Equipment Available in the Faculty Technology Center

The Faculty Technology Center is a place where CofC faculty can come to work on high-end computers or to use software that they don't have in their offices.  For more info on the FTC check out http://www.cofc.edu/it/tlt/services/Facilities_and_Equipment/

• (2) Macintosh G5 computers with SuperDrives (DVD burners) Firewire on the computer for easy transfer of video from a digital, firewire device such as a digital video camera
• (1) Windows Laptop with DVD burner
• (3) VHS/DVD players
• (3) Canopus ADVC-100 video converters to convert the analog (VHS) video to digital video or digital to analog
• iMovie, iPhoto, iTunes, iDVD and Garage Band (Mac)
• Premiere Elements (Win)
• Headset/microphone combos for high-quality voice recording
• (2) digital video cameras
• (1) tripod

Video Facts

A large amounts of hard drive space is required for digital video editing

• One gigabyte (1 GB) of hard drive space will hold approximately 5 minutes of video
• 5 minutes of HD video can occupy 2-4 GB of space depending upon the format (HDV 720p and 1080i)

Exporting Facts

Know your purpose -- You need to know how you will present your video before you export it. Its use will dictate the export options you choose.

• If you want to show multiple video clips in class consider a DVD
• If you want to use the video in a PowerPoint presentation then choose To Quicktime > CD quality
• If you want your students to view it within WebCT then choose To Quicktime > Web quality.

Remember, when posting your video on the web size is important! You have to assume that your students will view the video on a slow modem connection so make it a small file size.

Size vs. Quality

While size is important sometime a high-quality is more important. If this is the case and you need a high-quality video delivered via the web then consider streaming. Streaming delivers a large video in small, manageable chunks that a modem connection can handle. This allows anyone with any network connection to view the video.

Things that effect video file size

• Length of Video (how many minutes long)
• Number of Transitions
• Audio: Stereo vs. Mono
• Amount of movement in the video (use a tripod when possible)
• Height/Width of the final product
  • 720x480 for DVD/TV/VHS
  • 640x480 for CD
  • 320x240 for Web
  • DVD/VHS
    • DVD will hold 4.6 GB of video (note: iDVD only hold 1.5 hours)
    • VHS will hold 2-6 hours (not based on file size of video)

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