Equipment Delivery & Setup:
We maintain an inventory of media equipment for your instructional presentation
needs. Most equipment can be delivered to your office or delivered and
setup in your classroom.
Call x66334 to make arrangements.
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Equipment Operation:
In most instructional situations, you are expected to operate the equipment
yourself. Operators can be available to help you get started or to stay
with you, depending upon the complexity of your need. Letting us know
in advance will increase the probability of an operator being available
for you.
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Off-the-Air and Satellite Video Recording:
We can record television programs from off-the-air,
cable-tv, and satellite
sources.
We can help you understand and observe the applicable copyright restrictions
by helping you license programs, helping you locate commercial sources
of programs, and explaining the ins & outs of what Fair Use
allows.
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Materials for Visual Presentations:
• construction paper
• butcher paper
• poster board
• picture stencils (Ellison diecuts)
• lettering stencils
• cutting boards, heavy-duty staplers,
&& 3-hole punches
• tempra paints and markers
• overhead transparencies
• plastic comb binding
• opaque "enlargement" projector
• button & badge making equipment
• lamination presses
• clipart & cut-up-able magazines
• magnets
• Velcro™
and more!
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Passport Photos:
We shoot passport and visa photos which are ready in a few minutes.
No appointment is necessary. Two photos = $5.00
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Media Transfer and Duplication:
We can transfer many forms of media, such as:
- Audio reel-to-reel, standard audiocassette, microcassette, and audio files
to audio-CD, wav, mp3, or other audio file formats.
- VHS, S-VHS, miniDV, DV, DVCAM, DVCPRO, Video8, Hi8, Digital8, and 3/4" U-matic
to DVD, mov, avi, wmv, or video files formats.
- PAL (European format) VHS & DVD
to NTSC (US format) VHS & DVD.
- Regular-8 and Super8 to video.
We can capture audio and/or video which is available as a stream from a webpage, such as a clip from YouTube, and provide it in any format.
These files can be provided to you:
- burned to an audio-CD, CD-ROM, DVD, or DVD-ROM;
- as a email attachment (5 Meg WebMail limit);
- copied onto your USB drive;
- copied onto an external hard drive; or
- copied to the network drive:
S:\AV\<yournamefolder>
The Audio Visual Department can duplicate:
- audio-CD & CD-ROM
- audiocassette
- DVD
- VHS
- MiniDV
These services are available to faculty, staff and students for personal
projects as well as college needs. Prices vary with quantity.
Call x66334 for pricing information.
Copyrighted material will be duplicated according to the Fair Use Guidelines of the Copyright Act of 1976, and related regulations. If we may not duplicate
your media, we can help you search for a license or another copy of the
item. If you have questions about copyright, contact Randy Nieuwsma, x66076.
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Ordering Audio-CD and DVD Copies of Programs
To order a copy of a lecture or campus
event for Calvin College department or organization use, contact the Audio Visual Department.
To order a copy
of a lecture or campus event for personal use, contact the Campus Store, at (616) 526-6377 or x66377.
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Questions? Contact us at (616) 526-6334 or x66334. |
