The Digital Media Labs provides a one-stop self-service area that will allow you to duplicate to and/or from a wide variety of media formats. Equipment is available at a first-come, first-serve basis. Staff and handouts are on hand to help get you going.
Formats available to duplicate/convert:
- VHS
- DVD
- Mini DV / DVCAM
- Hi8 / Digital8
- Betacam SP
- Audio CD
- Audio Cassette
- Digital Video File (.mov / .mp4)
- Digital Audio File (.mp3 / .wav)
PAL video transfers are possible but may need to be evaluated beforehand by Tech Services staff.
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Copy of Media Duplication – VHS to DVD - (Panasonic DMR-EZ47V) (Moody College of Communication)
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Media Duplication – VHS to DVD - (Panasonic DMR-EZ47V) (Moody College of Communication)
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Media Duplication – Mini DV to DVD - (JVC SR-DVM70) (Moody College of Communication)
Educational Use Only
"Educational Use" can be defined as any use that is in pursuit of the department's academic goals. Uses can include collecting, copying, replaying and use in new original works. Any number of students can be involved in such uses which can be in the classroom, in a lab, in a library, or off campus. Any use other than educational use, especially any possible commercial use, is strictly prohibited and could result in severe legal action being taken against the university.
These special rights given to students and educators stem from the "fair use" provision in Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976 which states that to use someone else's copyrighted work "...for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or for research, is not an infringement of copyright".
When taking in a duplication request:
1. You may be asked to produce a legitimate educational reason for having copyrighted material copied (ex. teaching, coursework, or research).
2. Rental DVD's and/or videotapes* *are not allowed to be duplicated. There are NO exceptions to this policy.
The video rental stores, when they buy their DVDs and tapes, purchase not only the rental rights but also any possible duplication rights. If you bring in something that has a label on it which says something like "Blockbuster Video", "Hollywood Video", or "Vulcan Video", etc... we will have to decline to copy it. We can not record any of it – even a small clip.
3. We are allowed to duplicate material if you have purchased a prerecorded DVD or videotape, borrowed a prerecorded video from a friend or a library, or recorded a program from television.
- Please note, each duplication request is different and is judged individually. You need to realize that there is a certain degree of gray area in the copyright law and that when a decision is not clear-cut, it often becomes simply a judgment call. IMC staff will at all times use their best judgment when determining if a request is reasonable and does not violate copyright laws.
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