OKay, got three clips from the DVD series I'm working on up on the youtube site, www.youtube.com/ferretsymposium These are just video clips of all the "fun" we had. So far there are no "real" clips of the core event (lectures, shopping, awards, Q&A, contests, etc). I wanted a clip here and there of the actual event (inside the room) to be public on YouTube to inspire you all to come to the next one. But that will have to come later. For now, take a peek at a very special treat we got at the Hidey Hole Ferret Shelter. Watch peoples faces. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9fpb851iDg Scarlet Gray gives attendees an eargasm demonstration while attendees kick back at the shelter dinner: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR8AdblNZZo Watch Ferret People take over the hotel! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p47l1Hf8NXE Now that I have done my personal photos, public photos, bonus slideshow movie, phone yt movies, reg youtube movies ... now i'm onto the real deal. Finally. I'm beside myself here because of the quality of the movies I took. I have a good Sony hd camera that normally takes crisp movies with stunning color. But that is not how these turned out. The symposium movies taken in the lecture hall are terribly grainy and yellow. The hotel in general had a dingy amber tone that was difficult on cameras. In the actual main room, lights were kept low, and then turned down further during lectures. Given the lit screen behind speakers ... well it was challenging. I tried various settings, even nightshot. But the viewer does not accurately show you what you'd get on a moniter or television. So I was flying half blind. Perhaps if there is a next time for me, I can run to a tv to moniter to test how the camera is set (if there are jacks on a hotel tv). The movies are a lot better than nothing, but still ... I had high, high expectations. Another factor I did not consider. Excitement. I was very hyper and did a bit too much zooming in and out for my taste. I also shook. How many times does my son, Sean, have to tell me I can no longer hold a camera with one hand? In the excitment, I forgot that I must use both hands and concentrate every time. Thank goodness for the tripod I used during all of the lectures! Still, there are hours of recorded fun, festivities, shopping, mini parties, award presentations, contests, reception and of course many lectures. and surrounding activities that really give you an accurate idea and feeling of what a Ferret Syposium is. Wolfy ps, I'm still banging my head against the wall with researching and trying to get clear YT movies. I've tried several diff software, converters, and settings. If anyone has the key to the secret of why or how a select few videos go up crystal clear, please fill me in. If you are having worse luck than I, contact me and I"ll give you a list of what I've tried and the results I have had to help you out. Sean and Rocky, Experience the love: http://www.wolfysluv.com/sean.html [Aikidoferret, go check it out and see why Sean is one his biggest fans: www.aikidoferret.com] [Posted in FML 6166]