New CITC

First time in the new CITC. Way better than the old one, no doubt. It's a pity that the admin disabled us from playing any FB games, maybe so that everyone no lag. Internet connection was fast, since all I could open was text pages (even Youtube blocked, expected).

Wasting my time here while waiting for the English replacement class at 9.30am, which will be held here in CC (cyber center). I wonder how will a class held here looks like?

After this have to rush another assignment... sien. Looks like no sleep tonight? T_T

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The old post was deleted by an 'advice' from a friend due to be too 'aggravating', haha. Although it was supposed to mean no harm, some people may think it otherwise... so I removed it, sorry ><

But thanks to Pilla for the nice advice... I hope I can do what she can, haha

Life...

Sigh... lately feel so mad, sad... sometimes feel so happy, cheerful... then suddenly pissed and angry again (although I don't show it). Life... oh life..... this sem is going to be undoubtedly full of pathetic happenings, miserable feelings, back stabbing betrayals and new friendships. God save us all.....

P/S: to all U5 students... since my hp credits are going low, I won't be sending out anymore FREE sms. Any notification I will either post it on FB or MSN. You can then pass it along to your friends. It is YOUR responsibility not mine, to check it out yourselves. Or you can pay me for each SMS I send to you, in advance. I will note those that pay me so I will sms to them ONLY. No more 'free money' my brother and sisters, I am not working nor am I rich... sorry!

Karaoke with classmates!

This morning donno why suddenly automatic wake up early... maybe cause school starts liao. So do the normal routine of playing FB. Suddenly MC pm me in FB, asking me want go karaoke or not. Huh?!? Why yesterday yamcha no ask me?? -_- Thought of not going, but then due to a 'reason', I can go liao... haha. But very mafan lor go alone.

Reach there, late by nearly half an hour... running and tired. Mana tau Robin lagi lambat... Inside, we drank and eat tit-bits as we sang our hearts out. Shocked that when MC sang, her voice also quite nice wor...! Walao, so many keng singers, I paling lousy n soft, haha...

Then went for lunch at 'Pa Vi Lion', like Ee Fan said... lol. They makan, we teman. Then split (n split again) by group, to jalan jalan in Pavilion. Left me, MC, Kid, Robin n Wei Ming, so we decided to go to the mamak in front of my friend's church to yamcha. Thought after yamcha go back... mana tau they still want go see movie.

So I 'terpaksa' go back early as promised to eat dinner at home. Go back alone, take bus (which now raised to RM1.90) 191. Sien... so half asleep in the bus all the way back, where my bro fetch me home. A fun and memorable day, before the busy sem starts again...! ><''

Boring...

Boring, so made some pictures... :P

My Feelings 1

The Evil Sun

Attention

Multimedia Authoring: All groups are allowed to know their final marks and appeal if there's any, tomorrow, 27th August 2009, 12pm-4pm at Lab B. No more appeal AFTER tomorrow.

U5 can get their exam slips tomorrow from me. Other class rep can also get their class' exam slip from me tomorrow. After that, you can ONLY get your exam slip on Saturday, 6th of September 2009 an hour before exam starts.

You have been warned!

Attention all U5!

Tomorrow will be presentation for Interface Design, 4-6pm at DKY. Smart casual is the dress code. If possible please save your assignments in a thumbdrive so we can present faster, and go back earlier.

Next Tuesday will be presentation for Multimedia Authoring, 9am sharp DKABF. Smart casual too.

Next Wednesday please come at 12pm, lab counter to sign the English assignment. Compulsary, cause no sign = no marks?

Then bebas until English exam, wohoo...! XD

First class photo of U5

After one year finally we did a class photo as suggested by Ms Yarshi. Before that it was a new and 'fun' way of presenting... where we just use less than a minute to present from where we sit, and then turn 360 degrees on the spot (for fun), lol... Since this is rare, I took the initiative to record down nearly everyone when they spinned. The most creative one was Wennie, who tried to half spin normally, then played a scary song to finish the other half spin. It wasn't scary but funny... lol. Still, thumbs up for trying to entertain the class... haha.

Oh you guys can get the pics from Facebook. Else MSN me for the rest of the pics. I only upload the one which I think was best.

Forming a 'U5' word, holding our assignments

It's a bird, it's a plane! No, it's we... posing! lol

DT files

For those who didn't go for lecture and want these typo notes can download from the link below...hurry, limited to the first ten only, haha

http://rapidshare.com/files/256461029/Analysis_of_Typography_characters.jpg.html

http://rapidshare.com/files/256461455/Anatomy_of_Character.jpg.html

When Dragonica-ians got too bored...

Sien... -_-

A fun day with Multimedia Designer's of TARC

Wah, today really had a blast. Early morning went for Mr Allen's tutorial, where we got to learn more flash stuffs (flashback of what I learned last time too). But only 7 ppl came, woot...

Then took the bus with CK for Times Square ASAP, as it was getting late and looks like gonna rain. Sorry couldn't wait for you Juno ><... Reached there nearly the same time as Juno, so we went to the cinema and looks like we were early. Had some drink/food at Old Town as we saw some of our friends there too.

Inside the cinema was full of people from our course, pity I sat alone in the 'VIP' seat ><. But Trasformer 2 was really good... way better than I expected (because usually the second episode of a hit movie is not as good as the first). There was laughter, sadness and action packed moments all inside one film, bloody smart! A bit dissapointing is the finalle between the 2 'bosses'... too short!

Outside of the cinema, I realised I forgot to take my bag! Went inside, but wasn't there! So I rushed to Old Town and found it... fuh -_-; Then went for lunch with the people that didn't ran off after the movie at the food court. 100++ people, not bad... but the food there was a bit lousy. Took some pics and left after lucnh. Later I went back because forgot to take my bag, AGAIN.

Jalan-jalan a while then we split up and soon went home because getting late liao. I went back by bus with Ck and Shiang Teng, in a bus that is speeding like gila babi (I thought the driver speed because nearly died of hunger -_-;). Metrobus... really fast and dangerous!

That's all for now. Sorry for the lack of updates... busy with assignments and DRAGONICA, hehe XD

First week starting tutorial/ practical

So today finally starts all the subject. I hope no more class cancel, since it will make us study less or replace it, which will be even more bothersome. English class is taught by a Malay dude, since he's 24 years old only. Very seldom I see Malays that is pro in English, and he was one of them. His standard I think a bit like me only, cause he use BM when he can't find the right English word, haha. But overall he's a good dude... I think.

Interface Design was hard... he teaches too fast and the workload he gave was A LOT! Luckily I went and ask him myself what he wants for next week, else really the WHOLE class blur. Good cause we will learn more, bad is we will be very busy this sem... ><

I went to CK's house today and noticed that ppl shouldn't write 18SX now... more like 14SX or 16SX liao, hahaha...  

This Thursday...

Received a msg from Robin saying this Thursday 100% got lecture, and got important stuffs, so better go. Since most students already bored like a dog at home, I think most of them sure will go one... so cya then! XD

Oh btw, Bryn got a new group in case u guys wanna join:

http://groups.google.com/group/mmd_batch_5

Attention on Tuesday lecture

Received an msn on 22 May from Mr Allen. The lecture on Tuesday (Multimedia Authoring) week 1 will be cancelled, please let your friends know. Thank you.

P/S: I haven't copy the timetable from TARC notice board, so no need ask me for it... XD

The new sem awaits!

So fast year 2 liao... I can still remember when I first joined the group, totally awkward in a lecture hall full of new ppl. I was even nominated as the course rep, where I meet Shankar, Ray, Wang Ten and Nalina for the 1st time (we were all nominated). Although I didn't get any position, but in the end I became the class rep in sem 2... a twist of fate, haha.

Year 2... I hope there won't be another shifting of classes since there will be new students coming in and some unfortunate ppl unable to continue into Year 2. I'm on the bottom 2 of the list some more... ><'

Lately fixed my 2 coms with my own hands (and advices from friends) but accidentally sprained my back muscle... argh, sakit! T_T Can't join U6 in the trip to Penang too, cause too expensive. Oh well... need to save money in these times of hardship...!

No games to play

Wah... no dota memang sien! Lately besides playing 'my brute', saw my bro playing 'Restaurant City', one of the games in Facebook. Eh, not bad wor...! So this is the game Adrian been playing all this while... But didn't expect his restaurant is like a 'palace' liao, siao! -_-;

So what are you waiting for? If you play Facebook, then go play restaurant city! The best thing is you can hire your friends as the cook, the waiter... or the cleaner! LOL

End of Sem 3, year 1

The last exam is over... and there goes one year of studying in TARC. A lot of things have happened in the past one year, from making new friends, doing assignments, study for exams... to becoming the class rep of U5. Thanks to all my friends that make it happen...! ^^

I hope all my friends will be able to pass all their subjects and continue on to year 2, it will be sad to see some stuck for another year. Today went out with Danny, Alvin, Robin, CK, Ee Fan, Sze Kang, Chew Yee, Yong K, Wei Ming for yamcha, L4D, Dota and dinner. It was fun and entertaining, wish we could do it more often next time.

Hope all will enjoy their coming holidays as much as possible. Cya next sem~!

Final answers

Here's the most recent answer I got from the internet/ notes/ etc. Happy downloading! ^^

exam final 1.doc

Answer for Question 1 tips

1)    Question 1

Ø Audio waveform (definition/ describe)

Waveform means the shape and form of a signal such as a wave moving in a solid, liquid or gaseous medium.

Ø Sound characteristic (what is the importance?)

Properties of sound waves:

o    Wavelength

The distance between any point on a wave and the equivalent point on the next phase. Literally, the length of the wave.

o    Amplitude

The strength or power of a wave signal. The "height" of a wave when viewed as a graph.

o    Frequency

The number of times the wavelength occurs in one second.

o    Velocity or speed

The speed or velocity in air and other gases depends on temperature.

Ø Digitization audio signal

This term consists of two steps :

·         Sampling – Measure the signal values at discrete intervals

·         Quantization – Restricting the value to a fixed set of

levels.

·         Done by ADC = analogue to digital converter.

·         DAC - digital to analogue converter the conversion of digital audio to a line level signal for playback or distribution.

Ø Audio compression (lossy/ lossless) (Mp3/ FLAC)

Lossless Compression:

FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec

·         does not remove any information from the audio stream

·         suitable both for everyday playback and audio archival

Lossy compression

·         used in applications like MP3 players or computers, digitally compressed audio streams used in video DVDs; streaming media on the internet; satellite and radio broadcasts.

Ø What do you do during pre-production/ post production?

NO ANSWER YET

Answers to Question 2

I donno right or not, but as requested by Miss Pilla, here's the answers I got from the internet (for now) on Question 2:

 Question 2

o   What are the characteristics of good sound reinforcement? (check the quality of the sound, sound check, check the PA, mic, speaker, etc…)

o   What is the characteristic of a good audio and video presentation?

Producing High Quality Audio:

·        Eliminate background noise

Directional microphone gives more control

Deaden the room in which you are recording

Some audio systems will cancel wind noise

·        One microphone per speaker

·        Keep the sound levels balanced

·        Sweeten sound track with interesting sound effects

 

Producing a good video presentation/slideshows:

1. Don’t overuse them

Readers will easily start ignoring your audio slideshows if they’re continuously overused and the content is mediocre. Figure out which stories are best suited for a slideshow (i.e. a city council meeting may not be the most appropriate time). Sometimes a slideshow or video is better. Your audio slideshows will have more meaning if they’re used sparingly and effectively.

 2. Send out the real photographers

It’s great to have the emphasis on “the backpack journalist” who can do it all, especially for breaking news. But, if you can get your hands on a staff photographer, do it; an inexperienced reporter using a point and shoot won’t always do the trick. If you send out a real photographer, the reporter can focus on getting good audio without having to figure out how to use the camera.

 A word of caution: make sure the photographer and reporter actually work together.   Send them out as a team and let them discuss the focus of the slideshow, goals for photos and audio and even let them edit it together. It’ll make the entire production more cohesive.

 3. Use text slides

If the audio doesn’t tell the full story, use text slides as transitions between sources, topics, locations, etc. A simple, powerful look is a black slide with plain white text over it, which you can make in Photoshop. Don’t get too fancy; keep words to a minimum so readers aren’t forced out of the slow pace in which they’ve been watching your slideshow. If you have a lot of text, break it up over multiple slides.

 4. Make good use of ambient/environmental noise

It’s easy to forget about ambient noise and it’s hard (if not impossible) to go back to the scene to capture good ambient noise. What am I talking about? Cheering crowds, a clanking hammer, dripping water. Anything that adds to the feel of the environment and captures what your photos and interviews cannot.

 5. Humanize your subject

The best audio slideshows introduce your viewers to a new person, just like a good feature story. Even if you’re covering an event, make the speaker a human among the crowd or show how the audience is made up of many individuals instead of being one big group.

 It seems abstract, but you can do it with photos that capture emotions and audio that goes beyond the standard, “Today’s event was really successful, we had a huge turnout,” quote. If you go into the project with a goal of humanizing your subjects, it’ll be easier to look for those stories that really stand out.

 

o   Find a famous film music score

A film score is a broad term referring to the music in a film, which is generally categorically separated from songs used within a film. The term soundtrack is often confused with film score, though a soundtrack may also include songs featured in the film as well as previously released music by other artists, while the score does not. A score is written specifically to accompany a film, by the original film's composer(s).

Example: Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture (1997), Jurassic Park: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

 

o   What is ADR? (what should a sound engineer have?)

ADR stand for "Automated" or "Automatic" Dialog Replacement.. 

Recording engineers operate and maintain sound recording equipment. They may also work special effects equipment. These engineers install, test, repair, set up and operate the electronic equipment used to record and transmit radio signals. They regulate the signal strength, clarity and range of sounds and colours of recordings or broadcasts. They also operate control panels to select the material's source.

Audio engineers operate mixing consoles, microphones, signal processors, tape machines, digital audio workstations, sequencing software and speaker systems.