MEDIA PRODUCTION

Multi-Media Production

Description

A multi-meda presentation is one which utilizes audio and video for a campus event, in the classroom, a workshop, or other activity.  The current software of choice is Microsoft PowerPoint, which allows information to be displayed via a video projector in a classroom or where required.

The Butte College Media Production Department can assist in the creation of slide backgrounds, scanning of pictures, saving it to CD or preparing the presentation.  Moving images and sound are usable but must be encoded first.

Production

The elements of a multimedia presentation can be created entirely within the presentation program itself, but can also come from a variety of other sources.  Photographs (Digital or scanned), objects (Such as the campus logo), video, audio can be used, as well as customized backgrounds.  The Butte College Media Production Department can scan photographs, create a slide background to any specification in PhotoShop, encode audio/video, and insert them into the presentation on your laptop computer, or provide them to you on disc.  Pictures and images in the common graphic files can be used.

Plan out your presentation and gather all media material (Pictures, picture files, video and sound).   If scanning/encoding is required from the department, schedule to have that done along with any other assistance you may require.

Capabilities

Video can be encoded from SVHS, VHS, DVCPro, or ¾-inc videotape, a video file supported by Power Point, or a video device supplied by the client.  Audio can be encoded from videotape, cassette tape, CD, an audio file supported by Power Point, or an audio device supplied by the client.

Pictures/images can be scanned, transferred by disc, or via email as well as any images in commonly used graphic files (bmp, jpg, tga, gif, etc).  Slide backgrounds can be created in Adobe PhotoShop using pictures, images, colors, objects, or a variety of combinations.

The presentation or elements can be loaded onto the client’s laptop or supplied on disc.

Hints/tips

• Plan your entire presentation out, decide on a color and font style scheme.  Determine where any additional elements, such as video and audio would fit in.
• Decide how much support you need from the Butte College Media Production Department, the conversion/encoding of elements or an entire presentation created.
• Pick a color and font scheme that is clear and concise, too much text/information on one slide is difficult to read or absorb.  Avoid too many extraneous elements as they detract from the primary information.  Text must be easy to read, not too small, and presented in a logical, concise manner.
• Text color is important too.  If the presentation is to be projected on a screen, some colors, such as red or rich blues and greens do not appear as crisp.  Remember that what you see on your monitor isn’t always what the presentation will look like if projected.
• If you need the Butte College Media Production Department to videotape or record something, schedule it as soon as possible.