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Digital Media
 Websites presented in alphabetical order BeelineTV.com 
 This site provides links to a selection of "free online TV channels from around the world." Organized by language. Listings link directly to the programming, and indicate which media player is necessary to view the content. Provided by a software company. http://beelinetv.com Topics: Media, Television Last updated Feb 20, 2007 Center for Digital Storytelling (CDS)
This site defines "digital storytelling," and provides articles and case studies about the process. There are also links to related Web pages, some providing examples of digital storytelling projects. There is also has information about the center's workshops and other resources to aid individuals and organizations in "using digital media to tell meaningful stories...." The center is located in Berkeley, California. http://www.storycenter.org/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Literature & Books, Media, Media Last updated Mar 2, 2003 Cuatro: Form and Light In Cyberspace
"An exhibition featuring four artists working in digital media. Two of these artists live in Southern California and two live in Mexico City. The exhibit presents diverse approaches to the use of digital technology in artistic practice," including photography, video, and animation. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/cuatro/ Topics: Art by Region, Artists, California: Arts and Humanities, Media Last updated Jan 31, 2007 Data Powers of Ten
How many bits to a byte? How many bytes to a typewritten page? How about how many bytes to a book? A shelf of books? A library? Know what an exabyte is? How about a yottabyte? This is a list of estimates of the quantities of data contained within various media. Part of the site "How Much Information?" from the School of Information Management and Systems (SIMS), University of California, Berkeley. http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/research/projects/how-much-info/datapowers.html Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Media, Media Last updated May 24, 2006 DigitalConsumer.org
This group organized in response to the recording industry's growing use of encryption and copyright law changes to prevent any copying (including fair use copying) of music CDs (compact discs). They are "advocating a Consumer Technology Bill of Rights that will positively assert a consumer's rights to fair use." The Web site provides background material on the law, proposed legislation, and what consumers can do about it. http://digitalconsumer.org/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Industries, Intellectual Property, Media, Music Last updated May 3, 2004 The Elements of Digital Storytelling
The digital frontier is explored at this site with an in-depth examination of the elements of digital storytelling and storymaking: media , action , relationship , context , and communication . The site has innovative story forms and media examples, a discussion forum, a clearinghouse of effects research on user responses, links to related resources, and a taxonomy of digital storytelling. From the University of Minnesota, School of Journalism and Mass Communication’s Institute for New Media Studies. http://www.inms.umn.edu/elements/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Media, Media, News, Web Design and Management, Writing Last updated Feb 19, 2003 FindSounds.com
This site enables you to find a wide range of sounds on the Internet. Sounds are found in the popular AIFF, AU, and WAV file formats. Most sounds are quite short (from approximately two to six seconds long). Some categories are animals, birds, insects, musical instruments, nature and people, television and movies, and vehicle sounds. Or you can type in a word of your choice. There is a Copyright Policy section which states that the site "does not offer advice on fair use of these files." You can also download the Comparisonics Audio Player. http://www.findsounds.com/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Internet, Internet Guides & Search Tools, Media, Media, Music Last updated Aug 29, 2004 Free Sound Effects
An annotated list of several sites that provide animal, nature, mechanical, and other sound effects in a variety of audio formats. From Videomaker Magazine. http://www.videomaker.com/downloads/free-sound-effects/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Media, Media, Music Last updated Jan 15, 2007 JumpTV
JumpTV "is the world's leading broadcaster of television over the Internet. With nearly 300 channels from 75+ countries, JumpTV delivers its audience news, sports and entertainment content on a real-time basis." Much content is free, but there are also subscription services. Asian, African, Latin American, and eastern European countries and languages are well represented. "The JumpTV web site runs best on Internet Explorer version 6 and higher on Windows XP." http://www.jumptv.com Topics: Media Last updated Aug 6, 2007 Media Services: Glossary
A browsable glossary of terms related to the study of "digital" or "new multimedia," "a relatively new and broad subject area that combines traditional image-production techniques (like film and video) with an understanding of digital images, the computers and software used to produce them, and the networks through which they can be shared." From the Department of Media Services, University of California, Santa Cruz. http://media.ucsc.edu/glossary.html Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Media, Media Last updated Aug 11, 2003 MIT Media Lab
If you've heard of the exploits of this famed lab and wondered what they are currently up to, this site is for you. The lab, founded in 1980, has been involved in a wide range of innovative and visionary technology projects. Two of the most intriguing parts of this content-rich site are Research (descriptions and individual Web sites of current projects and a projects list) and Publications (highlights new books by Media Lab researchers). http://www.media.mit.edu/ Topics: Education, Film, Movies, & Video, Media, Media Last updated May 22, 2002 O'Reilly Digital Media: Article Archives
Collection of articles about audio, video, and photography technology trends. Some of the topics include computer music videos, digital image management, digitizing videotapes, MP3 players, vocoders, and digital bookmarks. Includes a mix of highly technical pieces and beginning articles such as "What is Podcasting" and "What is Vlogging." From O'Reilly Media, publishers of books on computers and technology; articles are written by O'Reilly book authors and other industry experts. http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/articles.csp Topics: Home & Housing, Internet, Media, Photography Last updated May 2, 2006 Papers Turn to Podcasting, the Newest of Media
"Desperate to reach a more mobile audience, some newspapers are turning to podcasting" (subscription-based Internet audio broadcasts). Includes audio of a National Public Radio (NPR) program discussing podcasting in the news media, links to newspaper podcasts, and related stories on podcasting. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4673646 Topics: Media, Media, Newspapers by Place: United States Last updated Oct 13, 2009 Philips Celebrates 25th Anniversary of the Compact Disc
Background about the first compact disc, which was manufactured at the Philips factory near Hanover, Germany, on August 17, 1982. The "CD ushered in shift from analogue to digital in the music industry, [and] spawned new digital technologies, including CD-Rom and DVD." Includes discussion about the Philips and Sony collaboration to create the CD, promotion of CDs, and a link to additional material about optical recording. Includes photos, and audio and video clips. From Philips. http://origin.newscenter.philips.com/about/news/press/20070816_25th_anniversary_cd.page Topics: Media Last updated Sep 6, 2007 ProductionHUB
A "specialized search engine and interactive online community devoted solely to professionals, products and services in the film, video and digital media industries." Includes job listings, a calendar of trade shows and festivals, and equipment classifieds. Searchable. http://www.productionhub.com/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Media, Recreation, Television Last updated Feb 9, 2004 rhizome.org
Online community by and for "new media artists" working with digital video and other new formats. "Rhizome's activities focus on: presenting artworks by new media artists, critics and curators; fostering critical dialog; and preserving new media art for the future." Includes exhibits, news, and more. http://www.rhizome.org/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Media, Media Last updated May 14, 2002 The Section 108 Study Group
This group "of copyright experts, [was] convened by the Library of Congress [in 2005], and charged with updating for the digital world the Copyright Act balance between the rights of creators and copyright owners and the needs of libraries and archives." The site provides information about section 108 (which "permits libraries and archives to make certain uses of copyrighted materials ... [to] ensure the availability of works over time"), background papers, and news. http://www.section108.gov/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Intellectual Property, Libraries & Archives by Type, Media Last updated Sep 15, 2009 |
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