The One Button Studio in the High Library offers students, staff, and faculty a resource for rehearsing presentations and for developing high-quality video projects without knowing anything about lights and cameras. All that’s needed is a reservation, a prepared presentation, and a flash drive, and you’re ready to push the button.
What can you do in the One Button Studio?
- Presentation Practice: Do a trial run in the OBS so you can review what's working and where you can improve!
- Course Introductions: Record a message for your students and post it to your course page.
- Pitch Video: Share a business plan or product idea by recording a brief elevator pitch.
- Performance Practice: Get dramatic in the OBS! Act out a scene or practice a monologue.
- Language Practice: Use the OBS to build skills while learning a language. Record and review to find areas for improvement.
One Button Studio FAQ
- Where is the One Button Studio located?
- The OBS is located on the main floor (2nd floor) of the library.
- How do I reserve the One Button Studio?
- You can reserve the OBS online: http://etown.libcal.com/reserve/obs. If you are in the library, you can use the iPad located at the entrance to the OBS to make your reservation.
- Are there any restrictions?
- No food or drinks are allowed in the OBS. Please do not handle the equipment. Contact the ITS at extension #3333 if there are any technical issues.
- How do I format my USB drive?
- Formatting a USB drive will delete any files that are currently on the drive and are not recoverable. Please ensure you have all files saved from the drive before completing these steps.
- Connect USB drive to computer.
- Double-click “This PC” on the desktop.
- Right-click the USB drive to be formatted. Warning: Double-check you select the correct USB drive to ensure you do not accidentally delete files.
- On the pop-up menu, select “FAT32” under “File System” and name the drive under “Volume Label”.
- Click the Start button.
- A warning message will appear – select OK. Warning: Formatting a USB device deletes all files.
- After the formatting completes, click OK on the confirmation message.
- Close the Format and This PC windows.
- How much space will the MP4 file(s) take up on the flash drive?
- USB drive sizes vary, but typically, 1GB roughly equals 25 minutes of recording time. We highly recommend using at least a 1GB USB drive in the One Button Studio.
- Formatting a USB drive will delete any files that are currently on the drive and are not recoverable. Please ensure you have all files saved from the drive before completing these steps.
- I forgot my flash drive.
- You can borrow a formatted flash drive to use in the OBS at the library circulation desk. You must transfer your video file from the flash drive before returning it to the circulation desk.
- I created a One Button Studio video...now what?
- The One Button Studio saves your newly produced video as mp4 file. You can share these videos immediately to YouTube or Vimeo. Also, you can import the file into a video editing software, such as iMovie, Windows Movie Maker, or Adobe Creative Cloud.
- I am having technical issue with the One Button Studio, who should I contact?
- Contact the ITS Helpdesk at extension #3333 with any questions or technical issues that you are having with the One Button Studio.