Digital Media Lab (DML)

The Digital Media Lab (DML), located in Barret Library 210, offers instruction to faculty, students, and staff needing help with effective use of productivity and digital media software. The staff of student technicians provide one-on-one assistance with software packages such as Microsoft Office (Excel, Powerpoint, Word, etc.), and Adobe Creative Suite to write reports, create class PowerPoint presentations, or even design professional DVD projects. 

The computers in the DMLhave the latest versions of a host of multimedia programs, such as the Adobe Creative Suite Master Collection, Audacity, DVDFlick, and Autodesk′s Maya 3D modeling program.

• Document scanning and processing
• Digital video production
• Advanced audio editing
• DVD authoring and creation
• Audio recording
• Digital photography
• Slide, film, and photo scanning
• Advanced website production
• Flash project authoring
• Video file rendering for streaming

The multimedia facilities in the DML are designed to help you take any kind of media and convert it into a more modern, digital format and then build a finished product with it. In addition, various tools in the DML exist to help you create new digital media files that can be used in various ways in the construction of a new media project, such as a DVD or CD-ROM.  Projects in the DML may range from shooting digital video to producing that video to the rendering of a finished DVD project. Or, you can use the advanced audio editing software to create multi-tracked, high-quality recordings that can be burned to compact discs. Modern webpage creation tools are available to create interactive, powerful websites. Also, any equipment available for checkout from the Media center in LL31 of the library is compatible with the equipment in the DML.

Student technicians are available to help you with a project or answer any questions. Their specialties and hours are posted in the lab.

Please report all problems or questions to the ITS Help Desk helpdesk@rhodes.edu.

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