This technology guide discusses how to use your Mac Computer at Wake Forest University. This is just a short list of suggestions. If you have other ideas or applications please leave comments! Most of the ideas here also work on Linux machines although a much better source of information if you run Linux is available at http://linux.wfu.edu.

Get on to the campus network

There is nothing special that needs to be done to connect to the guest network at WFU. Unfortunately, your Mac is not configured to connect to the student or faculty/staff networks. No problem, just use the guest network. If you need to access certain resources, you can still enter your DEACNET authentication information when prompted.

Install VPN

Leopard

VPN or Virtual Private Network is a technology which allows your computer to create a secure connection to the WFU network from anywhere in the world. In order for VPN to work you must have an internet connection. The Law school maintains a page with complete information about setting up VPN. Using VPN while off campus not only allows you to access licensed WFU resources (like library databases), it also encrypts your network traffic until it reaches WFU.

Snow Leopard

On Snow Leopard (10.6) the Cisco VPN client does not work. The good news is that Snow Leopard has built in VPN support. While you can setup VPN for Snow Leopard (and the iPhone for that matter) using the built-in VPN, we are currently working out getting that documentation setup. More details to come.

Setup entourage email for gmail, wfu

You may be happy with your Gmail interface but just want a way to store email off-line or perhaps you want a client to work from on your computer. In any case, you have several options for configuring email/calendaring to work on your Mac

1. Use Google Gears for off-line access. Google gears allows Google to sync your mail and calendar to your Mac so that you can still see all of your email, google docs, and calendar entries when you are offline. This is a great backup if you like to use the Google interface. Setting up google gears takes a few steps but full information can be found at the Google gears/mail site. First, install Google Gears. You probably need to restart your web-browser. Second, Log in to your mail, go to settings >> labs and enable offline mail. More neat mail tricks can be found on the what’s new site at google. You can also enable offline calendar and docs viewing by searching for the offline link in the upper right hand corner of the screen. Just be sure to get this all setup before you need it!
2. Setup Entourage for viewing. If you don’t like the gmail interface, would prefer a Mac client, or just want to try something different you can follow the instructions at the Law School to setup Entourage
3. You can also use Apple’s built-in mail and calendaring applications to access your email/calendar. Check out these instructions to setup sync with your calendar and these instructions to setup sync with your mail.
4. Unfortunately, the Exchange connector that was delivered with Snow Leopard is not compatible with the WFU version of Exchange

Manage your contacts

You may be using MobileMe to manage your contacts but if you are not, consider using Gmail. Google has some nice features that enable cross-device syncing

Install Library printers

Both the Z. Smith Reynolds and Professional Center Library support printing from Apple computers. Visit http://washington.deacnet.wfu.edu/uniprint and follow the instructions.

Other applications

• Need a word processing / productivity suite? try Open Office
• Need a research management application? try Zotero or Papers. Papers has a neat iPhone application that keeps your bibliographic information syncronized
• Need a way to sync files with your WFU PC? try DropBox or another storage application / service. These services store your data on their services and sometimes will syncronize data to multiple machines. Dropbox automatically synchronizes files to multiple machines and works on OS X, Linux, and Windows.
• Need to run windows applications? Try VirtualBox. VirtualBox allows you to run windows or any other operating system within your preferred OS. Just install VirtualBox, get your valid copy of windows and compute away.

In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to convert an oldVHS tape into a digital file that will never lose quality.

1. After placing our videocassette tape into the VCR2PC VCR and making sure it’s rewound to the beginning, we begin by double-clicking the “EZ VHS Converter” icon on the desktop.

2. We next click on the “VCR 2 PC” option in the main menu.

3. Next, we type the filename of the move we are digitizing. In this case we’ll call the video “My Home Movie.” We also choose how long we would like the computer to record from the VHS tape. Be sure to insert a time larger than the actual tape, as we can always choose to stop recording manually later. Finally, click record and immediately press the play button on the VCR to begin transferring the video.

4. At any time, you may stop recording manually if you are satisfied with what has been recorded. Once the time has elapsed or once you have manually stopped recording, move your cursor to the top left of the screen and click the back button to return to the main page.

5. We now click on “Videos” to see our newly digitized VHS content.

6. We can see that our home video is now displayed in this folder, from here we can choose to burn the file to a CD or make some primitive edits to the content.

7. Often times, we want to save the file to a thumb-drive or media source other than a CD. In this case, we’ll have to exit the VCR2PC program and find the file in My Documents>My Videos. Begin by finding My Documents from the start menu and clicking “My Videos”.

8. The “My Videos” folder now shows our videocassette turned into a digital file. We can now save it to a thumb-drive or (if it’s a small enough file) email it to ourselves.

Step 1: Uploading your Video to Google Code

To begin, you must have your QuickTime movie files hosted somewhere on the internet. An easy place to do this is through Google Code. You will need to either log into your Google account, or create one.

Click on the Create a new Project link near the bottom of the page. This will take you to a new screen, where you will need to provide a name, project summary, and project description for your Google Project. You will then need to select a Version control system and a Source code license from a pair of pull down boxes. Most of these choices apply to groups working on open source software within a development community, and are unimportant for our use since we just need the web space.

Once you have filled out the appropriate information, click the Create Project button. You will shortly be taken to your project homepage. For our purposes, only the Project Home and Downloads tabs are important.

Within the Project Home Tab, you will notice a People hyperlink inside the blue border. Clicking it will take you to a new screen, allowing you to add additional contributors to your project, perfect for group project hosting. Simply click the Add Members button, fill in the Google Accounts of your group members in one of the text boxes on this page. Instructions are listed to the right of the boxes, for your convenience.

Now click on the Downloads tab. A list of files available for download on your project will appear here, although if you are just starting a project, this list will be blank. To add a file to your project, click the New Download link, shown below.

Google will ask you for a summary of the file, as well as giving you a browse button to find your file on your computer. Once you have entered the summary and attached a file, the Submit File button should become active. Click it to attach your file. It should now appear in your file list. The most important thing to remember is that your file now has a URL (web address) that you can point to in your Google Sites.

Step 2: Embedding the QuickTime Google Gadget into your Google Site

Now, go to your Google Site. Navigate to the page you want to embed your QuickTime movie into, and click the Edit Page button in the top right corner. Now in Editor Mode, click Insert in the menu bar. It should give you a list of many different things you can embed within your website. Though this page is specifically about QuickTime movies, I highly recommend playing around with the numerous other objects you can insert in Google Sites.

Scroll down to the bottom of the list, and select the More Gadgets… option at the bottom of the menu.

A new window should appear, giving you the ability to search through the many Gadgets Google has to offer. However, since we are using a special gadget to embed QuickTime videos, you will want to click the option Add gadget by URL. You will be prompted to enter a URL for your gadget, which can currently be found at http://wfubiomechanics.googlecode.com/files/embedmovie2.xml

Click the Add button. You will now be asked to provide some settings for your movie.

First off, you will need to enter the URL of your movie. Do this by returning to your Google Code project, going to Downloads and right clicking the link to your movie file. To get the URL, either click the Copy Link Location option, or open the file in a new Tab/Window and copy the URL from the Address Bar in your browser.

Once you input the URL of the movie, you can now adjust some other display settings. The Gadget is currently set to size your movie to 240 pixels wide by 196 pixels high. You should set the display settings shown to match these parameters, to avoid wasted space around your movie. You may also wish to change or remove the title on the gadget, or add/remove a border around it.

Click OK to insert the movie into your page. In editing mode, it will appear as a box with the words “Google Gadget” across the top. If you click in this box, editing options will appear. You can return to the settings screen from above at anytime by hitting the Properties link in these options. You movie should appear in your Google Site once you hit the Save button in the upper right hand corner.

Additional Information

The above Gadget is setup for one specific project requiring certain parameters for its QuickTime movies. If your project has other requirements, such as the need for a larger display size or a different file format all together (.wmv, .swf, etc.) you will need to edit the gadget itself to fit your needs. To do so, download a copy of the XML file to your computer from http://wfubiomechanics.googlecode.com/files/embedmovie2.xml. Using a text editor such as Notepad, open this XML. You should then be able to change the specific movie settings in the code itself, such as frame size and movie player type as you would in any HTML-based project. Save your changes as a new XML document, and upload them to your Google Code project page. You can now use your own gadget in your Google sites to embed any movie type you wish.

1.Confirm you are logged on to STUDENT WIRELESS

2.Go to your Start > Run

3.To install Black and White copier/printer (most) Type: \\washington\zsrlibrarybw

4.To install Color copier/printer (only one in ITC) Type: \\washington\zsrlibraryclr

5.To install copiers/printers on Apple Computers, use http://washington.deacnet.wfu.edu/uniprint/macintosh.html

NOTES:

All print jobs will be available at all copiers in the library!

Students receive their free copies/printouts as money in their account ($4 for undergrad; $20 for graduate)

B&W copies/printouts are 8 cents per page. Color copies/printouts are 50 cents per page.

To create a participant list:

• Enter the TurningPoint 2008 tab and click on the Participants option
• Scroll down to Participant List Wizard to begin

• Select the Educational Template and click Next
• Add any information fields necessary for the testing you are using and click Next
• Use the Add Groups section of the wizard to create groups within your participant list to allow for team answering or certain types of demographic statistics. Click Next when complete.
• Lastly, create a name for your Participant List. Click Finish to begin entering clicker and participant information.

The most important field on the Participant List is the Device ID field. In order to assign certain students to particular clickers, you must enter the correct Device ID for the clicker that the individual student is using. The Device ID is located on the back of each clicker and is a 6-character code that begins with a zero. Enter the Device ID in the proper field and also enter any other information required for each student.

When you complete your Participant List and are ready to begin your session, you must first do the following:

• Reset your session by clicking on the TurningPoint 2008 tab and selecting Reset

• Select your Participant list on the side menu and click Use Selected List

• Run your slide show, opening and closing polls appropriately, allowing the students to answer each question
• To observe individual results for each student, under the TurningPoint 2008 tab select Tools>Turning Reports
• Next, select the Reports tab and check off the Participant Results Reports box
• Then click Generate Reports - this will open an Excel sheet that grades each individual student’s answers

• Using Audacity to listen
• Using the Word document template
• Setting up your workspace for transcription
• Transcription tips

Using Audacity to listen to the interview

• Audacity is an audio editing program that is available on your Thinkpad under start >> Digital Media Tools >> Audio Editors. It is also available at http://www.audacity.com
• Obtain a copy of your oral history and open it in Audacity (Or right click>>Save as this training file)
• You will notice that Audacity has common stop, play, and pause buttons in the upper left hand corner of the screen. You can use these during playback to pause the audio while you catch-up on transcription.
• In order to transcribe at a reasonable speed, you probably want to slow down the playback. To do this:
  1. Click on Edit >> Select >> All
  2. Click on Effect >> Change Speed
  3. The Extent to which you slow it down depends on how fast your interviewee talked. Start out with a 15% decrease in speed and hit preview.
  4. If this works, click ok, the entire file will be slowed down. This will take several minutes
  5. If you are only transcribing a portion of the interview you can just slow down that portion.
  6. Be sure to save this as a new file (if you save it) so you do not overwrite your original recording.
• Once you have the audio at a speed which works, open the document template, familiarize yourself with the text-insertion shortcuts, and lay out your work-space for transcription

Using the Word document template

• Download the Word transcription template that has been setup for use with WFU oral histories
• Open the word document and enable Macros by clicking on the options button next to the security warning in the upper left-hand corner of the word document
• In the window that pops-up, select “Enable content” and click ok. This will enable macros for this session only



• This word document contains two macros
  1. CTRL-R - This macro inserts a properly formatted entry for the Interviewer
  2. CTRL-E - This macro inserts a properly formatted entry for the Interviewee
• You can use these two macros to help distinguish comments as you transcribe. You should hit “Enter” to move to a new line before using either of these two macros
• Once you have completed transcribing your interview, you can use Find/Replace in word to replace all of the occurrences of the phrase “Interviewee:” with the interviewee’s name

Setting up your workspace for transcription

• To setup your computer’s workspace for transcribing, it is best to manually re-size your windows so you can see both at the same time.
• You only need to be able to see the play/pause buttons in audacity once you are ready to transcribe.
• To re-size the window, use the window controls in the upper right hand corner to “Restore down” the window
• Grab the lower right hand corner of the application window and re-size it so that it fills only a portion of the screen. Grab the title bar to position the window over to the side
• Repeat thsi process with Microsoft Word so that you can see both applications at the same time.
• Setting up your workspace for transcirption

Transcription tips

• If you are transcribing with multiple people, break the interview into multiple segments and transcribe independently. At the end, merge all three transcripts into a single document
• While transcipriotns should be verbatim, it can be difficult to capture every word, pause, and punctuation. Don’t get overwhelmed trying to replicate the cadence and structure of content, getting accurate word and sentence structure is adequate.
• Make use of the pause button during transcription to keep up. Be sure to save your word document frequently!

• Install TurningPoint Software
• Insert the receiver into a USB port.
• Launch TurningPoint from your desktop icon. You will notice that it opens up PowerPoint but gives you a new TurningPoint toolbar just above the presentation area.

Adding TurningPoint Slides to a Presentation.

• You can create a new PPT presentation or open up an existing one and insert slides where needed.
• From the Insert Slide menu on the Turning Point Tab select the kind of slide you wish to insert.
  

• Once you have chosen an option - just replace the standard text on the slide with your questions and answers.
• When you click away from the answer area, you will see your chart option divide up into the number of options you have given.
• NOTE: Be sure to use the numbering option rather than typing or cutting and pasting.
• Always check your chart to be sure it is registering your possible answers correctly.
• You can always move around or resize the text box or the chart if you need to.
• You can use Design Templates with Turning Point slides, but be aware that some template designs create problems in reading your text. Test it out before hand.

Saving Your Presentation

A TurningPoint presentation is just like any other PowerPoint presentation. Use the File > Save or Save As option or the save icon on the PowerPoint (NOT TURNINGPOINT) tab.

Preparing to Present

• Plug in the receiver to your USB port. TurningPoint recommends using the same port each time.
• Test that you are receiving by running the Polling Test on the Response Device Wizard screen.
• Reset your presentation using the Reset > Session option on the Turning Point tab.
• This will blank out all of your charts. This is how ALL SLIDES should look before you have students use clickers in the class!

• Run your presentation in Slideshow mode.
• When you are running your presentation, your screen will have a TurningPoint Status Bar in the upper right of the Slideshow screen. When the far right box goes green and says polling:open then it will register answers.
• When all responses are in, click the mouse button or the right arrow key to display the results on the screen.

Saving Data

• If you want to save your session data, click the Save icon on the TurningPoint tab. If you try to close a presentation without saving, it will ask you.
• The default location for it to save is in Userdata > TurningPoint > Sessions - it is fine to leave it there, or you can opt to save it in another location in Userdata.
• The default filename is in this format (New Session 6-15-2007 12-31 PM). You may want to change New Session to another name, but may find it helpful to leave in the date and/or time for reference.

Viewing Saved Session Data

• To view your session data you need to launch TurningPoint and use the Tools > Turning Reports option from the TurningPoint tab

• Click on the Reports tab
• Select Results by Question and then click the Generate Reports button
• This will launch and MS Excel file with two tabs: Graphical Results by Question and Results by Question.

1. Charts: This allows you to change the type of chart you have inserted in your slide.
2. Answer Now: This is a box (you have a choice of many different shapes) that says “Answer Now” that comes on the screen when polling is open and disappears when it is closed either through a countdown timer or clicking to see the results.
3. Countdown: This will put a graphical element (lots of choices) and numbers on the screen to count down time for your students to answer. To change the time, insert the timer and then click on the number and it will prompt you to enter a number from 1-999. NOTE: You must click two times on the slides to first bring up the polling and then the counter.
4. Response Counter: will put a graphical element that will show how many people have answered your question.
5. Response Table: this puts a table on your screen that will indicate as responses are made. You will see the number of squares per number of response devices you have configured.
6. Correct answer Indicator: Before inserting this object, select the correct answer from the menu that appears on the side of the slide. Then, select the graphical element you want from the Correct Answer Option in the Objects menu. This icon will appear when you click your mouse AFTER the results are shown.
   

Example shown below:

This quick guide is designed to provide a reference to the use of Adobe Premiere Pro for video editing in the ITC Mini-TV Studio. It will help you in taking the raw footage you have created and putting together a final movie, and will take you through the basic functions needed to do so. It is not designed to give you a full knowledge of the many features of Adobe Premiere. For help with more advanced features available, please use the help feature built into the program itself, including a number of useful tutorial videos at http://tv.adobe.com/#pg+1600

Getting Started

To begin editing movie footage, start Adobe Premiere Pro by double clicking the shortcut icon located on the desktop of the TV Studio Thinkpad. After a short loading period, a screen should appear asking if you wish to start a new project, open an existing project, or go to the help menu. If you have already begun editing footage, and want to resume where you left off, select open existing project, or select the project from the list of recently opened projects presented.

If you are starting a brand new project, select the new project option. This will open a dialog box allowing you to adjust settings in regards to your film itself as well as give the project a name and a location to be saved. Select the appropriate settings to your footage, widescreen mode in the Mini TV Studio, give your project a name, and select a location in which to keep your files. A good suggestion is to create a folder with your last name in the My Videos folder in Userdata, and save all projects and footage there to make it easier to locate. (Note: Make sure to back up any files to removable media, such as a CD-R or flash drive, before shutting down the Thinkpad. ITC is not responsible for any data left on the machine, and any and all files are subject to being erased at anytime.)

Once done, hit the OK button to proceed to the main screen of Premiere. You should notice a number of different tabs in which your footage will be edited. Each of these can be moved or closed to your liking.

Importing Data (Videos, Pictures, Music)

To import your resources into Adobe Premiere Pro, go to File>Import, or press Control + I. This will open up a window allowing you to open any files you wish to use in your film. Navigate through the folders to find the files you wish to use, including movie files, pictures, music clips, etc., select these files, and hit the Open button. The file should now appear in the Project window located in the upper left hand corner of the screen. Repeat the process for all files to be used in the project.

Editing Video Footage

Once you have imported your data, you can begin creating your movie. Click and drag a video clip you wish to edit from the project screen into the source screen located in the upper middle of the window. A preview of the video should appear on screen. Below this preview is a list of controls, you can mouse over each icon to get a basic understanding of their function or refer to the in-program help guide located in the help menu.

The most common editing needed for footage is cutting pieces of the clip. Doing so removes extra parts of the clip and leaves you with only your desired footage. In the source screen, you will notice a timeline located below the preview and above the control panel. Use the mouse to move the small slider to the beginning of the desired clip, and use the Left In Point button, which appears as a { icon, to set an In point. Now drag the slider to the end of the desired clip and use the right In Point, which looks like a } Icon to set a right In Point. You should notice that the desired footage is now highlighted on the timeline. Click and drag the preview screen to the video 1 channel in the timeline tab at the bottom of the screen. You should now see the clip, both a video and audio track, appear in the timeline, as well as a preview appear in the program tab located in the upper right hand corner of the screen. This is how your final product would look if you compiled to movie now.

You can now add addition clips to the timeline using the above method. CAUTION! If you drop a clip over a clip already in the timeline, it will replace the older clip. If you would like to rearrange clips, put both in the timeline, and click and drag one while holding the Control Key. This will allow you to move clips ahead of one another while pushing the other clip to the end.

Once a clip has been added to the timeline, in can be removed by selecting it with the mouse and hitting the delete key. You can also use the Razor icon, located in the control panel next to the timeline to make quick cuts separating a long clip into two clips at the point clicked.

Adding Pictures and Sounds/Music

Adding other forms of content works just like adding video. Simply import them into your project window using File>Import, and drag them from there into the timeline. You can still pictures directly into the video 1 channel for them to appear as their own separate clip in the movie, or place them in one of the additional video tracks to create layered effects.

Pictures and videos placed in the higher video tracks, video 2, video 3, etc. will appear over the footage below. You can adjust the opacity of these by dragging the yellow line located in the middle of the clip down, making the image more transparent. If you can’t see the yellow line, you probably need to expand the video track by clicking the white arrow next to the track name.

You can also adjust the scaling of images by right clicking the image in the timeline and clicking the “Scale to Framesize” option, or editing the image in Photoshop. You can also adjust the duration that the picture plays in the movie by mousing over the edge of the clip until a red bracket with arrows appears. Click the edge and slide the clip to the desired duration.

Another handy feature of Premiere is the ability to import Photoshop files directly, meaning you can piece together and animate each layer of an image created in Photoshop, as well as overlay image layers over movie footage.

Music files work much the same way as picture files. You can add music directly to the main track or to one of the other Audio tracks, adjust the volume of the clip by using the yellow line, and change the duration of the music playing.

Transitions and Effects

Premiere has a giant library of effects and transitions to add to your movie file. These can be located in the library tab in the bottom left hand corner of the screen, under “effects”. You can find everything color corrections to camera blurs, and apply these to your clips. To do so, search through the folders to find the effect you want to try, and drag it onto one of your clips. You can then edit the effects by highlighting a clip and going to the Effects Control Tab in the Source Tab. Here you can adjust numerous settings for the video clip and the effect itself, as well as turn the effect completely off if so desired. Usually, the best way to learn about effects is to try them out, and find the best setting for your film. If you are looking for specifics on each effect, simply go to the Help menu and search for that effect.

Also available within the effects menu are a number of presets that can be used and edited. You can also create custom presets by saving the effect settings you have created on a clip already. Simply go to the edit screen and right click the effect title, and save preset. This allows you to apply the same effects to multiple clips quickly and easily, instead of having to make adjustments to each clip independently.

Transitions are very similar to effects in that they are drug from the effects library onto the desired clip. However, they differ from effects in that they appear directly on the timeline on the clip desired, and can be adjusted in length in the same way pictures and music were, by dragging one end to the proper duration.

Another useful tool in regards to transitions and effects is the ability to define keyframes in your media. Keyframes are anchor points located on the yellow line mention above, controlling opacity and volume, and can be set by selecting a clip, sliding the timeline slider to the desired point, and pressing the icon that looks like a small white circle in the track header. A small white dot should appear on the yellow line in the middle of the clip, indicating a keyframe. By establishing another somewhere else in the frame, you can gradually fade in and out both opacity and volume in respective media just by dragging a keyframe maker up or down.

It may seem tempting to load your video down with numerous transitions and effects, but often this approach leads to very messy and amateurish finished projects. Much like PowerPoint presentations, it is often simple, clean transitions and well placed effects that make the best videos.

Creating Titles and Credits

To add a title to the movie, click on the Title Menu and go to new title. You will be prompted to give a name to the title, after which it will appear in your project tab. A dialog box will open giving you a wide range of options in regards to your title. Here you can input text, select from numerous options such as font size, color, shape, opacity, movement, etc. Once you have finished editing your title, simply close the dialog box and drag the title from your project tab onto your timeline, just like any other media clip. Credits work through the same process.

Finishing the Movie

Once all editing is complete, make sure to watch the preview in the program tab to see how the final product will look. Once satisfied, go to File>Export>Adobe Media Encoder. A dialog box should open, allowing you to save your movie as a number of different file formats, including formats for the computer (AVI, Flash, Quicktime, Windows Media) as well as DVD and Bluray options. Select the format you prefer and hit OK to begin the rendering process. This may take a while, up to twice as long as the actual footage in some cases. The program should give you the option as to where to save the movie, preferably your folder in My Videos.

Once the Video is done compiling, close out of any windows still open and make sure your movie is acceptable. You can now save to disc or flash memory, or upload the video for viewing over the Internet.

Adobe OnLocation is the program used in the ZSR Mini TV Studio to capture video footage. When using the program, you may notice the screen blinking green. This will not appear in the footage collected or your final movie product, just the on screen preview.

Getting Started

To begin capturing your movie footage, double click the OnLocation shortcut located on the desktop of the TV Studio Thinkpad. After a short load, a screen should appear giving you the option to start a new project, open an existing project, or access help resources. If you have already begun filming at an earlier date and want to collect more footage, you may open an existing project by clicking the appropriate button or locating it in the short list of resent projects, if applicable.

If you are starting a new project, click on the New project button. You should be prompted to save the project by giving it a name and a location to be saved in. The program defaults to a folder in Userdata specifically for OnLocation, which has a shortcut on the desktop for easy access, but feel free to save your project elsewhere, such as in a personal folder created by you in the My Videos folder of Userdata. (Note: Please backup all data before leaving the Mini TV Studio. ITC is not responsible for any data left on the machine, and any data is subject to deletion at anytime.)

Once your project is created, you should notice two important parts of your screen. The first is the input preview window, which should show whatever the camera is currently recording. If there is a problem with this, please refer to setup instructions or find an ITC Student Assistant or ITC Staff member for assistance. This window also contains the recording controls, located underneath the black bar used to show audio recording levels. The red circle icon represents record, setting both the computer and camera to record footage. The blue square represents stop, which stops both the camera and the program and compiles the footage captured into a file saved in your project folder under clips.

The other main window of the screen is the Shot List, showing the clips that OnLocation has created from your recording.

Recording

Before recording, you should make sure the camera in the proper location, level, zoom, etc. to capture your movie properly. You should also test the audio by looking at the vertical bars located next to the preview window. If there are no color bars moving in the audio window, make sure microphones are properly plugged in, turned on, and on the correct channel. If any of these settings are unacceptable, please refer to the setup guide or an ITC Student Assistant/Staff member for assistance in getting everything setup properly.

Once these settings are acceptable, hit the red circle icon to begin recording. Proceed with recording your movie. If you feel you make a mistake during filming, you can just start over and edit out the bad part later. It is typically easier to simply cut out parts of a long piece of footage than to try and keep up with numerous similar clips on the computer.

Once you have reached the end of the filming material, return to the computer and press the blue square stop icon. You will notice that your footage will appear as a clip in the short list. This make take several minutes depending on the length of the recording. If nothing appears, give the computer several minutes to compile the footage into clips.

Exporting to Editing Software

While Adobe Premiere Pro recognizes the .m2t file type OnLocation records in, other editing software does not. If you prefer to edit in Windows Media Player, an easier but less functional editing software, use the Adobe Encoder software located on the desktop to convert your .m2t files to a format such as .wmv or .avi. Double click on the Adobe Encoder icon on the desktop, and after a short loading screen you should see a window open. To begin, click the add button in the upper right hand corner. This opens up a window that will allow you to explore your folders to find your footage, most likely located in the OnLocation file or in My Videos if you chose to save the footage there. (You can also drag files from open windows into the large grey space in the middle of the program.)

Once you have the files in the encoder list, use the pull down arrow under the Format heading to choose your desired format. Once you have selected the format for all your footage, click the Start Queue button and your footage will be encoded in that file format and saved to the same file as the original, to be used in any program you choose.