Convert Video Formats

Forums, guides, lists, downloads and much more. Use the Search Box to find the answer to nearly all video related questions.

Support communities for digital video, video editing, and media production. Loaded with great in-depth tutorals.

Dedicated to providing information and technical details about digital multimedia, to include a forum, guides, product reviews, downloads and a glossary.

10 Recommendations for codec selection and management from AudioVisual Preservation Solutions, a full service audiovisual preservation and information management consulting firm.

(VCU ONLY) online training videos on the use of applications such as Premeire, After Effects, Flash, Final Cut and much more.

(VCU ONLY) helps you make movies, video games and more with the largest online video-based training and tutorial library for CG, 3D, animation and VFX.

A free, cross-platform, program for identifying your video codec, bitrate, framerate, duration, aspect ratio, pixel dimension, audio samplerate and more. Because this is freeware (not open source) you will need to decline the installation of additional, unwanted, software.

A free application for Macs to display detailed information on video files. Compatibility of analyzed media file with QuickTime Player is provided with indication on the installation status of the necessary codec and its download link, as well as compatibility with iPod/iPhone/AppleTV.

A free multifunctional transcoder for Windows. Because this is freeware (not open source) you will need to decline the installation of additional, unwanted, software.

A free, cross-platform transcoder. Because this is freeware (not open source) you will need to decline the installation of additional, unwanted, software.

IM, in the James Branch Cabell Library, provides to the VCU Community, self-service, cross-platform video editing stations with a wide variety of capture and export options.

MCR, in the Health Sciences Library, provides to the VCU Community, a self-service cross-platform facility for collaborative study, multimedia computing, and making presentation materials.

WSMC offfers basic media production services for School of World Studies teachers and students, and can assist teachers with simple video editing projects if they are related to teaching and learning in the SWS.

VCU Technology Services offers accounts to the streaming video server for faculty and staff.

Barnes and Noble at VCU offers academic discounts on hardware and software to faculty, staff and students.

General copyright information for educators, students, web-surfers, re-mixers, mash-uppers and confused citizens. Specialized information for webmasters, musicians, moviemakers, screenwriters, programmers and photographers.

Exemptions for circumventing Content Scrambling Systems on DVDs

Explores the fast-changing environment for public media, paying particular attention to the evolution of documentary film and video in a digital era. Be sure to check out the Fair Use / Best Practices section.