Equipment & Facilities
The Department of Media Study, housed in the Center for the Arts with the departments of Visual Studies and Theatre and Dance, provides state-of-the-art facilities (labs, classrooms, screening rooms) and equipment that give students hands-on experience with the best gear and best practices available.
Equipment:
The Department of Media Study offers access to high-end production equipment including an array of professional- and prosumer-level digital video cameras (HDV, 24p DV, DVCam, miniDV); sync- and non-sync 16mm and Super-8 film cameras; high-end hard-disk and DAT audio recorders; a range of directional and omnidirectional wired and wireless microphones; tripod systems, dollies, lighting kits, grip equipment and field monitors; presentation equipment including film and video projectors and media players; and many additional production accessories. The equipment is assessed and upgraded yearly, insuring that students have access to technologies used in the forefront of contemporary media making.
Equipment Room Hours:
- MONDAY – THURSDAY: 8:30 to 5:30
- FRIDAY: 9:00 to 5:00
Summer Hours: Monday – Thursday: Times subject to change
Labs/Facilities:
Non-Linear Editing Labs:
- 5 Basic Digital Video Editing Stations (Final Cut Pro)
- 7 Advanced Digital Video Editing Stations
(Mac Pro and Mac G5s w/ latest Final Cut Studio, Adobe Photoshop, AfterEffects, Discreet Cleaner, MAX MSP/Jitter and many more media editing applications)
22 Mac Digital Stations:
- Mac Intels, G5s, G4s w/ Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Premiere, AfterEffects, Cleaner, DVD Studio Pro, and more including various Open Source software; lab is equipped with dv decks, scanners, data/video projector
9 Animation / Modeling Digital Stations:
- PC Workstations with Autodesk Maya 3-D Modeling, Web Design software, Interactive Design software
8 Robotics Digital Stations:
- Software: C/C++ compilers, Python with all extensions, PD, Java, Matlab, OpenCV, Matrox Vision Library; IDEs: Eclipse, MSVS, Codewarrior, Vim, MPLab
- Hardware: ieee1394 compliant digital video, analogue video, frame grabbers, cmucams/webcams, handheld devices (palmOS), various sensors (bend, touch, light, motion, sound, 1/2D acceleration, temperature), various electronic components (cmos, ttl), breadboards, various motor types and sizes (servo, dc, stepper), various power supplies (linear regulated, fixed), soldering irons, diagnostic tools)
- More info at mediaroboticsindex.html
Virtual Reality Studio:
- 10 Advanced Digital Stations
(Linux Stations for Open GL and C++ Programming for VR Design, Plus Maya Interface, Pro-Tools) - Mini-Cave with 3D Rear Projection, Ascension Space Pad Tracker System, Wanda Input Device
- more info at vrstudio.buffalo.edu
Audio Labs:
- Sound Design Lab with Pro-Tools LE (Mbox), Kurzweil Keyboards, Drum Machines, Sampler, Film Sound Transfer (Mag Dubbing) Room, Sound Recording Booth and DVD Authoring.
16mm Film Editing:
- 1 6-plate, 2 8-Plate Steenbecks; 6 Cutting Stations
- Optical Printing: J-K Optical Printer with Blow-Ups from Super-8 to 16mm
- Animation Stand: Oxberry Animation Stand for Traditional Cell/Stop Motion/Titles
Classrooms/Screening Rooms:
- 2 Small Screening Rooms (Seats 30) with 2800 lumens video projectors
- 1 Large Screening Room (Seats 220) with stage, equipped with video projection, 35mm/16mm/S8 film projection, networked presentation PC, PA system (wired and wireless, lectern, lighting presets
- 1 Production Classroom/Soundstage with Lighting Grid
- 1 Television Studio with Chroma-Key Wall, Lighting Grid
- Mobile Presentation stations (computers with data projectors)
- 2 Distance Learning/Video Conferencing Stations