Ohio's Area Media Centers (AMC) Digital Video Collection (DVC) is available to all Ohio K-12 schools at no cost to districts, educators or students. This collection was made possible, in part, through a Library Services and Technology Act grant awarded to the AMCs by the State Library of Ohio. Funding to maintain and increase the DVC is provided by the AMCs. The DVC is hosted by INFOhio.

Use the current INFOhio Core Collection username and password, if prompted.

. Easy Search - Search by keyword in multiple record fields. Browse List - Alphabetical listing of all titles. Includes links to stream or download. Newest Titles - View most recently added titles. Printable Title Lists Digital Title List - Includes titles, names of instructional modules, running times, file sizes. List is newly-generated each time URL is visited. [PDF 20+ pgs] Digital Titles with Annotations. September 2008 [PDF 41 pgs] Digital Titles - Subject Index. September 2008 [PDF 43 pgs] New Digital Titles with Annotations. September 2008 [PDF 4 pgs] New Digital Titles - Subject Index. September 2008 [PDF 3 pgs] Borrow materials from Area Media Centers Visit your local Ohio Area Media Center - Includes links to stream or download and to book CDs, as well as other K-12 resources that may be available as part of your membership or for a small fee. Use your AMC client number and password, if prompted.

Click the appropriate button to stream or download the video.

View Now (.WMV files) - Real time video streaming works best with fiber, cable or full T1 connections. See the Technical Specifications below for additional information. Teachers may want to check with the school's technology coordinator to find out if there are streaming video restrictions due to the high amount of bandwidth needed.   Download (.MPG files) - If streaming will not work or is prohibited, temporary downloading is an option. The video can be saved to a computer - or several classroom computers - for use any time during a 45-day period. See Technical Specifications below for additional information.

CD-ROM
If streaming or downloading are not available, contact your Ohio AMC to borrow CD versions.

Technical Specifications for viewing the videos
Macintosh or Windows computers work equally well, but it is essential to have the latest browser, version either Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, Mozilla Firefox or Safari (MAC). The computer must also have a current version of a standard media player software such as Windows Media Player (any version after September 1, 2006), QuickTime or RealPlayer.  If using a MAC, Windows Media Player may be used if Netscape, Mozilla or IE are used.  INFOhio does NOT recommend using IE on a MAC as Microsoft has dropped all MAC IE support.  If using Safari or any other browser on a MAC, using QuickTime with Microsoft's QuickTime WMV Component  will allow QuickTime to stream Windows Media Files. Player software links are available on INFOhio's Multimedia Tools page and at INFOhio's Digital Titles Server Help page. Fiber, cable or full T1 connections are ideal; slower connections will make streaming or downloading difficult.

Building/District technology coordinators may have to prepare their servers to allow streaming and downloading, according to local policies. In addition to the software mentioned above, the Digital Video Collection requires open ports (20, 80, 135, 1755, 7007 and a group from the range 1024-5000). Streaming files are .WMV format; downloading files are .MPG format.

Can schools download videos to local servers for permanent access?
No, this is a violation of copyright. Permanent downloads will result in producers no longer selling digital videos to this and other consortia for unlimited statewide access.

Why is a username/password required?
These videos have been purchased and made available for use by the Ohio K-12 community only. The use of a username and password to access the videos ensures that licensing agreements are met and copyright is not violated. For computers with IP addresses registered with an Ohio Information Technology Center (ITC), a username and password are not needed. For home use and non-registered schools, use the current INFOhio Core Collection username and password, if prompted. Contact your ITC or AMC if you need that information.

Have questions?
For more information about the Digital Video Collection, contact Tony Marshalek at marshalek@infohio.org or the Ohio Area Media Center that serves your school.