Digital+Storytelling+-+Desktop+or+Digital+Tools+for+my+Digital+Story

Assignment #3 Desktop of Internet Tools for My Digital Story
Expected time to complete: 15-45 minutes

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 your image, 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 photos to your __#|computer__. Use photo releases with ministry projects, especially when children are involved.
 * 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 photos in your 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:

What is ppt and jpg? Lynn || Return to Assignment page
 * ~ YOUR NAME ||~  ||~ QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT LOCATING YOUR IMAGES ||
 * EXAMPLE: Claudia McIvor ||  || EXAMPLE: Ready to make my video - no questions . ||
 * K.M. Kirkpatrick ||  || I have many photos. .JPS definitely work well ||
 * Susan Ajoc ||  || I have own photos but also found a few through Flickr; how do I get permission to use photo? When I click on namesure if I have permission to use. Need assistance, please. Susan, I searched Flicker's FAQ and found some great advice for you, [|just click here.]If it doesn't work, email me! Thanks I found some public domain photos for "earlier" images and used mine for "now" images. (have to watch video to understand - I'm posted) I think it worked great!- knj ||
 * Barbara Eretto ||  || I used a combination of phots, but I used the pictures that said they were free no royalties... ||
 * ||  || animoto also has a selection of photos, and music that embedded in their program. Great, Barbara! ||
 * Rachele Deering ||  || I have my photos on ppt with the site name and can convert to jpg. Perfect, Rachele.
 * Ruth E Manlandro ||  || I am going to use photos that I have taken myself in town. I like to make sure that I capture the perfect image to fit my story. I am going to use royalty free music and maybe some clips of other music. I like to use __#|Movie Maker__ 2.6 or iMovie to create my movies. It turned out great, too - Kristi ||
 * Dale Brown ||  || I used Bing Images due to time constraints, rather than going thru getting permissions. Used Animoto for the video. I have experimented with it in the past. Way to work on a deadline :) _kristi ||
 * Mary Miller ||  || Found my pics on Flickr and had the same question Susan did, so the response to her question was helpful. Glad to help, Mary! - Kristi ||
 * Janet Mitchell ||  || I will be using my own photos from a recent road trip through central Fl. They looked great, Janet - Kristi ||
 * Sybil Steuart ||  || Google Free Images is great Amen! ||
 * Lynn ||  || I managed to transfer pictures from my phone to my email/outlook. How to I upload them to animoto? I can’t find a way to move pictures out of email/outlook to a file on my computer to move to animoto either. ||
 * Amy Acker Mobley ||  || Used photo's I already had and some from Photo bucket- ready to go! ||
 * Lori Crawford ||  || Could not get Flikr to open, but I used one stock image then didn't have space for any more so it was ok! ||
 * Ginny Nolan ||  || __Used__ photos from Flickr, but have used Bing and Google images for other projects. Thanks for info on copyright permissions. ||
 * Ana L. Munoz ||  || I have my images ready! and signed up for Animoto ||
 * Jen McIlveen ||  || I used personal photo's and uploaded them using Picasa. I have created my video in Animoto. ||
 * Ann Ferguson ||  || I did several versions of a video on Animoto with my own photos and using Animoto's theme. I've had so many issues with my computer at home that I really didn't have time to use anothe program. I find Animoto is a bit restricting and I have used other movie making programs before but they take longer. I do like the fact that if you use the music from Animoto's library you are ok for licenses etc. Will try producing other videos as I continue in this work to get better as I go along. It was great fun. Am posting my revised video. ||
 * Kelli Bonner ||  || Got a collection of photos from which to choose as I create my video. ||