Studio Stations: Design and Creative Software

The Digital Studio has three Studio Station computers dedicated to design, audio, video and image editing use.

Studio Stations 1 and 2 are connected to digitization equipment. Both computers can be reserved for design, audio, video and image editing.

You can borrow other equipment, such as drawing tablets and headphones, to use with the Studio Stations. Borrow equipment for up to three hours a day, for use inside the Digital Studio.

All Studio Station computers include:

  • DELL Alienware Aurora R13 and DELL Alienware AW2720HF monitor

    • Windows 11

    • Internet browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox

    • Adobe Acrobat

    • USB ports

    • Printing

  • Adobe Creative Suite:

    • Photoshop

    • Lightroom

    • Illustrator

    • Premiere Pro

    • InDesign

    • After Effects

    • Audition

    • Character Animator

    • Animate

    • Dreamweaver

    • XD

  • Creativity software:

    • Blender

    • Scribus

    • Sigil

  • Image editing:

    • Paint 3D

    • Paint.net

    • GNU Image Manipulation Programme (GIMP)

    • Inkscape

    • Snagit

  • Digitization:

    • Elgato Video Capture

    • MediaInfo

  • Audio recording and editing:

    • Audacity

    • Focusrite Control

    • Open Broadcast Software (OBS)

    • Reaper

  • Video editing:

    • Camtasia Studio

    • Camtasia Recorder

    • Handbrake

  • Accessibility 

    • Narrator, a screen reading app

    • Magnifier

    • On-screen keyboard

Find training tutorials on Audacity, Adobe Creative Cloud, Blender, Camtasia and more at LinkedIn Learning.

Reserve a Studio Station

Walk-ins are welcome but we strongly recommend reserving a Studio Station so that your session is uninterrupted.

The maximum booking time is up to three hours per day for each individual, group or portion of a group. You can reserve up to seven days in advance, and up to two times in a seven day period.

You'll need your library card number and PIN to make, change or cancel a reservation.

To reserve:

  • Call 604-294-7755, or
  • Log into a computer reservation station at any of our locations

When you arrive, check in with Digital Studio staff. We’ll hold your reservation for up to fifteen minutes once your reservation begins. If you are later than fifteen minutes, your reservation will expire, and the timeslot will become available to other users.

If you no longer need your reservation or are running late, call 604-294-7755.

Planning Your Visit

When you visit, bring your:

  • Burnaby Public Library card number and PIN

  • Any media you're using for your project (music, other audio files, etc.)

  • Personal storage to save your project

If you are bringing media that is in delicate, deteriorating or poor condition, using it with our equipment may further damage it. BPL is not responsible for any damage to media such as photos, negatives, disks, tape or film that may be caused by use with our equipment.

Learn more about the Digital Studio