Project+Editing

**__AUDIO EDITING__**

 [|Audacity]A simple, yet very effective, open-source multi-track audio editing software. You can import audio files, chop them up, fade them in and out, or use more advanced editing features, then export the entire project as an MP3 or WAV file. Audacity can be used with Windows, Mac, and Linux, is compatible with a variety of audio file formats, and can even convert analog audio to digital.

Ardour: Only designed for Mac and Linux, but crammed full of advanced features, this one might be a bit more complex to navigate. Called a “digital audio workstation” suitable for professionals, users can record, mix, and edit their audio cost-free – and consult the support feature if they get stuck.

[|FindSounds.com]is a free site for finding sound effects on the Web.

[|TwistedWave] is a new audio recording and editing tool. Through TwistedWave you can create and edit spoken audio recordings from scratch. Your completed tracks can be exported to Google Drive and SoundCloud. TwistedWave's audio editing tools include options for fade-in, fade-out, looping, sound normalization, and pitch adjustments. The editor also includes the typical track clipping tools that you would expect to see in an audio editing tool.

WavePad: Another full-featured audio editor full of effects like echo, amplify, or text-to-speech and voice-changer functions. It’s also compatible with the full range of audio and music file formats. The free version is only available for Macs, however.

Wavosaur: Although it only works on Windows operating systems and is barely half a megabyte in size, Wavosaur still has some pretty advanced features, like cross-fade loops, vocal removal, batch processing, and more.

__**PHOTO EDITING **__

[|Aviary] is a suite of powerful creative applications that you can use right in your web browser. It includes an image editor, screen capture, music creator, vector editor, audio editor, effects editor, image markup, and swatch editor.

[|Fotoflexer] allows the user to retouch, add effects, doodle, text, shapes, distortions, layers, and much more.

[|GIMP]: The GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) is suitable for a variety of image manipulation tasks, including photo retouching, image composition, and image construction. It can be used as a simple paint program, an expert quality photo retouching program, an online batch processing system, a mass production image renderer, an image format converter, etc.

[|Lunapic] allows the user to add animations, picture frames, and text, create vignettes, collages, and much more.

[|Paint.NET]is free image and photo editing software for computers that run Windows. It features an intuitive and innovative user interface with support for layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools.

[|PicMonkey]is super easy to use and does an outstanding job editing photos for professional or personal use.

[|Pixlr]: Very popular and user-friendly, Pixlr lets you upload photos from your computer and edit them right in your browser.

[|Polarr's guide to photo editing]could be a good resource for students who are in introductory photography classes. It's also a good resource for students who simply want to create better pictures to use in slide presentations and other multimedia projects.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Splashup][|,] formerly Fauxto, is a powerful editing tool and photo manager. With the features professionals use and novices want, it's easy to use, works in real-time and allows you to edit many images at once.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Sumo Paint] is a full featured photo editing / painting application, which works right in your favorite web browser!

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">VIDEO EDITING

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Any Video Converter Freeware] for converting video files between various formats, including AVI, MP4, WMV, MKV, MPEG, FLV, 3GP, DVD, WebM , MP3, etc for iPad 2, iPad 3, iPod, iPhone, Android, PSP, Samsung Galaxy S II, Amazon Kindle Fire. Burn videos to DVD disc with fast speed and excellent quality.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Cinefx: An open-source digital media player and editor, Cinefx is compatible on both Windows and Mac operating systems and lets users navigate simple, yet professional, video editing features and add a bunch of special effects.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">MovieMaker: The Microsoft version of Apple’s iMovie, MovieMaker is a simple video editing software for Windows that turns photos and video clips into polished digital movies, using special effects, transitions, captions, sharing features, and more.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">MovieStorm: If you want to create 3D animated movies, this is the free download for you. MovieStorm’s goal is to make 3D animation accessible to teachers and students, businesses, and amateur filmmakers, so it’s easy to use, but full of high-quality, industry-standard features.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">StoryBoard Pro: Designed specifically for students and teachers by Bill Bierden, an Apple Distinguished Educator, StoryBoard Pro allows users to plan ahead for their video projects. Although it’s not exactly about importing video footage and editing (it’s more of a precursor to that), students can enter shot descriptions, planned lengths, and editing order, create and print storyboards, and upload a variety of media to illustrate each shot.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Zaption] transforms video-based learning with interactive content and tools that engage learners, deepen understanding, and track progress. Teachers, trainers and instructional designers use Zaption to quickly add images, text, and questions to existing online videos.