The MML has a variety of books, cables and peripherals available for use within the lab.
Contents
Books
After Effects:
After Effects 6.5
Animation:
Get Animated!
Color Correction:
Color: Correcting and Grading in Final Cut Pro [latest version]
Color Correction for Digital Video
Encyclopedia of Color Correction: Field Techniques using Final Cut Pro
Compressor:
Compressor 3.5 [latest version]
Compressor 3 Quick Reference Guide
Digital Performer:
Digital Performer 7: Getting Started
Digital Performer 7: User Guide
Producing Music with Digital Performer
DVD Creation:
DVD Studio Pro 3
DVD Design Workshop
DVD Demystified: Second Edition
Final Cut Studio:
Final Cut Pro 7: Professional Video Editing [latest version]
Sound Editing in FCP7 and Soundtrack Pro 3 [latest version]
Mac OSX:
Mac OSX: The Missing Manual Tiger Edition
Max
Composing Interactive Music: Techniques and Ideas Using Max
Maya:
Learning Maya 7: Foundation
The Art of Maya
3D Modeling with Maya 7 (2 copies)
Getting Started with Maya 7
What's New in Maya 7
Learning Maya (4.5 and higher): Foundation
Learning Maya (4.5 and higher): Character Rigging and Animation
Learning Maya (4.5 and higher): Dynamics
Learning Maya (4.5 and higher): Rendering
Motion:
Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Studio 2
Motion 4: Designing and Animating Motion Graphics in Final Cut Studio [latest version]
Photoshop:
Photoshop CS
Photoshop CS3 Bible
Quicktime:
Quicktime Pro Quick Reference Guide [latest version]
Soundtrack Pro:
Sound Editing in Final Cut 7 & Soundtrack Pro 3 [latest version]
Cables
We have a variety of cables:
Firewire 4-6
Firewire 6-6
Firewire 9-9
Headphone Splitters
USB
VGA/DVI
Various video cables
Various audio cables
Ethernet
Power
External Drives
Blu-ray Burner
There is one firewire Blu-ray burner for use within the Multimedia Lab.
Firewire Drives
We have a few portable hard drives for temporary file storage and transferring in the lab.
Input Devices
Drawing Tablets
We have one large and one small Wacom drawing tablet available for checkout.To use the tablet: Plug into the computer's USB port. The computer should automatically detect it.
Magic Trackpads
Apple's new Magic Trackpad is a multitouch trackpad designed to work with Mac desktop computers. For more information please visit Apple's Magic Trackpad Website.
These Trackpads can be used as an alternative to the mouse or for Max/MSP.
Media Equipment
MIDI Controllers
We have multiple Midi controllers for use in the lab. The controllers connect to the computer with USB cables and are automatically recognized by any application which supports MIDI. Remember that these Midi controllers are simply controllers for Midi-compatible software/devices and don't actually have sounds stored inside them.
Scanners
There are two Epson scanners on carts that can be used with any computer in the lab.
There is also a larger 11 x 17 Scanner at the MML-Jeunet station..
