video services

Video Services offers a wide range of professional video services ranging from multiple-camera studio and field production to editing and duplication services.The experienced staff can assist clients in virtually any phase of the production process from script writing to shooting and editing. Free consultation is available to all clients.

• Projects may include videotaping guest lecturers, seminars and any other instructional event provided that the video will be used in a specific course that is listed in the UCSB course catalog.

• Faculty may also prerecord a lecture for future classroom playback in the event of extenuating circumstances.

• In addition, a faculty member can request that portions of his or her course be taught in Studio A. Approval for this intensive use of Studio A's facilities is made on a case-by-case basis and is subject to cost recovery.

• The Faculty Media Center includes one digital video editing suite with Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, and DVCAM recorders and the capablity of compressing video for the web. Faculty must consult with the Office of Instructional Consultation (http://oic.id.ucsb.edu) for access to this center. Faculty are typically given up to 24 hours of free access per course per year.

• Course lectures can be videotaped and made available for streaming playback on a cost recovery basis.

Free Production Support for Course Materials

As indicated on the main Production web page, as funding permits, Instructional Development will provide service at no charge to faculty during the regular academic year in order to support any course listed in the current Schedule of Classes or to prepare for any course listed in the current General Catalog which will be offered within one academic year. Support is limited to a cumulative $1,000 worth of work total per faculty member per academic year from all Instructional Development Productions Services areas. In addition, we will no longer be able to cover the costs of materials for these projects, so any cost for materials such as CD's, printing, photocopying, etc. will have to be billed to the faculty member or their department.  As the vast majority of the materials produced for these projects are now completely digital, and can be delivered to the faculty member over the campus network, this should have a very small impact.