Digital Media Resources
Compiled by: Swan Liu
Last Updated: May 2023
Audio Production
Library Resources
Audio engineering and the science of soundwaves / Anne Rooney
Software
Adobe Audition - Supports Windows/MacOS
Free software
Audacity - Supports Windows/MacOS/Linux
Online Tutorials
Video Production
Library Resources
Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2019 release / Maxim Jago
The musician's guide to iMovie for iPad / Thomas Rudolph and Vincent Leonard
Software
Adobe Premiere Pro - Supports Windows/MacOS
- Video editing
Adobe After Effects - Supports Windows/MacOS
- Visual effects and motion graphics
Final Cut Pro - Supports MacOS
- Video editing
Free Software
Shotcut - Supports Windows/MacOS/Linux
- Video editing
Online Tutorials
2D Animation
Library Resources
The animator's survival kit / Richard Williams
How to create animation in 10 easy lessons / William Bishop-Stephens
The queens of animation / Nathalia Holt
Software
Adobe Animate - Supports Windows/MacOS
- Computer animation
Adobe Character Animator - Supports Windows/MacOS
- Combines live motion-capture with a multi-track recording system to control layered 2D puppets
Online Tutorials
3D Animation
Library Resources
Blender / by Jason van Gumster
Software
Autodesk Maya - Supports Windows/MacOS
Autodesk Maya Student - A free version of Autodesk Maya that Targets students
Autodesk 3ds Max - Supports Windows
Houdini - Supports Windows/MacOS/Linux
Cinema 4D - Supports Windows
Modo - Supports Windows/MacOS/Linux
Lightwave 3D - Supports Windows/MacOS/AmigaOS
Free Software
Blender - Supports Linux/Windows/MacOS
Daz Studio - Supports Windows/MacOS
Online Tutorials
Graphic Illustration
Library Resources
Illustration that works : professional techniques for artistic and commercial success / Greg Houston
The art of the graphic memoir : tell your story, change your life / Tom Hart
Graphic : 500 designs that matter
How to use graphic design to... / Michael Bierut
Telling the story in your graphic novel / Frank Lee
Web and digital for graphic designers / Neil Leonard, Andy Way, Frédérique Santune
Graphic design cookbook / by Leonard Koren & R. Wippo Meckler
Graphic design referenced / Bryony Gomez-Palacio and Armin Vit
Online
- Graphic Design Platform
- Create social media graphics, presentations, posters, documents, and other visual content.
Software
Adobe Photoshop - Supports Windows/MacOS
- Photo, image & design editing
Adobe Illustrator - Supports Windows/MacOS
- Vector graphics editor and design program
Clip Studio Paint - Supports Windows/MacOS/iPad/iPhone/Android
- The digital creation of comics, general illustration, and 2D animation
PaintTool Sai - Supports Windows
- Lightweight painting
Corel Painter - Supports Windows/MacOS
- Drawing, painting with realistic painting strokes
Procreate - Supports iPad
- Digital painting with Apple Pencil and alternatives
Free Software
MediBang Paint Pro - Supports Windows/MacOS/iPad/iPhone/Android
Krita - Supports Linux/Windows/MacOS
- Drawing, vector layers, animation creation
GIMP - GNU Image Manipulation Program - Supports Windows/MacOS
- Photo manipulation
Online Tutorials
Royalty-Free Resources
Music/Sound/Sound Effects
Images
Stock Footages