Media Production Resources

The LTC provide resources for all types of instructional media production. With up-to-date multimedia, audio-visual, and graphics production equipment, the LTC strives to meet all faculty and student production needs! View list of resources available in the LTC.

Video

With today's digital technology, video, long a mainstay of instructional media, can easily be incorporated into computer presentations, Web pages, and multimedia. The LTC can help with all aspects of video use and production, from digital to traditional analogue formats. Digital video, as well as video in VHS and S-VHS formats, may be viewed at carrel viewing stations in our Media Production area (SZB 536 & 537).

Three digital video editing suites equipped with Apple G5 computers, CinemaDisplays and iMovie are available and may be reserved. For graduate students, faculty, and staff, the LTC also offers Final Cut Pro, a computer-based nonlinear editing system, in one of the digital editing suites, and a TV production studio. Certain fees and access rules may apply to these areas.

In conjunction with these facilities, a variety of camcorders are available from Equipment Checkout, and the Multimedia Research & Development Lab provides video digitizing, editing, graphics, and effects software for incorporating video into multimedia. Custom orientations on topics such as video production, editing, and digitizing are available to assist with all aspects of any video project.

Posters, Transparencies, and Binding

The LTC has many resources for creating two dimensional instructional materials including lettering equipment, automatic laminators, transparency makers, binding equipment, paper cutters, and light tables. Tools such as scissors, rulers, adhesives and markers are available for checkout with a UT ID. Various supplies such as poster board, construction paper, transparency films and pens, and binders are available for sale. Lab assistants on duty at the LTC Services desk provide assistance with equipment, check out tools, and sell supplies.

Photography

Digital still cameras, available from Equipment Checkout, are easy to use and allow for the inclusion of digital photographs in Web pages, computer presentations. and other forms of multimedia. The LTC also offers a film-based 35 mm camera, macro lens, and copystand. This equipment is ideal for close-up photography and making slides from printed pictures, and may be reserved in advance. Orientations that cover all aspects of digital and traditional photography, scanning, digital imaging and color reproduction may be arranged.

Audio

Audio is an important instructional medium, from simple tape recordings to the narrations, sound effects, and music of video and multimedia programs. Listen to audio tapes in the LTC's carrel area. Make stereo recordings in an acoustically treated sound room featuring a computer equipped with a CD burner and audio-editing software, a cassette recorder, CD player, microphone and mixer. An extensive set of royalty-free production music is available to add to soundtracks. Orientations cover producing soundtracks for presentations, videos, and multimedia programs.