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Don
Bergland
bergland@uvic.ca
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| WORKSHOP
REQUIREMENTS |
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will be using your computer for all work done in this course.
It is imperative that it be able to accommodate the work and
that it be set up in a manner that allows media productivity
to occur easily. |
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| COMPUTER |
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PC
(Windows)
If you have a PC or Windows computer, you will need
the following:
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Intel®
Pentium® III or 4 or Intel Centrino™ (or
compatible) 800MHz processor |
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Microsoft®
Windows® XP Professional, Home Edition, or Media
Center Edition 2005 with Service Pack 2 |
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256MB
of RAM (512MB recommended) |
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900MB
of available hard-disk space |
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Color
monitor with 16-bit color video card |
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1,024x768
monitor resolution |
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Microsoft
DirectX 9 compatible display driver |
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CD-ROM
drive |
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Audio
capabilities |
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Mac
(Apple)
If you have a Mac or Apple computer, you will need the
following:
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PowerPC®
G3, G4, or G5 processor |
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Mac
OS X v.10.2.8 or v.10.3 |
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256MB
of RAM (512MB recommended) |
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200MB
of available hard-disk space |
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Color
monitor with 16-bit color video card |
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1,024x768
monitor resolution |
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CD-ROM
drive |
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Audio
capabilities |
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| WORKSHOP
RESOURCES |
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| 1. |
Course
Manual
The Course Manual consists of instructional materials
for Photoshop, Audacity, and PowerPoint.This will be mailed
to course participants prior to January 27, 2006. |
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CD-ROM
The Course CD-ROM consists of media and project files
containing instruction, jpeg and wav files, as well as
other resources for production. This will be mailed out
with the Course Manual. |
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Course
Website
The Course Website is the central meeting place for course
instruction, weekly sessions, project work, and resource
acquisition. If you are reading this, you are at the proper
course website. This site will be expanded to its larger
format on January 27, 2006. |
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| INTERNET
ACCESS |
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In
order to use the website, Internet access is required. There
are different kinds of access, from telephone modems to cable
connections. The faster your connection, the more easy it will
be to download media resources. |
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| SOFTWARE |
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Internet
Browser
A "browser" is a software program that delivers
Internet content. The most common browsers are Internet
Explorer, Navigator, and Safari. If you are reading this
page on the course website, you are using a browser to
deliver the website pages to your computer. |
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Email
Address
You will need an email address in order to conduct communication
with the instructor and other course participants, as
well as deliver media content to the instructor. |
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Microsoft
Word
Most professionals working in the world today use Microsoft
Office as their standard communication package. In this
"Office" package is a word processing program
called, "Word." We will be using Word as a delivery
system for our media production work. We are assuming
that you already have Word on your computer (If not, contact
Don Bergland - bergland@uvic.ca). |
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Microsoft
PowerPoint
If you own Microsoft Office, you also have PowerPoint.
PowerPoint is a powerful presentation program we will
be using as another delivery system for our media production
work.We are assuming that you already have PowerPoint
on your computer (If not, contact Don Bergland - bergland@uvic.ca).
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Adobe
Photoshop Elements (or Photoshop)
Photoshop is the world's best program for producing
and processing visual images. It is imperative that
every professional who is digitally empowered be able
to use this program to construct dynamic visual work.
If you have Adobe Photoshop 6.0 or above, you can use
this for the course requirements. If you do not own
a copy of Photoshop, it is most economical to purchase
Photoshop Elements. There are a variety of ways you
can acquire Elements:
Note
- If you have a PC (Windows), you will order Photoshop
Elements 4.0. If you have a Mac (Apple), you will order
Photoshop Elements 3.0.
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Audacity
Audacity is a very powerful and effective audio editing
program. It is an Open Source Software program which
means it is free of charge. You can download Audacity
from the following website:
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Nvu
NVue is a program for constructing websites. It is an
Open Source Software program which means it is free
of charge. You can download Nvu from the following website.
Note - This program will not be used until later in
the course, so an immediate download is not imperative
to start the course):
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on WORKSHOP
categories at the top left side of the page to access further
information about the workshop. |
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