trakAxPC Video Tutorials Now with Closed Captions

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Over the last few weeks, we have added Closed Captions to our Video Support Tutorials. What is really interesting about adding Closed Captions to YouTube Videos is that is allows people to translate these videos into the language of their choice.

I have attached an example video below:

We would love to hear from users how they find the translations - are the translations clunky or are they actually really useful?

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NEW - Dedicated Teachers’ Resource Area for trakAxPC in the Classroom

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

We realise that teachers at all levels are continually trying to find new and imaginative ways to foster students’ creativity, awaken their interest in subjects and teach basic real-world skills, whilst always keeping an eye on the budget.

The team at trakAx.com are excited to announce our new dedicated Teachers’ Resource Area. We hope these resources will make teachers’ lives easier, especially teachers who are new to multimedia but are curious as to how they could incorporate it into their curriculum. Our sample lessons have all the resources you’ll need to map out stimulating classes for a wide range of subjects. Lessons are composed of sample projects and activities that aim to improve IT skills, encourage team-work, assist goal-setting and planning, help organisational skills as well as highlighting students’ natural talents (eg. writing, researching, directing, performing, editing etc.).

Including detailed instructions and a wide range of supporting documentation, sample lessons include “Podcasting”, “Making a Newscast”, “Creating a Public Service Announcement”, “Making a Mini Documentary” to name a few. Each lesson can be easily tailored to fit into the curriculum of subjects such as languages, history, geography, the sciences, music, civic studies, social studies, religious studies and more.

A single copy of trakAxPC costs just $24.95 and we offer generous discounts for volume purchases for educational institutions - please see here for more information. Built for Windows XP ®, Vista ® and Windows 7 ®, the goal of traxAxPC Pro is to empower users of all skill levels to create near-professional multimedia content with little or no previous experience. Building on the popularity of our free to use trakAxPC application, trakAxPC Pro introduces a huge range of new features and functionality, including one-click upload to YouTube (with support for YouTube HD), instant file conversion, Video Credits and Text, automatic crossfading for quick mixes, collaging (Picture-in-Picture), and support for all popular file formats (MPEG-4 / H.264, AAC, MP3 etc.).

For more information or for a tailored quote, please contact Catriona Barry.

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20 Great Resources for Making Better Videos

Tuesday, July 06, 2010

We have put together a list of some really great resources to help you create better videos. Some of the tips are super simple, while others will take your skills to the next level. If you have any tips or resources that you'd like to share, please drop us a comment.