Digital Blue Cameras Inset

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Digital Blue Cameras Inset

• Tuesday 3rd June 2008

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Uses For Cameras

• Taking Still Photos
• Taking Video Clips
• Creating Animations

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Taking Still Photos
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Taking Still Photos

• To take a picture
• Hold the camera button until the display turns
  on.
• Use the display screen or the viewfinder to line
  the camera up to the frame wanted.
• Press the button on the top of the camera to
  capture a still image.

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Deleting Frames

1. Whilst the camera is on press the centre button
   on the Navigation Pad.
2. Press the down button then the centre button to
   select DELETE.
3. Use the navigation keys to either delete the LAST
   FRAME or ALL.
4. Use the navigation keys to select YES.

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Taking Still Photos

• Here are just a few ideas for when to take still
  photos
• Literacy Make a story board/book, newspaper
  articles, starting points for stories,
  instructions.
• Numeracy Examples of 2d/3d shapes, photos to use
  on pictograms.
• Science Record stages of growth, pictures of
  habitats, recording weather, information
  articles/books.
• ICT Edit photos of themselves, photos for
  website,
• PSHCE School development, articles about ME,

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Taking Still Photos

• Humanities Dress up as characters, make passport
  photos, put childrens photos on other people.
• Art Take photos of childrens faces for them
  to draw other half, still life , for
  evaluating work.
• DT Pictures of products, finished work for
  evidence and evaluation, different stages.
• PE Photos of balances etc for examples/
  evaluations,
• Early Years Pics of groups of objects
  (colours/numbers)
• Letters child holds something beginning
  with..
• Growth take pictures throughout the year.

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Taking Video Clips
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Taking Video Clips

• To video
• Hold the camera button until the display turns
  on.
• Use the display screen or the viewfinder to line
  the camera up to the frame wanted.
• Press the camera button to start and stop the
  video recording.
• To play the clip back press on the centre
  navigation key and select PLAYBACK.

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Transferring Files to a Computer

• Place the camera into its base and connect the
  USB lead to the computer.
• Open Digital Movie Creator 3.
• Digital Movie Creator 3 will
• ask if you want to download
• your files, click YES.

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Viewing Files

1. To view your files click on the green Collection
   tab.
2. Click on ALL or ONE to transfer files to the
   permanent folder.
3. To close the folder click on the green Collection
   tab which is now at the bottom.

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Selecting Files to Edit

• To edit files click on the Go Create Screen icon,
  your collection of files will drop down.
• Drag the files you want to edit into the timeline
  at the bottom.

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Editing Scenes

• Here are just a few things you can do to make
  your film more interesting
• Trim the beginning and end of scenes
• Add a title screen
• Add text and images
• Add special effects
• Add sounds

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Trimming Scenes

1. Select the scene you want to edit and click on
   the Trim icon.
2. Move the red arrows to trim the beginning and end
   of the scene.
3. Click the play button to preview.
4. Click on the tick to save and exit.

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Adding a Title Screen

1. Select a background scene from the collection.
2. Click on the Tools Menu icon, the tools menu will
   open up.

1. Use the Select Tool to select an area to write
   in.
2. Type in a title.
3. Change the size, colour and font using the tools
   in the menu.

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Adding Special Effects and Sounds

• Click on the Special Effects menu to add moving
  images.
• Click on the Sound Effects menu to add sounds.
• To delete special effects/sounds click on the bin
  at the bottom.

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Saving and Playing Your Film

• To save your finished film click on the Save icon
  at the bottom of the screen.

• To watch your film click on the Share icon at the
  top left.

You can also export your file so it can be played
outside of the Digital Blue software.

1. Go to your collection.
2. Click on the export button at the bottom of your
   collection.
3. Save your work.
4. Your film can now be played in Windows Media
   Player.

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Taking Video Clips

• Here are just a few ideas for when children can
  use video recording in the curriculum
• Literacy make short films, story telling,
  adverts, interviews, hot seating, video
  instructions, performing poetry, role plays.
• Science Weather report, documentary,
• PSHCE Interviews
• Geography Weather report, documentary about a
  place.
• History Documentary/play about an event/period
  of time.
• PE Video short games/actions to evaluate.