Media Production Services

Video

The Centre staff can assist with shooting and editing basic educational video productions. Currently S-VHS and VHS editing facilities are used. Examples include:

• Recording segments of laboratory demonstrations, seminars and guest lectures
• Removing unwanted sections of a pre-recorded video tape
• Transfer of 16mm film and 35mm slides to video tape (subject to copyright restrictions)

The Centre also has a high quality Betacam SP video production system which includes cameras, editing facilities and computer generated graphics capability. The full range of studio and location shooting can be undertaken with the new system to Broadcast quality.

Audio

Centre staff are available to assist in the production of basic audio tape programmes. This includes:

• Recording of speech, sound effects and music
• Removing unwanted noise and speech from pre-recorded tapes
• Production of sound tracks for tape-slide presentations
• Synchronising of tapes for slide-tape presentations

ETC plans to upgrade the audio production system in the near future to allow for the production of technically sophisticated programs which, for instance, can be used for broadcasting.

Multimedia

ETC have hardware and software for the production of educational multi media materials. This includes a Macintosh and Pentium-based DOS computers.

Photography

A complete campus photographic service using 35mm film for prints and slides is available at ETC:

• location photography
• group and portrait photography in a fully equipped studio
• close-up photography
• B&W and colour film processing
• slide duplication
• computer-generated presentation slides
• reproduction photography - diagrams and illustrations to photographic prints and slides, photographic prints to slides

A full range of colour and black and white film stock is also available on request for teaching and research purposes.

Video and audio tape duplication

Multiple copies of audio cassette tapes can be duplicated on request, subject to copyright restrictions.

Multiple copies VHS and S-VHS video cassette tapes can be duplicated, subject to copyright.

Access facilities

Educational media production room

The educational media production room, located on the ground floor of the Centre, has facilities, equipment and materials accessible to UBD staff and students:

• OHP transparencies for hand-drawing or photocopiers, OHP pens
• Graphics materials such as poster-size paper and marker pens
• Mounting and laminating of photographs and posters
• Photocopiers - colour and black and white
• Blank tapes - VHS video and audio tapes
• Viewing facilities for VHS video tapes and photographic slides
• Listening facilities for audio cassette tape

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