Students can generally rent equipment for three days and faculty can rent up to five days.

Media Services offers both black & white and color printing services.  We do letter size (8 ½” X 11”), poster size (16” X 22”), large format (36” wide) as well as banners. Cost ranges from $1.00 to $11.25 per foot for large format. 

E-mail your pictures or requests to Media Services at mediaservices@berea.edu.

Permission to copy Convocation must be granted from Randal Roberts the Head of Convocations.  Special Collections has the master videos of Convocations. Some programs need permission from the artist because of contractual agreements.

Media Services has a variety of tape recorders that can be checked out for original recordings.  We can also do a recording at Media Services.  We can split and edit sound clips at our sound editing station using Sound Forge for class related projects.  Media Services will adhere to the copyright laws.

A VGA computer cable connects a laptop to a data / video Projector or display.

Media Services has a Quick Response program and we respond to problems in the classroom within minutes after a call if possible.  If equipment is broken, it may take many days or even weeks to get it repaired.  We will provide a replacement until the repairs are complete.

Students can rent anything except for the Big Sound system and other really expensive equipment.  Media Services does this to protect both the equipment and the student from extremely expensive damage or replacement fees.

No, but make sure that audio and video media is not copyrighted.

Generally, projects take 24 hours on average. Graphic productions take longer than video duplications, and video edits take the longest (many hours). If you get a project to us a day or two in advance and be as descriptive as possible, your project will most likely be higher quality and done quickly.  Video editing takes longer than most expect.  A 15 minute video can take 3 or more hours to edit.

Costs vary between projects. Make sure to ask about a price approximation in your emails or when at our front desk. Be aware that Media Services charges $5.00 for labor for every hour spent on the project.  Most class related projects are free of charge accept for materials used. 

Yes, we can scan letter and small poster size items.

No, the Theatre Department records videos of plays on their own.  If you get permission from their department and the master video, Media Services can make duplications.

Yes, we can do cold and hot lamination.  Cold lamination is 24” wide-$0.75 per foot.  Hot lamination is 40” wide -$1.00 per foot.

Yes, and vise-versa. We can also take footage from digital cameras and convert it to VHS or DVD.

The projectors are very expensive, and we want to minimize the risk of any of them being stolen. We need to keep them locked to carts. If you need help with it, call Media Services.

They will be in the IS&S Service Center, located across the hall from Media Services in the Computer Center.

Yes, but we may charge a Rush fee for failing to give us a 24 hour advance notice before the equipment rental.  Equipment is not delivered for personal reasons or to dorm rooms.

No.  In most cases any cost for the project will be charged to the academic department.  Most class related projects are free of charge accept for materials used. 

It is in IS&S (the Computer Center), which is located beside Hutchins Library.

Cold lamination is cold (does not involve heat), is quick, and is a lot like clear contact paper.   Hot lamination involves heat, is slower, and permanent.  Anything of great value or collector’s items will be devalued from lamination.  Valuable items should not be laminated.

Make sure that the cable is properly plugged into the VGA port correctly and the wall plate. Then, try holding down “Fn” and then press “F8”. If these do not work, try restarting your computer and continuing to try the “Fn+F8.”

Make sure the projector is on the correct input by selecting the “Input” button on the projector’s remote control. Also, ensure that VCR/DVD player is hooked up properly and with the right cables.

Try pressing the “Black Screen” button on the projector’s remote. Also, make sure that the VGA cable is properly plugged in.

Make sure the power cord is properly plugged in to the back of the projector/VCR/DVD player as well as in the wall plate.

Make sure the projector is on the correct input by selecting the “Input” button on the projector’s remote control.  Make sure the sound amplifier is turned on.  Also, the touchpad could have the sound muted.

We are Media Services, a department of IS&S. We are responsible for the upkeep of much of the media equipment seen in the classrooms of buildings campus-wide. We have video and sound editing, CD/DVD duplications, graphic (prints) productions, and equipment rentals.

Yes, we can edit videos at Media Services. Be aware that the process could take 3 hours for every 15 minutes of raw video and that each hour of editing time costs $5.00.

We require 24 hour notice on projects and equipment rentals. Failure to let us know ahead of time could result in a Rush fee of $20.00.

Yes. You can charge, pay cash, and write checks, filled out to Berea College.  Media Services does not take debit or credit cards.