- This
lab is for scanning, digital video capture, and archival fine-art
large-format print output as relates specifically to coursework
in the Art Department at U. Albany, SUNY only.
Work on papers, check your e-mail or lurk on Facebook somewhere
else.
- Use
of this lab for commercial work un-related to U. Albany Art Department
coursework is expressly prohibited. Students working on outside
commercial projects will be permanently barred from the lab,
yet will still be required to produce work for the course in
which they are enrolled.
- ONLY
students who are currently registered in either
a Digital Media, Photography, Printmaking or Video course
may use this facility. Do not, under any circumstances, permit
someone you do not know to access this lab.
- The
lab will be available on a first-come/first-served basis during
posted hours.
If your project requires hours of rendering (or if you are
queueing a huge print job), you must queue it up at the very
end of the evening for rendering overnight. You
must come retreive your print before the first class the
next day. If the printer needs to be used for a scheduled
class, be forewarned that it will be re-set and your job
may be interrupted (and thus ruined).
- You
may work in this lab only in the presence of a trained monitor
(unless you are a monitor--duh). Food or drink (or
smoke) are prohibited in the lab.
- Do not touch
the surface of the displays.
- Do
not attempt to install software on these machines (this
includes AOL Instant Messenger or any Flash Player
plugins). Violation of this one gets you booted from the
lab for good. No exceptions. Do
not modify system settings (other than monitor
calibration, which is okay). We don't care what your background
or training is--these are not your computers.
- Do
not give out the code for the numeric key-pad lock
to anyone (including faculty members or security personnel).
Any transgression on this score will cause the code to be immediately
turned off--no access until further notice. The real drag is that, in the meantime, you will
still be required to meet the course requirments. Don't
put yourself in this impossible situation. It isn't worth it.
- Do
not attempt to open the CPU case--ever. Only
USB or Firewire peripherals may be connected by students
to these computers. Any other system or hardware modifications
required must be done by an instructor or technician.
- All
files must reside in folders. To clarify: we do not consider the desktop a folder. Files left loosly on the desktop are automatically jettisoned at the next login. You may store locally on the drives,
but you must make a folder with your name on it inside
your class folder. Files found anywhere else on the system will be automatically deleted. This
includes files with clever names such as "Do Not
Delete Me!". Any folders in excess
of 4 GB will marked for weekly deletion, as well.
- If
you make a mess, clean it up. If you
arrive to find a mess, clean it up. If you are waiting for a
print job to spool or a video project to render, find something
to clean. This lab is a co-operative venture: all who use it
are responsible for keeping it operating efficiently.
- Log
out of the
computers when you leave--don't shut them down.
If you run into problems or the machine crashes and you are forced
to restart, please make a note of what anomaly occured (making
certain to indicate at which workstation the problem occured)
and send a detailed e-mail to the listserv. Most problems
can easily be resolved, but
only if we know about them.
- Your
use of this facility constitutes an agreement to these rules.
Have fun. Do brilliant work, but please be gentle with our aging machines.
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