As a Labo PROFESSIONAL or CONNOISSEUR MEMBER, Le Labo’s equipment is
available for rental for the productions of independent media arts projects.

IMPORTANT

Below you will find instructions about how to rent equipment from us.
ALL online equipment reservations MUST be made by the members themselves. You will find all the rental pricing and equipment specifications on our partner Charles Street Video’s website under the « RENTALS » and « MOBILE GEAR » menu. Here is a direct link to the equipment rental section on their site : https://charlesstreetvideo.com/production_shooting.php?submenu=rentals
If you are familiar with our rental policy, you can book equipment online by clicking here.
To see the complete list of available rental equipment and read our rental policy : https://charlesstreetvideo.com/production_shooting.php?submenu=rentals

EQUIPMENT RENTAL PROCEDURES

WHO CAN RENT LE LABO’S EQUIPMENT?

All equipment rentals are reserved for Le Labo’s PROFESSIONAL and CONNOISSEUR Members and the members of Charles Street Video (CSV) .
ALL online equipment reservations MUST be made by the members themselves.
For CONNOISSEUR Members who need equipment training, please contact us in advance of your booking at info@lelabo.ca or by phone at 647.352.4411.
To read our rental policy : https://charlesstreetvideo.com/production_shooting.php?submenu=rentals

WHAT EQUIPMENT CAN I RENT AS A MEMBER OF LE LABO?

Le Labo and Charles Street Video (CSV) are partners and share the same online equipment booking system, which you can access from this link (or directly from CSV‘s website, if you are a member).

PROFESSIONAL and CONNOISSEUR Members can rent ALL Labo equipment.
CONNOISSEUR Members can not rent equipment that does not belong to Le Labo.
PROFESSIONAL Members of Le Labo have the option to become members of Charles Street Video for FREE and can therefore rent any of of CSV’s equipment. To become a member of CSV, please contact them directly at 416.603.6565.
ALL online equipment reservations MUST be made by the members themselves. You will find all the rental pricing and equipment specifications on our partner Charles Street Video’s website under the « RENTALS » and « MOBILE GEAR » menu. Here is a direct link to the equipment rental section on their site : https://charlesstreetvideo.com/production_shooting.php?submenu=rentals

HOW CAN I RENT EQUIPMENT?

Equipment bookings can be made:

Preferably Online (24h/7): see below for how to proceed.
PLEASE NOTE : ALL online equipment reservations MUST be made by the members for themselves.
In Person: At equipment space shared between CSV and Le Labo, located at 32 Lisgar Street, Toronto Media Arts Centre (More info about TMAC: https://www.tomediaarts.org/ ), Monday to Friday from 10 AM – 5 PM.
By Phone: by calling 416.603.6564, Monday to Friday from 10 AM – 5 PM.

ONLINE RESERVATION SYSTEM :

You will need a USERNAME and a PASSWORD:
USERNAME: Your first and last name or a 4 digit number
Example : Martin Dupont or ID 5657
PASSWORD: You should have received a password when you have confirmed your membership registration with Le Labo. You can modify this password on the CSV reservation page. PLEASE NOTE : If you forget your password, Le Labo will not be able to retrieve it. If you do not have your password, please contact us at tech@lelabo.ca or call us as 647.352.4411.
Access the online booking website: http://booking.charlesstreetvideo.com/
To login to your account, write your USERNAME in the « MEMBER » field.
Write your PASSWORD in the «PASSWORD » field.
Once you have logged into the site. Go to the section called « BOOKING ». Select the equipment you wish to rent and enter the rental dates and the name of your project.

EQUIPMENT PICK-UP AND RETURNS:

Equipment PICK-UP happens Monday-Friday between 2 PM and 4 PM, at the Charles Street Video (CSV) offices located at32 Lisgar Street, Toronto Media Arts Centre (More info about TMAC: https://www.tomediaarts.org/ , Tel: 416.603.6564.
Equipment RETURNS are done at the CSV office Monday-Friday between 10 AM and 12 PM.

Rental Duration Examples:

1 Day Rental:
You need equipment for Thursday: you will collect your order the preceding Wednesday afternoon between 2 and 4pm and you will return it the following Friday morning between 10 AM and 12 PM.
Weekends:
The end of the week is equivalent to 1,5 days of rental. You will therefore collect your order on the Friday afternoon between 2 PM and 4PM and will return it on the following Monday morning between 10am and 12pm.
Full week:
The full week counts for 4 days of rental, with returns expected on the 8th day. For example, you pick up the order on the Monday afternoon and you return it on the Tuesday morning, the following week.

CAN I CANCEL MY BOOKING?

You can cancel your booking on the phone by calling 416.603.6564, Monday to Friday, 10 AM – 5 PM. All cancellations must be made at least 48h prior to the first hour of your booking.
If you do not show up within the first hour of your pick-up time, you will still be charged for the minimum booking.

HOW CAN I PAY FOR MY RENTAL AND WHEN IS PAYMENT EXPECTED?

Payment is made at the time of equipment pick-up :

Credit Card
Interact
Cash
Please note: Cheques are not accepted.

EQUIPMENT LIST

Please note that the following equipment list is not complete.
To see the full range of available rental equipment, please go to our shared online booking system at :
https://charlesstreetvideo.com/production_shooting.php?submenu=rentals

1. IMAGE CAPTURE

2. SOUND AND LIGHTING

AUDIO (microphones)

Zoom H6N (sound recorder)
Mic – Wired Shotgun RODE NTG-2, directional for camera (Works with XLR cable)
XLR Cable
Wireless Sennheiser G3 with lavalier mics and hand held microphone
Wireless Sennheiser G3 lavalier mics

AUDIO ACCESSORIES FOR VIDEO CAMERAS

Atomos Shogun Kit

LIGHTING KITS

Led Rotolight Anova Bi-ColorV2 (See full description at charlesstreetvideo.com)
LOWEL DV CREATOR 1KIT

PROJECTORS

EPSON PowerLite W16SK Projector

Native Resolution: 1280 x 800 (WXGA)
2D & 3D & Full HD compatible
VGA et HDMI
±15 degrees vertical and horizontal keystone image correction
Cable HDMI
Cable VGA
3000 lumens
Pelican case
Available with or without remote control

Benq model EP4227 Projector

3. HARDWARE

Arduino Kit

Available on demand. Please contact the Labo’s office at 647.352.4411 to find out more.

NOTE: The whole Arduino kit must be returned to Le Labo. $60 will be charged for a non returned or incomplete kit.

Creation station

Le Labo has a digital creation station for production and training purposes, located on 568 Richmond street West, p.416.603.6564 – in the space shared with Charles Street Video (CSV)

Fees and opening time:

* Weekdays – 10am-5pm
Rental in block of 3hours ($21): 10am-1pm et 2-5pm.
Full day rent: 7h for the price of 6 ($42)

* Nights and weekends – from Friday 5pm until Monday 10am
Night time 5pm-10am: $42
Weekend day time – 10am-5pm: $42

Included in the station:

MacPro 6 core (2014)

Graphic cards ATI 2xD500 – Ram 32GB
4K screen / 31 inches / LG31MU95
Wacom Cintiq 22HD Touch
Adobe CC 2015 (including all the adobe softwares, incl Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere, etc)
RedGiant Trapcode Suite
RedGiant Universe
RedGiant Shooter Suite
RedGiant Magic Bullet Suite• Final Cut X
Logic Pro X
Millumin (for video mapping)
Microphone and small mixer for voice over
Headphones
Stereo Speakers (availability may vary – can only be used outside office hours)
Multiple card reader and adaptors for naked hard drives
Thunderbolt dock for naked hard drives
BluRay & DVD burner (toast 12 and Bluray Disk plugin) and any other equipment available at the station
Sony Projector + hdmi cable + thunderbolt adaptor
Epson V700PHOTO scanner
1 Arduino kit (attached to the wall) and 1 arduino software on the MacPro
Midi keyboard M-Audio 49 AIR

NEW:

Thunderbolt2 4TB external drive (for high resolution edit)
Autopano Giga and AutopanoVideoPro software (for 360° photos and videos)
Blackmagic Design FUSION (compositing program)
NUKE (learning version)

Not included: hard drives for backing up your files. We are not responsible for the loss of data left on our disks, computers and memory cards.
Bring your own drives (usb3 or thunderbolt or naked drives) compatible with Mac.

Le Labo is not responsible for any files left in the machine.
A cleaning of the system is regularly done without notice.

The above list will be regularly updated.

The user shall/will leave the station clean and in working conditions. Additional costs will be charged for all missing or damaged equipment.

WHO MAY USE LE LABO’S DIGITAL CREATION STATION?

Le labo’s amateur and Professional members as well as CSV’s members

WHEN MAY I USE LE LABO’S DIGITAL CREATION STATION?

The digital creation station is available 24h/24 (see below for exceptions)
Bookings are for 3 hours minimum.

If used outside office hours (10am-5pm, Monday to Friday), Le Labo members have to also become CSV members for insurance purposes.
CSV membership is free for Le Labo professional members and can be processed on site at 568 Richmond street West during office hours.
Amateur members can easily upgrade their membership. Contact us on info@lelabo.ca or on 416,603,6564 to proceed to your upgrade.

HOW CAN I BOOK LE LABO’S DIGITAL CREATION STATION?

Bookings can be made:

*in person, at the space shared by Le Labo and CSV, 568 Richmond street W, Monday to Friday 10am-5pm.
Please introduce yourself to the staff upon arrival.

*on the phone, calling 416.603.6564, Monday to Friday 10am-5pm

If your booking includes after office hours or weekend usage, you will be given a key and you will be explained the closing procedure.
Keys must be returned on the first business day following the end of your booking.

MAY I CANCEL MY BOOKING?

You can cancel your booking on the phone, calling 416.603.6564 from Monday to Friday 10am-5pm. Cancellations must be made at least 48h prior to the first hour of your booking.
If you do not show up within this first hour, you will be charged for the minimum booking.

HOW CAN I PAY AND WHEN IS PAYMENT EXPECTED?

Payment is done on site before the booking starting time, by:
– credit card
– debit card
– or cash
Cheques are not accepted.

As a Labo PROFESSIONAL or CONNOISSEUR MEMBER, Le Labo’s equipment isavailable for rental for the productions of independent media arts projects.