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Video
Services
Liberal Arts ITS provides video services for the College
of Liberal Arts faculty and staff. Services include video transfers, duplication,
recording, editing, and post-production for course/web
development projects. Contact
Daniel Garza
email: daniel.garza@mail.utexas.edu
phone: 232-5186
location: Mezes 2.302J
Video Transfers and Duplication
Liberal Arts ITS has the facilities to transfer and duplicate video among several
formats in the three most common video standards: NTSC, PAL, and SECAM. Instructors
must clear all copyright issues before duplication. Available formats include:
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VHS
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S-VHS
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Mini-DV
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Hi-8
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3/4" U-Matic
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16mm film (transfer only)
On a case-by-case basis, as time permits, Liberal Arts
ITS has the facility to transfer existing NTSC VHS video footage to the Video
CD (VCD, MPEG-1) or DVD (MPEG-2) format for playback on a computer (Macintosh
or Windows computer using Quicktime) or DVD player. (Note: Discs should work
in most DVD players that can read VCD and DVD-R formats.)
College of Liberal Arts faculty and staff are charged a labor fee of $5.00/hour
for transfers or duplication. Faculty and staff from other colleges are charged
a labor fee of $15.00/hour. Liberal Arts ITS charges a media fee of $2.00 for
each CD-R disc, and $5.00 for each DVD-R or VHS video cassette supplied. Faculty
and staff may provide their own recordable media. Payment may be made with cash,
personal check, or UT account number.
Video Recording
The recording of video as a component of course/web development is undertaken
by Liberal Arts ITS video services. This service is generally unavailable
outside established projects.
Video Editing and Post-Production
Liberal Arts ITS provides video editing and post-production services for course/web
development projects. Other editing and post-production video projects may be
taken on by Video Services on a case-by-case basis, as time permits. Editing
and post-production is done on Macintosh computers using Final Cut Pro and Media100.
Equipment Loan
Video equipment is available for loan to College of Liberal Arts faculty. Items
available include a VHS video camcorder, a Mini-DV camcorder, a Digital-8
camcorder, a portable VHS player, several tripods, 2 data projectors and a set
of portable speakers. Arrangements for the loan of equipment should be made in
person in MEZ 2.302F or by email.
