Sarah Lawrence College has two public computer labs. In the Library, there are 36 iMacs running Windows XP and OS X located in the lobby. The Digital Media Lab and classroom in the Heimbold Visual Art Center have 12 and 16 Macs, respectively.
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Access) and web browsers are installed on all public computers. You can get your email via the web. The Digital Media Lab has additional art software installed.
In addition to the public computer labs, SLC has a number of classrooms that will accommodate computer use while teaching. For more information on SLC computing facilities, click one of the following links:
Public Computer Labs
Library Lab
Heimbold Digital Media Lab
Teaching Facilities
Library Electronic Classrooms
Heimbold Digital Classroom
Other Classrooms
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Located in Heimbold 209, the Digital Media Lab is your resource for digital art. Whether you are working with images, animation, video, sound, 3D modeling and animation, or scanning and printing, we have the facilities and support to help you get it done.
While priority is given to art classwork, the Digital Media Lab is open to the entire academic community.
The Lab has 12 workstations. The Classroom (209A) has 15 student stations and a teacher station.
For more details on what we have to offer, see our equipment list and printer information.
See also: lab hours, digital photo basics, scanning.
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Below are basic and advanced scanning instructions. Basic scans can be done in the Library Lab; for advanced scanning, go to the Heimbold Digital Media Lab.
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Larger flat images or anything 3-D or otherwise hard to scan must be photographed. You can take a picture with a film (analog) camera and then scan the resulting negative, slide, or print (see Scanning). But with sub-professional scanning equipment (like we have here in the DML) as well as imperfections in the process of exposing and developing film, you are likely to achieve better digital results by taking the photo with a digital camera.
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There are several printers available in the Digital Media Lab:
- HP DesignJet 500 - 42″ wide-format color inkjet - classwork use only
- Epson 4800 wide-format photo inkjets x2 - matte and photo black - Photography department use only
- HP color laserjet - 45 cents/page
- HP black & white laserjet - 5 cents/page
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Digital files are just data. By cracking them open and taking a look at the raw data, we can manipulate it directly to creatively mess with images, video, etc.
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Prepared by: Brenda Grell; Instructional Technologist, ext. 2595
This handout can also be downloaded in PDF format.
Week One: Retouching Tools - going in order of least control to most control for retouching your image.
In the Spot Healing Brush tool menu: Adjust diameter and hardness
In the Healing Brush tool menu:
Adjust diameter and hardness
Mode: NormalSource: Sampled
Select Aligned to allow your source point to follow you as you move around the image. Without Aligned checked, you can use the same source point and move around the image with quick individual clicks of the mouse.
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This handout can also be downloaded in PDF format.
Workspace Overview
Hold the mouse over any button to see a description. The three main areas of iMovie ‘08 are, in the upper left, the Event Library, which tracks when you import video; in the upper right, the preview pane displays the video you’re working with; and on the bottom, the Project Library, which tracks different “cuts” you’re working on. More…
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