As well as our weekly Wednesday evening meetings we have a varied programme of technical nights, held on the first and third Mondays of each month at 8pm. It is on these nights that members can learn how to use the various software programmes associated with off line editing, image manipulation and audio editing. These sessions are quite unstructured so what goes on is governed by the current needs of those who attend. Attendance on technical nights tends to fluctuate between 12 to 20 members on Technical Nights.

Equipment Available

The club now has a wide range of equipment which is available for use by members on any techical evening.

The first computer the club bought which has a DC30+ capture card and Premier editing software. This is for those members who still have analogue cameras. It is also useful for demonstrating how to edit using Premier.

A Computer Editing Suite using a Fire Wire Card input for those members who have digital cameras. This has a choice of two editing systems, Premier and U-Lead Studio.

A third computer for image manipulation using PhotoShop graphics software.

A pair of VCRs with TV Monitor etc. for simple analogue editing, working from an Edit List and using a camera as the souce.

Finally our latest computer which has quite a high-spec. This computer running on the latest version of Windows Vista contains both a DVD player and a DVD/CD writer and all the software for DVD authoring and production.

In addition to the equipment listed above the projection box contains:-

JVC mini DV & DVD player/recorder and DVD Player

Mini DV & S-VHS cassette Recorder

DVD Player

All of which are also available for use by club members on technical nights.