Making a Vodcast)

Using Audacity and Window’s Movie Maker to make a Vodcast

Margaret VassICT Curriculum Support Officer

Falkirk Council Education Services

Using Audacity to Create an Mp3 file

Create an audio recording of pupil discussions, interviews or recitations.

The files can be exported from Audacity as an mp3 file

Instruction videos on how to do, as well as how to edit the recording, are available on the Staff Area of the VTC


Window’s Movie Maker

Import Pictures to Window’s Movie Maker – you can use as many or as few as you like

Drag them down one at a time to the storyboard section a the bottom of the screen

Now import the mp3 file into Window’s Movie Maker


The ‘Timeline’ mode

At the bottom of the screen, switch to ‘Timeline’ mode by selecting it from the drop down menu

Now you can drag your mp3 file to the audio section below your pictures

If your audio file is much longer than your video section, you can either continue to drag down more pictures to make a ‘repeat’ pattern, or simply click on each of your pictures and stretch them out using the arrow feature


Previewing your Vodcast

Make sure you return to the start section of the timeline

Go to the preview window on the screen and press the ‘Play’ arrow

If you want to add a title, simply select the ‘Title and Credits’ option from the left hand side of the screen

Choose ‘Title at the Beginning’ option and write in an appropriate title. Click ‘Add Title’ and preview again.


Saving your Vodcast to your Computer

Go to the ‘Publish to’ choices on the left hand side of the screen and choose the ‘This Computer’ option

Give your Vodcast a name and browse to find an appropriate place to save it to.

Select ‘next’ and choose the ‘best quality playback’ option

Press ‘publish’ and wait patiently for your vodcast to be exported


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