ITS Technology Center
Overview
Location
The ITS Technology Center is located in Room 207C of the Murchie Science Building (within the ITS suite at 207 MSB).
Hours of Operation
The hours of operation are Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed from Noon-1 p.m. for lunch).
Appointments are suggested to avoid scheduling conflicts. Please consult the Reservations section of this page for completed details.
Reservations
An appointment with ITS staff is necessary to guarantee availability of the facility or for basic assistance with learning to operate the equipment or software.
The ITS Technology Center is available on a “first come-first served” basis during regular hours. However, clients must relinquish the room at the given time if another client has a previous reservation.
Contact ITS Training at ITSTraining@umflint.edu or call (810) 237-6631 to reserve the room.
Clients may forfeit time reserved if they fail to show or call within 10-minutes of their scheduled time.
Equipment Available
The ITS Technology Center has been equipped with two computers. One computer is dedicated to video production, and the other is available for general multimedia use (such as scanning or photo editing). The computer hardware specifications are:
Video Production Stations:
- TV, a VCR, a DVD/VCR combination player, and a DVD/VCR Recorder
- Dell XPS (3 GB RAM)
- Hardware
- Radeon X1900 (256 MB) ATI capture
- Two (2) 300 GB Hard drives
- Firewire capture
- DVD burner
- Video Production and Editing Software:
- Adobe Premiere
- Macromedia Director
- Nero 6.603
- Pinnacle Studio 10.5
Multimedia Station:
- Dell Optiplex 755
- Hardware
2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 processor
ATI Radeon HD 2400 Pro video card
150 GB hard drive
2 GB RAM
19 inch flat panel monitor
DVD/CD-RW - Software
- Adobe Professional 7.0 (create PDFs)
- Captivate
- Flash
- Photoshop
- Headset with Microphones for voice recording*
- Webcam for Video Conferencing
- SanDisk ImageMate 8 in 1 USB 2.0 Card Reader/Writer is available upon request
- True-Touch SuperPen - 3D Graphics Tablet (Wireless Pen and Wireless Mouse)*
- Hewlett Packard 5500 Scanner (available for Windows platform only). Scans slides, negatives, transparencies, and photos (automatic feeding capability)
- Hewlett Packard 5550 Photo-Quality Color Printer
Camera and Camcorder Equipment:
- (3) Digital Cameras*
- (2) Sony Mavica MVC-CD400 (4.0 Mega Pixels) - uses mini-CD media
- (1) Kodac Easy Share
- (2) Digital Camcorders mini-dv format (plus tripods) *
- (1) Canon ZR-400
- (1) Panasonic
- (1) Panasonic VHS Camcorder**
Other Equipment:
- Dell laptop*
- Epson Projector*
*Available for check-out by faculty and staff
**Available for check-out by students, faculty, and staff
While there is no charge to use the equipment in the center, a small supply of media (such as blank VHS videotape, CD and DVD) is available for purchase if needed. (You may bring your own media.)
Blank Media
Media Type | Cost |
CD-R | $1.00 |
DVD+R | $1.50 |
VHS videotape (T120) | $1.00 |
Suggested Uses
The facility is available for the following projects:
- Video Capture and Editing
Dell PC with All-in-Wonder and Firewire capture is available for capturing and editing video from multiple formats and camcorders. You will be able to burn your video to DVD or stream it over the Internet (faculty/staff only). - Scanning and Photo Editing
Basic assistance with Photoship can be provided. - Presentation Practice
This service is for students and faculty wishing to videotape themselves giving a presentation/lecture. The student is able to view the videotape on the TV/VCR located in the VPC or copy the videotape to view later or to give to their instructor. Faculty members will receive assistance with posting their lecture video online. - Video Duplication*
The following equipment is provided for the purpose of duplicating a VHS** videotape to VHS or DVD format, or duplicating a DVD** to VHS format: - TV
- DVD/VCR Combination Player
- DVD/VCR Recorder
* Please note that the equipment provided is not commercial-grade and is not meant for large volume duplication projects. VHS duplication services can be found online at http://www.discmakers.com/
** Media to be duplicated must be non-copyrighted and campus-related. - CD/DVD Duplication
Please visit the Duplication Service page for complete information.
Support
- To make sure that ITS staff is available to provide basic instruction on the use of the equipment, please make an appointment.
- ITS staff will make every effort to provide limited guidance for simple video projects, such as connecting the camcorder via firewire to the computer, capturing the video and then burning a DVD.
- Video editing is both an artistic and technical process and can become very complex. ITS staff has limited editing skills and any project that requires expertise beyond the basics will have to be unassisted.
- ITS staff is not available to videotape events.
- ITS staff will not provide video copying, editing, or production services.
- Faculty who are teaching an online class may be eligible for video production assistance from the Office of Extended Learning.