Color Laser Printing & Color Transparencies
Color laser printing and color transparencies are available in Academic Computing Services during normal hours. Color printing on plain paper is free, but is limited to small print jobs. Color laser prints on transparencies or heavy stock are $1. Prints on glossy stock are $3. We can only print documents created with software that we support for Macintosh or Windows.

CD-ROM Authoring
CD-R drives are available on most Macintosh and some Windows computers in Academic Computing Services, capable of writing CD's in all formats, including Mac, Windows, audio, and hybrid formats. You may only use this equipment to archive original media created by you for a class at Webster University. Duplication of music or software is a crime, and may result in loss of lab privledges.

Consulting for Purchases and Upgrades
Before buying hardware or software for your department, please contact us for information about brands, compatibility, campuswide hardware and software standards, and pricing.

Digital Still Cameras
Sony Mavica and Kodak digital cameras can be checked out from a lab assistant in SV107. Cameras must be returned by midnight the day they are checked out. A valid student ID is required. Be sure to purchase a zip disk to store your photos on. Zip disks are available at office supply and computer stores, and from the Media Center, SV128, 968-6967.

Digital Video & Audio Capture
"Desktop" digital video capture and editing is available in SV202. The Macintosh computers in these rooms allow you to access video stored on a DV camcorder (available from the Media Center, SV128, 968-6967) or videotape and edit it with Apple Final Cut Pro or Apple iMovie. Finished movies can be exported to DV tape, SVHS, or DVD. These computers are designed to create quarter-screen video for CD-ROM and the Web.

File Translation
The lab assistants in Academic Computing Services, SV107, are able to translate files between Macintosh and Windows and between most software packages. You may want to call us first (968-7024) to see if we are able to translate your file format.

Scanning
Most Sverdrup computer labs are equipped with flatbed scanners. You can scan photos for print or web publication, or scan printed text into a word processing document. Software and procedures vary; please contact a lab assistant in SV206 or SV107 for help in getting started. Be sure to bring a disk for saving your work. A negative / slide scanner is located in SV204; use of this scanner requires enrollment in PHOT 3190, Digital Photographic Imaging

Software Manuals
Manuals for most of the software we support is available for check-out in SV107 (961-2660 x7598). A valid student ID card is required.

Virus Scanning
If you have a floppy or zip disk that you suspect of being infected with a virus, you can bring to to the lab assistants in SV107 and they will scan it for you.

Webster University has recently purchased a university-wide licensing agreement for Symantec's Norton Antivirus. The Information Technology Department has tested this product and determined that it provides optimum virus protection for on-campus computers, as well as having the added feature of automatic updates of the program and virus definitions.

This agreement allows for the installation of Norton Antivirus on all University-owned desktop and laptop machines. If you need to have this software installed on your office computer, please call Help Desk at X5995 to place a work order, or email support@webster.edu. Unfortunately, this licensing agreement does not provide for home use.

Web Authoring
Most Sverdrup labs contain software for creating web pages, including Adobe GoLive, Macromedia Dreamweaver, and Microsoft FrontPage (see the software in the labs). Visit web sites like WebMonkey and Builder.com for tutorials on HTML and how to create a web page. Then, visit links on this site for obtaining web server space at Webster University and uploading a web site for Windows and Macintosh.

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