GPPL column: Do digital design at library

The Creative Computers were made possible through a generous bequeathment from Willie Janssen to put towards technology and innovation in the Grande Prairie Public Library. Submitted

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Create fantastic digital art, edit your podcast or vlog, or do 2D and 3D modeling at GPPL with the launch of our three new Creative Computers. The Creative Computers are designed to allow you to work on projects using software such as the Adobe Creative Cloud, AutoCAD, FL Studio, and CyberLink PowerDirector on dedicated computers with high processing speeds, upgraded video cards, and 27 inch monitors. One computer is also a Mac running the Adobe Creative Cloud for Mac users, so as a side benefit GPPL can now open Mac documents.

Have you ever wanted to learn how to photoshop? Photoshop is part of the Adobe Creative Cloud, which also includes products like InDesign (layout for print and digital publishing), Premiere Pro (video editing), Dreamweaver (web design), and more. It is one of the definitive products for creative software on the market, and we are excited that we can now offer bookings to use it.

Are you a digital artist looking to create comic book strips or animation? We also have Moho Pro, which is great for vector-based 2D animation, and Clip Studio Paint, a Japanese product catering towards creating comics digitally.

Worried about doing digital art with a mouse? It’s ok, we’ve thought of that! The library owns two Wacom Intuos drawing tablets, one with a paper attachment, that can be checked out for the day on your GPPL card.  We also have two sets of headphones for people working on sound mixing or video editing projects, one with a closed back and one with an open back depending on your editing needs.

FL Studio Producer Edition is a digital audio workstation for sound mixing and effects processing, includes a number of plugins and instrument patterns to make your audio file work for you, and is great for song creation as well as background audio for videos. If movie creation is more your speed, CyberLink PowerDirector offers video editing capabilities on a professional level.

AutoCAD and SketchUp are modeling software for professionals. AutoCAD is a Computer Aided Design software which focuses on 2D and 3D modeling, and we have the Architecture, Engineering and Construction collection. SketchUp does 3D modeling, and is particularly useful for architects and interior designers, but can also be used in video game design. To fit with that theme, we’ve also installed a number of open source computer programming software on the computer.

These computers are entirely do-it-yourself, relying on the user to learn how to use the software. We do have access to online courses through our subscription to LyndaLibrary so you can learn more about the software or on the projects you’re working on.

The Creative Computers were made possible through a generous bequeathment from Willie Janssen to put towards technology and innovation in the library.

—Charlotte Anderson, GPPL

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