I'm a Movie Making Maniac

I went for 2 1/2 hours to the Apple Store Project Session. I had imported quite a bit of VHS footage to work on while there. I had most of my questions answered and learned some new things. I took my computer and external hard drive. My computer froze when the hard drive was connected and the Mac Specialist couldn't eject it either. So he arranged to have a technician check it out (since it's under warranty and all). It was determined that the hard drive is defective and causing the computer problems. I agree. But, of course, I bought it on June 12, 2009 and today is June 19, 2010 so the one year warranty has expired- BY FIVE DAYS!! Geez Louise! I called to beg for any extension of warranty. Well, I'm just plain out of luck. I guess I'll be getting a new external hard drive.

In addition to that, I worked on many movies and I'm getting much quicker at editing and working my way around the movie program. Stuff to remember:

• Always send to iMovie before importing more VHS footage
• Export finished movie to Share>Media Browser rather that iDVD. It's easier to pull from there if you are putting more than one movie on a DVD
• Choose the Standard 4:3 rather than Widescreen for these home videos

I have to keep my computer working on these movies "round the clock". It takes "real time" to import the old footage, about 1/4 the time to send to iMovie, then you edit, then it takes "real time" to send to Media Browser, then once you've made the DVD, it takes "real time" to burn the DVD! Three times you handle this footage. All I can say is, I dump a lot of stuff in the trash before I make the final movie edits. That makes two of the waiting sessions are a little shorter!

At least I'm getting other projects done (sewing, cleaning, watching SYTYCD) during the "waiting periods".

Well here's new video. Uh yes, my singing debut, with some back-up dancing!