Audio Visual Project Finished: Whew!

The Chile Fiesta audio visual project is now in the can and I am certainly happy for that. I used pro tools to first edit the audio portion. Pro tools is somewhat similar to the cool edit and gold wave programs that I am familiar with. Then it was onto iMovie. This was the first time for me, so it was a bit of a challenge. But fortunately, there was an FMD lab held on that exact topic this past Saturday, October 27th. I attended that workshop and got some needed help. I was on my way. A couple more edit sessions and voila! The project is complete. It meets my expectations.

Garage Band Misadventure

I am all dressed and ready for the dance, but it's like I don't have a date. Not exactly, but I am ready to edit my first "sight and sound" project, but garage band is not cooperating. I tried to import my audio from a cassette tape recorder to my home computer which has cool edit pro installed, but for some reason the audio was not showing up on the cool edit soft ware. And here at KU, Garage Band is a little vexing. I will keep trying!

Photo Shop Adventures

Hey, this was my first time with Adobe Photo Shop so I did not exactly produce a work of art. After several failed attempts, I changed the color of a bowl full of red hot chile peppers. Why not change them to blue? They look marvelous. For some reason, I could not save the picture on my hard drive here at Arnhold Hall. Luckily, I came prepared with a CD-R disc. That is where my blue, red hot chile peppers now reside.

Chile Fest Audio Visual Composition

In an attempt to stay ahead and give it a try, I went to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden last weekend to shoot what may turn into an audio visual composition. The 15th Annual Chile Pepper Fiesta, or festival, was being held. I took numerous stills with my Canon Powershot digital camera. I also conducted audio interviews with a hand held cassette recorder. I took pictures of the food samples, the presenters and people walking by who sampled these hot and spicy foods. I hope I can work this into a lucid presentation. All I have to do now is write the piece (which should not be too difficult) and edit it, which, given my present skill set, may prove to be a considerable challenge.