Information About Computer Stuff

Spring 1997

The Multi-Media Lab: Daniel 409

Engl 356 will meet on Fridays (and sometimes other days) in the Multi-Media Lab. During the early part of the course, I will be doing demos of various computer skills such as using E-Mail, surfing the Web, writing HTML files, and designing graphics. Later, WebTeams will be giving their presentations in the Lab.

Students will need to pay a $25 fee to use the lab. This will cover not only the class sessions, but will also allow them to use the lab during normal operating hours. As the following description of the Lab shows, this $25 will give students access to a wide range of equipment and software not readily available elsewhere.

Multimedia Authoring Teaching and Research Facility

The Clemson University College of Architecture, Arts, & Humanities is pleased to announce the opening of the Multimedia Authoring Teaching and Research Facility in Daniel Hall, Room 409. Funded with support from IBM Corporation and Clemson University, this facility offers a wide range of technological capabilities to support the development of multimedia teaching materials and research on instructional technologies.

Hardware

The facility has 14 platforms running on Pentium-based processors, fully networked to the campus network and the Internet. The classroom is equipped with all the peripherals and software need to create and record multimedia productions.

The equipment in the classroom includes:

• a CD-Recorder (lets you record your own CD-ROM's)
• a VHS Video Cassette Recorder (allows you to edit or record video clips)
• Video Capture Boards (allows you to digitize video clips for your productions)
• 2 Color Flatbed Scanners (allows you to digitize photos and artwork)
• a Flatbed Transparency Adapter (allows you to digitize 35mm slides or overhead transparencies)
• a MIDI Keyboard (allows you to play, digitize, and edit music and special audio effects)
• a High-Fidelity Omni-Directional Microphone (for digitizing voice)
• a 600 dpi Laser Printer (capable of printing on 11"X17" paper or slides)
• a 256-Color LCD Panel and Projector (for classroom demonstrations)

Software

The multimedia authoring software in the room includes:

• AUTHORWARE 3.5 (for designing multimedia interfaces)
• DIRECTOR (for video editing and animation)
• ADOBE PREMIERE (for video editing and special effects)
• ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 3.0 (for graphic editing)
• SOUND FORGE (for digital audio editing)
• EXTREME 3D (for 3D modeling and animation)
• PAGEMAKER 6.0 (for desktop publishing layout and design)
• MICROSOFT OFFICE (for slide show presentations, word processing, spreadsheet, and other routine activities)
• LOTUS SCREENCAM '95 (for capturing digital video clips from screen displays and creating on-line tutorials)

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