Multimedia Tips and Tricks

by Kyle Kreiger, Student Multimedia Design Center   Did you know you can breathe new life into your old VHS tapes—right here in Morris Library? The Student Multimedia Design Center (SMDC) makes it easy for University of Delaware students, faculty ...Read More

by Jonathan Famiglietti, Student Multimedia Design Center  If you are familiar with film and photography terminology, you may have heard of the term “Vignetting”. In these fields, a “Vignette” refers to the progressive reduction in brightness toward the periphery compared ...Read More

by Mike Gates, Student Multimedia Design Center   At the Student Multimedia Design Center in Morris Library, we strive to offer the University of Delaware community a wide range of multimedia tools to support all kinds of creative projects. Whether ...Read More

Text and video by Ellie Parcells, Student Multimedia Design Center   If you’re new to the world of audio production, there’s no better application to start with than GarageBand. GarageBand is an intuitive audio recording program aimed at beginners and ...Read More

 Images and text by Eve M. Ellis    Have you ever wondered what magic you can create in our multimedia studios? Whether you’re a first-time visitor or just curious about what’s possible, let’s explore all the creative opportunities for students, ...Read More

Text and video by Jonathan Famiglietti, Student Multimedia Design Center Have you ever wanted to use a video editing software not from the likes of Adobe? Are you interested in trying a non-linear editor that doesn’t come with a monthly ...Read More

by Kyle Krieger, Student Multimedia Design Center   When printing documents or posters, you may come across an overwhelming variety of different measurements and sizes. Your UD professors or a manager may request a poster in a specific size that ...Read More

Text and video by Jonathan Famiglietti, Student Multimedia Design Center    Have you ever wanted to flip certain elements in your image without mirroring the entire image? This task can be achieved quite easily in Photoshop using a combination of ...Read More

Text and video by Ellie Parcells, Student Multimedia Design Center    If you’ve ever used a video editing program like iMovie or Premiere Pro, then you’ve probably worked with video files formatted as MPEG-4, also known as MP4 (or M4V ...Read More

Text and video by Kyle Krieger, Student Multimedia Design Center      When creating a video project that requires audio, one of the best pieces of equipment to utilize is a boom microphone. It allows any producer to obtain clear audio ...Read More