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<br />-little-reugh,with-some-ofour-longtime-usersJeavingmtherthan payingtQ be a m~, _~ - <br />we seem to be coming out of the slump. We had more classes, more-students,_W'orked with <br />the schools, celebrated and rewarded our volunteers, and had a steady showing in the number <br />of programs produced by the public. In addition, some significant improvements were made <br />to the equipment available for the public to use. <br /> <br />Equipment Upgrades <br /> <br />", ;':', <br /> <br />II The studio control room was the primary area of concern regarding equipment <br />replacement Rick spent three weeks tearing out all of the old equipment., cleaning, then <br />redesigning, installing and wiring it all back together. The ancient 3/4" decks were <br />removed from service and replaced witb 2 DVCPro decks and one SVHS deck. Both <br />formats can be recorded onto or edited from. The final step in improving studio <br />capabilities was the replacement of the Atniga graphics system with a new computer and <br />Compix graphics software. 'tips same software was purchased for the truck and public <br />edit suite. This makes it much simpler for staff and the public to move from any <br />pfoduction afea to another. For example, graphics developed in the studio can be saved <br />to disc and used to work on a program in the edit suite or on location in the truck:. Staff <br />also repainted the studio floor. <br /> <br />. Rose built and programmed a new computer network and Scala software system for <br />creating and sending graphic pages over the channel. The software is used for the <br />schedule channel and the community bulletin board messages that appear between <br />programs. It was quite a project Not wanting to go through ourlocal vendor, Rose <br />ordered the components herse~ and did all the assembly and programming. Folks at <br />Scala told her she was the :first consumer they had worked with directly. They normally <br />go through a trained vendor, because the programming of the system is very tedious and <br />complex. Rose figured it out., the system. is up and running, and she gained a lot of <br />experience in the process. <br /> <br />. \ <br /> <br />..... } <br /> <br />Ii An Avid non-linear editing system was purchased for the staff edit suite. It was our <br />first foray into the world of non-linear editing. The learning curve on th~ system was <br />quite high, but several members of the staffhave become proficient at it The system is <br />used primarily for programs that require assembly of many different pieces, such as City <br />Scope. It' isw.so ideal for documentaries, intros, and prom os. The purchase of this <br />systeDi waS deemed a necessary step toward the improvement in the look of City Scope. <br />A DVCPro deck was also purcliased for the staff edit suite. <br /> <br />. After becoming familiSlT with non-linear editing, staffbegan researching systems for <br />use by the public. It was determined that a base-leVel Avid system would make the most <br />sense. Research was also done on the type of tape deck, digital cameras, and tape format <br />that would work best with the editing software, and be the most economically viable for <br />those users who prefer to purchase their own tapes. The actual pieces of equipment <br />won't be purchased and assembled until January of2003. . <br /> <br />..-:r';:.,.... <br />. ".;> <br /> <br />.....1 <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />L.- <br />