tutorials

Aurasma - Creating an Aura

Aurasma (Links to an external site.)is an Augmented Reality (AR) mobile application and online studio. 

1.To get started, download the Aurasma app to your phone.

• for iOS (Links to an external site.)
• for Android (Links to an external site.)

2. Create an account.

3. Go to Aurasma Studio (Links to an external site.)and log in- if you have the app, check the "I have an existing phone account" box. 

4. You should now be in Aurasma Studio. Go to the upper right hand corner and click " + Create New Aura."

5. Click the large plus sign to upload a trigger image. This should be something distinctive, otherwise the the app will have trouble recognizing it. 

• Name your trigger
• You can set coordinates so that this trigger is site specific, or you can leave it blank
• Browse to upload your file
• Press the "Save" button on the left to save your trigger image

If you get the following warning:

You can choose to try it out anyway...it sometimes works...or upload a different image.

6. Once your trigger image is uploaded, click the "Next" button on the upper right. 

7. You can now upload and apply an overlay. 

• Click the large plus sign on the right of your trigger image.
• Select the animation or gif that you would like to use.
• Press the "Save" button on the left to save your overlay.

8. You can now modify your overlay's location, size, etc. Once you are satisfied with the placement, click "Preview."

9. Using the Aurasma Mobile app, hover over your trigger to preview the overlay. 

10. Once you are satisfied, click "Share." Your Aura is now public.

To view other public Auras, you must follow user accounts by searching for that account's username. 

Premiere Pro CC - Getting started

Premiere Pro CC - Exporting

Save Your Project - Make sure it is on the Working Volume in a logical place!

Under File>Export>Media

In the window under Format:  select H.264 

Once you've selected H.264, you will have the option to export by either matching source, or, specifically for specific mobile device formats (iPad, iPhone, Android). Note: to reduce file size you can choose to export as 3GPP 15fps but you may lose some quality. 

In Output Name - click on the blue text link and choose a name and a place for your exported file (keep the .mp4 suffix)

Click on Export in the lower left corner of the Export Settings window. Check your file!