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Studio Upgrade Brings Digital Video
To Students' Hands On Experience
When
advanced video production and broadcast journalism students return to
classes for the spring semester, they’ll be working in a new, all
digital television studio. The facility is as modern as you’ll find
on the job at most television networks and perhaps better than found at
many commercial television production companies. The renovation -- the
first for the teaching studio since it was opened in 1985 -- brings the
equipment up to current state-of-the-art standards and is designed for
further upgrade to the coming HD (high definition) format.
“Television
technology has evolved and this upgrade was needed so that the hands on
experience our students get matches the learning outcomes built into our
production courses,” explained Greg Little, director of the Media
Center. “The new studio incorporates digitally upgradeable components
that are compatible with new HD formats.”
Everything in the studio from the cameras to the locks on the doors is now digital. For flexibility, some analog compatibility was retained and a couple of analog tape machines standby in the corner for an occasional vintage project.
The studio, located on the first floor of the Sverdrup Building, now features:
- New studio lighting with a digital control system
- Digital audio system
- Digital video switcher
- Industry compatible character generation system with CG software
- Industry standard HD (high definition) format monitors
- Three new HD ready digital studio quality cameras
- DVD Pro format digital editing
- DVD recorders
- New acoustical treatment and carpeting
- New counters and work stations
- Portable staging for broadcast journalism
Planning for the studio upgrade project began in January and involved Larry Hafner, vice president for information technology; Debra Carpenter, dean of the School of Communications; Greg Little, director of the Media Center, Don Pillman, Media Center coordinator; Michael Williams, Media Center representative; Van McElwee, professor of video production; and Joe Clark, adjunct professor. Work on the project began May 17 at the conclusion of the spring semester and will be completed by January.
“The challenge was integrating all of the components,” Little said. “We now have true 16 by 9 formatting for HD television and film. The studio is primarily used by advanced video and broadcast journalism classes and for production of Gorlock Television programming.
Faculty training in the use of the studio equipment will be scheduled in the next few weeks.
