News

The 2007 Web Design Survey

The online journal _A List Apart_ is conducting a survey of web designers. If you work in web design, you should probably take it.

SNM Website Updated

The Studio for New Media website has been upgraded from Plone 2.0.0 to Plone 2.5.2, the current version. This will enable many new features, some of which will be useful to the entire community.

Marantz A/V Switcher, Amplifier, Upconverter Installed

The Studio has recently installed a Marantz SR5001 receiver, which controls A/V inputs from all sources in the room, then routes them to all needed devices.

Studio Members Featured on IPTV

Several members of the Studio were interviewed recently for an Assignment Iowa documentary on Iowa Public Television.

New Wiring Diagram Unveiled

Sometimes the equipment in the Studio can be confusing. So here's the 2006-07 wiring diagram, which can help advanced users understand how all the equipment is interconnected.

High-Definition Projector Installed

The Studio has just installed an Hitachi PJTX100 projector, which can project 720p HDTV video and 1280x800 computer video (almost twice the resolution of our old projector).

Multimedia Equipment Use, 2005-06

We now have the statistics for the 2005-06 academic year use of multimedia equipment available to Studio members.

New Equipment

LASCAC funding supports new equipment to be installed in the next few weeks in the Studio.

A new digital audio recorder, an Edirol R-1, was purchased by one of the research teams working in the Studio, and will now be available for Studio members who need to record meetings, lectures or other events.

New File Server Arrives

A new, 1-terabyte rack-mounted file server has arrived and is being installed in the air-conditioned server rack.

N6 Added to the Studio

N6, the qualitative data coding and analysis software (formerly known as NUD*IST), has arrived and been installed in the Studio.

Videotaping Student Presentations

Rachel Johnson and Katy Jaekel, two student members of the Studio, have posted a short video they created this spring for instructors at Iowa State interested in videotaping student presentations.

New Video Tutorials Online

Student members of the Studio have recently posted video tutorials about how to use some of the multimedia equipment in the SNM.

iMovie/Garage Band Contest

Our goal is to reward students for their creative work in music and film. We want you to show us what you've got by submitting a creation using either GarageBand or iMovie.

Des Moines Register Story on Podcasting

An article by Lisa Livermore in Monday's Des Moines Register reported about faculty use of podcasting in higher education, and interviewed Geoff Sauer among others in the state.