I decided that completing the final project with Movie Maker is not going to work. The problem with Movie Maker is its lack of functionality for working with text.
I really don't want to use PowerPoint because of the audio component, which I've never been able to get to work right. I tried Camtasia for the Tufte project, but abandoned it about mid-way through the project. So I'm not inclined to try that for this project.
Which leads me to Flash. For a competent Flash programmer, it would be the perfect solution. And then, there's me. My relationship with Flash has been rocky at best. This might be a good opportunity to give it another shot. At the same time, it scares me.
I will give it my best try and abandon if I need to. Am I crazy?
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Sunday, November 16, 2008
5130 - What to do?
I finally have a start on my instructional package with a purpose! And I'm excited about it. My draft script is written. Now I need to put it all together.
So I'm trying to decide what tools to use. After comparing some of the available technologies, I initially decided to go with Microsoft Movie Maker. I used this for the "We'll Show You, Tufte" project, and really liked how easy it is to use. I already practiced my audio in Movie Maker - worked like a charm.
But as I think about adding text to the images, Movie Maker doesn't seem like the best tool to use. I can add text, but have no control over the placement of the text. Also as far as I can tell, the image becomes the entire slide - another background isn't possible. This may be fine for the project, but I'm not sure yet.
I may need to create the images with text in another program, like Fireworks. In the end, it's probably not that much different.
I may try working with Jing to create screen shots. And I love playing with Wordl. Wordl provides a fun and artistic approach to playing with Words. In fact, I may try doing my definition of SCUBA with Wordl.
So I'm trying to decide what tools to use. After comparing some of the available technologies, I initially decided to go with Microsoft Movie Maker. I used this for the "We'll Show You, Tufte" project, and really liked how easy it is to use. I already practiced my audio in Movie Maker - worked like a charm.
But as I think about adding text to the images, Movie Maker doesn't seem like the best tool to use. I can add text, but have no control over the placement of the text. Also as far as I can tell, the image becomes the entire slide - another background isn't possible. This may be fine for the project, but I'm not sure yet.
I may need to create the images with text in another program, like Fireworks. In the end, it's probably not that much different.
I may try working with Jing to create screen shots. And I love playing with Wordl. Wordl provides a fun and artistic approach to playing with Words. In fact, I may try doing my definition of SCUBA with Wordl.
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