New Media

iMovie


iMovie is a movie editing software available on Apple Macintosh's that enables you to create movies or shot photo sequences using a variety of devices such as photos, pictures, digital video cameras, and DV-encoded files.
There are many different things you can do on iMovie, such as:

- Import photographs and video footage from digital camcorders and still cameras (if they support video capture)

- Organize your video clips in sequences however you would like them.

- View, edit, share your movies files

- Create movies using many applications such as sound effects, menus, transitions, themes etc.

- Share your movies/video clips on the internet. This is available through services such YouTube or MobileMe

People who may use this application may be amateur film makers, students, people who use it as a hobby, or to edit family videos, people who need video footage to advertise such as bands etc. It is also ideal because it is already installed on mac computers and laptops, therefore it means that if they already have a mac they won't be paying for extra software.

This application will be extremely useful for my media task because I will need to be able to use software that enables me to edit clips, add sound effects, use editing effects, cut slides and add them into different sequences, change the pace of the footage and many more features. It will also be useful to learn experience in iMovie as i may find it useful in the future.

Sony HDV-A1E Camcorder

This camcorder is a professional HDV camcorder, however it is surprisingly small, therefore also light. It is ideally used for professional use as there are many advanced features, as it uses technology such as CMOS which means it is ultra-compact capable of providing HDV in full 1080 line resolution, which is particularly useful when you are in a spacious location as it further broadens the range of HDV tools available for professional users. However, although it is very compact, it is not too compact to be uncomfortable to hold.

This camcorder would mainly be used for professional film makers, or places such as universities or colleges. However, it may also be used for people interested in starting out in film making, although it does seem quite hard to understand by reading reviews.

I think if i was to use this camcorder for my media task it would be very interesting because i would need to learn how to use it and how to change all the effects such as the lighting and angles. This would give me a lot of experience for the future as i have always found it confusing using equipment i am not familiar with.

Photoshop

Photoshop is a highly sophisticated image manipulation program used for web design and other related tasks. It is very widely used and has developed over many years, starting from 1988. It has hundreds of uses, such as colour

replacement, editing of photos, shadow/highlighting correction, special effect filters and noise reduction to name a few. Photoshop software is used by many people, however it would probably be aimed at graphic designers, print or web designers, visual communicators, editors and photographers. This is because it has many different editing techniques and a very wide range of uses.

I will be using Photoshop during my media task for certain parts and I think that this will definitely enhance the images because it is a very professional software and the overall effect is usually very positive.