Video Lab Studios
The Video Lab is located on the seventh floor of the Tower building and offers students enrolled in the Film/Video major and elective classes access to the following facilities:
Tower 745: Black Box Studio
- Soundproof Studio with lighting grip equipment
- Control Room with a Multi-Camera Switcher
- Hard Disk Recording
- Chroma Reflective Screen
- High Definition video recording and playback of eight channels of audio
Tower 703: Multi Use Studio
- Wide Screen Video Projector
- Playback Systems for HDV, DV, Blu Ray, VHS, HI-8 and digital files
- Portable White Walls for Video Projection
705: Multi Use Lab
- Avid Media Composer, Final Cut Studio, Abobe CS4 and sound editing programs
- Surround Sound Playback
Tower 706: Sound Studio
- Digital Performer, Protools, Reaktor, Final Cut Pro and Avid Media Composer
- Sound Booth with Control room
- Surround Sound Mixing
Tower 745a: Advance Editing Studio
- Avid Media Composer Adrenaline with a Sony Luma Monitor
- Final Cut Studio with Matrox MXO and HDMI Monitors
Tower 743: Control Room, Advance Editing and Dubbing
- Dub Rack with DVD Duplicating
- Final Cut Studio with MOTU V4HD I/O box and Blu Ray Burning
- Final Cut Studio with MXO 2 I/O box and MOTU Audio interface
- TASCAM D-3200 Digital Audio Mixer
- Final Cut Studio Graphics Work station
- Avid Media Composer Graphics Work station
- Multi-Camera Switcher
Tower 735: Access Lab
- Final Cut Studio Systems
- Avid Media Composer Systems
- Final Cut Studio System #1 with Ray light P2 utility and Blu Ray Burning
- Avid Media Composer system #1 with Voltaic HD convertor and Blu Ray Burning
Tower 739: Video Screening Room
- Wide Screen Video Projector
- Surround Sound
- Digital file-base media playback
Blogs
MassArt Film Society
Live Video
News and Updates
Monday, March 1 7-8:30pm in T-703
Introduction to "COLOR" taught by Joe Briganti
Basic workshop on Apple's color grading application.
Topics will include : Video Monitor set up, Color grading terms and basic operation of Color.
RSVP to jbriganti@massart.edu to reserve your seat!
Tuesdays, March 16, 23 & 30 7-8:30pm in T-705
Introduction to Adobe After Effects in 3 parts taught by Melissa McDowell
3 part introduction to Adobe After Effects using lynda.com's source material.
Topics to be covered include : intro to animation & keyframing, intro to effects, working with video, working with multiple layers and rendering/exporting.
RSVP to gskogerson@massart.edu to reserve your seat!
Monday, March 29 7-8:30pm in T-703
AVID 4.0 taught by Bob Russo from Avid technology
Overview of Advanced Features in AVID Media Composer's 4.0
RSVP to jbriganti@massart.edu to reserve your seat!
Video Lab Hours
Mon-Thu: 10:00 a.m-10:00 p.m.
Fri-: 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Sat: noon - 8:00 p.m.
Sun : noon - 10:00 p.m.
Operating hours are subject to change without notice.
Studio Contact
Joe Briganti
jbriganti@massart.edu
617 879 7483
User Guides
Toast 10 (PDF)
Avid Media Composer 4.0 (PDF)
XDCAM Workflow for FCP (PDF)
XDCAM Workflow for Avid (PDF)
P2 ultility for FCP 1 in 735 (PDF)
P2 Off Loading with the Maxell IVDR drive (PDF)
Video Tutorials
Lynda.com
Importing AVCHD into Final Cut Pro
Backing up and playing AVCHD media