The SCS Studio is an ideal, collaborative working and learning space for audio/video production and presentation rehearsals; and, it's available for students of all experience levels, from media production majors looking for a place to work independently to less experienced students with little more than a desire to create and a willingness to learn. We hope that you will further explore this unique resource by clicking on the following headings, reading the additional information and asking questions. You've got creative potential, it's time to tap it!
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| OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICES (OTS)Student Computing Services (SCS)The SCS Studio (CK 36)Studio Catchlights : : an essential
bit of summary information
Read on to find out what software and
hardware we currently offer, what constitutes appropriate use of
the SCS Studio,
how reservations and equipment loans work, and how we can help you develop your
wicked cool multimedia skills. Studio Gallery : : a peak at the
projects others are up to in the Studio
The SCS Studio Gallery is an online showcase of projects completed in the SCS Studio and/or using SCS equipment available to all TU students. With each passing semester, we hope to present more excellent examples of the work our clients are producing.
Software Tools : : multimedia and
more--applications available
in SCS
SCS maintains a catalog of over 140 applications and utilities, most of which
are available on all 63 workstations in the SCS suite.
We manage our media production titles with a key server
system that allows just a few licenses to be used on any of the SCS computers.
For example, if we have eight Photoshop licenses, then Photoshop may be used on
any eight SCS computers at the same time. The ninth attempt
to open Photoshop generates a polite notice that all licenses are currently in use and
an offer to alert the user when a license becomes available.
Among the multimedia titles we currently offer are the following industry and popular standards. For a complete and annotated list of applications available in SCS, including license counts, see our Applications Directory.
Hardware Tools : : lights, cameras
and other devices available in SCS
SCS manages a collection of equipment well suited to
digital video and audio recording, digital photography, and multimedia editing.
Students may borrow some of this equipment for use off
site, and other equipment for use on site only (within the SCS suite).
Our goal is to assist students of all majors and backgrounds and to
provide access to a wide range of production tools, from professional grade to
freeware. In most cases, we have selected software and hardware firmly
positioned in the consumer and prosumer
categories. The following lists represent much of the available
equipment. Complete and detailed information is available at
SCS
Gear2Go.
Equipment available for use off site:
Reserving & Borrowing : :
securing the Studio and SCS camera equipment
The following SCS resources may be reserved for use at particular times:
Side-Along Support : :
consultations and training--an SCS tradition
For over a decade, Student Computing
Services has focused not only on providing students with the tools of technology
but also on helping them learn how to effectively apply those tools. Because we
developed the SCS Studio for every student, we recognized that it would often be
necessary to sit along side and orient students to media production applications
and procedures. So we sought-out staff to become SCS Multimedia Support
Specialists.
While we are not able to staff the Studio during all operational hours, specialists are available for at least a few hours on any given day, and we do our best to accommodate evening and weekend appointments given at least a couple day's notice. As our specialists graduate and move on, we continue to seek students with media production experience and/or interest to help students tap their creative potential. If this sound like your kind of job, send us an application and describe your interests. For students whose present needs or schedule don't quite fit our consultation options, we offer free access to Lynda.com, one of the best training sites on the Web. For most learners, Lynda.com's video-based tutorials are an excellent way to acquire new skills and get up and running quickly. Students may call, e-mail or visit SCS to reserve one of our three accounts for 24 hours at a time. SCS also works with OTS Training to offer self-help guides, traditional classroom workshops and convenient demonstration sessions on media production topics. Appropriate Use : :
practices that make the Studio resources possible
Maintaining
the SCS Studio, equipment loans, and support services is a team effort. We rely
on our clients--students, faculty and staff--to use the resources carefully and
in the intended fashion. Most of the advice we would offer on appropriate use
could be considered common
sense: essentially, we expect clients to care for our resources as they
would their own property. Consequently, we reserve the right to deny access
to any client who demonstrates repeated misuse or abuse of SCS equipment and
resources.
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Common sense not with standing, some practices may seem open to interpretation and, thus, warrant explicit expression:
While SCS does not anticipate incidents of misuse and abuse, we regard it as our duty to maintain functional resources and equitable access for our many responsible clients. If you have questions or concerns, we invite you to contact us via email (scs@towson.edu).
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