A Guide to Media Services

Please note that this guide only covers our video-related services. For a full list of services offered, please refer to the Media Services homepage on the IOE website

General InformationEnquiry Desk Opening Hours

Monday to Friday

10.00am – 1.00pm

2.00pm – 5.00pm

General Contact Details

• Email: media.enq@ioe.ac.uk

• Telephone: 020 7612 6700

Media Service Enquiries

Chris Purday – Media Support Officer

• Email: c.purday@ioe.ac.uk

• Telephone: 020 7612 6477

Where to find us

The Media Services department is based withinInformation Services – Level 4, Library(from the Library Enquiry Desk turn right, thenleft along the corridor and Media Services is on the right)

Media equipment loan to students and staffEquipment available

• Video cameras: MiniDV (digital), CVHS & full size VHS (analog)• Still cameras (digital): floppy disk, memory stick • Still cameras (film): SLR 35mm & Instamatic 35mm• Audio mixer kits with microphones • Microphones: digital and analog • Dictaphones analog & digital • Audio recorders with microphones: minidisk & pro analog • Audio transcribers • AV Leads • Film and digital cameras• Headphones • Photographic lenses & flash units • Portable VHS players • Projector screens • Slide projectors • Tripods• Pro 3CCD chip video cameras with radio microphones (available from end of Summer 2005)

Where to borrow equipment

• Equipment is issued from the Media Enquiries and Equipment Loan Counter on production of your Library card

Self Service Facilities

• Video copying

• Digital video editing

• Audio copying

• Audio recording, transfer and editing

• Media conversion summary CD to CD (CD-R, CD-RW) CD to Mini Disc C-VHS to VHS Minidisk to CD MiniDV to DVD (DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-ROM) MiniDV to VHS VHS Editing / titles VHS to DVD (DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-ROM) VHS to MiniDV VHS to VHS VHS-Pal converted to other standards

• Playback area supporting DVD, MiniDV, VHS, CD and Mini Disc

• Dedicated digital editing suite comprising 10 iMacs with a range of editing software

Technical staff are available to provide advice, support and demonstrations

What Media Services Can Do For You General Services

• Mini DV to DVD Copying (with titles and fades option)

• Mini DV to VHS Copying (with titles and fades option)

• DVD/CD duplicating and disc face/cover printing (high volume 1000+ copies possible)

• Minidisk to CD

• Minidisk to Audio Cassettes

• CD to Minidisk

• Audio cassettes to Minidisk

• Audio cassettes to CD

• VHS copying (with titles and fades option)

• VHS to DVD copying (with titles and fades option)

• VHS conversions to all World Standards

• Off-Air visual recordings onto VHS, DVD, DVCAM, MiniDV or as a digital file

• Off-Air sound recording onto CD, Minidisk or Cassette tape

• Any format of camera memory cards copied to CD

What Media Services Can Do For You (cont.)

Specialised Services

• Digital filming - DVCAM or MiniDV

• Digital sound recording radio or lead microphones

• Photographic studio portraits

• Conference photography

• Digital editing with titles, transitions, colour / sound correction

• Outputting to DVD, CD-R, MiniDV, DVCAM, VHS, or streaming files

• DVD Creation with titles, chapters, subtitles, multiple soundtracks

• Flat-bed and negative scanning, outputting as digital files or on photographic paper

• Set-up of 3CCD MiniDV cameras and radio microphones in any IOE room

We are available to provide you with any advice and support you may require