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Assignment #3 Desktop of Internet Tools for My Digital Story

Now that you have a "storyboard" it is time to make sure that you have the images that you will need to create your video. Please note the Technical specs for Animoto videos.



Note the specs for "images"



Normally, the *.jpg format works the best. So, when you are looking for or creating yourimage, make sure you are creating a *.jpg photo image. There are various ways that you can locate or create the digital photos that you will need to include in your video:

To locate Creative Commons Photos, go to Flickr creative commons collection or "Pictures" at @http://www.sitepoint.com/30-creative-commons-sources/ for the various suggested websites. You can search for and download the photo's you would like to use. Remember to note the name of the photographer and how they would like to be credited for their photography.
 * With a digital camera, photograph the people, locations, etc. that you want to include in the video. Then download these photo's to your computer.
 * Use your cell phone or your smart phone to photograph the"pictures" you want to include. Once downloaded to your computer, you will be able to use these photo's in our film.
 * If you have old photographs that you would like to use that are not in a digital format, locate a "scanner" that you can use to create a "digital format" for the photo.

When you have all the images you will use for your video, just indicate below that you are ready to create your video. If you have any questions about finding or creating your images, please list them here:


 * ~ YOUR NAME ||~  ||~ QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT LOCATING YOUR IMAGES ||
 * EXAMPLE: Claudia McIvor ||  || EXAMPLE: Ready to make my video - no questions ||
 * Paul Jeffrey Thomas ||  || No problem finding & using Animoto images. I used a shortened version of one of my own songs for music. ||
 * Sr. Sheila ||  || The technical specs document was very useful,and I downloaded it for future use. At first I downloaded some images as bitmaps, but was later able to change them to the right format for Animoto. Since I know nothing about photography, this was a challenge for me. ||
 * Madeleine Vessel ||  || I decided to use my own and my husband's images (he's a photographer). Made my video with only a couple of difficulties. Now, that I know how to do it, though, I'm definitely on board with this tool. ||
 * Joanna ||  || I cannot seem to do this. I have copied and pasted photos before, but everything I try wants me to start an account, and after that I can't get it to paste once I copy. (And I have found some beautiful photos that would be perfect.) Yet another frustating experience in a line of frustrating experiences. I am going to go straight to Animoto to see I can have better results. ||