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Video & Media -CD/DVD

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How do I get multiple DVD's and CD's made?

DVD and CD Duplication

The department has DVD and CD duplicators.

• DVD tower - duplicates 5 copies at a time
• CD's tower - duplicates 3 copies at a time

Paper labels can be designed and added to the CD or DVD for a more professional finish.

Where can I edit my video?

Video Editing Computer

The department has a computer dedicated to video editing and production. It can be used by faculty or student course assistants. The computer is located in Room 207 Weaver Admin. building. The editing software It is PC window-based running Camtasia and Pinnacle software. The computer captures directly from video recorders or from VHS, CD or DVD's. Once edited it can be saved to CD, DVD or uploaded to the web. See the sites to the right to learn about video editing before you use this machine.

Other Campus Video Resources

• IDT Media Sources
• Library Digital Media Lab- video conversion student/faculty use
• CALS Ag Com - Faculty/Department use
• DELTA Video - service
• Library Media Microfilming -video & audio tapes

How do I get a video made?

Video Taping

The department has several classrooms equipped to video tape faculty courses. Please see Dr. Gary Roberson about this process. Some of the above listed campus video resources will also video tape a course for you.

Video Recorder Equipment Loans

Please see the department Equipment Loan page

Putting video up on the web

Streaming Video vs Downloaded Video

Streaming Video- Production video files are often large file sizes needing special lockers (configured streaming server space). This space can both store and provided streaming to the web. http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_term/0,2542,t=streaming
+video&i=52139,00.asp

At NCSU streamed video is used most often in course lectures that have been video taped and are being presented in a distance education course. NC State's wolfware course lockers have special dedicated media folders set-up to automatically stream course video when a file is placed in them. In addition to the faculty wolfware lockers the main BAE web site has a dedicated streaming video locker that holds non-course video materials needing streaming.

Downloaded Video (non-streamed)- Today many new digital cameras/phones can shoot minute long videos which do not need to be streamed or stored in a special locker. These small video files can be linked to like any other file on the web. Due to the fact that the video is a short 1 or 2 minutes the files can be downloaded by a user rather than streamed to a viewers machine. If a video goes over 10 minutes it should be streamed. Downloaders get frustrated and will cancel the download if downloading is taking too long.

Posting your Video to the www

There are plenty of sites on the web where you can upload, edit and share video in a public forum. Some sites are free and some are fee based to learn more see Top Ten Reviews http://photo-sharing-services-review.toptenreviews.com/. Example sites: you tube, motionbox, photobucket.Note: review carefully the web sites you choose to associate your work with and read documentation (especially on how they handle offensive materials aka. quality control and copyrights.

Converting Video Formats

DVD payers require a different video file format to play back properly from a web video. To convert from one video file type (http://www.libtiff.org/video-formats.html) to another (example: Real player to MPG4) you should have some understanding of audio and video file types, encoders and players http://www.fluffbucket.com/othettutorials/video/index.htm. You can download a free video software converter http://avs4you.com/ or use a free on-line web conversion site to do the job like Zamzar www.zamzar.com however, read the fine print.

Science Related Video Resources

• ScienceHack http://sciencehack.com/
• Video Project http://store.videoproject.com
• Bulfrog Films http://www.bullfrogfilms.com
• Science Daily www.sciencedaily.com
• USDA Newsroom http://www.aphis.usda.gov/newsroom/videos/
• USDA Agricultural Media Services http://www.usda.gov/agency/oc/bmtc/examples.htm
• UNC TV-program listing http://www.unctv.org/localprograms/
• NCSU- biomovies - Animals
• Digital Library for Earth Systems Education http://www.dlese.org/library/
• Visualization Projects http://www.vets.ucar.edu/vg/
• Nature International http://www.nature.com/nature/multimedia/
• Environmental videos http://www.excalvisual.com/catagory.pl

Note: Non-university page links are provided as a starting point for information on the subject but are in no way an endorsement of linked sites or the accuracy of the information they present.