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Technologies Overview



Windows Media 9 Multimedia


The new Windows Media Encoder 9 serves as the basic tool for encoding and combining multimedia generated on our Multimedia Lab computers. Using primarily Microsoft applications, WME9 combines elements that run online in Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player, or Microsoft PowerPoint.

Our system provides for the integration of HTML, AVI, WMA, and WMV formats from Windows Media Encoder, PPT files from PowerPoint and DOC files from Word, allowing users to create multimedia-enhanced online presentations. The multimedia lab webcasts the Windows Media 9 .wmv video format in a 320x240 window to computers with Windows Media Player 9 installed at mms://wms.aces.edu/media/satellite. We also provide an archive of the project in the WMV video format in the satellite directory on the ACES WWW server, so specialists can link to the file from their Web site for distribution. Take a look at the 4-H Capital Campaign video or the most recent Logger Continuing Education video. Visit Streaming Media for more examples.

More about Windows Media 9 is available here.

RealMedia Digital Multimedia

For clients desiring presentations compatible with the RealNetworks format, the unit offers the following products.

Real Slideshow – produces online slideshows in the Realmedia format for
playback in RealPlayer

RealAudio – captures and edits audio for radio broadcast-quality playback in
RealPlayer

RealProducer – captures video and audio segments live from studio or tape for
playback in RealPlayer

RealPresenter – combines RealSlideshow, RealAudio and video from
RealProducer into online presentations for playback in RealPlayer

To view digital video clips authored in the unit, please visit the Extension DV page.

Adobe Premiere

Adobe Premiere is our non-linear video editing application that runs in Windows XP. Premiere can import and edit WAV, WMA, MP3, and AIFF as well as AVI and QuickTime formats. Premiere also works in conjunction with our new DVCAM equipment via a Firewire connection, enabling a direct camera-to-computer video and audio digital capture. Premiere can produce video and audio content for the leading media broadcast formats, such as DV, DVD, CD, VCD, SVCD, Betacam, DVCAM and the Web.

Final Cut Pro

Apple Final Cut Pro is our preferred non-linear video editing application for clients who need a Macintosh-compatible product. Final Cut Pro functions with our DVCAM equipment to provide a totally digital editing environment.


Sonic myDVD


Sonic myDVD is our choice for simple DVD production system for the Windows platform. This Windows application integrates captured audio, video, and image assets into an easy-to-use interface that our producers and specialists can use to create DVD masters directly from DVCAM.

DVD Studio Pro


Designed for the Macintosh platform, Apple’s DVD Studio Pro works seamlessly in conjunction with Final Cut Pro to provide an integrated all-digital video production environment for the authoring of DVDs.


Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop (for both Windows and Macintosh) provides a software solution for creating and retouching graphics for use in video, Web, and digital format presentations. Photoshop is our industry’s professional standard in desktop digital imaging. Both of our editors have extensive training in Photoshop and can provide expert consultation in Photoshop-related image issues. For more complex graphics requirements, the unit works closely with the Publishing Unit artists and desktop publishing staff.

ATI Multimedia Center

The ATI Multimedia Center functions in concert with ATI’s All-In-Wonder 128 Video Capture card installed in two of our lab machines. This application captures analog video from the video production studio for use in the lab. It delivers broadcast quality MPEG-2 and AVI video files for DVD authoring purposes and WMV files for archiving and streaming video applications.


Media Downloads:

Download Windows Media Player

Download RealOne Player

Download the QuickTime Player

 


 


 
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