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 (Win/Mac), Final Cut Pro (Mac)
- Consumer editing software: Windows Movie Maker (Win), iMovie (Mac)
- Visual effect software: Adobe AfterEffects (Win/Mac)
- Export:
- Record to DVD, using iDVD or DVD Studio Pro (Mac), and Toast Titanium 9 (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 (Win/Mac)
- Export:
- Record to CD
- Save files in a variety of file formats
- Nero CD/DVD Burning software (Win)
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:
- Canon CanoScan 4400F
- Epson Expression 1680
- Direct camera connection
- Removable media:
- Editing:
- Adobe Photoshop CS (Win/Mac)
- iPhoto (Mac)
- Export:
- Print in color in sizes up to 36" x 108":
- BusinessColor (LaserJet), 8.5" x 11"
- GraphicsColor (DesignJet), 13" x 19"
- Plotter (matte finish), Plotter2 (glossy finish), 36" wide
- Save photograph files to CD or DVD
- Save files in variety of file formats
- Print in color in sizes up to 36" x 108":
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.
