The Digital Studio supports a range of systems and software applications that have been selected to help you meet your needs. The technologies we
support fall into the categories listed below—click the category headings to compare the details about the tools in that area. Full descriptions of
each tool or service are available on the Tools & Services page.
If you need help with using this chart, or with any aspect of your project, contact the Digital Studio at 1-212-992-9233 or
digital.studio@nyu.edu , or fill out the Digital Studio Appointment Form .
TIP: Hold your mouse over the green, underlined terms below to view their definitions.
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File Management
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Online storage and organization of most file types; tools for sharing and/or versioning.
Distribution
Storage
Media
Budget/Resources
Files (What's This?) Access Restricted , Institutional ; Public Delivery WebDependencies Cross-platform Audience AllTimeframe Short-term Retrieval Directory structure Back-up General back-ups Average File Size 1MB-1GBFile Type AnyTime Commmitment SmallLearning Curve Low
Webspace (What's This?) Access Restricted , Institutional
Delivery WebDependencies Cross-platform Audience AllTimeframe Short-term Retrieval Directory structure Back-up General back-ups Average File Size 1MB-1GBFile Type AnyTime Commmitment SmallLearning Curve Low
Faculty Digital Archive (FDA) (What's This?) Access Restricted ; Institutional ; Public Delivery WebDependencies Cross-platform Audience AllTimeframe Archival Retrieval Metadata, keyword, tagging Back-up Bit preservation Average File Size 1MB-1GBFile Type AnyTime Commmitment Medium/LargeLearning Curve Medium
Image Management
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Online storage and organization for image files with some viewing or presentation tools.
Distribution
Storage
Media
Budget/Resources
Luna Insight (What's This?) Access Restricted Delivery Web; Off-line Dependencies Cross-platform Audience Individual; NYU departments or community; Inter-InstitutionalTimeframe Short-term Retrieval Institutional cataloging ; Metadata, keyword, tagging Back-up General back-ups Average File Size 1MB-1GBFile Type Image (JPEG, TIFF)Time Commmitment MediumLearning Curve Medium
ARTstor (What's This?) Access Institutional Delivery Web; Portable Dependencies Cross-platform Audience Individual; NYU departments or communityTimeframe Long-term Retrieval Institutional cataloging Back-up General back-ups Average File Size 1MB-1GBFile Type Images (JPEG, TIFF)Time Commmitment MediumLearning Curve Medium
Learning Management
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System of tools to enhance online learning including presenting content, communication and collaboration, and assessment.
Distribution
Storage
Media
Budget/Resources
Blackboard (What's This?) Access Restricted Delivery WebDependencies Cross-platform Audience Individual; NYU departments or communityTimeframe Long-term (two years plus one semester)Retrieval Non-indexed Back-up General back-ups Average File Size < 1MBFile Type AnyTime Commmitment MediumLearning Curve Medium
Media Publication
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Online publication of original content in text or media format with some tools for commenting, tagging, and subscribing.
Digital Authoring
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Tools for converting media from analog formats to digital formats that are either portable or web-based.
Distribution
Storage
Media
Budget/Resources
DVD (What's This?) Access Restricted (Faculty/Delivery Portable ; Off-line Dependencies Cross-platform ; DVD PlayerAudience AllTimeframe Short-term Retrieval Non-indexed ; Directory structure Back-up NoneAverage File Size 1MB-1GBFile Type Video (MPEG2)Time Commmitment MediumLearning Curve Medium
Audio Digitizing (What's This?) Access Restricted (Faculty/Delivery Portable ; Off-line Dependencies Cross-platform ; CD PlayerAudience AllTimeframe Short-term ; Long-term Retrieval Non-indexed ; Directory structure Back-up NoneAverage File Size 1MB-1GBFile Type Audio (MP3, AIFF)Time Commmitment MediumLearning Curve Medium
Image & Document Scanning (What's This?) Access Restricted (Faculty/Delivery Portable ; Web; Off-line Dependencies Cross-platform Audience AllTimeframe Short-term ; Long-term ; Archival Retrieval AllBack-up NoneAverage File Size 1MB-1GBFile Type Images (TIFF, JPEG, PSD, GIF, PICT, Others)Time Commmitment MediumLearning Curve Medium
Video Digitizing (What's This?) Access Restricted (Faculty/Delivery Portable ; Web; Off-line Dependencies Mini-DV; VHS; DVD; Laser Disc PlayerAudience AllTimeframe Short-term ; Long-term ; Archival Retrieval AllBack-up NoneAverage File Size 1GB+File Type Video (Compressed .dv, .mov, Compressed MPEG4, Sorenson, h.264, Others)Time Commmitment HighLearning Curve High
Optical Character Recognition (What's This?) Access Restricted (Faculty/Delivery Portable ; Web; Off-line Dependencies Cross-platform Audience AllTimeframe Short-term ; Long-term ; Archival Retrieval AllBack-up NoneAverage File Size < 1MBFile Type Microsoft Word; PDFTime Commmitment MediumLearning Curve Medium
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Page last reviewed: November 21, 2008
