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• New Apu workstation: The Apu Macintosh workstation in the CIT Lab has been upgraded to a brand new Mac Pro with over 2.5TB of storage for digital audio and video projects; in addition, the previous monitor has been replaced with a 24" widescreen LCD. With a more powerful processor, additional RAM, and a tremendous amount of storage for user projects, Apu now joins the DiscoStu and Uter Mac workstations as powerful, fast computers for video editing and other projects. All files stored on the previous workstation have been migrated to the new computer.
  
  
• Skype and videoconferencing: In the CIT Lab A/V production room, Skype has been installed on both the Mac and PC, and a Logitech QuickCam has been added to the PC workstation Smithers (the Mac workstation, Milhouse, has a built-in camera). The addition of Skype and camera capabilities to the workstation allows users to utilize the CIT Lab in a new way, and to collaborate and conference with colleagues throughout the world.
  
  
• Flip Video camera: The Flip Video camera is a small camera that records up to one of hour of video to internal memory, and connects to a Mac or PC via USB–this expedites the process of editing video, by eliminating the real-time import step necessary for other cameras that record to miniDV cassette. Although the Flip Video camera does not produce as high of quality of media as other CIT equipment, it offers a new way to quickly record, capture, and edit video, for easy documentation and sharing of video recordings.
  
  
• iPod/Belkin Tunetalk: The CIT now has an iPod Video and Belkin Tunetalk microphone available for loan. This equipment package is bundled with a wired lavalier microphone, and offers an easy way to record digital audio of an individual speaker, or a small group. These recordings can be easily converted to MP3s and distributed via Podcasts@UCSF.

For further information about any of these additions to the lab, or any other CIT questions or comments, please contact CIT staff.]]> http://cit.ucsf.edu/classes/ Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:00:00 -0700
The CIT offers the following classes:

WebCT Design Class 1: Building Your First Course -- This self-paced online class runs for seven days. It includes lots of hands-on training. Learners will build an initial WebCT course using some of the more popular course tools. Specifically, this course will cover the following: navigating around the designer interface and course homepage; adding and modifying course tools; change settings; adding students; using the communication tools; course management basics.

Introduction to Podcasting -- This hands-on, 2 hour class will cover the basics of creating and distributing podcasts. This class will be taught at the Mission Bay Community Center Library - ILC Classroom

See http://cit.ucsf.edu/classes/ for more information.

]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:01:14 -0800 VisualHub, a simple and powerful video conversion and compression tool, to all Macs in the CIT Lab. VisualHub allows video to be converted to and from a broad spectrum of formats, including MOV, MP4, DV, DVD, AVI, WMV, MPEG and Flash. Using VisualHub, users can perform conversions with customized compression settings, and batch-process files in order to perform multiple video conversions in a minimal amount of time.

All other video software remains available in the CIT Lab. Please contact CIT staff if you have any questions about VisualHub or other CIT Lab software.]]> http://cit.ucsf.edu/podcasting.php Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:00:03 -0700 Podcasts@UCSF. The UCSF Library and Center for Knowledge Management has developed Podcasts@UCSF to provide UCSF faculty with an easy way to deliver course multimedia, such as lecture recordings, to students. Campus departments and organizations can also use Podcasts@UCSF to deliver important content to the UCSF community and the general public.

Podcasting is a method for delivering audio or video content over the Internet. What makes podcasting so intriguing is the subscription element. Users can subscribe to podcasts, and have new content automatically downloaded to their computers as it becomes available. Programs such as iTunes makes this a very easy process. You can think of a podcast as an audiovisual version of a magazine subscription. You subscribe to the podcast and then when new episodes are added to it, the files will automatically download to your computer and/or portable MP3 player (e.g., iPod).

See http://cit.ucsf.edu/podcasting.php for more information.

]]> http://cit.ucsf.edu/lab/labnew.php Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:57:00 -0800
Edirol R-09 WAV/MP3 recorder -- This compact audio recorder can capture audio from a variety of sources (including an onboard microphone or the provided clip-on microphone), directly into WAV or MP3 format.

Belkin TuneTalk -- Compatible with the video iPod and iPod Nano (1st and 2nd generation), the Belkin TuneTalk connects directly to the iPod dock connector and allows easy audio recording using the onboard microphone or the provided clip-on microphone.

OPPO Universal DVD Player -- The OPPO DVD player is region-free, and plays back a huge variety of disc formats, including DivX discs and data discs containing files in many formats (e.g., MPEG).

DVD/CD Duplicator Tower -- We have acquired an 11-drive DVD/CD duplicator tower. Users can now duplicate 11 discs at one time, including dual-layer DVDs.

See http://cit.ucsf.edu/lab/labnew.php for more information.

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We recommend that course designers DO NOT schedule quizzes and assignments to be due on Wednesday mornings.

See http://cit.ucsf.edu/webct/ for more information.

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