About the Bloggie Video Cameras

Look at the  Manual!

The battery charges via USB connection to a computer.

The Bloggie has a function for formatting memory cards.  The cards you get with the camera should already be formatted, but you may want to re-format, just to be sure — including making sure all files from previous users are deleted.

You can transfer files directly from the Bloggie to the computer via USB.

I used a card reader instead, and found that erasing files from the SD card via the Mac was not enough — I had to reformat the card each time it filled up or the Bloggie would insist that the card was full.  To reformat on the Mac: Applications > utilities > disk management

picture of camera

 

 

 

Information I Want from You

(See also this post.)

For the first class or soon thereafter — pls answer these questions and email to me:

Name

Dept

Degree goal

Why you’re taking this class

Briefly – relevant experience – including with making and editing various media

Equipment

Mac, Windows, or Linux user?

Camera(s) you own – make, model; dSLR? Point & shoot? Mirrorless?

Kind of cameraphone (if any):

iPad? Other tablet?

Software you use – and how familiar you are with it:

Adobe

Photoshop Elements

Photoshop Lightroom

Photoshop

Adobe Premiere

Mac

iPhoto

iMovie

Garage Band

Final Cut (which version)

Windows media maker software

Audio

Audacity

Hindenburg

Other

Other photography software (what?)

Other video/film software  (what?)

Other audio software  (what?)

 

Technology for this course

What we will be using:

Media capture

You don’t need to own anything. However, it is likely that most students will have mobile phones with camera and audio and video recording.  These can be quite useful.

Many students will have point and shoot cameras. Some will have dSLRs.  Some have digital recording devices.  I have some video cameras available for loan.

I have a lot of experience with dSLRs, including dSLR video, and digital audio recording in the field.

Typically, students in this class range from those with no skills in these technologies to those with advanced skills.

Software

For most purposes, iPhoto, iMovie, or the  Windows equivalents (e.g., Windows Live Movie Maker) will suffice.  (I use Final Cut Pro; I haven’t tried Final Cut Pro X yet.)

Free or low-cost software for audio editing and for putting images and audio together are available.  These include Audacity, Soundslides, and Hindenburg (my favorite audio editor; free trial available).

Currently (Spring, 2012), the campus has a contract with Adobe that makes Adobe Creative Suite Design Premium , which includes  Photoshop (but not Premiere Pro), available to students for free.