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HSD A154 – Digital media studio

Small recording studio with video equipment placed around room.

Lab details

  • Room type: Media studio
  • System type: Mac OS
  • Mon-Fri: 8:30am-4pm
  • Sat-Sun: Closed
  • Holidays: Closed
  • Capacity: 1 - 3
  • Availability:

Location

Accessibility information

This room is located on the basement level with elevator access from the HSD building lobby. The elevator gives you access to the door on the far side of the drop-in lab.

What's in this lab

The studio’s standard equipment set-up includes:

  • 27” iMac with wireless keyboard and mouse
  • 20TB external scratch disk for temporary storage
  • Elgato Stream Deck and Cam Link 4k

  • 3 ceiling mounted Aputure Amaran HR672S daylight video lights
  • 1 additional free-standing video light
  • Black video backdrop
  • Sony α6400 mirrorless camera
  • 7″ external field monitor
  • Glide Gear teleprompter with display

  • RODECaster Pro podcast production studio
  • 2 RODE PodMic broadcast microphones on RODE PSA1 swing arms
  • 2 Sennheiser HD280 Pro headphones
  • Eris stereo studio monitor speakers

  • Green or grey backdrop
  • s Document camera kit (ELMO MX-P and writing board)
  • Creative pen display (Wacom Cintiq 16)
  • Behringer U-PHORIA UMC404HD USB audio interface
  • 61-key MIDI keyboard
  • Up to 2 additional RODE PodMic broadcast mics
  • Up to 2 AKG C100S hypercardioid condenser mics
  • Up to 2 additional Sennheiser HD 280 Pro headphones
  • Lav mic kit (Saramonic Blink 500 with 2 lav mics)

Software

The software installed in this lab can change throughout the semester.

  • Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Mac
  • Adobe After Effects CC 2023
  • Adobe Animate CC 2023
  • Adobe Audition CC 2023
  • Adobe Creative Cloud 2024
  • Adobe InCopy CC 2023
  • Adobe Prelude CC 2022
  • Adobe Premiere Rush CC 2021
  • Adobe Substance 3D Collection 2024
  • Apple Compressor 4
  • Apple Final Cut Pro X
  • Apple GarageBand 10
  • Apple Logic Pro X
  • Apple MainStage 3
  • Apple Motion 5
  • Apple Xcode 15
  • Apple iMovie '13
  • Audacity 3 Mac
  • Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve 18
  • Blender 3
  • Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 4 Mac
  • Cyberduck 8 Mac
  • Echo360 Universal Capture 6 Mac
  • FaceTime 5 Mac
  • GIMP 2 Mac
  • Google Chrome 123 Mac
  • Google Earth 7 Mac
  • Handbrake
  • KeyVerify
  • Krita 4 Mac
  • Krita 5 Mac
  • Maxon CINEMA 4D Prime 2023 Mac
  • Maxon CINEMA 4D Prime R22 Mac
  • Maxon CINEMA 4D Studio R25 Mac
  • Maxon CINEMA 4D TeamRender Client R20 Mac
  • Maxon CINEMA 4D TeamRender Client R22 Mac
  • Maxon CINEMA 4D TeamRender Client R25 Mac
  • Maxon CINEMA 4D TeamRender Server R20 Mac
  • Maxon CINEMA 4D TeamRender Server R22 Mac
  • Maxon CINEMA 4D TeamRender Server R25 Mac
  • Microsoft Edge 122 Mac
  • Microsoft Office for Mac 2021
  • OBS Studio 27 Mac
  • OBS Studio 29 Mac
  • PaperCut MF Client 19 Mac
  • Praat 6 Mac
  • Safari 17 Mac
  • Storyboarder
  • TechSmith Camtasia for Mac 2019
  • TechSmith Camtasia for Mac 2021
  • TechSmith Camtasia for Mac 2022
  • TechSmith Camtasia for Mac 2023
  • VideoLan VLC Player 3 Mac
  • Visual Studio Code 1
  • Zoom 5

Booking

  • You must be a current UVic student, instructor, or staff member to book this space
  • First-time users require a brief orientation before your session begins
  • Bookings for this space are managed through MS Bookings
  • Food and beverages are not permitted

See our student booking page for booking instructions and full service guidelines.

Support

If you’re having problems with lab equipment, software, or the space, please see a staff member at the HSD A140 support desk.

You can also contact us for help with any questions about UVic technology, services, or accounts.