After the MushcakeVideo, Mary's sister asked her to produce a video for an 8th grade class.
(hmm... factor stuff from LegacyVideo, MushcakeVideo etc. into MaJoStudio)
We needed a new FilmKiller; my previous scanner (a Umax 1200S) had died. We found a deal that looked almost too good to be true: a refurbished Epson for $45. Shipping was only about $9, and it shows up in a day or two. The project involved scanning over 250 photos, and aside from a bonehead play where we left the scanning software in black-and-white mode for about 50 scans, it was a breeze.
Oh... I told Mary not to worry about cropping during scanning; we always crop later. That turned out to be true, but not convenient. Next time: try to scan exactly what you want and no more.
scanner doesn't work in Mac OSX yet. :-{ Used linux... ssh to transfer .jpegs from the linux laptop/desktop to the mac. iMovie wouldn't recognize the resulting files until the type field was set; use SetFile? from the developer tools. (@@pointer)
iPhoto works pretty well for cropping/rotating, but getting photos from iPhoto to iMovie is kind of a pain.
Adding titles worked, but it was a little klunky.
The way iMovie handles music is quite smooth.
After we burned about 15 DVDs?, we put labels on them (@@pointer to software we used to make the labels). Then they didn't work. Well, the Apple ones didn't work. They're evidently just a little thicker than the memorex ones Mary got at the store.
18May, 9am: Mary just left for OKC to deliver the product. She's attending the graduation ceremony where it will be presented. Stay tuned...
hmm... could this turn into a home-based business? see Forms of Business Organization, Licenses and Taxes from MoBDN?; Mary's considering taking a course by one of their consultants on 20Aug2002.
30 Apr 2002: DV clues from Alan, Ralph, Gerald, and Eric in a meeting... gerald's DV camera purchase notes
Alan recommends iMovie2 - the Missing Manual
hmm... the LegacyVideo problem...
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