Dorchester — Nov 10th 2009
Report back from the WaMugs Committee (Mark Ford)
Our new Chair, Mick Burrell, presided.
It was decided that the club will buy the sort of medium cost gizmos that might get used only once. The sort of items envisaged are a VHS to DVD thingy and a vinyl to digital turntable. These could be loaned to members. Details to follow. (see Discussion thread ‘Club Purchase’)
It was decided to increase non-member meeting fee to £5.00.
Also that the first £5 to be deducted from Annual membership when a person does join regardless of the number of times they have attended as a visitor.
It was decided to send all visitors the Bulletin even if they haven’t joined. It is easy to un-subscribe from the service should they wish.
Presentations:
Recovery from file corruption and system disaster (Euan Williams)
what to do and how to cope in different situations
prepare for problems before they occur
backing up - the golden rules
cloning your system
invisible files and folders
some areas to consider in diagnosis
repairs and fixes.
MacOSX System utilities and other tools.
Using Photoshop Elements layers (John Marriott)
non-destructive edits using adjustment layers for colour, gradients, patterns, and selections
Using filter options for layer selections (hard, soft light etc.)
Adding and adapting artwork
Merging and flattening layers to reduce file sizes
Using 'Image Size' choices, and 'Save As' options
Finally John showed us a gallery of articulated trucks decorated with 3D art gleaned from the USA.
Individual discussions followed.
EW (your mellifluous reporter Steve Ryder returns next month).
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