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About Video Production

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.


Are you planning on purchasing camcorders or digital camera? Check these review sites first

Smart Review

Cnet review menu

PC Magazine

How do I make a video?

For a short videos use a camera or phone with video function. These can be posted just like a pdf or word file to your web site.

For longer videos 15 min. or more use a camcorder. The department has a camcorder to loan out see the equipment page.

Where can I edit my video?

Free video editing

Learn About Desktop Video editing. Below are some free editing software choices.

  • Movie Maker -download Microsoft esentials and get DVD maker also
  • YouTube Video Editor
  • Avidemux
  • Pinnacle Video Spin
  • Virtual Dub

Department Video Editing Computer

If you have a newer computer check your machine to see if you have "Windows Movie Maker and DVD Maker Software" otherwise download at Windows Esentials

The department has a computer dedicated to video editing and production. It can be used by faculty or a student course assistants. The computer is located in Room 207 Weaver Admin. building. The editing software is PC window-based running Camtasia and Pinnacle software.

This 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 Carolyn Mitkowski about using this machine.

Other Campus Video Resources

About Video Taping a Course

The department has several classrooms equipped to video tape faculty courses. Please see Dr. Gary Roberson about this process or see DELTA Video - campus production services.

How to get video on the web?

Streaming Video vs Downloaded Video

Downloading Video to your computer (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.

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. 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.

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.

Converting Video Formats

Converting video formats (example: Real player to MPG4) With the many different web video players and DVD equipment converting video files from one format to another is at times needed. The web has some free video converters or trial time versions you can use.

  • AVS - Any Viedo Converter
  • Freemaker Video Converter
  • Quick Media Converter
  • Hamster Free Video Converter
  • My Media Converter 30 conversions

Learn more about video Codecs and compression see about video codec