Krieger Hall, Room 506

Johns Hopkins University

3400 N. Charles St.

Baltimore, MD 21218


Phone: 410-516-7224

Fax: 410-516-8008


Email: langlab@jhu.edu

                                                                                                               

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Lab Equipment and Services

Student Equipment and Services






20 PC Workstations

  • Dell Pentium 4 2.0+ghz workstations
  • Califone Headsets w/microphones
  • Windows XP
  • Productivity and Language Learning software:
    • Microsoft Office
    • Audacity
    • Purevoice
    • Daedalus Virtual Classroom
    • Oral Testing Software





10 Mac G4 Workstations

  • 700-1000 MHz G4 PowerPC Processors
  • 256-512 MB RAM
  • OS X
  • Califone Headsets w/microphones
  • Software:
    • Microsoft Office
    • Audacity




Computer Interfaced Writing Tablet

  • Wacom Graphire4 4x5 Pen Tablet




8 Satellite Television Viewing Stations

  • Japanese – TV Japan
  • Arabic – Al Jazeera
  • Portuguese – TV Globo
  • Hindi – SBC
  • French – TV5
  • Russian – NTV
  • Spanish – CNN Es
  • Chinese – CCTV4
  • Chinese – CCTV9

Faculty Equipment and Services


Purpose: Record spoken word for use in computerized exams and projects.

Professional Audio Recording

  • Dell Pentium 4 3.0ghz computer
  • SoundBlaster 24bit USB sound interface
  • Mackie 1202-VLZ Pro 12 channel Mixing Board
  • Philips CDR-950 stand alone CD recorder
  • RCA Full Logic cassette tape deck
  • 2 dynamic omni-directional microphones
  • Software:
    • Sound Forge
    • Adobe Audition



Purpose: Check out and record your class, or have us do it!


Two Sony DCR-HC42 digital video camcorders.

  • 12x Optical Zoom.
  • 2.7" Wide Touch Panel SwivelScreen™ Display.
  • Records in widescreen (16:9) or standard television (4:3) aspect ratio.

Purpose: Hold a class or meeting with access to online media, a VCR, and a DVD player.


Conference Area:

  • Conference Table with seating for 20
  • Epson Digital Projector w/screen
  • Dell Pentium 2.8ghz computer
  • Wireless keyboard and mouse
  • Region Free DVD player
  • VHS player


Purpose: Checkout and use in classrooms with digital projector to view online media, powerpoint, or other applications.

Dell Latitude 110L Laptop

  • Pentium M 1.5ghz processor
  • 768 MB RAM
  • 80 GB Hard Drive
  • Built in Wireless LAN access
  • DVD-ROM
  • Software:
    • Microsoft Office XP
    • Quicktime Pro
    • Other software available upon request


Purpose:
  • CD Burning
  • DVD Burning
  • Audio Recording/Editing
  • Video Recording/Editing
  • Convert to streaming format

Digital Editing Workstation 1

  • Apple Power Mac G5
  • Dual 2.3 GHz PowerPC Processors
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 233 GB Hard Drive Storage
  • CD-R/RW DVD-R/RW
  • Software:
    • iMovie HD
    • iDVD
    • Final Cut Pro 4
    • Cleaner 6

Purpose:
  • Capture Mini-DV, Worldwide VHS, and DVD.
  • Digitize Mini-DV, Worldwide VHS, and DVD.
  • Convert Foreign DVD and VHS formats

Capture and Conversion Equipment

(For use with Digital Editing Workstations 1+2)
  • Panasonic AG-W1 World Wide VCR (NTSC/PAL/SECAM)
  • JVC Region Free DVD Player
  • JVC HR-DVS3U Mini-DV/VHS VCR w/Firewire connection to CPUs