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  • Choosing a Digital Video File Type

    Choosing a file format can prove overwhelming for someone new to the world of digital video. The aims of this document are to discuss some of the key factors that should be considered before selecting a file format and to suggest suitable choices for specific applications

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  • Free Online Audio Editors

    There is a wide range of both free and commercial software which you can install onto your computer to record and edit digital audio, whether for podcast or music production. But what if you don’t have the ability to install software on your machine, or it isn’t powerful or fast enough for the task, or there isn’t enough space, or if you simply don’t want to?

    For simple audio editing and processing tasks there are now a few versatile audio tools which you can access online via their providers’ websites, and which run on remote servers while you remotely operate their interface through your familiar web browser, and stream audio to and from them via the internet.

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  • AAC Audio and the MP4 Media Format

    A guide to the creation and use of AAC compressed audio resources. AAC is the successor to the popular MP3 format, and this document explains its advantages over MP3, as well as its place within the wider MPEG-4 media family.

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  • Uncompressed Audio File Formats

    This document summarises the main features of uncompressed audio file types, including WAV, AIFF and Broadcast WAV (BWF). It gives an overview of these ‘raw’ formats, and a simple explanation of the common options they will offer the user when creating or working with digital audio. It also looks at lossless compression tools for subsequently reducing the size of these files which will allow reconstruction of their original audio data sonically unaltered. Several sections include links to further resources covering specific relevant topics in more detail, so this is a good place to start if you want to learn more about any of these formats.

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  • User Guide to MP3

    A guide to the creation, manipulation and use of audio flies in the popular MP3 format, including a close look at the many audio and metadata options which MP3 offers, and its use within teaching and learning.

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  • Choosing a Digital Audio File Format

    The choice of file formats can often prove overwhelming for someone new to the world of digital audio. The aim of this document is to discuss some of the key factors that should be considered before choosing a format and suggest suitable file formats for specific applications.

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Training courses tagged 'file formats'

  • Managing your Digital Image Workflow

    Is your collection of images disorganised and giving you a headache? Are you drowning in digital images and unable to find the images you need, when you need them? Do you find images you want to use but have no idea who owns the copyright? If so, this course will help you get your collection back on track.

    Being able to manage a digital image workflow is a vital skill for both individuals and institutions in today’s market place. On this course you will consider a workflow from the ground up. You will work with a series of images looking at the essential elements of managing them through their lifecycle. File formats including raw will be both discussed and used, and you will get hands-on experience of using applications including Adobe Photoshop Lightroom to both edit and manage your images. You will look at methods for sorting through and prioritising images, managing versions and learn how to use appropriate metadata to maximise the value of your collection. Ultimately you will be able to find the right images for a given scenario, and then produce image content appropriate for onscreen and print use.

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