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AUSOM & AUSOM News on the Internet6 v AUSOM News April 2009
Special
Interest
Groups
Group Coordinators/Reporters
Special Interest Groups
Largely unedited reports from meetings and plans for this month. Times and presentations are
correct at time of publication. For more up-to-date information check AUSOM's web site or contact the
coordinator whose name is beneath the SIG title. Contact details can be found in the yellow centre section.
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Presenters Note: The screen rsolution is 1024 x 768 when connected to most projectors.
9:30am Saturday
Digital Video
Chris McQuillen
We are in for a treat at our April
4th session. We have Tim Scott
a film location manager coming
to tell us about the complexities
of finding locations for local and
international film makers. He has
many stories of dealing with US
film producers and their requests
to create bygone eras in modern
locations.
In the second hour Roger Threlfall
will present some of the added
value that Final Cut Express (FCE)
offers film editors.
Our March DV session went
without a hitch in our new venue.
The projector and the sound
system worked with minimal set
up and performed perfectly.
This was our first bring-and-show
for the year and we filled the two
hours with excellent films. The
standard is constantly improving.
We adopted a suggestion from
Trevor Day to offer constructive
points for improvements for his
presented film. We will continue
this practice when the presenter
asks for this feedback.
Roger floated the idea of an FCE
workshop and has 11 aspirants
who will meet between our normal
SIG meetings. The first workshop
is at Roger’s place on 17 March 09.
This is an opportunity for friends
with a common interest to gather
between official AUSOM meetings.
We are still wanting volunteers to film
the second phase of our Yarra epic.
The aspects that are still without a
volunteer are:
Art & Public Art of the Yarra
(including aboriginal culture)
Events & Celebrations on or near
the Yarra.
We are also proposing a filming
day at Sovereign Hill in Ballarat
later in the year.
Come along and unleash the
creative director in yourself.
If you would like to get involved
with either of these activities please
contact Chris McQuillen on 9432
4760 or cbejmcquillen@iprimus.
com.au
10:30 am Saturday
iWork
Pam Doughty ([e-mail])
Dick Johnson, who presented the
first in a series of sessions dealing
with the word processing features
of Pages in February, will return in
April with further guidance.
FileMaker Forum
Bradley Bush
A group where we learn together
about FileMaker Pro.
11:00 am Saturday
GarageBand Basics
Barbara Moriarty
Not everyone who is interested in
GarageBand can attend every SIG.
In March we revisited Magic
GarageBand. AUSOM members
who have wanted to ‘have a
play using GarageBand’ join us
by viewing ‘Create Songs with a
Virtual Onstage Band’
http://www.apple.com/findouthow/music/
GarageBand08.html
and see what you can do.
Nine members present joined
our discussions with ideas and
experiences. Two new members
were keen to add a Real Instrument
to GarageBand background music.
The following links are suggested
for anyone wishing to add a real
instrument to a GarageBand piece.
Check out these links.
http://www.apple.com/findouthow/
music/GarageBand08.
html#tutorial=instrument
and
http://www.apple.com/findouthow/music/
GarageBand08.html#tutorial=software
and enjoy.
I trust members who attended in
March will bring along a piece they
have created over the month to the
April meeting when we will look at
adding Real Instruments or voice to
a composition made by a member.
12noon Saturday
Main Meeting
Club news, including products
available to Members, introduction
to group coordinators and a brief
run-down of topics for discussion
at the special interest groups.
1pm Saturday
Major Presentation
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Computers Now - Malvern
Photoshop
Barbara Gibson ([e-mail])
Pat Tasker ([e-mail])
With the March challenge image,
the techniques discussed were
for straightening the image,
followed by methods for filling
generated blank areas by cloning
or by distorting the image. Levels,
saturation and contrast were then
applied to improve the colour.
Working in Photoshop Elements 6,
the use of Artistic Filters was
demonstrated. Building up layers
to produce first an art-work from a
pastoral scene and then to turn a
photo. into a watercolour portrait.
In Photoshop CS3 the Channel
Mixer was used to liven up a flat,
dull sea and then the basics of
the Gradient Map, available in