Media production basics
UW Bothell student support tutorials
Tutorials reflect current online support tutorials in the Open Learning Lab. We also have our Software Support Resources webpage for unfamiliar tasks, versions, and guides.
When possible, all tutorials point to the original software vendor’s website.
Media storage and organization tutorials
- How to Format an External Hard Drive for Media
- Partitioning an External Hard Drive for Both Mac and Windows Use
- How to Setup a Project Folder (Audacity, Photoshop, Premiere and More)
Importing media from IT Helpdesk equipment
Audio devices
- DS-40 to .MP3
- Marantz to .WAV or .MP3
- WS600 to .MP3
- Setting the Recording Preset on the Zoom Audio Device to .WAV
- Zoom Recorder to Desktop
Still cameras
- Cannon EOS Rebel T3 to .Jpeg (Mac Desktop)
- Cannon EOS Rebel T3 to .Jpeg (Windows Desktop)
- Lumix to .Jpeg
Video cameras
Equipment in UW2-121 and UW2-140
File conversion tutorials
- Converting .WMA into .MP3 using Audacity (Mac)
- Converting .WMA into .MP3 using iTunes (PC)
- Converting Video with HandBreak
- Converting AVCHD to .MOV
Video editors
Microsoft Windows
Both of these video editors are included in the corresponding Windows version:
- Windows 10 – Video Editor
- Windows 11 – Microsoft ClipChamp (also available online via your Microsoft 365 account)
Apple Macintosh
Apple iMovie comes with Mac computers, but if you don’t see it, you can get it from the Apple store.
It can also be used on iPhones and iPads.
How-to & commonly asked questions
- Adding Still Images
- Adding Text to Your Video
- Adding Video Clips
- Creating a New Project
- Export to .MOV
- Adding Music and Sound Effects
- Trimming Video Clips
- Understanding the Workspace
Pearson edTPA – QuickTime
- (Optional Video Conversion) Converting AVCHD to .MOV
- QuickTime player user guides Mac operating systems in descending order
- General video trimming in QuickTime tutorial
Adobe Creative Suite
Adobe Audition
- Import Audio Files And Browse Media
- Finding and Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts
- Basic Multitrack Controls
- Customizing the Workspace
- Make Selections for Audio Editing
- How to Cut, Copy, Paste, And Delete Audio In Audition
- Applying Effects in The Multitrack Editor
- Applying Effects in The Waveform Editor
- Apply Amplitude and Compression Effects To Audio
- Techniques for Reducing Noise And Restoring Audio
- Matching Loudness Across Multiple Audio Files
- Saving and Exporting Audio Files
Adobe Photoshop CC
- Adding a Text Layer
- Batch Processing Images
- Brightness and Contrast
- Brush Tool
- Cropping Photos and Changing Canvas Size
- Color Adjustments
- Creating a Layer
- Creating a New Project
- Differences Between File Formats
- Dodging and Burning
- Dragging and Dropping Image into Another – Composition
- Free Transforming the Image
- Opacity
- Hue, Saturation
- Levels Adjustment
- Opening an Existing Project
- Resolution and Image Size
- Rotating an Image
- Saving as a .Jpeg/.TIFF/.PNG
- Saving as a .PSD (Photoshop) file
- Using the Lasso Tool
- Using the Quick Selection and Magic Wand
- Working with Layers
Adobe Premiere CC
Project management
- Understanding the Workspace
- Reconnecting Media
- Importing Video Files, Still Photos, and Audio
- Reveal in Finder
- Rendering Explained
How-to & commonly asked questions
- Adding Clips to the Timeline
- Adding Text/Adjusting Text
- Adding Transitions
- Adjusting Playback Speed
- Reverse Video
- Adjusting Volume Levels
- Applying Video Filter and Effects
- Color Correction/Brightness
- Composite Modes/Opacity
- Creating a Still Frame/Exporting a Still Frame
- Detaching and Reattaching Audio from Video
- Finding Files/Reveal in Finder
- Marking Video Clips
- Resizing and Repositioning Videos
- Restoring Window Layout
- Splitting/Trimming/Moving Clips
- Timeline Settings/Checking cli[ properties
- Voiceover Recording
- Composite Modes/Opacity
- Working with Key Frames
Audacity
How-to & commonly asked questions
- Adding Audio Effects
- Adjusting Audio Levels
- Copy and Pasting
- Creating Fades
- Cutting and Pasting
- Editing audio
- Exporting
- Importing Multiple Files
- Importing a Single File
- Moving Clips
- Saving Project File
- User Interface
- Zooming
Final Cut Pro X
Project Management
- Automatic and Manual Rendering Explained
- Backing Up Files – Event Folder- Project Folder
- Creating a Project
- Creating an Event
- Exporting Master File
- Importing Video, Audio, and Images into FCPX’s Event Library
- Uploading Directly to the Web
- Reconnecting Media
- Changing the FCPX Window Layout
- Locate Source Media Files
- Tools Menu
- Working from an External Drive
How-to & commonly asked questions
- Adding Clips to Timeline
- Adding Text/ Adjusting Text
- Adding transitions
- Adjust Timeline Settings- Clip Properties and Resolutions
- Adjusting Playback Speed/Reverse Video
- Adjusting Volume Levels
- Applying Video Filter and Effects
- Color Correction/Brightness
- Creating a Still Frame/Exporting a Sill Frame
- Reattaching Audio from Video
- Inserting a Placeholder or ‘Gap’
- Keyframes – Animation and Transitions
- Resizing and Repositioning Videos
- Split Screen and Cropping
- Splitting/Trimming/Moving Clips
- Supported Final Cut Pro X Media Formats
- Using Markers
- Voiceover Recording
- Working With Composite Modes/Opacity
- Final Cut Pro – Create a Countdown Timer
- Shortcut Keys
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