The primary purpose of CIDDE's Video Production (VP) has always been to provide professional video consulting, planning and production in support of the academic/educational needs of the University. CIDDE has a complete in-house video production capability including state-of-the-art broadcast quality video cameras, recorders and editing equipment.

Video Production, in collaboration with other members of the University community, can and has produced video projects that best advance the University's mission of excellence in academics, research and public service.

In an attempt to make these resources available to as broad a segment of the University's academic community as possible, VP collaborates with the Provost Advisory Council on Instructional Excellence by consulting with individual faculty members seeking to submit proposals for the Innovations in Education Awards program. For further information, please follow these links http://www.pitt.edu/~facaffs/acie/index.html; http://www.pitt.edu/~facaffs/acie/awards.html.

Video Production works in a variety of formats and can produce video, CD/DVD and web programs from script to screen by providing the following services:

• Collaboration with faculty in the creation of academic programs.
• Pre-production planning and script writing.
• Proadcast quality recording and editing facilities.
• TV Studio production with teleprompter.
• 2-D and 3-D graphic animation.
• Audio recording for narrations and sound sequences.
• Location video recording.
• Digital non-linear video editing.
• CD/DVD productions.
• Audio and Video compression for the Web.
• Streaming Video.
• Distribution of CIDDE productions.

Frequently asked questions

Questions or requests should be directed toward the following individuals:

Jim Crawford, or Len Jendrey
A-114 Information Science (IS)
412 648-7227 or 412 648-3905