Video and Audio Services
- Foreign-language satellite broadcasts
- Recording of GU cable broadcasts
- Audiocassette/videotape duplication
- Videotape conversion
- Digitization of audio and video materials
- Flatbed and slide scanning
- Streaming
Foreign-language satellite broadcasts
If you buy a videotape overseas and bring it back to the United States, you may find that it is barely viewable when played in your VCR. This is because different countries use different video formats. While "VHS" refers to the physical size of a tape (as opposed to "Beta" or "U-matic"), "PAL" or "SECAM" refer to the video format. Here in the U.S. we use a format called NTSC.
At the LLT Center, we can convert international videos to the NTSC format as long as it does not violate copyright laws. FLL faculty may come to ICC 224 and fill out the request form as they to drop off the original tape.
Please allow two weekdays for your request to be processed. If there are any special instructions, for example, if you are providing us with a tape that is purposely cued to a certain position, be sure to write this information on the form. Very often the person taking your request will not be the same person who completes the request.
The LLT Center also has a multi-standard VCR and a region-free DVD player for video tapes (VHS or Beta) and DVDs from other regions. This equipment, attached to a monitor, is on a cart that can be rolled into a classroom.
Recording of GU cable broadcasts
FLL faculty may call a Lab Assistant at 687-5788 or come by ICC 224 to request that a certain program be recorded off of Georgetown University cable television. Please note that some programs cannot be recorded due to copyright laws. When making a request, please be prepared to provide all necessary information:
- the name of the program
- the channel on GU cable from which we should record
- the start and stop times in Eastern Standard Time.
Audiocassette/videotape duplication
Warning: Federal copyright law prohibits the duplication of some materials.
To request audiocassette or videotape duplication, come to Room 224 to fill out the Service Request Form and drop off the original tape. Please allow two weekdays for your request to be processed. If there are any special instructions, for example, if you are providing us with a tape that is purposely cued to a certain position, be sure to write this information on the Service Request Form. Very often, the person taking your request will not be the same person who completes the request.
Videotape conversion
As long as it does not violate copyright laws, the LLT Center will copy the sound of a video onto an audiotape. This is especially valuable for those who are attempting to write transcriptions of videotaped materials. Come to ICC 224 and fill out the request form when you to drop off the original tape. Please allow two weekdays for your request to be processed. If there are any special instructions, for example, if you are providing us with a tape that is purposely cued to a certain position, be sure to write this information on the form. Very often the person taking your request will not be the same person who completes the request.
Foreign video format to U.S. format conversion
If you buy a videotape overseas and bring it back to the United States, you may find that it is barely viewable when played in your VCR. This is because different countries use different video formats. While "VHS" refers to the physical size of a tape (as opposed to "Beta" or "U-matic"), "PAL" or "SECAM" refer to the video format. Here in the U.S. we use a format called NTSC.
At the LLT Center, we can convert international videos to the NTSC format as long as it does not violate copyright laws. FLL faculty may come to ICC 224 and fill out the request form as they to drop off the original tape.
Please allow two weekdays for your request to be processed. If there are any special instructions, for example, if you are providing us with a tape that is purposely cued to a certain position, be sure to write this information on the form. Very often the person taking your request will not be the same person who completes the request.
The LLT Center also has a multi-standard VCR and a region-free DVD player for video tapes (VHS or Beta) and DVDs from other regions. This equipment, attached to a monitor, is on a cart that can be rolled into a classroom.
Digitization of audio and video materials
The LLT Center digitizes audio and video materials for foreign language programs and faculty. Tape-based materials can be edited and converted to be written to CD-R or uploaded to the web or to Blackboard. Alternatively, audio and video can be hosted on a QuickTime streaming server.
The LLT Center can also record streaming audio broadcasts for archiving in a digital format. Copyright regulations apply.
Contact Peter Janssens for more information.
Flatbed and slide scanning
The LLT Center has a flat-bed scanner and a slide scanner available for faculty use. Scanned files can be edited and converted using Adobe Photoshop or Acrobat.
The center also has optical character recognition (OCR) software that reads a large number of languages. Using OCR, print documents can be read and converted to digital text files.
Contact Peter Janssens for more information.
Streaming
