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BME 134 Material Matters

Video

Video Editing Tools

VoiceThread
Audio, video, discussion tool.
Animoto
Create video pieces from your photos, video clips and music.
Jing
Screen capture software that allows you to instantly capture images and record video on your computer.
QuickTime
Use the audio recording or video recording functionality to create screen recordings. See How to use QuickTime Player for more QuickTime basics.
iMovie
Easy to use Apple software - app for phone and software for Mac.

Music & Sounds

Find Music and Sounds

Freesound

Collaborative database of Creative Commons Licensed sounds. Browse, download and share sounds.
Sound Bible

Free sound clips for download.
FreeSFX

Download free sound effects.
Free Music Archive

Interactive library of high-quality, legal audio downloads.
ZapSplat

Free sound effects and royalty free music.

Images and Illustrations

Image Editing Tools:

PicMonkey - Photo editing software with 7-days free trial.

GIMP - GNU Image Manipulating Program - GIMP is an open source, free cross-platform image editor available for GNU/Linux, OS X, Windows and other operating systems.
Adobe Illustrator - Installed in Rettner Hall Video Studio https://www.rochester.edu/college/rettnerhall/facilities/video.html

Drawing Tools:

Inkscape - Free design tool
Krita - Free and open source painting program
Pencil2D - Free an open source software for 2-D hand-drawn animations
Painter - Digital art software with 30-days free trial.

Infographic and Design Tools:

Canva - Freemium design program.