Finished!

I have finished. Date 30/11/11

Due Date for Game

There is no specific due date that we have been given for our game. My teacher said that the game is due by the end of this week. However the whole of year 9 will not be here on Thursday or Friday. So the option is we have to hand it in by the end of the week or early next week.

Problem for Today - 28th of November 2011

Today Mr. Cavill asked us to upload a copy of our game so that he can see how much we have done. However I have saved it on my home computer and I am not able to upload any part of my game as the only ones I have on the school computer is just when I was playing around with Sratch at the beginning of term. So today I am not going to be able to upload.

Scratch Game Videos

This lesson I have been changing things with my game and also I have been watching videos on Youtube of games that other people have made.  I have found one that to me  has really stood out is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWYbqV22lxw.

Scratch :)

I have been playing around with Scratch and been experimenting with a variety of different things that I am able to use. I have been animating a bat. I had to use to different pictures to animate it.
THE FIRST IMAGE:

THE SECOND IMAGE:                                                 

Scratch

This term we are developing a game using Scratch. Scratch was developed and created by MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).
To download Scratch or Video Tutorials etc.
http://scratch.mit.edu/

Computer Algorithms - Selection

Selection - A selection structure is when a question is asked and depending on the answer the program takes one of two courses of actions.

Computer Algorithms - Sequence

Sequence - A sequence structure is an event or action that leads to another action in a chosen and planned order.

Computer Algorithms - Flowchart

Flowchart -  Data flows are not typically represented in a flowchart, in contrast with data flow diagrams; rather, they are implied by the sequencing of operations. Flowcharts are used in analyzing, designing, documenting or managing a process or program in various fields

Computer Algorithms - High Level Computer Language

High Level Computer Language - Is also known as High Level Programming Language or a higher order language. It is a computer language whose instructions or statements each correspond to several machine language instructions, designed to make coding easier. 

 

Computer Algorithms - Machine Language

Machine Language - Is the language of computers. It is a programming language designed to be used on a specific class of computers.

Computer Algorithms - Pseudocode

Pseudocode - Is a compact and informal high-level description of the operating principle of a computer program.

Computer Algorithms - Algorithms

Algorithms - A process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or any other solving operations especially computers.

My E-Book

Reasearching Two.

I have been using Wikipedia for my research. It has been easy and convenient to use while it also provides a lot of information that other websites do not give.

Researching.

For the past few weeks I have been collecting information for my e-Book. I have nearly completed gathering all my information and now I am just putting it all together in my e-Book :).

My E-Book

Today I started working on my e-Book. I have started to hyperlink some of the slides and started to add information to the presentation. I am creating my e-Book on PowerPoint Presentation.

Notaland Evaluation

Notaland Evaluation

Rating: 10/10

Notaland was a very easy to use system. I loved using it as it was very convenient and easy to use. I was able to upload videos, photos and sound files and Notaland also provided their own Clip Art, Fonts which made it even better to use. It was very easy to use and I was able to create something very interesting even with something so basic. I had a lot a fun creating my page on Notaland :). Below is a screenshot of the page I created, it is a collage of images.

This Term's Project

This term we will be creating an E-Book for our assessment. The final copy of the E-Book will be doen on Powerpoint and will be saved as a Powerpoint Show.  I will be working by myself to create this. We have been provided with a choice of quite a few topics and out of all the topics we have to choose 4 topics to talk and discuss about in the assessment. The topics I have chosen are:

• Handheld Devices
• Social Networking
• Secondary Storage - Flash Drives and DVD & Blu-Ray Discs
• Bluetooth

Start of Mini-Project

Today I have started the mini project. I am going to many different websites to evaluate which website will be the best to create an e-book. I am visiting websites such as prezi.com and wix.com

Broadband - Broadband Providers

Give examples of broadband providers and identify the costs.

AUSTRALIAN BROADBAND PROVIDERS.

• Bigpond Broadband: 50GB Plan - $49.95
• Optus Broadband: 50GB Plan - $49.99
• iiNet Broadband: 50GB Plan - $49.95
• iiNet Buisness Broadband: 50GB Plan - $99.95
• Dodo Broadband: 50GB Plan - $19.90
• Westnet Broadband: 50GB Plan - $49.95
• Southern Cross Telco Broadband: 50GB Plan - $59.95
• People Telecom Broadband: 50GB Plan - $49.95

Broadband - Fibre

FIBRE -

Fibre broadband connection is also known as a fibre-optical cable. A fibre-optic cable connection is the fastest means of connecting the consumer to the Internet. Furthermore, this form of broadband is only available to certain people. Those people who have access to this form of Internet, experience "fast-as-light" Internet broadband.

Broadband - ADSL

ADSL -

ADSL, also known as Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line. ADSL is also another Digital Subscriber Line. ADSL is a data communications technology that enables faster data transmission over copper telephone lines. There are many versions of Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Lines i.e. ADSL2 and ADSL2+.

Broadband - Cable Broadband

CABLE BROADBAND -

In information and technology, cable Internet access, often shortened to cable, is a type of broadband Internet access. Cable Internet provides one of the most reliable services available and has high-speed Internet with the an affordable price. Cable connections run in neighborhood of 1.5Mbps, although they can get up to as high as 30Mbps.

Broadband - Wireless Broadband

WIRELESS BROADBAND -

Wireless broadband is technology that provides fast-speed wireless Internet acces or computer networking access over a vast area. Very few Wireless Internet Service Providers (WISP's) give download speed of over 100 M/bits. Most braodband wireless access services have a range of 50km from a tower.

Broadband - What is broadband?

What is broadband?

Broadband is pertaining to a type of high-speed data transmission in which the bandwidth is shared by more than one signal. Bandwidth is the difference between the upper and lower frequencies.

The World of Multimedia - Advantages and Disadvantages

Do you see the advantages/disadvantages to the use of such multimedia technology?

The advantages  of using these types of multimedia is that everything is connected on one system. A disadvantage to this is that if one device fails then all will as they are all connected on one system.
Another advantage is that nearly everything is available in one place.

The World of Multimedia

The video on future directions has already to some extent come true. What multimedia technologies in the video are already commonly used?

In this video there are more advanced versions of some of the multimedia technologies of our contemporary society. Below is a list of items that have been modified and made more advanced in the video :

• Watches
• Televisions
• Computers
• Car Keys
• GPS
• Moblie Phones

This is this link for the video: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/555998/another_version_of_the_intel_umpc_vision_video/

The World of Multimedia - Multimedia Devices and Services

What multimedia device or service would you find hardest to live without?

I think that the mulitmedia device that people and myself are most dependent on is a mobile phone. People are very dependent on their iPhones or Android Smart Phones as they now have everything on them including the Internet, Email, Messenger, Cameras and applications which provide a variety of services. If that was taken away from the owners most of them would be feeling lost and unorganised as their lives are based on their phones.

The World of Multimedia - Mulitmedia in Everday Life

Where do you commonly use multimedia in your daily life, list as many examples as you can ?

1. At Home
2. School
3. Transport
4. Work

Terms Relating to Audio Files - Stereo

Stereo - A system or equipment that produces a stereophonic sound.

Done Done Done

This period we handed our assessment on a DVD to Mr Cavill. So today we are officially DONE!

Synopsis

Our video is a music video. The song we are using is "Wasting Away" by Tonight Alive.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhdaCt2DhE0
Above is the link for the actual music video.
The video is about two bestfriends(Julianne and I). Then tragically, Julianne's character dies and it is about me moving on. The whole video has the scenes when Julianne is there and then me by myself.

Gannt Chart

This is the Gannt Chart for our group's video.

New Storyboard

We had to re-do the storyboard as  we had to cut out the dancing so we made a new storyboard. This is it:

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro

My phone is the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro. To get videos from my phone to the computers at school I must have my USB connector cable. To get it on the computer you must plug one end in the phone and the other in the computer. To get the file on the computer you must drag it from the phone into a folder on the computer. My phone stores the videos as mp4 files.

Done

We have finished our IST Video. Beth has put it on a DVD and we are going to hand it in on Wednesday.

Data Compression - Why is it important?

Why is data compression an important technique for the online world?

Data compression is an important technique for the online world as it helps decrease the the consumption of expensive resources such as hard drive space.

Data Compression - Ratio

Data compression which is also known as compression power is a term used to evaluate the reduction produced by a data compression equation. The equation in Compressed Size divided by the Uncompressed Size = Compression Ratio.

Finished Filming

On Friday when Beth and Julianne came over we had most of our filming done. On the weekend Beth had taken the footage home and put it all together she found out that all the footage had gone for the full amount of the song. We also realised that we didn't actually need the dancing footage otherwise the main footage would not be included with the music. We have also had to make changes to the storyboard as we will not be having any dancing in it. The whole video roughly goes for 4 minutes and I am not sure about the timing as on the criteria it says that it must go for 5 minutes. All together the filming is done and we have nearly finished the video all we are doing now is editing. 

Filming

Today Beth and Julianne are coming over to my house for filming. We hope to have at least half of the music video completed after today. We are doing the scenes with the piano and at the park today. In class today I have also put all the still images into a Windows Movie Maker. So far the final copy of the movie goes for 9 seconds so we are hoping the movie goes a lot longer after today.

Introduction Filming

Today, Beth was back at school so we decided to start the film. Our introduction is still shots to make up the name (Tonight Alive) and song (Wasting Away) of the band. We used my phone camera and put the white paper on the grass as it contrasted with the white paper. Below are 2 of the 26 still shots we are using for the introduction.

Data Compression - Data Compression

What is data compression?
 
Data compression or source coding or bit-rate reduction is the method of encoding information using less binary digits than the original copy would use. Compression has it's advantages as it helps to decrease the consumption of high-priced objects such as hard-drive space.

Introduction to Video - Resolution

What is meant by resolution and how is it measured?

Resolution, or formally known as display resolution is the number of distinct pixels in each dimension that can be displayed on a television device or display screen. Resolution is measured in picture elements or pixels for short.

Introduction to Video - Codec

Describe what a codec is.


Codec is short form for coder-decoder. Codec is a software that takes raw data files and converts in into a compressed file.

Introduction to Video - PAL, NTSC, SECAM

Explain the video standards PAL, NTSC and SECAM. What are the main differences between them?

PAL - Phase Alternating Line
Is a an analog encoding system used in broadcasting television systems. This particular system is used more than any other system in the world.

NTSC - National Television System Committee
Is an analog encoding system used in broadcasting television systems. This system is most commonly used in North America, most countries in South America and in a few countries in Asia.

SECAM - Sequential Colour with Memory (or Sequentiel couleur a memoire)
Is an analog colour system first used in France. Henri de France and his team invented SECAM. Historically, it is the first ever colour television standard in Europe. 

Each standard is incompatible with the other. For example, as the Northern American standard is NTSC a person from Australia will have to convert a video from America in order to watch it on an Australian TV.
The Video Standards Around the World:

Introduction to Video - The Video Standards Used in Australia

Which standard do we use in Australia?

In Australia, we use the video standard PAL. PAL stands for Phase Alternating Line.
The symbol for Phase Alternating Line or PAL:

Introduction to Video - Generation Loss

What is meant by "generation loss"?Were does it happen?

Generation loss refers to the potential size and loss of quality of file size when numerous copies are made of the data. This happens sometime when editing and transfering files.

Introduction to Video - IEEE 1394 Port

What is an IEEE1394 Port?


The IEEE 1394 Port is a type of connection media. It is also known as a firewire.

Introduction to Video - RGB

What is the colour system RGB?

RGB stands for red, green and blue the three primary colours. RGB is a colour model in which red, green and blue are added together to create a wide range of colours.

Introduction to Video - Frame Rate in Video

What is meant by frame rate in video?

In movies, tv shows and computer video, the frame rate is the amount of images that are displayed per second.

Introduction to Video - Some Advantages of Digital Video

What are some advantages of digital video?

• Moving pictures with sound are more effective than stills.
• Footage can be uploaded, updated and changed with ease.
• With Network capabilities, presentations can be distributed easily.
• As video clips are files can be incorporated into many databases like text

Storyboard for Assingment - Final Copy

This is the storyboard for our video. This mainly outlines what will happen. We created this using Paint.

Video Assignment - Storyboard

Today Beth and I were working on our storyboard for our music video which is a requirement. We have done about 5 scenes at the moment and we have also worked on costume plans. We have changed a few things around which will increase the length of the video. We are also incorporating still image shot while still using video for about 95% of the video. We are creating the storyboard using paint instead of hand drawing it.

Portable Applications - What is a portable application?

A) A portable application is a computer software program made to run autonomously from an operating system such as a computer. An example of a portable application is USB, DVD, CD and Floppy Disc.

 

Plans Delayed

The plan of our music video is that Julianne and I are best friends but then Julianne tragically passes away and it is basically me moving on from Julianne's death. In one of the scenes we were planning to have me looking through a photo album that has pictures of Julianne and myself. This lesson we were going to take pictures of Julianne and myself to put in the photo album and Beth was supposed to take the photos with her camera. But we didnt find out until this morning that Beth was office monitor so we had our plans delayed about 1 lesson.

Wasting Away Video Clip

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhdaCt2DhE0

This is the song we are planning to use in our music video and the actual film clip is how our main inspiration for our music video.

29.3.11

Everytime I exported each image I saved it as a .PNG file. I used Inkscape to export these images and on Inkscape each file is an .SVG file. SVG stands for Scalable Vector Graphic.

29.3.11

The process I went through to make this animation is simple. First I used Inkscape as the program to create the animation.

Inkscape Logo left.

Then I got a cartoon image of  Barry B Benson main character from the Bee Movie and chose the image to animate for my animation. Then i started exporting images of him and letters for my animation. Once I had exported all the images I then imported all 310 images into Windows Live Movie Maker. Then I had to change the duration of the video and once it was done i saved it into a .wmv file and then uploaded it to blogger.

25.3.11

For the animation I used Inkscape for my drawing and animating tool.I chose this tool because Mr Cavill gave us a tutorial on this particular program. After he showed is this it seemed the easiest to animate and export each frame.

25.3.11

I have completed my animation and now I am doing the question part of the assignment.

21.3.11 - Problem

I have finished my animation but Mr Cavill just informed us that each frame must not be transparent. So now I have to go throughout all 324 frames and edit the background on Paint.

14.3.11

Today I have been working a lot on my assignment at the moment my animation has gone for 10 seconds with a duration of 0.07. I think that in a few lessons time I will be done. I have tested it on Windows Movie Maker and it looks good. :)

9.3.11

Today I worked on my assignment. I have an idea of using an image of a bee that I have created on Inkscape for the assignment. The bee will fly around the screen then the words "GO CARITAS" will fly in after the bee.

1/03/2011

Today in class we are learning how to animate shapes using powerpoint. We are learning to animate a game of ping.

Graphic Terms - Colour Depth

Graphic Terms - Colour "depth" is defined by the number of bits per pixel that can be displayed on a computer monitor.

Graphic Terms - Frame Buffer

Frame Buffer - Part of a video system where images are stored pixel by pixel.

Graphic Terms - Compression

Compression - The coding of data that saves storage space or transmission time.

Graphic Terms - File Extension

File Extension - Is a suffix at the end of a file name that indicates what type of file it is.

Graphic Terms - Resolution

Resolution - The maximum amount of pixels that can be shown on a computer screen.

Graphic Terms - DPI

DPI - Also means Dots Per Inch. Is a measure of resolution for printers, scanners and displays.

Graphic Terms - CPU

CPU - Is also formally known as Central Processing Unit. This contains the necessary information to interpret and execute program instructions.

Graphic Terms - Morph

Morph - To transform an image by computer

Graphic Terms - Frame

Frame - A frame is a single graphic image in a sequence of graphic images.

Graphic Terms - FPS

FPS - Also means Frames Per Second. This is the unit of measurement of the frame rate of a moving image.

Graphic Terms - Mirror

Mirror - Writing duplicate data to more than 1 device in order to protect against loss of data in the event of device failure.

Graphic Terms - Crop

Crop - To cut of a specific part of a picture

Graphic Terms - Video Card

Video Card - Also known as the graphics card,  the video card allows graphical information to a video display device such as a projector.

Graphic Terms - Flip

Flip - To flip an image through a point of axis

Graphic Terms - BMP

BMP - A BMP is a computerized image file. It is short form for Bit Map.

Graphic Terms - Pixel

Pixel - A tiny dot of light that is the basic unit from which images on computer or television screens are made.

Graphic Terms - JPEG

JPEG - Is a file extension that is short for Joint Photographics Expert Group - this is the committee that created this. A JPEG file is like the GIF format except the pictures don't move.

Graphic Terms - GIF

Animated Gif - An animated GIF(Graphics Interchange Format) file is a graphic image on a Web page that moves.