The Digital Media Centre is based in two beautiful airy rooms in South Hill Park overlooking the grounds at the rear of the mansion.

The DMC workshop room, housed in the John Nike Suite, is comprehensively equipped with the latest multi-media software and peripheral equiment to offer a versatile production environment for a wide range of projects.

Our tutors are all practising artists and professional media producers, with experience of communicating their skills in a educational setting.
Our philosophy is to emphasise the huge potential for creativity in the digital environment while our small group sizes mean that you are able to progress towards achieving your goals at your own pace. Whatever your previous experience, the appropriate course will lead you towards greater technical knowledge and ability to visualise, plan and create your own desired end result.

Each participant on our evening and weekend workshops has their own dedicated workstation for the duration of the course, comprising of the hardware listed.

Hardware
Apple eMac 1Ghz G4
1Gb RAM
CD-R/DVD-R Superdrive
A5 Wacom drawing tablet
M-Audio MK425 keyboard
Beyer DT150 Headphones
Alesis Active MkII monitors
LaCie 120 Gb Firewire Drive
Canon MVX150 DV cameras
Technics SL1210 turntables
Vestax mixer

Large format Epson Stylus Pro 7600 printer.
Epson R800 A4 inkjet

Software
Flash CS3
Dreamweaver CS3
Fireworks MX2004
Freehand MX2004
Photoshop CS
Indesign CS
Illustrator CS
Final Cut Pro 5.2
DVD Studio Pro 4
Soundtrack Pro
iDVD
iMovie
iPhoto
QuickTime 7.0 Pro
Steinberg Cubase SX 2.2
Audacity
Propellerheads Reason 2.5
iStopMotion