Throughout the process of creating my media product, video clip and preliminary task I’ve learnt a whole lot about technologies. I used the Dreamweaver MX software predominantly during the process, from the preliminary task to my final product. I’ve learnt how to use the tools in Dreamweaver to design a good webpage and add specific details to better it.
^^ DREAMWEAVER ^^
The transition from preliminary to final is huge; my preliminary product compared to my final product looks very plain and ordinary. If you look back on my preliminary and compare you will see various differences, I’ve learned how to use colour more effectively in my website and use the space available better. For example, the side menu panel in my final product is an ideal way for a website to show more content without cluttering up one page. Other key things that I’ve learnt from using the Dreamweaver software include: creating hyperlinks to different pages and using flash buttons to make my product look more professional.
During the process of editing my video clip, I had to use the Windows Movie Maker software. Whilst using Movie Maker I learnt how to create transitions between clips, add video effects, and add audio and how to cut and edit specific scenes. When I first started out, all of my clips were just playing one after another, without being in a sequence. By creating transitions between the clips, I was able to create a sequence that didn’t seem as if it was jumping from scene to scene. Adding video effects and audio allowed me to set a tone for my video, which in result worked out very well. Also, by using the software I began to learn how to cut and edit certain scenes. For example, during the interview in my video I had to shorten parts of it and cut it as it was very long. I ended up cutting the interview into different parts, with questions being asked in between. This skill allowed me to keep my whole video at an appropriate length and overall make it a lot better.
^^ WINDOWS MOVIE MAKER ^^
Other technologies I used during the designing process of my product were, Microsoft Picture Manager and Adobe Photoshop. Both of these software’s were used a great deal when I had to edit my images. Whilst designing both Preliminary and Final product, I came across the problem that a lot of my images didn’t fit on the page. Therefore, I used Picture Manager to help me resize the images. The software allowed me to change the size of my images to any size I wished, without them losing the focus of the image. I used Adobe Photoshop mainly when I needed to change the colour of my images. All of the images used in my website are black and grey, Photoshop helped me change the colour of the normal pictures. However, I also wanted my images to be even darker, so I used Photoshop’s ‘burn tool’ to insert more black/shadow into the images.
^^PICTURE MANAGER^^
^^ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ^^
The software Paint was used throughout the whole process of constructing my final product and even before that. During my research I used Paint to print screen web pages, which then allowed me to annotate and analyse. During the construction of my final product, I used Paint to print screen the font for my Logo from www.dafont.com. When I had my chosen font, I realised I needed to change the colour of the background as it didn’t fit in with the colour scheme of my website. Paint allowed me to change the colour and edit small spots were the original colour could be seen.
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