Location: Atkins Library, 240
Hours: See the Atkins Library Hours Calendar
Open to all current students, faculty, and staff
atkinsarea49@charlotte.edu
704-687-6028
What is it?
The Multimedia Lab is equipped with hardware and free to use software to support professional grade digital media production. It features ten 27” Retina 5K iMacs to facilitate the ideation and creation of video and audio production. The room also houses a large whiteboard for storyboarding, pre-planning, and collaboration sessions.
What software is available?
- Adobe Programs:
- After Effects (cinematic motions graphics & visual effects)
- Animate (animation)
- Audition (Bring stories to life with audio)
- Bridge (asset management)
- Character Animator (animate 2D characters)
- Dreamweaver (html websites)
- Illustrator (vector art & illustrations)
- InCopy (collaborate with copywriters & editors)
- InDesign (print & digital design)
- Lightroom Classic (photo editing)
- Media Encoder (output video files)
- Photoshop (edit & create images, graphics, and art)
- Prelude (video logging & ingest)
- Premiere Pro (video editing)
- iMovie
- Final Cut Pro
- Garage Band
- Unity
- Blender
How can I use the Multimedia Lab?
The lab is intended for those creating, editing, or transferring media. The iMac stations are available on a first-come first-serve basis during regular library hours except when the room is being used for workshops/instruction sessions. High quality headphones are available for checkout at the Area 49 Desk.