Off-air recording
Information Services provides a central off-air recording service and can provide recordings on videotape, DVD, WMV on CD or on a centrally located server for streaming on campus.
Under our ERA licence we can record certain television and radio programmes for use in teaching from these channels
- BBC television and radio
- ITV Network services (including ITV2 and ITV3)
- Channel Four and E4
- Five television
- S4C
Staff may record suitable programmes either in their own department or at home. All such recordings require labelling in a particular manner and have certain conditions attached to their use. We have summarised these details our ERA License webpage and further information is available on the ERA website
To request a recording
Recordings will be dealt with on a strictly first come first served basis.
Please make all requests for recordings via the online form wherever possible
Should there be problems with the online form process then please e-mail is-vidconf@aber.ac.uk providing the following details
- Title of programme
- Transmission channel
- Date and Time
- Preferred recording media
- Do you require it to be streamed.
Who can use the service:
Due to licence restrictions this service is only available to staff and the recordings must be for "non commercial educational purposes of Aberystwyth University".
Costs:
Recordings are made free of charge. Media (tape or DVD discs) will be charged at current rates though customers are welcome to provide their own media.
Collection:
Tapes and discs will be normally be sent out by internal mail.
Points to Note:
- We can do a maximum of one DVD recording and 3 VHS recordings at any time.
- Whilst we make every endeavour to ensure that your programme is recorded sometimes the recording may be missed (e.g. schedule changes. In such instances we may be able to get a copy from the BUFVC backup service though this may take some time.