Collect the Life Stories of Your Loved Ones With Totem Software.FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Totem, Inc. announces the release of Totem 1.0, consumer software that makes it easy to record, share and cherish your family's living history. Totem is the first software to transform a personal computer and a web cam See Webcam. into an efficient system for conducting interviews and creating multimedia biographies. Totem eliminates all the difficulties associated with traditional methods of conducting interviews and collecting stories. There are no tapes to organize, digitize To convert an image or signal into digital code by scanning, tracing on a graphics tablet or using an analog to digital conversion device. 3D objects can be digitized by a device with a mechanical arm that is moved onto all the corners. , review, or transcribe To copy data from one medium to another; for example, from one source document to another, or from a source document to the computer. It often implies a change of format or codes. . The software lets many people share the same computer and record video, audio, and image files directly to it. Totem is easy-to-use and intuitive. It includes hundreds of free questions designed to help you conduct thorough and meaningful interviews. Interview questions were created in cooperation with the Polisher Research Institute, a national leader in geriatric care and research. The user can browse questions and make note of memorable anecdotes while recording video, audio, and image files. It's that easy! Totem provides all the tools needed for digital storytelling Digital Storytelling refers to using new digital tools to help ordinary people to tell their own real-life stories. An emerging term It is an emerging term, one that arises from a grassroots movement that uses new digital tools to help ordinary people to tell their own . Each user has a password-protected account, allowing the system to be easily administrated. Organizing collected information is simple. Once recorded, video, audio, and image files can be edited and described with keywords making them easy to search for and to sort. When it comes time to share, entire collections or individual files can be burned to CD-ROMs and distributed along with Totem's free media player. Thanks to Totem, creating multimedia biographies and managing large or small-scale documentation projects is now easy and affordable. System requirements To be used efficiently, all computer software needs certain hardware components or other software resources to be present on a computer system. These pre-requisites are known as (computer) system requirements and are often used as a guideline as opposed to an absolute rule. Totem will run under Windows 2000, 2003, Windows XP The previous client version of Windows. XP was a major upgrade to the client version of Windows 2000 with numerous changes to the user interface. XP improved support for gaming, digital photography, instant messaging, wireless networking and sharing connections to the Internet. , and Windows CE (Windows Consumer Electronics) Microsoft's version of Windows for handheld devices and embedded systems that use x86, ARM, MIPS and SHx CPUs. Windows CE .NET superseded Windows CE 3.0. . It also supports Macintosh OS 10.2 G3 or higher. It requires 256MB of RAM, 40MB of free hard disk space, and also requires a USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. or Firewire webcam or video camera. Availability Totem is available for download as a free trial and retails for $60. For more information on Totem or Totem, Inc., visit the company's Web site at: http://www.totem-software.com. About Totem Inc. Totem Inc. creates software and provides consultancy services for corporations, institutions, individuals and groups interested in recording, archiving and sharing life's stories. The company is committed to making digital storytelling accessible, affordable and rewarding. Evaluation Copy Available On Request Logo & Screen Shots Available On Request |
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