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Media Services

The Educational Media Office can assist you in the design and production of Graphics, Images, Slides, Digital video, Presentations, Posters, Publications and other Course related materials. Contact Marek Jacisin, Educational Media Coordinator, Phone: (617) 587-5654.

In order to allow the completion of all the job requests in a timely manner please submit your orders (slide production, scanning,image editing) one week in advance. Turnaround for printing of the posters is 24 hours. However, submitting your printing request at least 1 week prior to AAO, ARVO, NECO and other major conferences will leave us sufficient time to fix any problems with your poster. Meeting dates can be found on our conferences page.
 

Meeting	AAO 2007 Tampa	Healthy Vision Conference	ARVO	Public Health
Deadline	Monday October 15	Monday November 9	Monday April 14	Monday April 28
Starts	October 25	November 18	April 27	May 9
Posters

 

Digitizing of 35mm Slides

Educational Media Office processes over 2000 35mm slides a year using the latest technology. Collections of hundreds of slides spanning decades have been digitized, but the process is time consuming and requires planning. If you wish to scan more than 30 slides, please contact Educational Media Coordinator Marek Jacisin ahead of time.

Digitized images can be used for:

• On-screen Power Point Presentation
• Internet applications (after resizing, decreasing resolution to 72-96ppi)
• Webpages
• WebCT Online Courses
• Cumulus Image Collections
• Printing (after resizing, increasing resolution to @250ppi)

Overview of the process

• 35mmm slides are dusted with blower brush
• Scanned on Slide Scanner (Nikon LS-2000 with slide feeder attachment allowing batch scanning)
• Scanned images are edited in Photoshop 7 image editing software
• Cropped, rotated
• Digitally cleaned of scratches and dust
• Enhanced for color, light and sharpness
• Resized and optimized for PowerPoint Presentation
• Optimized images cover maximum area of the slide 10” X 7”
• Saved in compressed, level 8-9, JPG format
• File size of the images is @150-250Kb
• Image resolution is 110-120 ppi

Digitized Slide Package includes

• Scanned and edited images on CD
• 2x Contact Sheet with Thumbnail images on CD (one for previewing on your computer in PDF format and the other for printing in JPG format)
• Printed 13”x 19” Contact sheet with Thumbnails
• PDF Instructions

HP DesignJet 800 Printer

The Hp800 Printer is an imaging device designed to produce poster-sized display documents in color. This model will accept media 36"- 42" wide, both in cut sheets, and continuous roll.

This printer was purchased to enable in-house printing of scientific posters, publicity information, class materials and other materials needed by the College. It is one of an array of production tools used by the Educational Media Coordinator to support the academic program. Use of the printer is limited to College related activities only; it may not be used for personal projects. Direct access to the printer is limited to the employees of Educational Media Office.

Contact Educational Media Coordinator Marek Jacisin, Tel.# (617) 587-5654 or email: jacisinm@neco.edu for more info.

Power Point Presentation Templates

There are 8 College Power Point Templates available for download.

PC Instructions

• Select one of the 8 Templates bellow -->click on the Thumbnail
• Save it to your hard drive C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Templates\Presentation Designs
• Open PowerPoint
• In the Right Column Select NEW-->From Design Template
• Click on the Browse Button below Template Thumbnails
• Select Presentation Designs and select one of the new College Templates
• Note: First slide that will open is Title Slide -- it has a slightly different design than next slides
• To use College Design Template next time without downloading it from this page Save Template right after it downloads as Design Template
  (click File--> Save As-->Name Template and Select Format - Design Template)
  Next time you want to use Newenco Template Click Apply Design Template Icon and select it from the template list

Mac Instructions

• Select one of the 8 Templates bellow -->click on the Thumbnail
• Template will automatically download to Download Manager and Open in Power Point
• Create Presentation
• Note: First slide that will open is Title Slide -- it has a slightly different design than next slides
• To use College Design Template next time without downloading it from this page Save Template right after it downloads as Design Template
  (click File--> Save As-->Name Template and Select Format - Design Template).
  Next time you want to use Newenco Template Click Apply Design Template Icon and select it from the template list

   

   

   

Poster Templates

PowerPoint Template

PowerPoint poster templates and instructions how to use them are available here to download.
Software requirements are:

1. PC - MS Office 2003 or later
2. Mac - MS Office2001 or later

To download them, Click on one of the PowerPoint files below,  select Save and save the file on your hard drive.
 

NECO Template NEE Template NEE+NECO Template Sample Specifications Instructions

Canvas Template

Canvas 9 is advanced multipurpose graphic program. This new version integrates drawing, image editing, document design and layout, presentations and web graphics design into one compact program. The Educational Media Coordinator provides training and support for the faculty, that would like to use this software in addition to MS PowerPoint.

Canvas templates are available in 2 sizes: 56"x36" and 64"x42". Software requirements are CANVAS 8/9 for MAC or PC.

Canvas Template 56"x36"

Canvas Template 64"x42"

Please contact Marek Jacisin if you would like to schedule an individual Canvas or Power Point training session.

Logos for Posters

There are logos below you can use for your poster.

• Click on the thumbnail of the logo
• Right click on the large logo
• Select Save Picture As and save it on your computer
• Insert logo in your poster