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Location: Coles Tower, Room 2 West
Hours: open 24 hours during the academic year
Room Type: Multimedia, open lab when not reserved.
Reservations: Roberta Davis

The Multimedia Lab is a computing facility designed to help students utilize cutting-edge technologies in their academic work. State-of-the-art hardware and software allows students to design complex multimedia presentations, edit digital video and still images, create 3D animation, author web pages, and more.

The room is equipped to support a wide variety of multimedia projects. The room features a black and white LaserJet printer, a color LaserJet printer, scanners, data projector and screen, and CD/DVD burning capabilities. The room also has wireless network access and gigabit Ethernet to each workstation.

The Multimedia Lab can be reserved for classes by faculty.

Need multimedia assistance?

Technology:

• 13 - Mac G5 Computers with 17-inch LCD Apple Studio Displays
  13 - Mac G5 Computers with 17-inch LCD Apple Studio Displays
  These computers have a dual 2.5 GHz PowerPC G5 processors, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, 8x Superdrive (DVD-RW/CD-RW drive), a Yamaha CMH 200 Headset with microphone, and Mac OS 10.3.5.
  
  
• 1- Mac G5 Computer with 17-inch LCD Apple Studio Display
  1- Mac G5 Computer with 17-inch LCD Apple Studio Display
  This computer has a dual 2.5 GHz PowerPC G5 processors, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, 8x Superdrive (DVD-RW/CD-RW drive), and Mac OS 10.3.5. The workstation also includes a JVC NTSC Video Monitor, a Sony Digital Video Recorder DSR-11, a JVC SR-S365U S-VHS VCR, and a Yamaha CMH 200 Headset with microphone.
  
  
• Sony VPL X600 Data Projector
  Sony VPL X600 Data Projector
  This Sony data projector is ceiling mounted and has a native resolution of 800 x 600.
  
  
• 3 - Flatbed Scanners
  3 - Flatbed Scanners
  The lab is equipped with 2 Epson Expression 1680 flatbed scanners (8 1/2" x 11") and one large format scanner, a Microtek ScanMaker 9800XL (13" x 17").
  
  
• Multimedia Software
  Multimedia Software
  Adobe Illustrator 10, Adobe Photoshop 7, Final Cut Express, GarageBand, iDVD, iMovie, iPhoto, iTunes, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Preview, Quicktime Player, Windows Media Player
  
  
• Internet Software
  Internet Software
  iChat, Internet Explorer 5.2.3, Mail, Netscape 7.0, Safari
  
  
• Office Productivity Software
  Office Productivity Software
  Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Professional, Adobe Reader 6.0, Microsoft Office X (Excel, Powerpoint, and Word)