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=media type="custom" key="10794668"Hi guys - I've had an email from Francine & she's NOT working this Thursday. Have a great weekend & see you Monday.= = = =Hi guys The site for student software (Microsoft Office 2010 & Adobe Photoshop) is [|www.sigroup.com.au] then go to Student Licenses on the left of the screen then TAFE students. Also try ringing up Hardly Normal to see if they do any TAFE student discounts.= To add Photos to your Page =Welcome to Your New Wiki!= =This is the newsletter site for Social Media Examiner= []
 * Click on the Edit button - this brings up the Editor toolbar
 * Click on the File button then click on Upload Files
 * This takes you to a dialog box where you find your photo: perhaps in My Documents; My Pictures; on your flash or hard drive
 * To view the photos click on Thumbnails within the View button
 * Click on your photo then Open button
 * When your photo is uploaded, click on the thumbnail of the photo then use the Size buttons to resize
 * You can also add a caption
 * When you're happy with the size, click on X to close then Save your changes

If you want to download a trial version of Photoshop, go to [|www.adobe.com]

Other programs which are similar are: [|www.sumopaint.com] and [|www.gimp.org]

Another program is: bit.ly/flamepainterlink

This is great for making a one-minute work of psychedelic art or just killing some time, it's a program that lets you "paint" and save the eye-popping flashes and slashes of light you'd usually only see in time-lapse photography.

What's new in Social Media - just in case we can't find enough sites to visit! []

If you'd like to look at selling some of your fabulous photos & Photoshopped creations, try [|www.redbubble.com]

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Video Camera
Got a ultra HD video camera with all the bells and whistles? No? Well there are plenty of cheaper alternatives. Consider buying a webcam, or using your iPod Touch or iPhone camera. Keep in mind that even the most basic digital cameras usually have a video mode (and some people have made it big on YouTube with little more than a humble digital camera).

Video Editing Software
[|Windows Movie Maker] - This came preloaded with earlier versions of Windows, however from Windows 7 onwards you need to [|download it as part of the Windows Live suite]. (And it's free!)

[|iMovie] - Look I'm not a Mac User but my friends tell me iMovie is a thing and that it comes preloaded as part of the iLife suite.

(You can of course buy wonderful editing software. My preference as a PC User would be [|Sony Vegas Movie Studio].)

YouTube offers what it calls [|"Create Partners"] - websites that allow you to create simple movies and slideshows. [|Check them out!]

Royalty Free Music
You've finished your video and uploaded it, your friends are checking it out and suddenly it's gone. What happened? Oh, YouTube didn't appreciate the soundtrack you used (and not just for aesthetic reasons). Copyright is a big deal on YouTube. You can avoid a world of pain by using royalty free music.

[|Incompetech - Kevin McLeod] There are other sites of course, but read the fine print carefully!

Your Branding Media
If there are video sequences (introductions or credits) that you'll use over and over make sure you have copies of these in easy to access places and, of course, always back them up!

Keep Up To Date On Online Video Trends
[|Nalts] is a whacky guy but he seems to know about these things. Subscribe to [|Will Video For Food] for hints and tips and trends.

Video Distribution
You've made a video. It's the best movie you've ever made. You want to share it with the world. Sure there's lots of traffic on YouTube, but there are other sites out there. [|Tubemogul] allows you to upload your video file once and then send it to multiple sites. It is by far my favourite video tool on the web.

[|Blip.TV] is a great site (sadly unavailable at TAFE, but try it at home!) which lets you upload multiple versions of the same video file and set up RSS feeds. And this is the best place to start if you want to set up a video podcast. You can upload the same episode in multiple formats for different users (iPod Touch, Zune, etc.) and let your audience use those feeds. Helpful for listing your video podcast with iTunes.

Learn About How To Make Videos
Got a question? Google for a solution. Look for tutorials on video sites like YouTube. Borrow a good ol' fashioned book from your library. Ask a nerdy friend. Follow relevant blogs, sites and podcasts (and interesting people on Twitter and Facebook)!