Search engines Vs. Web browsers

A search engine is a program that collects and organizes content from all over the internet. It searches for documents according to specific keywords typed in a search box, and returns a list of the documents where the keywords were found.

Some search engines are for example Google, Alta Vista, Excite.

A web browser is a software application used for accessing sites or information on the World Wide Web. It is used for viewing pages on Internet. Some can also be used to save information resources to file systems.

Some examples are Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Google Chrome.

Audio in Blog

This is a chill out song named "One step Beyond".

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7051592/07%20One%20Step%20Beyond.m4a

Gimp

GIMP (short for the GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a free software graphics editor. This means it is similar to Photo Shop, it is an editing tool which retouches images. It is availa

ble online for any operating systems;Microsoft's Windows, Apple's Mac

OS X, and GNU/Linux.

Within Gimp´s features we can find; resizing, editing, and cropping photos, photomontages combining multiple images, and converting

between different image formats.

GIMP's creators are Spencer Kimball and Peter Mattis. They began working on the project in 1995, and have been developing since then. The first public release was made in January 1996; and since then, many users have been dedicated to created tutorials, artwork and shared techniques for a better use of the program.

Many users are content with GIMP, however, others say that when firstly installed, it may crash.

The official link is http://www.gimp.org/

Laptop for University - Satellite Pro® C650

I chose a Toshiba laptop Satellite Pro® C650 as my future laptop for University. Here are some of the characteristics it has:- It is offered with Windows® XP Pro for those still not comfortable with Microsoft® Windows® 7 operating system.
- It has a 15.6” diagonal HD widescreen (which adds clarity to spreadsheets).

- Ethernet port.

- Integrated Wi-Fi.

- Webcam and microphone

- 4 USB ports.
- You can charge your smart phone even when your laptop is off.

- Fingerprint-resistant Trax Texture finish.

- Full-size keyboard with 10-key numeric pad.

- The HDMI port increases presentations with high-def visuals and sound using external monitor and speakers.

- AMD E-Series Processor E-240

- 5GB memory

- 600GB hard drive

- ATI Integrated Graphics

iTunes

iTunes is a digital media player application. it was released in January 2001 by Apple Inc. It is used for organizing digital music and video files. iTunes can connect to the iTunes Store via Internet to download music, music videos, television shows and more. This , evidently , has a price.

Main Features:

• Media management
• iTunes Store
• Podcasting
• Synchronizing iPod and other MP3 players

• iPhone activation
• Integration with other applications
• Printing
• iMix
• Internet radio
• Ping
• Plugins

Aitana’s and Olatz’s Video

At first we had decided to do a video about Plantzia, a town near the sea. However, seeing that we did not know how to develop this idea, we decided to change it.
We finally opted for the idea of making a recopilation of the 50 most wonderful and beautiful places of the world. We decided to chose 10 places from each of the 5 continents.

Equipment used:

For some of the photographs we used our own cameras because we had been to some of the places such as , New York ( Times Square and Brookyln Bridge)
For other photographs we used a scanner and the remaining photographs we collected from Internet.
To make the video we first put the photos in PowerPoint with the information and then we took a picture of the screen and opened it in Paint. Once opened we saved it as a jpg file so we could insert this file in Movie Maker.
Once all the pictures and audio were inserted in Movie Maker we edit it with Movie Maker’s main features ( such as Transitions and Effects)

Delivery Format:

When having to deliver it we had several difficulties: Firstly, we tried to send it via Gmail but the file was to large. After, we tried to compress the video (ZIP Folder) but it was still too large. Then we had the magnificent idea of using Dropbox , however; when it was 94% uploaded, the computer froze. Finally we decided to create a Youtube account and upload the video there.

Video Editing Questions

- What is the meaning of digital video editing?
The manipulation of video images

- Where are the different TV systems used?
There are 3 the different TV systems PAL, NTSC and SECAM. NTSC is used in America and Canada. PAL is used in western Europe and Australia. SECAM is used in Eastern Europe, France and Africa.

- What are the main differences between them?
They are incompatible with one aonther.

- What is the most common video format?
The most common video format is avi.

- What is the video format you use and why?
I use mpg because, basically, it’s the only one I have tried. And it works perfectly. So I’m happy with it.

- What can I do if I want to convert one video format into another?
First, you will need a video converter, such as iWisoft Free Video Converter.

- What is the best quality video format?

- Which is the fastest data transfer connection? (write the speed)
USB, with a speed of 480mbits per second.

- Open up Moviemaker/iMovie in your Windows/Mac machine and give a description of its main features.
It contains features such as effects, transitions, titles/credits, audio track, timeline narration.

- What is the meaning of fps?
frames per sec

- What is the meaning of footage? Try to translate it into Spanish.
Footage means unedited/basic film. In Spanish, it means ‘metraje’.

- What is the difference between script and storyboard?
A script is a list of commands that can be executed without user interaction. Storyboard is a graphic organizer( images) to pre-visualize an animation.

- What is the advantage of video streaming over video downloading?
Video streaming ia technique for transferring data in a steady and continuous stream. It does not occupy space in the computer.