All advice documents, training courses and blog entries tagged 'equipment'
Training courses tagged
BTEC Professional Certificate in Digital Imaging: 3 days
The course would suit a candidate that requires a broad introduction to creating, editing using and managing a digital image collection. The skills covered could be used by anyone who is involved directly or indirectly in digitising or managing a collection of digital images. The skills in the course can be usefully employed in the education and cultural heritage sectors, or wherever a standard-based approach to image capture and delivery is required.
Read course description...Making and using Clinical and Healthcare Recordings for Learning and Teaching
Making and using Clinical and Healthcare Recordings for Learning and Teaching contains guidance material aimed primarily at students, teachers or doctors who wish to use a patient recording or patient data for learning and teaching. It will also be of interest and use to other clinical and healthcare workers as well as to university staff where patient recordings are made available for learning and teaching. Learn about the ethical principles that underpin the guidelines.
Read course description...Internet for Audio Resources
Internet Audio Resources is a free online tutorial to help you learn how to use the Internet to find audio resources for your work quickly and efficiently.
Read course description...Internet for Video and Moving Image Resources
Internet for Video and Moving Image Resources is a free online tutorial to help you learn how to use the Internet to find video resources for your work quickly and efficiently.
Read course description...Internet for Image Searching
Internet for Image Searching - would you like to learn how to use the Internet to find copyright cleared images for your work, quickly and efficiently?
Use this free, interactive tutorial to improve your image searching skills.
Read course description...Video Production: Lectures and Interviews 2-day course
This course is intended to instil basic competence in the many areas of knowledge that are needed to produce good video work. A hands-on approach is taken, such that during the two days of learning about video techniques the participants will actually produce two short videos. All equipment and facilities will be supplied.
Read course description...Introduction to Metadata
This course is designed specifically to help you consider how to effectively incorporate metadata into the fabric of your digital collections, through explanation, discussion and practical activities.
Read course description...Managing Digital Media Collections
This one day course will offer a model of digital collection management, based upon open source solutions. Attendees will gain hands-on experience of planning, building, managing and delivering a digital media collection.
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Blog entries tagged 'equipment'
Basic Lecture Capture - a low cost solution
A suggestion for a compromised but usable low-cost, lightweight solution to video recording your presentations.
Read blog entry...Tethered camera app for Android phones
It has been possible to operate a digital SLR from a mobile device for some time but this has required a direct conection between the camera and a PC.
Read blog entry...High-end iPhone photography?
Photojojo has just released a new product: a mount which enables you to use standard SLR lenses on an iPhone 4.
Read blog entry...Refocus a picture after it has been taken!
A newcomer to the photography market is close to launching an impressive new camera which allows the user to refocus the picture after it has been taken.
Read blog entry...How do light meter Apps measure up?
I know a few photographers who can quite accurately predict the correct exposure to use under a variety of challenging lighting situations, most of us however require a little help from a light meter.
Read blog entry...An antidote to the digital zoom
The cameras built into most portable devices use fixed focal length lenses, to alter the framing the user normally has to move closer or further away from the subject or use the dreaded digital zoom. The digital zoom simply crops into the original frame to give a closer look. The zoomed image has no more image detail than the un-zoomed shot and so digital zoom should be avoided whenever possible.
Read blog entry...The 12 Days of JISC Digital Media Christmas
Tuesday the 7th of December 2010 sees JISC Digital Media launch the 12 Days of JISC Digital Media Christmas, a very lighthearted and tongue-in-cheek series of videos.
Read blog entry...USB microphones - the direct connection
A new advice document focussing on microphones which connect directly to computer via USB.
Read blog entry...Event summary - ESTICT
Last week I attended a really inspiring day run by the Engaging Students Through In-Class Technology (ESTICT) SIG Steering Group and hosted by the University of Bath.
Read blog entry...HD Video on the Touch
Latest iPod Touch adds microphone and cameras
Read blog entry...Portable recorders
A new guide to the different types of Portable Digital Audio Recorders, from digital dictaphones to professional field recorders.
Read blog entry...New advice on the video enabled digital SLR
Video capture is an increasingly common feature in today's digital SLR cameras. While the controls are crude compared to those of a dedicated camcorder the video output has a cinematic look popular with many filmmakers.
Read blog entry...Playing with the Zumi
I recently purchased a Zumi, properly known as the Digital Harinezumi 2++ and have been getting a lot of enjoyment out of it.
Read blog entry...Operating your camera remotely
We have just published a new advice document on Tethered Camera Operation.
Read blog entry...Side-by-side comparison of Kodak Zi8, Sony Z5 and Flip
Here at JISC Digital Media we've made a very brief (79 second) video to compare the Kodak Zi8 and Flip Ultra pocket camcorders with the considerably more sophisticated (and considerably more expensive) Sony Z5.
Read blog entry...New lens document just released
We have just released a new introductory document on lenses, it describes the main components of the lens and what you should consider before choosing a lens for a task.
Read blog entry...A word in your ear - new headphone guide
We have just published a new Headphone Guide.
Read blog entry...Time to unplug
Eye-fi have recently released their new (and the first ever) range of memory cards fitted with wireless technology that allows you to upload photos and videos directly to your computer or the web.
Read blog entry...Interesting photography apps for the iPhone and iPod touch
Of the very many photography apps for the iPhone that exist, two have struck me as particularly nice, DOFMaster and DSLR Camera Remote Professional Edition.
Read blog entry...Using a digital SLR for video
There's a very interesting article in Creative COW about the Canon 5D Mk II, a very advanced digital SLR (or HDSLR) that the author has been using to shoot video with.
Read blog entry...*NEW* Acoustic Treatment advice document
An overview of acoustic treatment methods and materials, and advice on identifying and meeting the acoustic needs of your room.
Read blog entry...Connect audio in car
My mother wanted to show off her new car (little red base model) to me this weekend, and the best feature of which is the connection/jack/hole to play music and/or podcasts from your mp3 player.
Read blog entry...Microphone technique screencast
A new JISC Digital Media screencast offering advice on microphone technique and choice for voice-over. Recorded for today's online surgery.
Read blog entry...Choosing an Audio Interface - The Trilogy
Three new advice documents designed to assist you in choosing an audio interface for your computer system.
Read blog entry...There can be only One…
New entry-level audio interface from industry heavyweights Apogee, aimed squarely at the podcaster, but boasting quality suitable for serious music usage.
Read blog entry...JISC Digital Media at DIVERSE ‘09
Steve Hull, one of JISC Digital Media's Technical Support Officers for moving images, gave a talk at this year's DIVERSE conference in Aberystwyth on the 25th of June.
Read blog entry...Zoom with a view - video with an audio bias
The new Zoom Q3 audio/video recorder offers simple video, combined with high quality stereo audio capture.
Read blog entry...The answer to your camera-mounting dreams…
Ever been shooting still images or video and wondered, "How can I possibly provide a steady support for my camera here?"
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Training courses
- BTEC Professional Certificate in Digital Imaging: 3 days 17 June 2013
- Video Production: Lectures and Interviews 2-day course 24 June 2013
- Introduction to Metadata 17 July 2013
- Managing Digital Media Collections 10 October 2013
