media services
If this is an emergency or if you are in need of immediate help: call the Service Desk at (925) 631-4266.
The Service Desk in the Library (St. Albert Hall) provides a place for faculty, staff and students to:
- place requests for classroom media and check out equipment
- create audiovisual and multimedia presentations
It is also the place to go to ask for help and consultation in using instructional media of all sorts.
Media Conversion
While CaTS is not in a position to assist in the conversion of one media format to another (for example: from VHS to DVD, or from Mini DV cassette to DVD) there are many other sources where this type of work can be done. Same day service, for example, is provided by Wolf Camera in Moraga. Services provided:
- Videotape to DVD (formats supported: VHS, S-VHS, VHS-C, Hi-8, 8mm video, Digital 8. MiniDV, Betamax, and Foreign - PAL - tapes)
- Videotape to VHS,
- Movie Film to DVD/VHS,
- Slides to DVD/VHS,
- Prints to DVD/VHS,
- Digital Photos & Video Clips to DVD,
- Additional DVD/VHS Copies ,
- Videotape Repair & Case Replacement.
Classroom Audiovisual Equipment Support: To see a listing of what technology is available in each of our campus classrooms as well as a list of computer software, please visit our interactive classrooom technology map and click on the building that your classroom is in.
The Center's audio/video and multimedia support to faculty includes:
- Instruction in developing course websites using Blackboard
- one–on–one consultations
- hands–on–training
- access to equipment, software and facilities
Equipment & Software
- Mini–DV camcorder, tripod
- Flatbed digital scanner with sheet feeder and Photoshop and OCR software
- High-resolution 35mm slide & transparency scanner
- Digital video editing suite with analog to digital converter
- iMovie, Final Cut Pro, and Premiere video editing software
- CDROM and DVD burners
- VCR, DVD, & laserdisc players for preview of videos
