Studio-D: Digital Projects Studio
A Multimedia Lab for Student Digital-Media Projects
Location: |
Simplot / Micron Building, Room 101 |
Hours: |
8:00 AM to 7:00 PM, Monday through Thursday
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Friday |
Phone: |
426-5447 |
 Studio-D: The Digital Projects Studio is a
multimedia lab at Academic Technologies where students can
design, develop, and produce digital-media projects for academic
assignments. Studio-D offers students current digital-media
technologies for Web and multimedia authoring; for creating
brochures and flyers; for editing digital video and audio; and
for developing digital presentations, documentaries, and portfolios.
For more information, see the
Lab Use Policies and Procedures.
- Web Pages
- Design Web pages that include text, photos,
audio, and video, or even your own Flash animations.
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Software Available:
FrontPage (PC) and Adobe GoLive (Mac) for Webpages;
Macromedia Flash or Corel Rave for Flash animations. |
- Digital Video
- Capture and edit
digital video clips that incorporate titles, transitions,
photos, background music, and narration. Edit and convert
audio files and generate unique sound effects.
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Software Available:
iMovie (Mac) and WIndows Movie Maker (PC; Final Cut Express
(Mac) and ULead Video Studio (PC) for larger projects; SoundForge
for audio editing. |
- Presentations
- Develop PowerPoint
presentations or record dynamic video-based presentations.
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Software Available:
Microsoft PowerPoint and Serious Magic's Visual
Communicator. |
- Print
- Create flyers, newsletters,
brochures, or other print-based materials incorporating
logos, custom graphics, and photos.
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Software Available:
Corel Draw, Adobe Illustrator, Microsoft Publisher;
Photoshop Elements for editing photos and creating custom
graphics. |
- Multimedia CD-ROMs
- Assemble and burn
auto-run, interactive, multimedia CDs to showcase
student portfolios, presentations, or catalogs of photos or
artwork.
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Software Available:
iDVD (Mac), HyperStudio, and Multimedia Builder. |
- Visualizations
- Illustrate complex
concepts and ideas in math, geography, and geology. Generate
digital concept maps from brainstorming sessions, create
high-quality diagrams and schematics, or produce QuickTime
Panoramas.
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Software Available:
Geometer's Sketchpad for math; Manifold for GIS, geology,
and geography; Inspiration for concept mapping; SmartDraw
for diagramming; Panorama Factory for QTVRs. |
- Group Projects
- Because student media
projects are often assigned as group projects, Studio-D offers
a private room in which groups of students can brainstorm,
create, and preview their digital productions.
Instructors who are planning to include a digital-media
component in their assignments are encouraged to submit an
Online Order for Consulting on Student Media Assignments, including authorizing your students to use the lab, scheduling any desired training, and identifying strategies for planning and managing
successful student digital-media projects.
See Lab Use
Policies and Procedures for more information.
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