Media Desk v0.2
About
Attribution
Please credit media by:
2026 MIT 2.009 Students, Staff, and Friends
Join & Tag
Location
MIT Pappalardo Laboratories
Desks and buckets
Contact
Danny Goldfield, media
Tools
Render & output
Vercel
Hosting and publishing the Media Desk website.
FFmpeg
Combining picture and sound, rendering transitions, and encoding video and audio exports.
Python & Pillow
OpenCV & NumPy
Canvas & Skia
Drawing portrait layouts, animated graphics, and closing cards using JavaScript and the @napi-rs/canvas rendering library.
Epson SureColor P20000
Large-format printing for photographs and graphics on physical media.
Create & assemble
2.009 Headshot Video Generator
Custom tools for portrait animations and headshot video exports. This production tool currently runs locally and is not available through the Media Desk.
2.009 Video Generator
Custom tools for photo sequences, title cards, and video exports. This production tool currently runs locally and is not available through the Media Desk.
OpenAI Codex
Developing custom animation and rendering tools, and code-based music studies, with human creative direction and selection.
Edit & prepare
Adobe Lightroom Classic
Photograph organization, editing, and JPEG exports for the Media Desk.
Adobe Photoshop
Image editing, retouching, and compositing for photographs and graphics.
Capture & record
Canon EOS R6 Mark II
Camera for photographs and video.
Canon XF405 camcorder
Camcorder for recording course activities and events.
Apple iPhone
Photographs and video captured on a phone.
Canon lenses—14mm, 8–15mm fisheye, 24–70mm, 70–200mm, and 100–400mm
Wide-angle, fisheye, standard zoom, and telephoto lenses for different perspectives and working distances.
Canon EF–EOS R mount adapter
Adapts EF-mount lenses for use on an EOS R camera body.
DJI Mic Mini
Wireless microphones for recording voices alongside video.
Manfrotto tripod & monopod
Camera support while photographing and recording video.
Make & build
Bridgeport milling machines
Milling and shaping parts for physical builds.
ROMI TORMAX lathe
Turning parts for physical builds.
Bambu Lab A1
3D printing parts and prototypes.
Drill presses
Drilling holes in parts and materials.
Bandsaws
Cutting stock and shaping parts.
Rikon disc sander
Sanding and shaping edges and surfaces.
Makita cordless drills
Portable drilling and fastening during assembly.
Bench vises
Holding workpieces during fabrication and assembly.
Fletcher 3100 cutter
Cutting sheet materials for mounting and display.
OLFA utility knife
Hand cutting and trimming materials for physical projects.
Brother XM2701 sewing machine
Sewing fabric pieces for physical projects.
Sailrite Ultrafeed LSZ sewing machine
Sewing heavier fabric assemblies with straight and zigzag stitches.
Dexon finishing booth
A dedicated booth for finishing physical work.