ELECTRONIC MEDIA CENTER (EMC)

The Electronic Media Center (EMC) (450 sq. ft.) houses digital media-based equipment to facilitate digital photography, design, large format printing and digital video editing. New equipment in the EMC includes the Imacon Flextight Precision III scanner, perfect for scanning slides, negatives and transparencies; Final Cut Pro 5 software and Mini DV decks video artists; and a new Canon XL-1S video camera. The Roland FJ-500 and Epson 9800, 7600, 4800 wide format printers (55”, 44", 24" and 17” wide) provide stunning output for color/B&W images, in which pigments remain archival. In the EMC, artists are encouraged to push the world of new technology much further than they had ever imagined.

PHOTOGRAPHY SHOOTING STUDIO

Thanks to generous financial support from the James Irvine Foundation, Kala Art Institute launched its Photo-shooting Studio as an extension of Electronic Media Center (EMC). This exciting new facility benefits both Kala's resident artists and its art collection/consignment program. For artists, the Photo-shooting Studio facilitates their need of an environment that enables both creative studio photography and precise photo-documentation. For an art collection, it is extremely important to visually catalog the artwork in order to build a database that is easy to use for both those who manage the database and those who use or review it.

 

EQUIPMENT LISTS (major items only)

Computers and peripheral hardware:
9 G5 or G4 Macintosh workstations (all networked and DSL internet connections), running OS X, Wacom tablets, and Zip, CD and DVD readers and recorders

Printers:
-Roland FJ-500 Printer (55” wide)
-Epson 9800 (44" wide)
-Epson 7600 (24” wide)
-Epson 4800 (17" wide)
-Epson Photo 900 (13" wide)
-HP Laser Printer

Scanners:
-Imacon Flextight Precision III Film Scanner
(scan films up to 4"x5", reflective materials up to A4)
-Epson 10000 XL Photo Flatbed Scanner (12"x17")
-Epson 4490 Photo Flatbed Scanner (Letter size)
-Polaroid Sprint Scan 45 Ultra (up to 4"x5" films)

Computer software programs:
Final Cut Pro 5, Microsoft Office, Macromedia Studio MX, Painter 8, and Adobe Creative Suite 2, DVD Studio Pro, Premiere 6.5, Acrobat 5, Pagemaker 7, Aftereffects 5.5 and more…

Digital Photography:
-Kodak Professional DCS Pro 14n digital still camera
-Olympus E-10 digital still camera
-Imacon Flextight Precision III film scanner

Photography:
-Nikon N80 35mm Camera
-Sinar "X" 4x5 camera
-Northlight Lighting System
-Cambo Studio Stand
-Bogen Tripod
-Acute 2400w strobe set with two heads
-Light and color measuring/analyzing devices (light meter, color chart, etc.)
-Small copy stand that works for reproducing smaller prints and books
-Omega Color Enlarger
-Beseler BW Enlarger

Video:
-Canon XL1-S (Digital Video Camera)
-Sony DCR-PC 120 (Digital Video Camera)
-Bogen Video Tripod
-Sony Mini-DV recorder/player
-JVL Mini-DV HD recorder/player
-VHS, S-VHS recorders/players
-DVD Players
-Sony 3000 lumen & InFocus 1600 lumen video projectors

Sound:
-Marantz Field Recorder for CF solid-state memory card
-Behringer microphones
-Kurzweil Sampler
-Roland Keyboard etc.

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