PC Media and Training Workstation
Common tasks specific to this workstation:
- Scanning text from printed materials so that it can be edited with OCR (optical character recognition)
- Scanning multiple pages automatically with ADF (automatic document feeder)
- Scanning large printouts or books
- NOTE: Slide and negative scanning is available on Mac Video Station A
- Editing image files in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements
- Creation and editing of Fireworks, Flash or Freehand files
- Creation and editing of PDF files
- Creation and editing of web pages using Microsoft FrontPage
- Creation and editing of database files using Microsoft Access
Special hardware installed:
- Region-free DVD player
- Media converter
- Sony miniDV camera
- HP ScanJet 5590
- Logitech webcam
- USB headset
- FireWire ports
- Universal memory card reader
- Multi-standard VCR for recording VHS videotapes (on request)
- VHS VCR for capturing domestic VHS videotapes (on request)
- Sony Digital 8 / Video 8 / Hi 8 deck (on request)
Software installed:
- Microsoft Vista Ultimate
- Microsoft Office 2007 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Adobe Creative Suite 3 Master Collection (20 Adobe applications including Acrobat, Premiere, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash, Illustrator, InDesign, Fireworks, Contribute, After Effects, Soundbooth and Encore)
- Camtasia Studio 6
- Adobe Captivate 4
- QuickTime Pro 7
- Google Earth Pro
- Google Sketchup
- Second Life
- Audacity
- Lynda.com Tutorials (http://www.oit.duke.edu/comp-print/training/online.php)
- OmniPage 15
- Adobe Photoshop Elements 7
- Adobe Acrobat 9
- Scanning software
Hardware specifications:
- Dell OptiPlex 755 dual processor (2 GHz), 2 GB RAM and 160 GB hard drive storage
- DVD-RW/CD-RW drive for burning audio and data DVDs and CDs
Last modified August 6, 2009 6:09:38 PM EDT
