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Viz Lab Hardware

Audio hardware

Cassette

Tascam
122mk III

CD

Tascam
CD-450

DAT

Tascam
DA40

Headphones (4)

AKG, Sennheiser, Sony

Microphones

Sennheiser
ME 66 (compativle with DVCPro camera)

Shure
PGX4 wireless lavaliere mic

Audio-Technica
AT8560 (2 tube mics w/cables and stands)
1 lavalier mic

Keyboard

Kurzweil
pcx2

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Still Cameras

Canon Powershot G7

Features:
· 1/1.8" Type CCD with 10 million effective pixels
· 6x optical zoom with 4x digital zoom
· 10 shooting modes Including movie with sound
· Closest focus distance of 1cm
· Waterproof camera case available
· USB connectivity

Canon EOS 10D SLR

Features:
· Body: Magnesium alloy
· Sensor: 22.7 x 15.1 mm CMOS sensor, RGB Color Filter Array, Built-in fixed low-pass filter, 6.5 million total pixels (3152 x 2068), 6.3 million effective pixels (3072 x 2048), 3:2 aspect ratio
· Image sizes: 3072 x 2048, 2048 x 1360, 1536 x 1024
· File formats: RAW (JPEG embedded, selectable size / quality, JPEG (EXIF 2.2)
· Lenses: Canon EF lens mount, 1.6x field of view crop
· Focusing:7-point TTL, CMOS sensor, AF working range: 0.5 - 18 EV (at 20°C, ISO 100)
· Focus modes: One shot AF, AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF, Manual focus
Macro lens available for checkout

Canon Powershot G2

Features:
· Richly Detailed Images with 4.0 M CCD and Superb Lifelike Color
· Powerful 3x Optical Zoom and Smooth 11x Combined Zoom
· 12 Shooting Modes Including Movie with Sound
· Direct Print Mode with Canon CP Printers and Bubble Jet Direct Printers
· Vari-angle LCD for Easier Handling and Shooting Capability
· USB connectivity

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Video Cameras

Canon Optura Xi (2)

Features:
· media: mini DV
· Genuine Canon Optics: 11X Optical Zoom/220X Digital Zoom
· Shooting Modes - Video Mode / 2.0 Megapixel Photos / Photo Mode / MPEG-4 Movie Mode
· MultiMediaCard/SD Memory Card Capability
· Digital Video Format and IEEE 1394
· Firewire / IEEE 1394 / DV Terminal (input / output)
· USB Terminal
· Video and Audio Inputs and Outputs

Panasonic SDR-H60

Features:
· SD card compatiable/Hard Disk Video camera
· 50X Optical Zoom/2500X Digital Zoom
· Record directly to hard drive: no tapes--easy copy
· MultiMediaCard/SD Memory Card Capability
· Digital Video Format
· USB output

Canon GL1

Features:
· Media: mini DV
· camcorder with 3 CCD technology
· 20x optical, 100x digital, zoom with optical image stabilization
· 2.5 inch color LCD and color EVF
· Records digital stills onto MiniDV tape

Canon XL1

Features:
· Media: mini DV
· 3 CCD with Pixel Shift Technology
· Shooting Modes and Aspect Ratios
· SuperRange Optical Image Stabilizer
· Audio Adjustments
· Audio and Video Inputs and Outputs
· Digital Video Format and IEEE 1394
· Interchangeable Lens System
· Programmed Auto Exposure
· Shooting Enhancements
· Picture Adjustments
· Shotgun Microphones
Macro lens available for checkout

Panasonic AJD-215

Features:
· removable media: Tapes come in 3 different lengths:
a) AJ-P94L Large DVCPRO/DVCPRO50 - 94/47 Minutes
b) AJ-P66L Large DVCPRO/DVCPRO50 - 66/33 Minutes
c) AJ-P34L Large DVCPRO/DVCPRO50 - 34/17 Minutes
· They are all large format (as opposed to small format found in palmcorders) and feature 1/4-inch metal particle tape

Sony HDR-FX1HD

Features:
· 1080i recording capability
· 12x optical zoom
· 3.5-inch LCD display
· Able to switch from HD to standard DV recording and playback

Portable video light kit is available for checkout

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Night Vision Camera and Lens

Raytheon PalmIR 250

This digital upgrade of Raytheon's popular NightSight PalmIR 250 camera provides clearer images through digital signal processing and adds features such as 2X zoom and automatic contrast adjustment.

ITT Night Quest 190

The ITT Night Quest 190, a camera adaptable Generation 3 monocular, is ideal for bird watching, animal tracking and sightseeing activities. It works both as a handheld viewer and a 35mm or camcorder camera attachment.

Operates on 2 AA batteries, has battery saver mode, automatic brightness control, adjustable eyepiece focus, low battery indicator, wrist tether, carry case, interchangeable C-mount lens. It is waterproof, rugged and weighs 19 ounces.

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Printers

Note:

Turnaround time guidelines for wide format printing: 1 working day -- we require you to be here to assure the file is printing according to your expectations.

Hewlett Packard

hp4050n
· LaserJet Black and White
· 8.5" x 11"

hp3800n
· LaserJet Color
· 8.5" x 11"

Epson

Stylus Pro 9500
· 44" wide printer (plotter) with Fiery X2 RIP
· Archival papers and inks

Stylus Pro 9800
· 44" wide printer (plotter) with Epson ColorBurst RIP
· Archival papers and inks

Graphtec

CE5000-60 vinyl cutter

LaserGraphics

Personal LFR Plus
· desktop 35mm slide production

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Projectors

Panasonic

Pro AV 9320
· Brightness (Lumens): 3000 ANSI

InFocus

LP 500/530 (2)
· Brightness (Lumens): 2000 ANSI

Displays

Panasonic

PV-9450
· VHS player (connected to Plasma monitor)

Philips Magnavox

DVD 825
· DVD player (connected to Plasma monitor)

Pioneer

PDP-505
· 50" Plasma Monitor (also has a MacBook Pro linked to it for presentations)

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Scanners

Epson

Expression 836XL
· 12.2" x 17.2" scanning area
· Mac/PC: 800 x 1600 true res

Perfection 1200U
· A4 size

Expression 1680
· A4 size

Expression 10000XL
· 12.2" x 17.2" scanning area
· transparency scanning capabilities

Slide Scanners

Nikon

Super Coolscan 4000 ED
· 4000 dpi optical resolution
· 38 second scan time
· scans 1 slide at a time

Super Coolscan 8000 (LS-8000)
· 2700 dpi with 42 bit color depth
· scans 35mm film strips, slides and brownie film
· multiple image scans at once

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Video Editing

Sony

DHR-1000
· Media: Compatible with both "mini" and "standard" DV cassettes
· Firewire

Furman/Tecnec

Audio/video patchbay

Discmakers

Reflex CD/DVD copier

Manfroto

501 tripod (2)

Kino Flo

lighting systems and kit
· 55w Kino KF29 Tungsten lamps (5)
· 55w Kino KF55 Daylight Lamp (5)
· Diva Lite 400 System Kit

Reflecmedia

Chromakey Green Screen kit
· Lightring adapter 112-72mm
· Portable ChromaFlex screen

Focus Enhancements

FS-4 Pro HD Portable DTE Recorder

Toshiba

SQPB
· Media: VHS

Panasonic

AG-W3 VHS converter
· converts cross-regional video formats (PAL, NTSC, SECAM, etc.)

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Mac Workstations

Barney - portable

OS X 10.4.11
15" 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo laptop

presentations / projection
· 2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
· CD-RW + DVD-R drive

Wodiczko - portable

OS X 10.4.11
17" 1GHz PowerPC G4 laptop

presentations / projection
· 256K L2 & 1MB L3 cache
· CD-RW + DVD-R drive
· 512Mb SDRAM

Spielberg

OS X 10.5.1
2 x 2.66GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon

video editing / DVD authoring / Final Cut Pro
· 8GB 667MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM
· 2 DVD-RW drives
· Dual 23" Mac Cinema HD displays
· Logitech stereo speakers/subwoofer

Kubrick

OS X 10.5.1
2 x 2.66GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon

video editing / DVD authoring
· 8GB 667MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM
· 2 DVD-RW drives
· 40" NEC LCD 4000 monitor

Fellini

OS X 10.5.1
Dual 2.7GHz PowerPC G5

video editing / Final Cut Pro
· 4.5GB DDR SDRAM
· DVD-RW drive
· Dual 23" Apple Cinema HD displays

Gutenberg

OS X 10.4.11
Dual 2.7GHz PowerPC G5

large format printing / graphic design
· 4.5GB DDR SDRAM
· DVD-RW drive
· Dual 23" Apple Cinema HD displays

O'Keeffe

OS X 10.4.11
Dual 2GHz PowerPC G5

vinyl cutting / CS3 / Painter
· 3.5GB DDR SDRAM
· DVD-RW drive
· 23" Apple Cinema HD display
· 21" Cintiq 21UX tablet display

Hendrix

OS X 10.3.9
933MHz PowerPC G4
sound/music editing, CD authoring / Digidesign, ProTools

· 933MHz PowerPC G4
· 1GB SDRAM
· CD-RW/Zip 250 drives
· Dual 17" Mac LCD displays

Ella

OS X 10.4.11
2 x 2.66GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon

sound recording / sound editing
· 2GB 667MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM
· 23" Apple Cinema HD display
· Kurzweil keyboard
· Digidesign Mbox 2 Pro

Amadeus

OS 10.4.10
20", 2GHz Intel Core Duo iMac

Finale
· 2GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
· DVD-R drive

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Windows Workstations

Atilla

Windows Vista Enterprise
Custom built

3D visualization / Adobe Captivate

· AMD Athlon 64 x 2 dual-core processor 5200+ 2.61GHz
· 3326MB RAM
· DVD-RW drive
· NVIDIA GeForce 7950GT
· Dual 18" Hanns G monitors

Chuck Jones

Windows XP
IBM Intellistation M pro

3D animation and modeling with Maya

· Pentium® III Xeon - 2 x 2.20 GHz
· 512KB L2 cache
· 1.5 GB RAM
· 180GB hard drive
· CD-ROM

Curie

Windows XP
custom built

visualization / Sigma Scan Pro, TecPlot

· Pentium® III Xeon - 2 x 2.4 GHz
· 3.62GB RAM
· 85 GB SCSI hard drive
· DVD-ROM/CD-RW

Ken Burns

Windows XP
Dell Precision 650

video editing / DVD authoring / flash animation

· Pentium® 4 Xeon - 2x2.8GHz
· 512KB L2 cache
· 2GB RAM
· 255GB hard drive
· DVD-RW / CD-RW
· Wacom DrawOn Tablet

Danny Boyle

Windows XP
Dell Dimension XPS Gen5

scanning / Flash animation / font design

· Pentium® 4 3.8 GHz HTT
· 2MB L2 cache
· 4GB RAM
· DVD-RW / CD-RW

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Unix Sun Workstations

ilabsun1500

SOLARIS 10
2x750MHz UltraSparcIII SUN Blade 1500

scientific visualization

· 2GB main memory
· 32GB FCAL drive
· Sun Expert3D graphics

ilabsun2k

SOLARIS 9
2x1056MHz UltraSparcIII+ SUN Blade 2000

scientific visualization

· 8GB main memory
· 2x73GB FCAL drive
· Sun XVR 1000 Graphics Accelerator

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