Hardware & Software for Classroom, Authoring, and Desktop Publishing

Barco High-Resolution Projection System:

A Barco RCVDS05, high-resolution projection television system located in classroom 59A. The Barco will display video, laser, Beta, or Macintosh or PC computer outputs, and with a level of image quality far surpassing what is typically seen in non-professional "big screen TVs" found in homes.

Compaq Pentium Pro (can be used in the Multimedia Classroom):

333 MHz, 64 Mb RAM, CD-ROM compatible DVD player, running Windows 95, Office 97, FrontPage, Netscape & Internet Explorer

Portable Gateway Pentium:

266 Mhz, 32 MB RAM, 12 speed CD-ROM, wavetable sound card, CD-ROM drive, running Windows 95, Office 97, Netscape Gold, and Microsoft Internet Explorer. This machine has a Snappy video grabber for digitizing still images from video tape, laser disk, television; a Miro video capture board and digital editing software for creating television- and Hollywood-like effects, titles, and transitions in video clips.

Macintosh Power Mac (can be used in Multimedia Classroom):

A PowerMac 7100AV, 80MHz, 32Mb RAM, 700Mb Hard Drive, with CD-ROM drive, running System 8.1 & Microsoft Office 98.

PC w/scanner:

Gateway Pentium II with a Hewlett Packard Scanjet.

AITech Computer to Television Converter (PC):

Connect a notebook or destop pc to a television monitor for presentation or recording on VHS tape. For instance, a PowerPoint presentation or a Netscape web-browsing session could be recorded from computer onto video tape, allowing for in-class presentations and home study for those without access to computers.

MiroVideo DC 10 Digital Editing Card & Software (PC):

Easy-to-use personal destop video editing system for high-quality home videos. Digital video clips are first captured from VHS tapes or laser discs and then combined, manipulated, and built into professional multimedia presentations. These video presentations can play alone or be incorporated into Microsoft PowerPoint for further integration with other media effects and content.

• Complete video editing system for Windows.
• Digital video recording directly to the PC's hard disk.
• Add transitions, titles, and special effects to digital video clips.
• Supports S-VHS, Hi8 and VHS camcorders and VCRs.
• Output video to a TV or VCR.
  

The Conference/Study Room:

59D has a conference table that seats 8 and is typically used for advance screenings of films for class and for instructional discussion sessions, but as scheduling permits is available for any kind of departmental activity such as tutorials or meetings of dissertation groups, freshman essay readers, or department committees, or even for very small classes.

Snappy Video Snapshot (PC):

This hardware/software combination quickly and easily captures digital images from VHS tapes and laser discs. Snappy uses hardware and software innovations that lead to high resolution digital images suitable for publishing. Image formats handled include JPG and GIF, both useful for web design.

Multimedia Authoring Software (PC):

• Microsoft Image Composer
  Convert, resize, and manipulate digital images for web pages. Build, using multiple image elements and effects, professional desktop publishing designs.

• Kai's Power Goo
  Kai's Power Tools allows users to create digital special effects not possible through any other methods. Take a digital image and bulge it, bend it, and warp it. Beginners will find KPT's intuitive interfaces ideal for exploration and experimentation, while professionals will find the functionality a boon to their production deadlines.

• Adobe PhotoDeluxe
  Not as sophisticated as Adobe's PhotoShop or Microsoft's Image Composer, this program can still add a mean page curl, ripple effect, or wind blur to a digital image.

• Gryphon Morph
  This software can take two or more digital images and create a video clip which morphs the separate images into one another. Dogs become people, kids grow old, swords into plowshares.

• MasterClips 101,000 Premium Image Collection
  Nine CD-ROMs containing 33,000 clipart images, 40,000 black and white etchings, engravings, and drawings, 26,000 photographs, 2,000 TrueType fonts, 500 sound effects, and an assortment of web page clipart. The clipart, drawings, and photographs can be referenced in hardcopy catalogues through thumbnail images.

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