Digital Video User Group
A Special Interest Group of the Capital PC Users Group
(CPCUG) for PC and MAC Video novices and experts.
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DVUG is FREE for all who wish to attend meetings. Consider joining the CPCUG
for only $42 per year our sponsors. For CPCUG members there is a members' only
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DVUG
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Next DVUG meeting Nov. 17, 2010 (Wednesday)
Bethesda Regional Service Center Room A
POCKET CamcordersThe first Digital Video User Group meeting of the fall will feature a Demonstration and discussion about pocket camcorders. These are as small as your point and shoot still camera and will provide hours of Standard and High Definition Video of variable resolution. These little wonders weigh only a few ounces, fit easily in a shirt pocket and typically cost from $50 to $200 The units are capable of shooting in SD, HD and other modes. They use SDHC memory chips similar to the SD Chips for still cameras. The video files are easily downloaded to a computer via a built-in USB or other connector and then edited by most video editors. Some run on double-A batteries other on rechargeable batteries. The camcorders also play back directly through TV sets via HDMI or RCA connectors.Tom Hoopengardner will start the session and talk about his Kodak Zi8 and demonstrate it's advantages -- and disadvantages. It cost only $80 refurbished, but it has all kinds of bells and whistles. With a lens mounting ring, it can even go wide-angle! It can be used as a poor man's scanner. Tom has some great tips and tricks such as: How do you hold steady a camera that weighs only 4 ounces? He will show some of his excellent video.If you have a
pocket Camcorder bring it to the
meeting, also bring some footage on the camera
we will have a HDTV set to use the HDMI Port to take the footage from your
camera or if you use a RCA cable bring the cable. We will assess your
pocket camcorder's best and worst features. We will bring a Flip,
Kodak ZxD and Zi8.
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Richard
Harrington's May presentation had the largest attendance of the year (about 65
attendees). He was outstanding!! Below are the links to the Websites that he
mentioned:
Photoshop for Video is Richard
Harrington's site for Photoshop Tutorials, hints and other materials
Creative Cow -
Excellent Tutorials, Articles, News, Hints for all video products
Richard Harrington's
Useful Stuff for Video Pros and
Link for numerous
handouts of his various talks around the U.S. They provide a wealth of
unique material for you to learn the graphics & video fields
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To find out about Podcasting look at our January
meeting Discussion
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Are you
Serious About the Future of Video Technology or a career in Video Film Making?
Read this Article about Merrill Hessel's visit to the San
Francisco School of Digital Film Making!
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Do you
want Original Music for your Video?
Some members of The
Composers’ Society of Montgomery County (CSMC) may be willing to collaborate
with video producers in composing original music for their video productions.
Custom composed music has the advantage of being designed to work with the
video images presented. In addition it is also very helpful to producers to
have the copyright issues to the music worked out in the early stages of the
development of any project. Depending on the project, CSMC composers may be
willing to work for a small fee or sometimes for no fee at all. Of course the
prospect of collecting a fee greatly increases the likelihood of drawing interest
in a project from the pool of composers. CSMC has about 30 composer members,
most of whom would be comfortable with composing a score for a video production
if they find a project which interests them.
If you are
interested in trying to work with one of our composers on a project, call Gene
Saunders, Executive Director, The Composers’ Society of Montgomery County, Inc.
tell him what you are looking for. He will need the general parameters of the
project, how much length of music is required, any special requirements or
restrictions, and whether you are willing to pay a fee. Gene will then put your
project information out to the CSMC group and provide you and any interested
composers with contact information so that you can work out the details by yourselves.
Contact Gene at 301-309-2077; esaunders12@comcast.net. The CSMC Website is: www.angelfire.com/music3/csmc/
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Our Tour and Staff
discussion at the Discovery Channel Post-Production facilities on June 15th was
attended by over 85 people. Nine staff members lead small groups of
us through the edit rooms, library, sound edit facilities and more. We
were able to ask questions both while on tour and in a group session. The
feedback from the DVUG attendees was WOW!! We wish to thank the Discovery
Channel and its staff for the extraordinary effort, staff and tour they gave
us.
The Discovery entrance greeter for the DVUG
For pictures of the tour, CLICK HERE
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For those
interested in learning about "Modern Music Production on your
computer", William Jenkins our April speaker is offering a set of
classes. Click here for Details
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DVD's for our last
several meetings are available for purchase.
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Merrill Hessel, Ralph Morris "From DVD's, Tape
& Movie Film to your Computer", October 18, 2005
Richard Turner -June 21, 2005, "Public Access
Television for You"
Gary Krimstein, January,18, 2005, "Designing,
Conducting, Marketing Video Productions"
Tom Hoopengardner -November 16th,
2004 "How to Incorporate Virtual Sets into your Videos, Green
Screen, Live Demos"
Merrill Hessel -May 18th, 2004 "Basics of Sound
Editing on a Computer" William Jenkins
-April 19th, 2004 Meeting "Working with Sound and Music on Your
Computer"
Tom Hoopengardner -March 16th, 2004 Meeting "How
to give your Videos a Cinema look and Other tricks"
Click here on how to obtain them.
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If you have any
questions send an e-mail to: dvug@meral.com
Any ideas or suggestions that you may have for meeting topics or the group are
welcome. If you know people who may be interested wish to be on our mailing
list, have them contact: dvug@meral.com
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Meeting Location
The meeting is
located at the Bethesda Chevy Chase Services Center, 4805 Edgemoor Lane, just
across Old Georgetown Road from La Madeleine restaurant. La Madeleine is
on Old Georgetown Road between Woodmont and Wisconsin. Click here for a map of the meeting place
Take the Metro to the Bethesda Station (one block from the exit) or the easiest
place to park is at the Bethesda Metro lot at the corner of Woodmont and
Edgemoor. You can enter the parking lot on either Woodmont or
Edgemoor. Exit the parking lot on Edgemoor, and stand under the
pedestrian bridge that connects the parking lot to the metro station. Walk
north toward La Madeleine. The entrance to the Bethesda Chevy Chase
Services Center will be on the left, just south of Old Georgetown Road.
It's marked by flags and a big plaque. Take the elevator to the second
floor and look for the meeting room. We are using this room thanks to the
Capital PC Users Group.
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Volunteers, Article Writers, Helpers
As a user
organization we can use anyone that is willing to help the DVUG such as:
organize the meetings, write articles for the Website and eventually the
newsletter, provide suggestions for the agenda, suggest speakers, provide
willing to help to other users, suggest Special Interest Groups, Chair such
groups and many other tasks.
Contact us at dvug@meral.com
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Pictures at the Top of the Page
If you don't
understand the explanations of the pictures at the top of the page given below,
you will after a few DVUG meetings. If you do then you can help other
users in the group! The streaming video in the article Intro
to Digital Videoshows the green screen in action.
The picture in the
middle is of a Panasonic Digital Camcorder taken in front of a green
screen. A video background from the Digital Juice collection was
composited with the camcorder and the green screen was keyed out. The Adobe
Premiere timeline on the right was constructed in order to produce a video that
demonstrates how green screen compositing works.
The left picture is
a timeline from a show on Arson Dogs and demonstrates transitions, sound tracks
and the use of multiple video tracks.