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Multimedia tools in the Information Commons

In the Information Commons in the Herman B Wells Library at Indiana University Bloomington, several tools are available for the creation, recording, editing, and transfer of multimedia.

Video

You can make movies or other video from a wide variety of video and audio sources, create and edit video projects using either consumer- or professional-level software, and save finished products to a variety of digital and analog media.

  • Import:

    • Tape, both miniDV and VHS using JVC SR-VS30 VCR
    • Digital camera, via a direct connection
    • Analog video camera, via a connection through the VCR
    • Removable media, including USB 2.0 and FireWire hard drives

  • Editing:

    • Professional editing software: Adobe Premiere (PC), Final Cut Pro (Mac)
    • Consumer editing software: Windows Movie Maker (PC), iMovie (Mac)
    • Visual effect software: Adobe AfterEffects (PC and Mac)

  • Export:

    • Record to DVD, using iDVD or DVD Studio Pro (Mac)
    • Record to tape, both miniDV and VHS
    • Save files in a variety of file formats, including streaming media formats for use on the Internet

Audio

You can record and edit audio for stand-alone use or for inclusion in other multimedia projects. Computers in the IC that will burn CDs have a silver ring around the power button.

  • Import:

    • CD
    • Audio cassette, using Sony tape deck
    • Microphone

  • Editing:

    • Audacity 1.2 (PC)
    • DSP Quattro (Mac)

  • Export:

    • Record to CD
    • Save files in a variety of file formats
    • Nero Burning software

Photo

You can import both digital and printed photographs, edit them for slideshows, presentations, or Internet-ready or print-ready formats, and make color prints or export photograph files to CD or DVD formats.

  • Import:

    • Removable media:

      • SmartMedia
      • CompactFlash
      • Memory Stick
      • Secure Digital/MultiMediaCard
      • IBM Microdrive

    • Scanning:

      • Epson Perfection 1670 (PC)
      • Epson Expression 1680 (Mac)

    • Direct camera connection

  • Editing:

    • Adobe Photoshop CS, Adobe ImageReady CS (PC and Mac)
    • iPhoto (Mac)

  • Export:

    • Print in color in sizes up to 36" x 120":

      • HP Color LaserJet 4600 (up to letter size)
      • Xerox Phaser 780 color laser printer (up to tabloid size)
      • HP Designjet 5500ps Plotter (up to 36" x 120")

    • Save photograph files to CD or DVD
    • Save files in variety of file formats

Text scanning and OCR

You can scan printed texts, use OCR (optical character recognition) to convert the scanned image to text, and save and edit the text in a variety of formats.

  • Import:

    • Epson Perfection 1660 or 1670 scanners (single pages)
    • HP Scanjet 8250 scanner (multiple pages, up to 15 pages per minute)

  • OCR and export:

    • Omnipage Pro 14
    • Save files in variety of file formats, including plain text, HTML, PDF, and Microsoft Word

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