Media Desk v0.2

Media Desk v0.2

About

Attribution

Please credit media by:

2026 MIT 2.009 Students, Staff, and Friends

Join & Tag

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YouTube
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Location

MIT Pappalardo Laboratories

Desks and buckets

Contact

Danny Goldfield, media

dannygo@mit.edu

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

Scripts for preparing photographs, compositing graphics, and rendering slideshow frames and title cards.

OpenCV & NumPy

Tracking and positioning effects in the Architecture Review video experiments, with image and numerical processing.

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.