Our Research
IVS has developed a research process that is designed to identify questions or issues, search for available data, conduct organized testing, set goals and report viable solutions or options. The IVS research team has been involved in research into areas such as:
Video Capture
IVS production classrooms are equipped to offer full motion video capture. Production classrooms are fully equipped to capture video from a variety of sources including faculty on camera, PowerPoint slides, Internet sources, and prepared overhead materials. Production control rooms allow for additional video sources of digital file formats including mpeg, .mov and DVD. Some formats of videotape can also be digitized.
Screen Capture
The improvements in screen capture software offers faculty a user friendly option for the creation of content incorporating video, slides, images, audio and any content retrieved from the web. Current software like Camtasia allows for capture, editing and the creation of file formats for podcasting.
Portable Hardware
IVS staff has experience working with a variety of portable media players for the playback of course related video and audio content. Course content can be created especially for review on portable players.
Flash Video
The use of flash video continues to gain momentum as video sites like YouTube and Google Video become more popular. The advantages for the use of flash video in education include: higher quality video potential using H.264 which is compatible with QuickTime players, video is viewable on most operating systems using Adobe Flash Payer or a web browser plug-in, and the video is harder to copy which may be seen as an advantage for faculty concerned about controlling content. We will continue experimenting with the use of flash video.