Video+Lab

__Video Lab__

1. Digital Video Cameras
 * Product: Kodak Zi8 Pocket Video Camera
 * Price: $114.90 x 8= 919.20
 * Product Description: The image quality of this camera is good, it performs well in low light, and has an external microphone jack which could come in handy for video blogging. However, this camera does not include memory cards.
 * Review this item: [|Cnet]


 * Product: HP Secure Digital Card Flash memory card
 * Price: $54.80 x 8= 438.40
 * Product Description: It is compatible with the Kodak Zi8 Pocket Video Camera and has a 1 year warranty.
 * Review this item: [|Cnet]

2. External Microphones for the Computers and Cameras
 * Product: Drift Innovative HD170 External Microphone
 * Price: $19.99 x 8= 159.92
 * Product Description: This microphone is affordable, has great sound quality, and reduces wind noise.
 * Review this item: [|Macworld]

3. Computers (with monitors and mice) to Edit the Videos
 * Product: Apple iMac All-In-One Desktop
 * Price: $799.00 x 2= 1,598
 * Product Description: The ultimate all-in-on computer. Includes desktop, keyboard, mouse, web cam, and microphone. Both experts and user gave this desktop great reviews. I also thought it would be nice to offer a couple of Macs for students that are more comfortable with them than PCs and it could also give students that are not familiar with them an opportunity to work with them.
 * Review this item: [|Macworld]


 * Product: HP Pavilion p7-1010 Mid-Tower Desktop, Acer 18.5" Widescreen LCD monitor, iOne Lynx M9 Optical Mouse
 * Price: $469.69 x 6= 2,818.14 (Desktops), $61.81 x 6= 370.86 (Monitors), $4.95 x 6= 29.70 (mice): $ 3,218.70 (Total)
 * Product Description: The desktop was reasonably priced and had a very high user rating. The monitor did not have any user reviews, but it is a widescreen which would be better for editing video footage. I just "bought" the cheapest mice I could find because they essentially all work the same.
 * Review these items: Desktop: [|pcworld] Monitor: [|pcworld] Mice: [|pcworld]

<span style="color: #81a3cd; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">4. Video Editing Software
 * Product: Final Cut Studio v. 3.0
 * Price: $299 x 2= 598
 * Product Description: This product will be compatible with my Macs and was suggested on the video blogging website. This product allows users to edit both music and video.
 * Review this item: [|pcworld]


 * Product: Adobe Premier Elements v. 1.0
 * Price: $44.58 x 6= 267.48
 * Product Description: Allows users to edit video and music tracks easily. Templates are provided for students who are still feeling their way around. This product is very user friendly.
 * Review this item: [|pcworld]

<span style="color: #81a3cd; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">5. Headphones to be used in the Editing Process
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Price: MEElectronics HT-21 Portable Headphones
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Price: $39.99 x 8= 319.92
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Product Description: These headphones have great sound quality and impressive user/expert reviews. I also wanted headphones that did not actually go inside the ear for student use for several reasons.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Review this item: [|Cnet]

<span style="color: #81a3cd; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Grand Total: $7,519.62

Finally, tell me where you would set up this small video production area in your library. If you need to create space or desks, tables, chairs, etc. and you have money left over from you $10,000, tell me what you would need and how it might be arranged.

<span style="color: #81a3cd; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">The Set Up

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I would like this area to be set up in a separate room if at all possible because often I would assume that students would be working in groups and I would like them to be able to collaborate without disturbing students that are looking for a quiet atmosphere to study in. However, if that were not an option, I would like to have a corner of the library devoted to video editing. I would like to spend the remainder of my money on desks, chairs, possibly a large, round table to facilitate group work, and a few large bookshelves, if I was unable to get a room, to help separate the video editing portion of the library from the rest.