Digital Imaging
This discipline area allows students to address new digital media expression in print and motion media. Areas covered include almost all options for digitizing, creating, manipulating, and outputting digital images. Regular and rotating offerings are augmented by Independent Study in print, digital video, 3D modeling and animation, compositing for video, sound, and authoring for web and DVD delivery. The emphasis is on the creation and understanding of fine art production in this new media. The approach addresses acquiring an overview and facility in integration of all the mediums, software, and hardware.
Facilities
The Computer-Based Imaging Lab is one of the first and most powerful digital instructional facilities in the region. Established for over a decade, the facility boasts over twenty workstations. The workstations range from single and dual one gigahertz processor Macintoshes to several G4 machines dedicated to digitizing, video, sound, and specialty applications in photo and printmaking.
Peripheral equipment includes flatbed and slide scanners; film printers, color printers; video output via VHS, Beta SP, DV, and DVD; audio and midi input and output; data/video projectors; DV still and video cameras; and other immersive delivery media. Motion media software includes Final Cut Pro, Media 100, AfterEffects, DVD Studio Pro, Cinema 4D. Other software includes PhotoShop, Macromedia's Web Suite, Illustrator, InDesign, and several specialty applications. Access for enrolled students is 24/7.
