TECH SUPPORT AND FACILITIES
Technical staff, equipment reservations, workshops and digital printing.
Technical staff
Digital Studios
Book an Appointment with Andrew McLaughlin
Drawing and Printmedia
Book an Appointment with Adrian Kellett
Book an Appointment with Sam Murnane
Painting
Book an Appointment with Kylie White
Book an Appointment with Darren Munce
Book an Appointment with Jess Milne
Photography
Book an Appointment with Nina Gilbert
Stock Shops
Book an Appointment with Candy Cooper (Stock tech)
Book an Appointment with Duraan Reid (Stock Shop)
Teaching Workshops
Book an Appointment with Mark Friedlander
Book an Appointment with Emil Toonen
Equipment reservations
PLEASE NOTE THE EQUIPMENT STOREROOM CLOSURE DATES BELOW:
| STOREROOMS | Closing for Loans | Reopening for Loans |
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| Music | Friday 6th December | Monday 2nd March 2020 |
| Photography | Friday 15th November* | Monday 2nd March 2020 |
| All School Loans (FTV Equipment Store) | Friday 6th December | Monday 2nd March 2020 |
| Stock Shop Tech | Friday 6th December** | Monday 2nd March 2020 |
| Stockshop Props, Wardrobe and Set | Monday 2nd December | Monday 2nd March 2020 |
*Camera loans (Photography students only) are available until Friday 13th December.
**Last day of returns Tuesday 17th December.
Equipment can be borrowed from two main locations. The FTV Equipment Store (All School Loans) located at the rear of the Film and TV Building (B861 - enter via the driveway on Grant Street) and the Music Storeroom located beside the main entrance to the Music building (B862 - enter from St Kilda Rd). Please note that bookings are not excepted via phone or email; you must reserve and borrow/return all equipment either online or in person. All equipment reservations are made and managed online via the CHEQROOM app:
After you have installed the app...
Sign up for equipment loans / Cheqroom
*You can also use this form to renew or edit your Cheqroom access.
Need to know more about the app?
How to make a reservation with the Cheqroom mobile app
ALL FACULTY STOREROOM LOCATION
View the storeroom location on the campus map
Technical workshops
No classes scheduled at this time. Please check back soon.
Digital printing
THE DIGITAL PRINT STUDIO IS CURRENTLY CLOSED |
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Digital print runs take place on Mon, Wed & Thurs (DURING TEACHING PERIODS ONLY).
Unfortunately on-the-spot printing requests can not be accommodated at this time.
DIGITAL PRINT RUNS TAKE PLACE DURING TEACHING PERIODS ONLY. OTHER TIMES BY APPOINTMENT.
Any printing required outside of regular print run times can be arranged by appointment with Andrew McLaughlin. Print files that are placed on the Print Server or Dropbox by 9am prior to a print run will be printed that day. PLEASE ENSURE YOUR FILES ARE SET UP CORRECTLY TO PRINT SPECIFICATIONS AND HAVE BEEN PAID FOR. Setup instructions can be found below.
Digital print runs take place on Monday, Wednesday & Thursday mornings (during teaching periods only).
Payment
Payment is required BEFORE printing and is made via the Materials Shop (online eCart system). Click on the options listed below to access the appropriate payment page.
Print pickup
You will receive an email notification with instructions once your print job has been completed.
Uploading Print Files
Print files MUST BE SAVED AT THE CORRECT SIZE AND INCLUDE ANY REQUIRED BORDER. PLEASE ALSO INCLUDE YOUR NAME AND THE PRINT SIZE IN THE FILE NAME (e.g. YourFullName_A3-1.tif). Print files can be either copied directly onto the Print Server (located on the desktop of all studio computers) or uploaded to the Digital Hub Dropbox.
BASIC FILE SETUP: |
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ALL FILES WILL BE PRINTED AS IS. IF YOU REQUIRE A SPECIFIC BORDER IT MUST BE INCLUDED ON THE FILE. IF NO BORDER IS PRESENT THE IMAGE WILL BE PRINTED FIT TO PAGE. THIS MEANS YOUR IMAGE WILL BE RESIZED TO FIT EDGE-TO-EDGE ON EITHER THE LENGTH OR WIDTH OF THE PAPER SIZE REQUESTED.
| REMEMBER TO COMPLETE PAYMENT TO ENSURE YOUR PRINT IS PROCESSED. |
| FILES THAT ARE SUBMITTED/UPLOADED AND NOT PAID FOR WILL NOT BE PRINTED |
Need help? Set your file to the correct specs by downloading a template file here:
PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR NAME AND PRINT SIZE AS DETAILED ABOVE AND REMEMBER THAT PRINT FILES WILL NOT BE PROCESSED UNTIL PAID FOR.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DROPBOX LINKS BELOW ARE GENERALLY FOR UPLOADING FILES WHEN YOU ARE NOT ON CAMPUS. USE THE PRINT SERVER WHEN POSSIBLE.
REMEMBER TO COMPLETE PAYMENT TO ENSURE YOUR PRINT IS PROCESSED.
FILES THAT ARE SUBMITTED/UPLOADED BUT NOT PAID FOR WILL NOT BE PRINTED
Upload a standard print file to dropbox
Upload an archival print file (Matte Paper) to dropbox
Upload an archival print file (semi-gloss paper) to dropbox
Upload a plan print (authorised production) file to dropbox
Upload a plan print (student work) file to dropbox
| REMEMBER TO COMPLETE PAYMENT TO ENSURE YOUR PRINT IS PROCESSED. |
| FILES THAT ARE SUBMITTED/UPLOADED BUT NOT PAID FOR WILL NOT BE PRINTED |
STANDARD INKJET PRINTING
Medium resolution pigment inkjet printing on NON-ARCHIVAL Epson Enhanced Matte paper.
Sizes: A4, A3 A2, A1 & A0 (Borderless printing is currently not available on A1 & A0 prints).
Pay for A0 Prints (Custom length)
ARCHIVAL INKJET PRINTING
Sizes: A3 (sheet), A2 (roll), A1 (roll) and 110cm/44” x custom length (44” x 15m roll)
Canson Platine (300 GSM semi-gloss/satin)
Canson Rag Photographique (300 GSM matte/smooth rag)
Pay for Large Format Archival Prints
PLAN PRINTING
Sizes: A2, A1 & A0 (Black & White and Colour)
Paper: 160 GSM coated inkjet paper
*PLEASE NOTE THIS SERVICE IS FOR PLANS & LINE DRAWINGS ONLY. IMAGES AND GRAPHICS ETC MUST BE PRINTED VIA THE STANDARD INKJET/ARCHIVAL PRINT SERVICE.
Pay for A0 Plan Prints (Colour)
Pay for A1 Plan Prints (Colour)
Pay for A2 Plan Prints (Colour)
SCREEN PRINTING
Sizes: A2, A1 (black ink only)
Paper: 80 GSM plain paper
*PLEASE NOTE THIS SERVICE IS FOR SCREEN PRINTING PREPARATION ONLY. IMAGES AND GRAPHICS ETC MUST BE PRINTED VIA THE STANDARD INKJET/ARCHIVAL PRINT SERVICE.
Pay for A2 Black Ink only Prints
Pay for A1 Black Ink only Prints
3D PRINTING
3D printing is available to all Fine Arts and Music students and can be arranged by appointment. A consultation with Andrew is recommended to look over your file before printing.
Book an appointment with Andrew McLaughlin
FILM SCANNING
High Dynamic Range (HDR) scans from an Imacon Flextight Film Scanner. Supported film formats include: 35mm, 120 (medium format) and 4x5 (large format). Booking is required in order to ensure that the scanner is made available. The film scanner is located in the Digital Print Studio (Room G11 Library Building).
Location
View the Digital Hub & Print Studio location on campus maps
Contact
Resources and guides
DIGITAL RESOURCES
The Digital Resources Student Guide contains more detailed information on facilities and also includes printing price lists and file setup instructions etc. This guide can be found on the Digital Studios Server (accessible via the desktop of all Digital Studio computers). General enquiries can also be made via email at fineartsmusic-digital@unimelb.edu.au
TUTORIALS (Software)
Looking for software basics? Follow the links below to online tutorials and resources
Room bookings
Digital studios (computer labs), gallery spaces and other tutorial areas can be booked through ASIMUT, the Faculty's room booking system. Click the button below to be redirected to the ASIMUT page: