RefWorks

Media Studio

What Can I Do in the Media Studio?

Get Video
The first step is to get your media, or bring your existing media on VHS, DVD, MiniDV tape, FLASH memory, slides, photos, or other formats. If shooting video, a digital camcorder will work. If you don't own one, check one out from the Health Sciences Library.

Edit
Next you need to select the important portions and, if they are bound for a movie or slide show, put them in order. We can help you learn how to edit your footage into an engaging final product. Whether you are editing a 30-second procedure for use in a PowerPoint slideshow or producing a two-hour movie, we have the tools you'll need and the time to teach you how to use them to create your masterpiece, then crop, clip, and swap scenes as well as add titles and sound.

Final Product
Your final product can go on the Web, in a PowerPoint slideshow, or be burned to DVD for an audience large or small.

View video samples of past projects by clicking on the buttons below:

 

Description

Diane Sampson, a childbirth educator with the UVa Women's Place, created a multimedia presentation using Media Studio resources and expertise. She uses this "birth montage" of beautiful birth images set to music during the final class in the childbirth education series to send couples out on a positive, energized note.

Description

This is a small part of the DVD that was made for Central Venous Catheter Discharge Instructions. It shows a good example of creating DVD menus. Patients could watch different portions of the video, depending on what pertained to them. All the people who worked hard on this project are listed in the beginning of the video.

Media Studio Help

Contact Information

The Media Studio is located in Room 2402, through the double doors to the right once you enter the Library.

For in-person Media Studio help or to schedule a consultation, call 924-5521 or e-mail hsltec@virginia.edu, or if you are in the Library, Ask Rover.

Multimedia How Do I’s

The Library maintains a large collection of online, self-paced documentation on multimedia and other topics. Scan the list below for instructions on

How Do I ...

See the complete list of “How Do I” instructions for other kinds of Library help.

Tech Specs

The Media Studio is a Macintosh-based digital production center. Our computers can be configured to work with a variety of input hardware to capture or convert video and digital media from many formats.

Computers

  • 20” display iMacs with Intel dual processors, 500-GB hard drives, firewire, and USB 2.0 connections

Cameras

  • Digital cameras and accessories are available for checkout from the Health Sciences Library. Reserve equipment online, then pick it up at HSL Circulation.
  • Digital video cameras
  • Digital still cameras
  • Tripods
  • Digital cameras and accessories are available for checkout from the Health Sciences Library. Reserve equipment online, then pick it up at HSL Circulation.
  • Portable screens

Import Hardware

  • Canopus analog-to-digital conversion devices allow importing of analog video (such as VHS) for editing and export in digital formats, or from digital to analog (DVD to VHS)
  • DVD/VHS decks for import and output
  • MiniDV/VHS decks for import and output

Software

  • iLife Suite: iMovie, iPhoto, Garage Band
  • Final Cut Express
  • Final Cut Pro Studio
  • DVD Studio Pro
  • Quicktime Pro
  • Toast
  • Photoshop Elements
  • Audacity
  • Microsoft Office