Digital Media Tools

Are you interested in learning more about digital media production tools used at Duke and in education? This section provides an overview of digital media tools we use frequently in instructional technology projects or that we are exploring as part of our ongoing research into effective technologies for teaching and learning.

The tools presented in this section typically fall into one or more of the following categories; in some cases, tools with enhanced functionality may also be listed in other areas of the Tools section as well.

Functionality	Description	Tools included
Audio	Record, create or edit digital audio or manipulate audio content formats.	Audacity, Audiobook Builder, iTunes, Wimba
Image	Import, edit and export digital images; scan print and negative photography materials.	Photoshop, Picasa
Video	Capture, edit and export digital video; capture video from analog sources; manipulate video content formats.	Final Cut Pro, iMovie, iTunes
Multimedia presentation	Create multimedia slide presentations with text, audio, animations, images and video.	PowerPoint
Content distribution	Distribute and play back multimedia content.	iTunes, iTunesU