* GCSE equivalency based on successful completion of all eight units
Syllabus
To obtain the basic award in Digital Cre8or candidates will have to complete one
‘Creating’ unit and one ‘Sharing’ unit plus any two others. For the full GCSE Certificate, candidates would be expected to complete all eight units. The syllabus for this exciting new award enables the study of the different aspects of digital media broken down into the following units:
Creating
A. Understand, Capture and Manipulate Digital Audio
B. Understand, Capture and Manipulate Digital Still Images
C. Understanding Moving Image Language
D. Understand, Capture and Manipulate Digital Video
E. Digital Storytelling with Animation
Sharing
F. Sharing Digital Media on Optical Media such as DVDs
G. Sharing Digital Media on the Web
H. Sharing Digital Media with Multimedia Presentations
Each of the units is broken down into skill sets and tasks that can be measured
against assessment criteria and equates to about 12 hours of learning.
Software for Digital Cre8or
The following provides guidance on appropriate software for each unit of the Digital Cre8or qualification. The list is for guidance only and is not intended as an endorsement on any particular products. In most cases the software is free of charge and/or readily available. Apple Macintosh users will find iLife can be used for most of the Digital Cre8or units.
* by a software title indicates that the software is open source, shareware, free or bundled with hardware.
Apple Macintosh
Unit A - Digital Audio
GarageBand (iLife*)
iTunes*
Unit B - Still Images
iPhoto (iLife*)
iMovie HD 6.0.3 (preferred)*
Scanning software*
Adobe Photoshop Elements (optional)
Unit C - Moving Image Language
DV Tools (supplied)
Unit D - Digital Video
iMovie HD 6.0.3 (preferred)*
GarageBand (iLife*)
Unit E - Animation
ICanAnimate (Kudlian) or
iStopMotion (Boinx)
iMovie HD 6.0.3 (preferred)*
Frames
Unit F - Sharing with Optical Media
iLife*
Unit G - Sharing with the Web
iLife*
Podcaster (Kudlian)
Unit H - Sharing with Multimedia Presentations
Keynote or
PowerPoint or
Impress (Open Office)*
Windows
Unit A - Digital Audio
iTunes*
Windows Media Player*
Audacity*
Mixcraft 4* or
EJay or
Sequel or
Cubase or
Acid or
Audio Mulch* or
Ableton Live
Unit B - Still Images
Picasa*
Scanning software*
Photo Story 3*
Office Photo Editor* or
Paint.net* or
Gimp* or
Photoshop Elements Express* (Online)
Adobe Photoshop Elements
Unit C - Moving Image Language
DV Tools (supplied)
Unit D - Digital Video
Microsoft Moviemaker* or
Serif Moviemaker plus or
Ulead Video Studio or
Pinnacle Studio or
Adobe Premiere Elements
Unit E - Animation
Stop Motion Animator* or
Xipster or
MonkeyJam* or
Stopmotion Pro (Kudlian) or
ICan Animate (Kudlian) or
Frames
Unit F - Sharing with Optical Media
Ulead DVD MovieFactory or
Roxio or
Nero or
Encore
Unit G - Sharing with the Web
NVU* or
Any HTML editor preferably WYSIWYG
Podium
Unit H - Sharing with Multimedia Presentations
PowerPoint or
Impress (Open Office)*
