constantly. 1. Set up Flickr account, upload photos and organize into SET (up to 300 MB/month is FREE, which is about 60 5 MB full-resolution images) 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Click on MAKE THINGS WITH PHOTOS in EDIT SET Choose a SET using drop down menu in lower left Drag/drop photos into open window Click on MAKE A PHOTO BOOK Click on transfer to SnapFish (set up an account with SnapFish as prompted) Select START A NEW PHOTO BOOK in left column Click on ADD ALL (gives you the option to autofill)\ Chose SIMPLICITY WHITE theme (others are for kitsch family/travel albums)

10. Make Front Cover (bleed) in PhotoShop and Back Cover (small inset with text) 11. Use 20 best photos from your Flickr SET paying attention to your juxtapositions, position/size on page, full page bleeds, use of text 12. Moving, sizing, and adjusting photos, and text is time consuming as you learn how the platform works. Allow time in your schedule for this important set 13. Order your Snapfish book (need a credit card). Allow 10 days for book to arrive DESIGNING POD BOOKS: Basic start up steps for designing a book using print-on-demand publishers (e.g. MagCloud, MyPublisher, Blurb, Lulu, iUniverse, CreateSpace or BookSurge). Sizes range from a 7x7 either perfect bound or saddle stitched soft covers ($10-$35) to 12x12 case wrapped hard covers ($50-$100) depending on number of pages and vendor. Always check latest specifications of online publishers site as they change continually! 1. Hand drawn thumb nails on paper to begin planning/mapping the number of pages and book size. Artist books typically have: front/back cover, title page, table of contents, copyright page plus pages with artist statement, pertinent essays, images, titles of works, and acknowledgments in addition to main content. 2. Create a new project folder on your external drive for -- .indd file -- picture folder of .jpgs sized specifically for reproduction at 300 dpi RGB (for Blurb -- front/back cover .jpgs (300 dpi minimum, sometimes up to 600 dpi) 3. Open Adobe InDesign>Document: --Designate number of pages (must be even number, often divisible by 4) --Select page/book size (typically 8x10 or 8.5x11/letter size (defaults to picas) --Add .25 (e.g. 8.75x11.25) (or 1/8 or .125 all around) to layout for FULL BLEED --Click OK (and save to project folder)

4. Set Preferences: 1.) Change from picas to inches by going to: A. InDesign>Preferences>Units & Increments>set horizontal/vertical to inches (rather than picas) B. InDesign>object>Display Performance>set to high quality (rather than typical) 5. Use Tools Panel to add text/images (e.g. selection, direct selection, type, rectangle frame) 6. Place a photo/object, make a box using rectangle frame tool>selection tool>command D to get to picture folder >open and place. Check that you are viewing images at highest possible quality. 7. When finished, make a print-quality PDF for uploading your interior (verify specifications). Some sites provide specific settings for PDFs (such as Blurb and MagCloud). Some users have gotten fine results by simply selecting high quality File>Export (name file and save to Project Folder as .pdf). In Export Adobe PDF window customize Adobe PDF Preset Compression as indicated below Color Images: Do Not Down sample 300 pixels per inch Compression: Automatic (JPEG) Image Quality: Maximum Grayscale Images: Do Not Down sample 300 pixels per inch Compression: Automatic (JPEG) Monochrome Images: Do Not Down sample 1200 pixels per inch Compression: Zip NOTE: Files 200 MB+ may require FTP server to upload (e.g. sendspace.com or yousendit.com) 8. Design front/back cover using Photoshop and save as a .jpg @ book size @ 300-600 dpi to be uploade separately when prompted. Spine is often designed separately using a canned design. ARCHIVING DIGITAL PROJECTS: Always archive projects and related files on a DVD/CD, external drive or RAID. These include .jpg (stills), .mov (video), .aiff (sound) or .pdf (page layout). DVDs/CDs, folders and files should be labeled to help easily find them. INFO TO PRINT ON DVD/CD: Hand label discs using a Sharpie or print with Epson 380 including information below and store in sleeve. EXAMPLE CONTENT Your Name Title of video Date (example: June 2011) Run Time: 05:30 (e.g. 5 minutes, 20 seconds) Format (NTSC) Your web site or email address INKJET PRINTING ON CD/DVDs: 1. Check that Epson R380 printer is plugged into dedicated iMac via USB cable. 2. Insert successfully burned printable disc white side up in the R380 disc tray. Push disc tray ahead firmly until it stops, then pull tray back to lineup arrows. 3. Turn printer power ON or press PRINT CD button to wake-up printer. 4. Check for red flashing lights indicating jam or low ink supply. DESIGN IMAGE FOR DISC: 1. Open Epson Print CD software on dedicated iMac. untitled template will be displayed. 2. Chose FILE>inner/outer diameter settings and designate: (22 inner and 118 outer) 3. Click OK 4. To import a JPEG image, click on INSERT>picture>browse>select>open 5. Click on T tool for text then select font and size and input your text. NOTE: software is basic and will not allow modifications! It is best to write all the text and have a design plan before working with this software! 6. Choose File>Print. Color correct to +1 to match screen to printed result if necessary. 7. Disc will take approximately 5 minutes to print. Allow at least 24 hours to dry before inserting in paper sleeve. Use jewel case to transport/protect newly printed disc.

SCANNING NEGATIVES AND REFLECTIVE ART: Steps for making a scan with the Epson 4990 scanners. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Turn scanner power ON (green light appears). Clean glass thoroughly using orange antistatic cloth. Dust film making sure it is as clean as possible. Place film in plastic film holders or custom mask. Open Epson Scan Set scan dialog box settings as follows: o Mode: Professional o Document Type: Either Reflective or Film (for full-frame direct on glass) or film with holder. o Film Type: select between Positive Film, Color Negative Film or B&W Negative Film o Image Type: 24 bit (for printing to Epson 3880) o Resolution: 300+ dpi (dots per inch) at output size (Example: 35 mm Negative: To print a 1x1.5 neg. to 8.5x11 is an 8x enlargement. Scanning resolution should be set at 2400 dpi o Adjustments: Click Unsharp mask filter, Click Dust Removal when working with film at lower resolutions Click Preview. Make these adjustments after previewing image: Decrease brightness and Increase contrast. Add a significant amount of red and yellow to achieve color balance in color negs. NOTE: Work to improve the preview but dont worry about getting it perfect yet. Scans from color negatives often have too much shadow detail and not enough highlight detail. Manipulate the Histogram and tone correction to adjust for this. Your preview may have less contrast in order to record the most detail from negatives Click Scan and scanning progress bar will show on screen.

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10. Choose File>Save As Name and save to appropriate place such as your network sharefolder Save as .tiff or .jpg (compressed) when youve completed your work on the image SAVING PROJECTS TO EXTERNAL DRIVE IN FINAL CUT PRO X: 1. 2. Drive must be formatted as Mac OS Extended (Journal), not FAT32, NTFS or other (you can check by right-clicking on it and choosing "Get Info") Drive must not be currently used as a time machine disk or must not have previously been used a time machine disk

NOTE: In 128 Steitz (and on most LU Macs), reformat your external drive, find Disk Utility in: /Macintosh HD/System/System Applications/ When opening FCPX, it will show you both in the event library and the project library all of the volumes that it sees in your system. This includes volumes on external and internal drives. One exception seems to be it does not show drives used by Time Machine for backups. When you choose to import files from camera, a menu appears where you select the event, either one that exists already or you can create a new one, where you want the import to be created. You also can select the drive where you want the event to be created in the case of a new event. FCPX will then create the necessary files on the selected drive. For projects, you select in project library the volume in which you want the project to be created. IMPORTING VIDEO FROM SONY NEX-5 CAMERA The native video is AVCDH, a high-definition format not compatible with the hardware/software we are currently using. On camera, go to menu>image size then scroll to movie>file format and select MP4. To import footage, remove SD card from camera and insert into iMac. Open iPhoto and click on Import. Save clips to external drive.

EDITING WITH FINAL CUT PRO X First you must create a project. Go to File>New Project. Basic editing includes: BLADE TOOL for editing clips TRANSITIONS TOOL for adding transitions between clips CROSS DISOLVE FADE TO BLACK TITLE TOOL CROPPING FRAMES EDITING VIDEO WITH OLD FINAL CUT EXPRESS: Steps to setup camera for importing digital video footage and basic editing capabilities of FCPX miniDV format: 1. Plug mini DV camera into A/C converter (not battery) to maintain consistent energy flow. 2. Log in as usual, do not save .mov files to the networked desktop in lab! 3. Plug firewire cable into camera and computer. 4. Set camera to VCR mode. 5. Open Final Cut Express in applications folder or desktop dock. 6. Select File>New Project> then name project (or File>Save Project As (type name). 7. Select File>Capture to control camera from desktop. --Time Code is noted in hours, minutes, seconds and frame (video is 30 FPS) 00:00:06:18 translates as six seconds, 18th frame. --Time Code errors can occur when editing within 5 seconds of an in-camera edit (e.g. when camera is turned off of record mode). Turning camera off and on again on the same tape while shooting causes time code problems. --One hour Digital video takes 12 GB memory space. 8. View footage by clicking middle forward arrow > button in viewer window. 9. Select footage to capture by marking in and out points: --Mark in point at first frame --Mark out point at last frame --Describe and name clip in description space. 10. Maintain professional practices as you work: --Keep a written log of clips with time code and clip description. --Save batch file, a tiny text file containing time code edits, to your class share. 11. Select Capture>Clip. 12. Store captured clips in browser window. Chose to display them as either list or icon. 13. Larger clips can be cropped using subclip function. 14. To add sound, from iTunes export .aiff file: Effects>Audio Filters>Final Cut Express HD. EDITING DV ON AN SD CARD WITH FINAL CUT X 1. Insert SD card in computer. 2. Open iPhoto. 3. Import files. 4. Drag .MOV or .mp4 to your external drive. Re-name to reflect content.

5. .mov or .mp4 files can be dragged into your Final Cut browser and played in the viewer. To play in the timeline, they will need to be rendered: Go to sequence>render all. This may be a real time x10 operation (i.e. 10 minutes for a one minute clip). Make sure to keep all movie file and Final Cut projects on your external drive. Do not move files once youve begun editing! To edit digital video clips, use effects, trim, crop in Final Cut Express: 1. Drag clip from browser window to timeline to further modify or sequence it. 2. Click on filter tab to use effects (see menu list of options, some listed below --Color Corrections: Video Filters>Color>Color Corrector --Transitions: Click on location>effects>video transitions>dissolve (e.g. additive dissolve, cross dissolve etc.). Sequence must be rendered. --Cropping: Click on clip in view, go to motion tab>click on scale (note: low end cameras may not have resolution and will show pixelation) --Scaling, rotating, centering, changing shape, opacity, creating double exposures can be adjusted in motion tab. 3. Click on razor blade tool then marking clip with pointer, highlighting part to keep and hitting deleting to remove unwanted frames. --Use caution when deleting!. Do not delete clips. 4. Export edited video as a Quicktime .mov file. File>Export>Save As (insert name)>Save 5. Save as> type title>save in Movies folder on local hard drive. Click on make movie self-contained 6. Final Cut export .mov can be dropped into iDVD and burned to DVD-R. OPENING MULTIPLE CLIPS/STILLS TO BATCH COLOR CORRECT: Steps to open multiple clips (stills) in the Final Cut Express viewer 1. Drag folder, Command - click the clips in the Browser (not timeline) 2. Drag the clips in the viewer 3. Only the first clip opens in the viewer, but the cropping, color correction or other effects should be applied to all highlighted clips 4. The recent clips button (second from right at bottom of viewer window) should list all clips affected. Clicking on them here should bring them up in the window where you can visually check if your changes were applied, The recent clips list may not be set up to include a large number of clips. In Final Cut preferences, you can go to List Recent Clips and set the number as high as you need it. 5. To see the results (such as cross dissolves) of your changes, put clips in timeline then do a Sequence>Render All>Both to get them to play. 6. To arrange desktop: go to window>arrange>standard SAVING FOUND VIDEO CLIPS: Copying found clips from YouTube to use in student projects SAVING FOUND VIDEO CLIPS using Keepvid: Copying clips from YouTube to use in art projects Go to YouTube and find the video you you want to grab Copy the URL Go to keepvid.com and paste in URL Click download to immediate right Click allow Click on download in MP4 High Quality (NOTE: the FLV (a Flash format) is not compatible with Final Cut or iMovie) Click OK. In a minute or two, the video will download and show up in your LU computer dock as an icon (or possibly downloads folder) Go to iMove>file>import>movies

Select file and click import Edit footage Click Fix mismatched frame rates Share>export using QuickTime ADDING TITLES & CREDITS TO VIDEOS: 1. TITLES: At a minimum include: video title, your name at the beginning and production credits, copyright date and contact information at the end. Plan/write them out on paper ahead of time an credit anyone who helped. White text on a black background is standard. EXAMPLE CONTENT Me and Rubyfruit A video by Sadie Benning 2. CLOSING CREDITS: Include appropriate closing credits at the end to acknowledge those who contributed. Again, white text with a black background is standard. EXAMPLE CONTENT Written, produced and directed by Bill Morrison Music composed by Michael Gordon Music performed by Michael Gordon Produced at Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin 2011 Bill Morrison Alternately, it is appropriate to credit the following contributors on video projects: (Title of video as a "header") Writer Director or Producer Cast (name of character or role then name) Videographer/Cinematographer Editor Music composer Musicians (list name and instrument) Production assistants Acknowledgments and thanks to funding sources, supporters, etc. 3. GRAPHICS/LOGOS: In Final Cut Express, drag logo (as .jpg) into bin, then open in viewer, then set duration. For accurate proportions, pixel shape should be modified in Photoshop. EXPORTING .mov FROM FINAL CUT X 1. 2. 3. Click on timeline to highlight finished sequence. Share>Export Media>Next NOTE: your .mov will be a large uncompressed file. RE-SIZING .mov FILES FOR UPLOADING TO YOUTUBE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Drag .mov into iMovie timeline Share>Export using Quicktime Leave at default size or click options to customize. Select your external drive and click save NOTE: Your compressed file should load to YouTube in a reasonable time. Uploading direct from share may take hours to upload and two days to appear online.

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