Television Production
The University of Minnesota Morris, Instructional and Media Technologies supports and maintains two television studios located in Humanities-Fine Arts Center. Studio A is used primarily for University-related production. Studio B is the student television lab and is used solely as a laboratory for two communications classes and non-communication student special projects. Both television studios contain three studio cameras with separate control rooms, full audio support, lighting grids and hard cycs. Video formats supported throughout Instructional & Media Technologies include DVC-PRO and SVHS.
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Studio A
Studio A is Instructional & Media Technologies' project studio. This studio houses permanent sets for programs produced by Instructional & Media Technologies for broadcast on Pioneer Public Television of the Public Broadcasting Service. Three Panasonic WV-F500 cameras, mounted on Sachtler pneumatic tripods are used within this studio. The control room adjacent to Studio A utilizes an eight-input Crosspoint Latch video switcher and 12-input Fostex audio board. Studio A also features a Fostex DAT format audio recorder/player. |
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Studio B
Students working on special class projects or are enrolled in courses offered through the Speech Communications discipline are able to use Studio B, the campus television production laboratory. This studio is based around three newly acquired Panasonic AG-250 video cameras on top of Bogan tripods. A six-input Panasonic video switcher is used during live production, along with graphics and full audio capabilities.
Available in Studio B is a Media 100 non-linear editing system. This model LE system is available on a schedule-basis only. This system is built around an Apple Macintosh system. Scheduling for this system is arranged through the Instructional & Media Technologies office. |
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Master Control
All video production systems are routed into Master Control, the electronic hub of Media Services. Inside Master Control, all signal distribution for both studios, control rooms, the campus cable television system, Interactive Television (ITV) classrooms and Master Control post production are performed here. A microwave link between Instructional & Media Technologies and Pioneer Public Television, Appleton, Minn. is also available in Master Control.
Master Control also contains a modern post production facility. Both linear (tape-to-tape) editing and non-linear editing systems (computer-based) are available. Again, Media 100 is the non-linear system of choice. This model XS system is built around a Macintosh G4 Tower. Other systems in Master Control include Pinnacle Aladdin DVE, Panasonic DVC-PRO video decks, Panasonic and Sony SVHS decks, Mackie sound mixer and Fostex DAT audio recorder/player. |
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Media Lab
Instructional & Media Technologies offers a fully functional media lab for use by students and staff. It is located in the basement of HFA, room 26. It features 12 Apple computers designed for audio, video, and photo editing. It is open Monday through Thursday from 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM and on Fridays from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM (during the academic year).
Software available for use includes: Adobe® Creative Suite, Dreamweaver, and Vector Works, as well as the standard computing lab applications. |
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