Kylie Noblet - Multimedia Apps and Tools

Making a video with CapCut: This week I decided to make a video using the online resource CapCut. Signing up for this resource was free, and it even offers an app version. There is a premium version that requires payment, but the standard free version worked just fine for this project.  I decided that I would do a slideshow sort of video, using a collection of pictures I took of some of my favorite art pieces that I have made over the last couple of years. It was simple to get started, with a large plus sign displayed on the screen, which then brings you to your library where you can select to add photos, videos, or some of both. For this I only used photos. After I selected all of the photos I wanted to add there was a highlighted "Add" button which brought me to a screen with all of the images laid out. On this page I could then use a number of tools, such as editing the individual images, and the video as a whole, adding music, and text, adjusting the time, speed, and tran...

My Moovly Animation: For this weeks animation I used the application Moovly. This was a free resource, with some animations already made, to insert into your own project. It was easy to navigate, as it does have a tutorial and pretty straight forward tools. The process was super easy, the only difficulty I had was figuring out how to export my finished animation. You have to exit the animation after hitting save and go back to your "My Projects" page, to then click on the project you want to download and export it wherever you choose. I decided to use the rotating earth and a background of some twinkling stars for this animation, which you can check out below! Animation Link:   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D__3Q2N21CE1gmc7dPKqYsnE5pj77pdP/view?usp=sharing Apps That Track You: The article, "The Most Important Things to Know About Apps That Track Your Location", by Sidney Fussell highlights a lot of good points. From this reading I have learned a bit about data co...