Resources
The IMM Lab is fully equipped with the latest technology for multimedia creation and/or editing. All computers in the IMM lab are connected to the internet through a fast Ethernet connection to WIU's network.
We currently have 10 Apple iMac Intel Core 2 Duo 20-inch computers with 2.4 GHz, 320 GB SATA HD, 2 + 2 GB RAM, Airport Extreme, Bluetooth 2.0, 8x SuperDrive (DVD+/-RW, +/-DL), ATI Rageon HD 2600 PRO 256 MB, Built-in iSight, 3 USB 2, 1 FW800, 1 FW400, No Modem, Mighty Mouse, Keyboard, and Front Row Remote.
We have 4 Apple iMac Intel Core Duo 17-inch computers with 2.16 GHz, 250 GB SATA HD, 2 + 1 GB RAM, Airport Extreme, Bluetooth 2.0, 8x SuperDrive (DVD+/-RW, +DL), ATI Radeon X1600 128 MB, Built-in iSight, 3 USB 2, 2 FW400, No Modem, Mighty Mouse, Keyboard, and Front Row Remote.
We also have an Apple iMac Intel Core Duo 24-inch computer with 2.33 GHz, 250 GB SATA HD, 2 + 1 GB RAM (0 free), Airport Extreme, Bluetooth 2.0, 8x SuperDrive (DVD+/-RW, +DL), NVIDIA GEFORCE 7600 GT 256 MB, Built-in iSight, 3 USB 2, 1 FW800, 1 FW400, No Modem, Mighty Mouse, Keyboard, and Front Row Remote.
The IMM Lab is equipped with the following hardware and software capabilities for multimedia development.
- Multimedia Workstations that run both Windows and Macintosh
- Canon Scanning stations
- Nikon Slide Scanning Station
- Smart Technologies
- CD Recorders
- DVD Recorders
- Sony Digital Video Cameras
Nikon Digital Still Cameras - Microsoft Office® Suite
- Adobe Acrobat®
- Adobe Illustrator®
- Adobe PhotoShop®
- Adobe ImageReady®
- Adobe Premiere®
- Macromedia Director®
- Adobe Dreamweaver®
- Adobe Flash®
- Inspiration®
- iMovie®
- GarageBand
- iPhoto
- iTunes
- iDVD®
- WesternOnline
- Final Cut Express HD®
- Internet Explorer®
- FireFox®
- Safari®
- Exploration and Deployment of Mobile Learning Technologies
- Online Course Creation with WesternOnline
- Blog, Wiki, and RSS Development
- Converting Analog Video to Digital Video
- Podcasting
If you would like to make suggestions regarding hardware/software you would like to see housed in the IMM lab in the future please email IMM@wiu.edu.
In addition to state of the art cross platform multimedia computing stations, the IMM Lab houses many types of equipment and reference materials related to multimedia production, which include software reference books and video production equipment. This equipment and reference material is available only to faculty, staff, and students while they are using the lab under supervision of one of the IMM Lab staff. We do not check our materials out of the lab under any circumstances. If you are interested in checking out equipment to use outside of the IMM Lab please visit the Technology Resource Center (TRC) in Horrabin Hall 111.