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Multimedia Production Facilities and Equipment

Cline Library is pleased to provide state-of-the-art multimedia production facilities and equipment for the use of NAU students and the broader university community. The facilities detailed below are located in the Media Services area of the library. For questions about the facilities or to make a reservation, contact Media Services at 523-6820 or e-mail Media.Servicesat nau.edu.

Studio B (Multimedia Facility)

Smartboard screen in Studio BOver Fall semester 2008, one of the Media Services screening rooms was renovated and made into a self-service multimedia production studio. The lab is open to all NAU users: students, staff, and faculty. Donations from Cline Library's Innovation Fund were used to equip the studio with:

Studio B can be used for almost any kind of multimedia production need, from podcasting to video and audio editing to 3D animation.

Multimedia Computer Workstations

Multimedia Computer Workstation Funded by a grant from the NAU Parents' Association, two multimedia computer workstations are available in Media Services for students to accomplish the following tasks:

The computer workstation is a networked computer with 19 in. Flat Panel Monitor, 4 gibabytes of RAM, 80 gigabytes of hard disk storage, and offers the following hardware and software:

Below are some basic things you need to know to accomplish your multimedia work (more extensive documentation and tutorials are also available in Media Services):

Saving Work | Audio Editing | Video Editing | CD & DVD Burning

Saving Your Work

Temporary files, including new projects created by students and staff, are erased from the hard drive each day; you need to save your work elsewhere before ending your session on the PC. Depending on the size of the files created through your work, you can save to any of the following places:

Remember to save your work in one of the places identified above before logging off the PC.

Audio Editing

Program used for audio editing:

What you should know about audio editing:

Video Editing

Programs used in video editing:

What you should know about video editing:

CD and DVD Burning

Program used for CD burning:

What you should know about burning CDs:

Programs used for DVD burning:

What you should know about burning DVDs:

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