Multimedia Support Needs Survey

Help us better meet your project needs!

The MEWS Teaching Area and its consultants are here to help you with your multi-media projects. Please help us better understand your needs by completing the survey below:

Open House, Tuesday, February 11, 7-8 pm

Drop by the MEWS on Tuesday, February 11, 2014, 7 to 8 pm. 

Meet video consultant Jorge and the RISE video consultants. Tell us about your video and audio projects for this term and learn how we can help you plan and deliver these projects smoothly.


Button making, cider, donuts, and previews of new videos created by our consultants included.

GarageBand Project to MP3

Ever wonder how to turn your GarageBand Project into an MP3 file? Watch and find out!

Importing Audio in Audacity

Before importing files in Audacity, you need to first be aware of the file formats Audacity accepts. These file formats are:

• Audacity Project format (AUP)
• WAV (Windows Wave format)
• AIFF (Audio Interchange File Format)
• Sun Au / NeXT
• MP3 (MPEG I, Layer 3)
• Ogg Vorbis

After you have ensured that your file is compatible with Audacity, you are ready to import your file into Audacity. There are three ways of importing files:

1. You can drag and drop files into the Audacity Window

2. You can go to the File menu and go to “Import" and then "Audio”

3. Or you can simply use the keyboard shortcut “Command +Shift + I”

Your imported file should now be seen in the Audio track, ready for editing.

Need Help with Audacity?

Check out the Manual and the Quick Help link!

First, if you are not inside Audacity, open the application. Once it launches,  you will see a welcome box.

Click on Quick Help if you have a specific question. The Quick Help page looks like this:

Click on Manual if you want to browse Audacity Manual to learn more about what Audacity can do:

If you are already inside Audacity, then just click on Help and you can go to either Quick Help or to the Manual.

MEWS Services

How can the Video Consultants help you?

Here's a short synopsis of some of the services we offer in the MEWS. Drop by for help during consulting hours.

This video was created by the MEWS video consultants using Adobe Premiere.

Video Consultation Hours During Exams

Regular consultant hours will end for the term at 10pm on Tuesday, December 10, 2013. We are offering some additional opportunities during exams to obtain help finishing your projects.

If you need help outside of these hours, please send an email to our Video Consultant list.