Technical Details on the Creation of the CDrom

The Celebration of Rural Life CDrom was created using:

• Digital video camera (Canon MV1)
• Sennheiser mike
• Pentium Computer
• Miro30+ and MiroDV300 to capture video clips
• Adobe Premiere 4.2 - DV editing software
• CorelDraw7 & Photopaint7
• Ligos MPEG Compression Software.
• Animations using Java
• Coffee Cup - HTML authoring software

The CDrom is presented like a WWW site and requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.x. All web page layout and buttons are original creations utilising imagery from Cooktown and Croydon. The numerous *.mpg movies (360x270) on board provide a charming array of people, accents, music and events.

Philosophical Aspects to the Creation of the CDrom
Until recently, film/video/sound/animation productions required studios with heaps of expensive equipment. Most studios were in the cities. Anyone interested in these media could only learn at universities located in cities and eventually work in association with studios in cities. Rural life meant fewer opportunities.

A great adventure now lies in the increasing potential for individuals in remote, rural areas to act locally while continuing to participate globally through emerging technology and telecommunications.

Technological developments are steadily removing geographical limitations. Equipment and software are available at increasingly affordable prices for anyone interested in creating multimedia productions. As geographical remoteness becomes less of a burden, new roles are emerging for youth and other folk in rural life.

Approaching the Year 2000, we suggest that Rural Life can include local multimedia production teams to record and share with others around the world some of the rich history, music, art, crafts, sports, geographical highlights and glimpses of Rural Australians.       This is cause to Celebrate.

JaMworks
Jerry & Melissa Jeffress......from our solar-powered home in the Bush