About Digital Creator - Level 1

The new Level 1 version of Digital Creator is an enjoyable introduction to the world of creative digital media. Consisting of 6 Units, the course concentrates on the practical skills of creating and sharing digital media. It is suitable for a wide range of candidates; from primary school pupils to adults. The course materials are available online in the form of comic books as an aid to understanding.


Syllabus

To obtain the Level 1 Digital Creator, candidates will have to complete all six Units from the Level 1 syllabus. The syllabus for this exciting new Level 1 award encourages creating and sharing different aspects of digital media from the following units:


A. Digital Audio

  1. B.Digital Images

  2. C.Digital Video

  3. D.Animation

  4. E.Sharing with Optical Media

  5. F.Sharing Media on the Internet


Each of the units is broken down into skill sets and includes a single practical assignment.


Software for Digital Creator

The following provides guidance on appropriate software for each unit of Digital Creator Level 1. 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 Creator units.


* by a software title indicates that the software is open source, shareware, free or bundled with hardware.




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Apple Macintosh


Unit A - Digital Audio

GarageBand (iLife*)

iTunes*


Unit B - Digital Images

iPhoto (iLife*)

iMovie HD 6.0.3 (preferred)*

Scanning software*

Photoshop Elements Express* (Online)

Adobe Photoshop Elements (optional)


Unit C - Digital Video

iMovie HD 6.0.3 (preferred)*

GarageBand (iLife*)


Unit D - Animation

Frame by Frame*

ICanAnimate (Kudlian) or

iStopMotion (Boinx)

iMovie HD 6.0.3 (preferred)*

Frames


Unit E - Sharing with Optical Media

iDVD (iLife)*


Unit F - Unit G - Sharing with the Web

iWeb (iLife)*

Podcaster (Kudlian)



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 - Digital Video

Microsoft Moviemaker* or

Serif Moviemaker plus or

Ulead Video Studio or

Pinnacle Studio or

Adobe Premiere Elements



Unit D - Animation

Stop Motion Animator* or

Xipster or

MonkeyJam* or

Stopmotion Pro (Kudlian) or

ICan Animate (Kudlian) or

Frames


Unit E - Sharing with Optical Media

Ulead DVD MovieFactory or

Roxio or

Nero or

Encore


Unit F - Sharing with the Web

NVU* or

Any HTML editor preferably WYSIWYG

Podium