Question 6 - What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this project?

Final Cut
I used final cut to create my video for evaluation question 3. In doing this i have learned first of all how to create a video. I have learned that you import images which are saved as 'JPEGs' then insert them into the bottom bar as shown to the left to create a scene. Here you can trim down the size of the image to fit your needs. For my text i learned that i could insert powerpoint presentations and then import a JPEG version.  You can also insert song clips my converting them on a youtube converter called MYP3 but i didnt use this as i decided against having any music or sound clip in my video. To upload this final cut video i also learned to save it as an MP4 the set up a youtube account then export it onto there and create it as a video on youtube. I then needed to incorporate this onto my blog and to do this i needed to embed the code to do this you copy the code then paste it into my blog into the 'Edit HTML' section. This will then appear on the blog as the youtube video equivalent.

Photoshop

I used photoshop to create my front cover, i have learnt by using photoshop, how to create a magazine that resembles a real life product. I have learnt how to add different shapes and colours and how to make this represent a colour contrast and create a logo which is of similar ilk to real life magazines such as NME and Q. I have also learnt how to transfer what i create on photoshop into different software devices such as In design and how to save it onto my blog. I have learned that i need to save it as a JPEG file as this turns it into a photo style image. I needed to do this in order for me to submit my final product as it all needed to be put onto indesign so i could export it and print it out in colour on A3. I have learnt to insert an image and how to improve it and edit it so it represents a more proffesional practice. I have also learnt how to insert and edit text so that it looks more proffesional. I learnt by using Photoshops how editing each specific layer is important to the outcome of the final product.

Indesign

i used in design to make my magazine double page spread and contents page. To begin with i struggled with this concept but then i understood it more i used it and leanred new skills. I learnt how to make my headline text stand out more by learning that i could increase the weight of the stroke itself this made my text stand out more. I also learnt to change the colours and themes this is how i atttempted to make my product proffesional and stick to a 3 colour pallete. Using this i learnt how to make a contents page and double page spread look somewhat like a proffesional model. I also learnt how to insert new images which was key as i needed images as it was a magazine. I learnt how to format my page so the product looked more proffesional

Prezi

I have used prezi throughout my year doing AS media i have learnt that it is a good revision tool. As i have used it for certain types of research. It is useful as there is ample room to put as much information as required. You can upload images to this too by insert then getting the required image. I have learnt how to create an online powerpoint that i can use for various different things, i have even used this to answer question 1 as well as using it as a revision guide when making my product for what people want in my textual analysis.

Slideshare

Using slideshare i have learnt to upload powerpoint presentations online so that i can convert the files and use them elsewhere. I have learnt to click the orange upload button on the left and then insert the required file i want to and then it will convert into a different format. Then i can embed the code by copying it and then embed it into my blog for all to see by paste the embeded link into my blog.

Blogger

On blogger i have uploaded all of my posts for assesment in doing this i have learnt how to organise my work in chronological order as well as learning how to upload files from computers for others to view, files i have included on here are things like my final product and roughcuts. I have learnt to edit posts and upload them as well as inserting other files through imbeding them.

 Professional SLR Camera


I used a proffesional SLr camera so that the quality of my final image was of a hgiher profesional quality of which you would expect to see in professional magazines. It had higher megapixels and higher shutter speed resolution and automatically adapted to certain light. In using this i learnt how to control the zoom on the camera and how getting the eyesight in the higher third of the svreen can portray more power.

 Imac
 I produced all of my work using an IMAC this contained the programmes i needed to conduct the making of my prodsuct, it featured Indesign and Photoshop as two examples. It also had regular access to the internet so i could use the online programmes i required such as Blogger and prezi. This is what helped me create my product, it helped me as once i got used to it, it was quicker and easier to use than a normal computer. It ran quicker and more efficiently and the programmes used were more up to date so my product could have been made to a higher standard than that of a normal PC.