April Meeting
iMovie v 7.1.1 included in iLife '08
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
at 7:30 p.m.
NOTE: This meeting will be held in Room 510 of the Health Sciences Bldg.
iMovie is video editing software. It is free with every new Macintosh.
Maria O. Arguello, MUGSNJ member, will make a project using iMovie from beginning to end. She will show you how easily, quickly and creatively it is to edit the raw footage from your digital camcorder, still camera, or movie clips from Elgato's EyeTV tuner.
iMovie is the world's least expensive version (free with every new Mac) of the nonlinear editing software which means that no tape is involved when you're editing. The "nonlinear" part is a Hollywood term. You can jump instantly to the good pieces of footage that you wish to include in your masterpiece. No more boring home videos that put the family to sleep.
iMovie '08 is different form its predecessors but it has a charm of its own. Maria especially loves the fact that there is no "rendering" time. You are free to explore with the timing and placement of effects, music, and so on in real time.
Digital Photography SIG will meet before the meeting at 6:30 p.m.
We will meet at Gloucester County College in room 500, which is in the Health Sciences Building, which is adjacent to the Instructional Support Building, and parking lots E & F.
In the event of inclement weather on a meeting day, check with the college or call 856-468-5000 to find out if the college will be open. You can also check with KYW radio. The school closing code for day classes is 814 and for evening classes, it is 2814. Please also check your email prior to each meeting for any late-breaking news.
Those who attended the King workshop Saturday got a great deal. The same presentation cost $300 at Macworld San Francisco in January of this year.
You saw them for FREE.
February Meeting
Introduction to podcasting!
Presented by Frank Petrie
The face of media is changing rapidly. We've gone from blogs (digital journals) to social networking online. Simultaneously, we've gone from simple audio journals to podcasting.
Podcasting has evolved from something as simple as an .mp3 file, to full blown video productions with broadcast quality elements. The beauty of podcasting is that you needn't be just a consumer, you can produce your own podcasts to share with others. Your podcasting studio can consist of a humble MacBook with GarageBand to the latest HD camera and high-end audio.
Frank Petrie showed the options, the tips and tricks, acquisition and publishing of the world of podcasting. Plus, beginning this month, Frank began a column, "Casting" which will recommend a different podcast each month. And you can join in by sending Frank your favorite podcasts with a description.
January Meeting
Our January meeting was a big success! Dave Marra, an Apple Systems Engineer showed us Leopard. Dave did a bang up job showing us Leopard's key new features. Thanks to arrangements made by Maria O. Arguello, we also had several books to raffle off. Those items are as follows:
- The Little Mac Book: Leopard Edition - by Robin Williams - Peachpit - won by Cathy Venturi
- Mac OS 10.5 Leopard: Visual Quickstart Guide - by Maria Langer - Peachpit - won by Carol Sierzega
- Mac OS X Leopard Pocket Guide - by Chuck Toporek - O'Reilly - won by Johanna Zitto
- Leopard OS X: The Missing Manual 2008 - by David Pogue - O'Reilly - won by Jeanette Marquez
- Automator for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard: Visual Quickstart Guide - by Ben Waldie - Peachpit - won by Jack Bozzuffi
- Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard: Peachpit Press Learning Series - by Robin Williams - Peachpit - won by Michelle Lacina
- Leopard OS X: The Missing Manual - by David Pogue - O'Reilly - won by Don McGinnis
- O'Reilly bag - won by Sean Sturgie
We thank Peachpit Press and O'Reilly for their generosity.
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