What happened to all the Digital Resources?

Where are the ELFE and Astérix exercises?

Can I get help scanning my materials?

How do I print in color?

How do I transfer my VHS tape to DVD?

How do I make stills from a frame in a movie?

What's behind the seven deadly sins?

Can I use the computer projection cart (crash cart) for my class?

Does the HRC have a lost-and-found?

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Q: What happened to all the Digital Resources?

A: All the digital materials have been moved. They are available only through your Moodle class page.

Q: Where are the ELFE and Astérix exercises?

A: The ELFE and Astérix exercises are only available in the HRC on the new iMacs.

They are easily accessed from the folders at the bottom right of the screen.

Q: Can I get help scanning my materials?

A: Yes. First, read the simple, one-page instruction sheet on the wall next to the scanner. If you have a problem not addressed on the poster, ask at the counter.

Q: How do I transfer my VHS tape to DVD?

A: This is a two step process. Step one is to play the video and "record" it into the computer using iMovie. Once you have done this, you can edit the video, add titles, slides and audio if you wish. Once you have something you like, you start the iDVD software and burn your DVD. You must use DVD-R discs for this. The first copy will take up to three times the length of your video but subsequent copies take only about 15 minutes each. More information on iMovie is available here and iDVD, here.

Q: How do I print in color?

A: You may print one copy of each document in color from carrels 13 - 16 and the two scanning stations in the HRC. Open your document as usual, select print from the File menu and select the color printer from the list at the top of the print window. Please do not use the color printer if you do not have to.

Q: Does the HRC have a lost-and-found?

A: Items found in the HRC are generally held for a day or two and then transfered to the campus lost-and-found in the Campus Center.

Q: How do I make stills from a frame in a movie?

A: In one of the digital editing rooms, caputre the section of the movie around the frame you want using iMovie. Find the exact frame you want by scrubbing to the area and using the arrow keys to find the frame . Select "Save Frame As ... " from the Edit menu, name it and save.

Q: Can I use the computer projection cart (crash cart) for my class?

A: Faculty may reserve the cart (for classrooms without a mounted projector) in person at the front desk in the HRC or by calling x6336. Students whishing to use the cart should contact their professor.

Q: What's behind the seven deadly sins?

The student-named seven project rooms on the west side of the HRC contain the following equipment:

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