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Tell your story your story. Make a movie. The This Will Always be My Student Voices from the Gulf On August 29, 2005 the Home. Coast Gallery has all the in- lives of thousands across the Many wonder why people would formation you need to help choose to stay in a location that is con- Gulf Coast changed forever. you post your projects. stantly in the path of Mother Nature’s Many families were displaced violent storms. Those that live in the and found themselves all over Gulf Coast have heart felt reasons for the country. Houses suddenly calling this area their home. Share your Voices from All Ages ideas about your home and why it is so became crowded with family Students from Pre K special to you and your family. and friends, hotel rooms and through University level are shelters were overwhelmed and Every Cloud has a Silver encouraged to contribute. available class rooms across the Lining. Students under the age of 18 Gulf Coast States doubled in Though the the stories of tragedy are will need a parent or teacher’s size. Although not everyone was numerous, the tales of triumph are help in posting to the gallery. in the storms path, all the chil- great as well. Did you learn something Please see the General Re- about yourself or your family that you dren in the Gulf States were af- lease posted on the gallery site didn’t know before? Have you made fected by the storm. This is a new friends? for more information. place where children can talk about their experiences and A Story of Survival share them with others. Some- Your family may have made an in- credible journey and over come great times it is comforting to know Get Started struggles. Tell your story through pho- that others have been through tos, drawings or record a poem. Share Visit Student Voices From the same thing. your story with the world. the Gulf Coast at the following URL. Check out the projects NEED MORE INFORMATION? that are already posted and More than words post your own. CONTACT MAUREEN BRIM The possibilities are endless. APPLE ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE [email protected] Write a song, a poem or a short story then record it in your own TEL: 504-491-5651 voice. Draw a picture to go with

 Apple Computer Specifications for Media Assets

File Type Overview The Student Voices of the Gulf Coast Gallery is currently accepting projects to four permanent collec- tions as follows:

Movies: compressed QuickTime versions of video projects generated by Apple’s iLife and/or pro video applications.

Pictures: single images in .gif or .jpg format and/or iPhoto books rendered to either PDF or Quick- Time.

Music: MP3 files generated by Apple’s iLife and/or pro audio applications.

Presentations: Keynote presentations or Pages projects saved as QuickTime or PDF.

Naming Your Files • Be sure that your file name describes your project. • All files need appropriate file extensions (.pdf, .mp3, .mov). • Do not include spaces or punctuation. Use underscores (“_”) to separate words. • Sample files names: terrysong.mp3, Nate_Presentation.pdf

Movies Best presented as QuickTime.

Movies must be compressed before uploading. Most should be 320x240 pixels (we will accept movies up to 400x300). Movies made at 16:9 aspect ratio should have a maximum width of 400 pixels. Suggested settings for movie projects:

Video Settings MPEG-4 codec; Frame Rate @15 frames/sec; Keyframes every 75 frames; Limit data rate to 30 KB/ sec

Audio Settings MPEG-4 Audio codec; 22.050 KHz sample rate; 16-bit sample size; Mono; Fast Start compressed header; QuickTime Progressive Download up to 300 KB/sec or 35 KB/sec data rate (do not “hint” the movie); Keyframes every 75 frames

To export from iMovie as QuickTime: 1) Choose “Share” from the File Menu 2) Choose “QuickTime” and “Expert Settings” from the popup menu for "Compress movie for." 3) Click “Share.” 4) A dialog will pop up and include an "Options" button. Use the settings buttons to input the settings above. When done, click “OK.” 5) Click “Save” to compress your movie.

 Apple Computer Pictures Best presented as JPEG, GIF, or PDF.

Individual photos • Max size = 1000x1000 pixels • Resolution = 72 dpi • Quality = 8 (80%) • Save as a JPEG file (.jpg file extension)

Photo books To create a PDF photo book: 1) In iPhoto, select your book and choose “Print” from the File menu. 2) Choose “Save to PDF.” 3) Select the resulting PDF for upload.

Non-Photos • Max size = up to 1000x1000 pixels • Adaptive Palette • Diffusion Dither • 128 or fewer colors • Save as a GIF file (.gif file extension)

Music Best presented as MP3 or AAC.

To export your song: 1) In GarageBand, Choose “Export to iTunes.” 2) In iTunes, Control-click on the resulting track to pop up a contextual menu. 3) Choose either “Convert Track to MP3” or “Convert Track to AAC 4) A new track will appear showing the MP3 or AAC version of the song. 5) Control-click on this new track and choose “Show Song File.” 6) Select the .mp3 or .aac file for upload

Presentations Best presented as QuickTime.

To export a movie from Keynote: 1) Choose “Export” from File Menu. 2) Choose “QuickTime” and click the "Next” button. 3) Choose “Self Playing Movie,” and adjust the slide/build duration (slide duration of 7 seconds, build duration of 2 seconds recommended) and either of the following: CD-ROM Movie (Recom- mended) or Full Quality. Note: Only use Full Quality if the CD-ROM setting causes quality prob- lems with the resulting file

 Apple Computer I hereby grant Apple Computer, Inc., its agents, employees, licensees and assigns (collectively, “Apple”) the right to use, adapt, modify, reproduce, distribute, and display the intellectual property I provide to Apple, whether that intellectual property is in printed or Internet-based materials or on videotape, film, or similar media, for display at the Apple Educational Communities website.

I warrant and represent that the intellectual property that I provide is either original to or owned by me, and, if I don’t own it, that I have full authority from the owner of the intellectual property to grant these rights to Apple. If the person who owns the intellectual property is a minor, I have that person’s parent’s or legal guardian’s written consent to my grant of these rights.

I release Apple from any and all claims that I may have now or in the future for invasion of pri- vacy, right of publicity, defamation, trademark or copyright infringement, or any other cause of action arising out of Apple’s use of the intellectual property in accordance with this document.

I represent that I am at least 18 years of age and the age of majority in my state of residence and will comply with all of the Official Contest Rules if I submit an entry in an Apple Student Gallery Photo Contest

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