Media Resource Center Equipment

Computer Workstations | Digital Video | Laptop Computers | Listening and Viewing Equipment | Scanning | Media Lab

Laptop Computers 

25 laptops are available for 3 hour checkout to University of Maine students, faculty, and staff. You will need to present your Maine Card to the Media Resource Center staff and read and sign our Policy For Use Form. Please see the laptop checkout policy.

The laptops are equipped with:

• Wireless connection to the Internet
• CDROM and DVD drive
• Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition Version  2002, MS Office, FirstClass, Web browsers.

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Scanning

The Media Resource Center has equipment for scanning various formats of text and images, including photos and other images, microfilm and microfiche, and books and journal articles. Color Printing is available.

• 2 Epson Perfection 3590 Photo scanners with ABBYY Fine Reader 6.0 Sprint

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Listening and Viewing Equipment

The MRC has equipment for utilizing many media formats including:

• DVD
• VHS videotape
• Reel to reel
• Videodiscs
• Compact Discs
• Audiocassettes
• LPs
• Laser Discs

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Computer workstations

• 1 Windows based non-linear digital video production station 
• 1 Macintosh non-linear digital video production station 
• 1 Windows scanner station with audio production and CDROM recorder
• Numerous Web-accessible PCs for Library and Web searching, and use of online audio through Listening Center Online

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Digital Video

The MRC provides basic digital video recording and editing equipment available to all students, faculty and staff. Seven miniDV camcorders are available for 24 hour checkout. Digital Video editing is available on both Windows and Macintosh platforms. For details on software and hardware see Media Resource Center Media Lab Listings.

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Media Lab

Digital Audio Station | Digital Video Editing Stations | Scanner PC

Digital Audio Station:

Hardware:

• KORG X5D Music Synthesizer (keyboard) with midi connections
• PC: Sound Blaster Audigy 2 sound card.(will convert analogue to digital format)
• CD-RW burner drive
• 250 meg Zip Drive

Software:

• Sibelius 2 (notation/midi software)
• Adobe Audition 1.5 (multitracking digital audio recording/editing software)
• Sonic Foundry Sound Forge (digital audio recording/editing software)
• Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition Version  2002

          Internet and First Class access

Digital Video Editing Stations, 1 PC, 1 iMac:

(PC Station)  

• DVD-RW, CD-RW burner drive, superdisc drive (100 meg), Zip Disc Drive (250 meg), Standard floppy drive.
• Sony Media Converter: Digital to analogue/analogue to digital VHS player recorder with Sony Trinitron monitor
•  JVC HR-DVS3U (mini DV & VHS video cassette recorder)
  • MiniDV/Super VHS formats
  • One-touch dubbing [MiniDV<->S-VHS/VHS]
  • Easy PC Connectivity and Non-linear Editing Compatibility [MiniDV <->PC]
  • DV Input/Output [i.link, IEEE 1394 compliant MiniDV/S-VHS/VHS]
  • Jog/Shuttle on Deck
  • 64 program “Random Assemble Editing” [MiniDV->S-VHS/VHS]
    
• Panasonic DVD Video Recorder DMR-E60
  • Recordable Disc Type DVD-RAM, DVD-R
  • Time Slip Function Chasing Playback/Simultaneous Recording and Playback/Time Slip Roller and Button Control
  • One-Touch Record and Play
  • PC Card Slot Compatible with Standard PC Card, SD Memory Card, Compact Flash Card, MultiMediaCard, Smart Media Card, and Memory Stick.
  • DV Input Terminal
  • Built-in SD Card Slot
  • SD Card Playable File Formats JPEG & TIFF
  • Dolby Digital (Dolby AC-3) 2ch Audio Recording
  • MPEG2 Encoding with Hybrid VBR (Variable Bit Rate) Technology
  • And more...
• Video editing software:
  ArcSoft Showbiz Video, Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5, Adobe Premiere Elements 1.0
  Adobe After Effects
• Audio: Sonic Foundry Sound Forge and Cooledit Pro: Digital recording/editing
  software, Audiograbber
• Scanners: Epson Perfection 3590 Photo with ABBYY Fine Reader 6.0 Sprint
  Adobe Photoshop CS, Adobe Illustrator CS
• Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition Version  2002
• Internet and First Class access

(iMac Station)

• iMovie
• CD-RW drive 
• Zip Disc Drive (250 meg)
• Sony Media Converter: Digital to analogue/analogue to digital converter

Scanner PC:

Hardware: 

• Epson Perfection 3590 Photo with ABBYY Fine Reader 6.0 Sprint
• CD-RW burner drive
• DVD player drive
• 250 meg Zip Disc drive
• EBSON Stylus Photo 2200 Printer

Software:

• Adobe Photoshop 7.0
• Adobe ImageReady 7.0

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