Interactive Media Center - University Library, University at Albany

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The Interactive Media Center has a wide selection of software and hardware available to support many different interactive media projects. Video editing, Web site creation, audio editing, and image building are all possible in the lab.

In addition, some applications specifically support research in social sciences, on publicly traded United States companies and international financial data.

Software

• Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional

• Adobe After Effects 6.5

• Adobe Photoshop CS3

• Adobe Audition 2

• Adobe Flash Pro

• Adobe Flash & Shockwave plugins

• Audacity

• CPA Test Prep (Gleim)

• DataStream 2.2

• Dragon Naturally Speaking

• Duxbury Braille Translator

• DVD player

• DVD Flick

• Express Scribe

• Final Cut HD Express

• Finale Notepad

• Firefox browser

• Flip 4 Mac (to view & create WMV files on the Mac)

• Full Shot Professional 9

• Garageband

• GRM Tools Classic RTAs

• GRM Tools ST RTAs

• Handbrake

• HTML-Kit

• Internet Explorer

• iDVD, iMovie, iPhoto, GarageBand, iWeb, (iLife 6)

• Webcam

• iTunes

•Jaws

• Jitter

• Kurzweil 1000 ( with scanner application)

• Lame Codec

• LiveType

• Adobe Dreamweaver Studio 8

• Adobe Captivate

• Adobe Contribute Studio 8

• Adobe Fireworks Studio 8

• Adobe Flash Pro Studio 8

• Adobe FlashPaper

• Max/MSP

• Media Player Classic

• MicroCase Curriculum Plan

• Microsoft Windows Movie Maker

• Microsoft Office for Mac 2004

• Microsoft Excel 2007

• Microsoft Photo Story 3

• Microsoft PowerPoint 2007

• Microsoft Word Viewer

• MPEG-4 (DIVX, XVID) Codec

• Nero 8 (CD/DVD burning)

• OmniPage Pro 16, OCR (text scanning)

• One Button FTP (to access S drive)

• Peak and Peak LE

• Practica Musica 4.5

• Pro Tools

• Quicktime Pro 7 and Quicktime Player

• Real Player

• Real Producer Basic

• Roxio Toast Titanium (CD/DVD burning)

• Safari browser

• Secure Shell (ftp) & Telnet (to access S drive)

• Sony Vegas Movie Studio + DVD

• Sony Architect

• Sound Hack

• Soundtrack

• Stuff-It & Expander

• Windows Media Player 11

• Winrar 3.5.1

• Windows Media Encoder

• Zoom Text

Hardware & Equipment

• 15 PCs with CD-RW/DVD-RW combo drives, and 3.5" floppy drives, USB 2 ports, headsets, (2 PCs have IEEE 1394, and video inputs)

• 8 Macintosh with Web cameras, CD-RW/DVD-RW combo drives, USB 2, firewire support, headsets, analog/digital converter boxes to import, edit and export video; and midi keyboards

• 1 Web cam on Windows XP Workstation

• Audio digitizing equipment

• 7 14" flatbed scanners with ADF and transparency adapters

• 1 scanner for 35mm film negatives, slides, and APS cartridges

• Color laser printer (fee)

• Black and white laser printer (fee)

• 3 MIDI keyboards

Equipment Available for Loan

Some of these devices, marked with " * ", are very popular and may not be available on a walk-in basis. Please telephone 442-3608 or send email to rlipera@uamail.albany.edu to check availability.

• 7 digital still cameras*

• 4 Digital voice recorders* (optional telephone and lapel mics are available)

• USB Flash drives and CD-RWs

• Marantz cassette tape deck*

• 3 Portable hard drives (USB)*

• 4 Professional tripods*

• 1 Table top tripod*

• USB memory card reader/writers

• 8 Canon digital camcorders*

• Headphones and splitters

• Stereo Headsets with flexible boom microphone

• Labtec USB microphones

• Microphones and table-top mic stands

• 1 Telex Pro Star wireless lavaliere microphone system*

• Portable cassette recorders

• Handheld Presentation Remote Control device (suitable for use with PowerPoint presentations on Windows and Macintosh notebook computers)

• 2 Portable radio/CD/cassette player

• 2 Web Cams

• 2 Zip Drives and Zip Disks

• 2 Anchor Audio An-100 portable PA systems

• Various audio and video cables and adapters

A/V Playback Area

The Interactive Media Center has equipment to view and listen to any media format available in the library. This area includes the following equipment:

• VHS VCRs including 1 VHS VCR with PAL, SECAM, & NTSC capability

• DVD players, including models that will play all regions and NTSC or PAL formats

• Laser Disc players

• Phonograph turntable

• Cassette tape player

• Technics CD player

• Sony "Boombox" with cassette tape player, CD player, and radio

• Telex Caramate 35mm slide viewer

• Optelec Viewer (page magnifier)

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A Mac workstation for MIDI applictions with keyboard

MIDI Workstation with Macintosh

Audio and Video on the Macintosh and Windows CP Platforms

Working with audio and/or video can be quite time-consuming and intimidating. Anything is possible here. Patrons add video to PowerPoint, extract stills from DVD, edit movies recorded with personal camcorders, prepare digital lectures, digitize and transcribe taped interviews. Patrons are encouraged to contact us for guidance before they get started.

We support patrons who need to work outside the IMC. We loan an assortment of cables, adapters and peripheral equipment to connect devices to other computers. We research available no-cost software, that users may opt to download rather than purchase the sophisticated applications available in the IMC.

Sophisticated A/V Workstations

• In support of the Digital Music classes a dedicated Macintosh workstation is equipped with MBox, Tascam stereo cassette deck, Samson mixpad, Edirol Studio Canvas 64 Voice Sound module, and Roland PC70 midi keyboard. The additional audio applications located only on this workstation include: Pro Tools, SoundHack, Max/MSP (with Jitter and GRM Tools) Peak, Soundtrack and Audacity. IMC patrons are welcome to use this workstation; however, there is minimal staff support.

• A robust Dell Precision 870 with Matrox Extreme RT X100 Pro video capture board, dual monitors, and VCR is available for more sophisticated audio/video digital projects. The applications supporting this workstation include: Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Audition, Encore DVD, and Photoshop. Sony Vegas Movie Studio + DVD, and Audacity are also available.

Web Application Support

The lab is fully equipped to support a wide range of Web projects and applications. Our computers are loaded with the Adobe Suite of software, including, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, and Flash. We have FTP capabilities. In addition, we have Photoshop, ImageReady, and Adobe's Captivate available for creation of sophisticated Web projects.

We consult with students, faculty and staff on their Web projects. We encourage contact by email, telephone, or dropping in. Our free classes well attended.

Accessibility Enhanced Workstation Services for Persons with Disabilities

One height-adjustable WIN XP workstation is available for persons registered for services. It is equipped with a Braille printer, flatbed scanner, headphones and software that support persons that may be visually and/or hearing impaired or require a non-traditional mode of study. Applications include: Dragon Naturally Speaking, Duxbury Braille Translator, Jaws, Zoom Text and Kurzweil 1000.

These applications provide audio output or visual enhancements as described in the "Practical Guide to Library Services to Persons with Disabilities." Download the Guide in Acrobat (PDF) format. In addition, much of the software listed on the left is available on this workstation.

A/V Playback Area

The A/V Playback Area is located in the open area in front of the service desk. All audio playback stations are equipped with headphones. Users may checkout extra headphones and splitters so that two or more people can listen to one program.

The A/V Playback Area is a convenient location for listening and viewing media from the Library Collection and items that have been placed on Reserve.

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