Category:Media Lab

Zone Information
Zone Name	Media Lab
Status	Active
Zone Slogan	Make the dream.
Zone Committee Heads(s)	Wei Gao, Jamie Bliss
Zone Slack	#media_zone
Zone E-mail	media@i3detroit.org
Zone Color	Chartreuse
Paypal Button	Pay money to Media Lab

The Media Zone exists to support the creation of digital media of all forms. To this end, the zone maintains equipment for recording and editing audio and videos and has workstations installed with expensive licensed software such as Adobe Suite and Fusion 360.

The zone also maintains a number of printers of various forms, including black-and-white, color, and large format printers.

See Expansion#Media_Lab. We will be moving into the old ELab and Sewing/Craft Room as they move into their new spaces.

Depending on demand, we may acquire drawing tablets and software for digital artists.

We tentatively plan on converting part of the old ELab into a recording booth. The recording room will have in-wall audio connections to a workstation with DAWs and other audio software. There will also be some space provided for users to bring their own recording or podcasting equipment.

• Space mice, scrubbing wheels, etc.
• More RAM
• Better Nvidia GPU
• Nice displays

A few key pointers when preparing an Illustrator file for the Laser Cutter:

• Ensure all of your objects are vector shapes (as opposed to raster images).
• For etching, make sure you eliminate overlapping lines. They will throw off your etch.
• If you traced a bitmap image into a vector image, try to eliminate as many unnecessary points and lines as possible.
• When you save, uncheck the Compression box.
• Save the document in the native .ai format