All scanners can be used through stand-alone software found on the computer's hard drive, or through Adobe Photoshop. In Photoshop, scanners are found under the Acquire option of the File menu. These formats are suitable for publishing in print, on CD-ROM, and on the World Wide Web. In addition to scanning still images, the school has equipment for the capture of dynamic formats including video from VHS tapes or a live camera, real-time audio and video over the internet, and audio tracks from tapes, CDs, or captured through a microphone. Analog capture - Analog video and audio equipment is located in Room 134 for the capture, playback, and editing of VHS video tapes.
All capture is done to video tape using analog methods for linear playback and editing.
The PowerMac 9500 in the fourth floor imaging station is also capable of limited digital media capture. Editing Several software programs are generally available for editing of images, text, and composites of them. Text - Microsoft Word is loaded on every public computer workstation in both Rooms 139 and 402. It is available on both Macintosh and Windows machines. Word can be used for typing, editing, and formatting text for print, or for inclusion into a larger page composition program like PageMaker.