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Media Reference and Instruction

Self-Help Instruction / Production Support / Presentations / Appointments

Self-help Instructions

Staff members support the use of all the equipment at the Center. Professional staff are available for reference appointments supporting special uses or advanced equipment. Many functions are supported by step-by-step instructions that patrons have used with success:

• DVD and CD burning and duplication
• Video-to-DVD conversion
• Color Laser Printing
• Photo and Slide scanning
• Video duplication
• Video duplication
• Audio transfer
• Laminating
• Transparency making
• Video viewing
• Video recording
• International VHS video standards conversion
• 8mm/High 8 - VHS video conversion

Production Support

Professional staff support students, faculty and staff with project planning, production and presentation.

Project Planning

Professional staff recommend appropriate media formats, guide patrons in forming their production teams, suggest reasonable production schedules, and instruct patrons in the use of the appropriate presentation equipment. Referrals to outside resources may be made for those projects that exceed the Center's production capabilities.

Production

The Center's facilities support SVHS and VHS video production, basic computer graphics and digital editing of still and video images. Supported computer applications include: PowerPoint, Photoshop, MovieMaker, iMovie, iDVD, Adobe Premiere, Media Cleaner compression, and Kurzweil 3000.

Video Taping Referrals

The Kresge Center provides a referral service which locates students who have been trained on our video cameras and sound equipment and who can be hired as free-lance videotapers upon request.

The student works for the department requesting the videotaper and make all individual arrangements with the department. The availability of free-lancers is not guaranteed, and arrangements should be make as much in advance as possible.

If not free-lancer is available, the department may designate a student or staff person to be trained by the Kresge Staff.

Presentation

The Kresge Center supports video, audio, slide, and data projection for rehearsal and presentation.

Kresge Center staff instruct presenters in the scheduling and operation of the circulating projection systems.

Class Presentations

Professional staff are available for full class presentations in such areas as:

• Media Project Planning
• Digital Video Production
• Multi-Media Production
• Digital Story Telling
• Digital Video Documentary

Individual Appointments

Staff are available, by appointment, to support patrons in special or more advanced media use. Common requests include:

• Video Projection
• Data Projection
• Project Planning
• Multi-Media Production