Adobe Creative Cloud apps, including Photoshop and Illustrator, are available for free through UCI OIT.
Audio editing and mixing apps
Audacity: Free, open source software available for Windows, Mac, and Linux. The manual includes tutorials.
GarageBand for Mac and iOS
OBS Studio for Windows, Mac, and Linux
Your preferred iPhone or Android app
Video editing apps
Your preferred mobile app
Adobe Premiere from Adobe Creative Cloud*
iMovie on Mac/iPad/iPhone
Photos app in Windows 10 + Creator’s Update
DaVinci Resolve for Windows
Image editing apps
Photoshop and Illustrator from Adobe Creative Cloud
iPhoto or Windows Photos app
GIMP Gnu Image Manipulation Program (Photoshop alternative)
Mapping and Timelines
Google MyMaps Allows you to plot locations on a map and add descriptions and images.
Timeline JS Allows you to create a chronological narrative of events on a timeline, with multimedia.
StoryMap JS Allows you to present descriptions of events, with multimedia, plotted on a map.
Online sharing and file formats
Audio in the MP3 file format and video in the MP4 file format (container) should be playable by most everyone (though compression in these formats is lossy). Before sharing any material online, you must confirm that you have the proper consent of every person involved.
Google Drive in UCI Google Apps
- For storing, selectively sharing, and playing audio or video files.
- Audio file formats supported for playback: MP3, MPEG, WAV, OGG.
- Video file formats supported for playback: MPEG4, MOV, and more. For encoding settings, see https://support.google.com/drive/answer/2423694
- Note that captions for a video in Google Drive must be added as a separate track.
Google Sites in UCI Google Apps
- Easily display/embed media stored in Google Drive
- Viewing of Sites can be restricted to selected UCI users
SoundCloud for public sharing
YouTube for public sharing
Presentation apps
Google Slides (in Google Drive)
-easy collaboration, embedding of videos hosted on Google Drive or YouTube, options for transitions and animation. See information on presenting with Google Slides, including setting automated, timed slide advance.
Google Sites in UCI Google Apps: Allow you to create and selectively share a webpage with embedded elements, for example a set of Google Slides or other media hosted on Google Drive
To record a screencast video of slides or other visuals plus your narration:
QuickTime Player for Mac, Xbox App in Windows 10, or OBS Studio for Windows
Microsoft PowerPoint
-many themes, easy editing, not-so-reliable embedding of videos, some options for transitions and animation. See information on presenting with PowerPoint, including recording a slide show with narration and timing.
Apple Keynote
-extensive design options, including transitions and animation; files can be exported as .pptx; also available as an iCloud app
Prezi: for nonlinear presentations with motion (can be slow to load, offers a free edu account to students only a very basic account for free)
Adobe Spark platform (free option): Make a webpage, video, or slideshow
Reveal.js: Framework for creating HTML presentations (requires some coding knowledge)
