>Contact information & hours

>Before beginning a project...

>Software

>Hardware

>Equipment Loans

>Available Camcorders

>Copyright issues

One JVC

video transfer deck

JVC DR-DX-5

One Mac

Mac Mini

In the Media Center you can:

Check out a camcorder,

Return with recorded images,

and use our workstations to:

Record straight to DVD using our

video transfer deck

OR

Use a PC or Mac to edit:

          1.  Open video editing software

          2.  "Capture" or "import" video from a

                camera connected by cable

       OR  

         USB                Firewire/DV  

          3. Edit your video with features like:

              • Trimmng clips

              • Adding titles/credits

              • Transitions/fading

          4.  Finish your project by:

Making a DVD

OR

Making a compressed video file

Three PCs

Dell Optiplex GX620

Software

                                                                                            >Top of Page

 PC (Windows):

 Primary video editing applications:

 • Adobe Premier Elements 4.0   (video editing)    

>Atomic Learning Tutorial (JMU users)

>Elements on Wikipedia

 • Roxio Easy Media Creator Suite 10 (video editing)

>Roxio support

(tutorial available through software help at workstation)

 • Windows Movie Maker (video editing)

>Atomic Learning Tutorial (JMU users)

>Movie Maker online help

 Mac:

 • Primary video editing applications:

 • Final Cut Express

>Atomic Learning Tutorial (JMU users)     

>Final cut tutorials  

>Final Cut on Wikipedia

 • Roxio Toast 9 (DVD burning)

>Roxio support

>Toast on Wikipedia

 • iMovie HD (earlier version, recommended if burning DVD)

>Atomic Learning Tutorial (JMU users)

>iMovie HD tutorial

>iMovie on Wikipedia

 • iMovie '08

>Atomic Learning Tutorial (JMU users)

>iMovie '08 tutorial

>iMovie on Wikipedia

 • iDVD '08

>Atomic Learning Tutorial (JMU users)

>iDVD tutorial

>iDVD on Wikipedia

Hardware

Important considerations:

 • Have plenty of time!   Capturing, editing, and burning a project should take at least three times the time length of your recording.

 • Workstations are "first come, first served".

 • Video Projects create large files!  Be sure to bring portable storage or plan to finish your project in one session.  A space is

   offered to save files, however Media Resources cannot secure your project files.  Our computers reboot daily.  Upon reboot, all

   information is lost except what is saved to the designated "safe" folder.  If the folder becomes full, the oldest files are

   automatically deleted, so save at your own risk!

 • No overnight projects.  As mentioned above, our computers reboot daily.  If you attempt to leave a workstation at night while a

   project is encoding, your project will likely be lost.

 • Saving a project may only save the editing instructions, not the actual video.  Check your file, and get help if you're not sure.

Copyright

 • Videos with electronic copyright protection cannot be dubbed with our software.

 • Attempting to duplicate copyrighted material may be both illegal and an honors violation. (see Honor Code violation #16)

 • Anyone attempting to violate copyright will be asked to leave and reported. 

 • If there are any questions about copyright ask an office staff member, or email clarkjc@jmu.edu

Any suggestions?  email simmonba@jmu.edu