Let's get to know each other ... slightly off topic!

[Anatoly Neverov]

Name: Anatoly Neverov
Age: 42
Occupation: freelancer: interpreter, journalist, videographer, matchmaker (I render matrimonial services through the internet), trade (I sell Russian fur hats through the internet)
Country: Belarus
Family: married with 20 years old daughter and 13 years old son
Interest: video, computer, internet, languages
What do you video?: commerces, home movies
How long worked with video: about 2 years
Video Qualif/Level: Beginner
Rating of this forum: Excellent
How often do you visit: 2-3 times daily

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Anatoly Neverov
Minsk, Belarus

[KRSESQ]

name: Kevin S.
occupation: Jack of all trades, master of none.
education: Bachelors Degree in Telecommunications. Pending A+ Certification.
interests: Film (~40 yrs) Video (~15 yrs)Computers (~10 yrs) NLE (<5 yrs)
family: Married, two boys 19 and 14.
video qual/level: Intermediate but (I like to think) coming up fast. (Thanks, Doc.)
what do I video: Anything that falls in frame!
rating of this forum: Excellent.
how often do you visit: 3 or 4 times a day.
comment: I love playing with Film, but this video thing is a blast.

[Phil Pugh]

Name: Phil
Occupation: Consulting Manager for COMPAQ Computer
Country: UK
Family: Married with two daughters 21 and 24
Interest: Video , Astronomy , Photography , Biking
What do you video?: Home movies / Local events for personal use.
How long worked with video: 10 years
Video Qualif/Level: Getting there!
Rating of this forum: Excellent
How often do you visit: Daily
Any other comments: There's always something new to try out.

[elfredo]

Hi there!

Name:Friedrich

Occupation: car-electrician

Country: Germany

Family: Single

Interests: Video(-editing,-technics), jogging, fixing cars

What do you video: my friends and I do at least one movie per year. it all started with a star-trek home video. our last projekt was a vietnam film (not very serious).
If you want a copy feel free to mail me.

video qualif/level: kind of advanced

rating of this forum: perfect

how often do you visit: 2-3 times a week

any other comments: I agree with Larry aka lenl1: "It is a wonderfull world we live in to be able to communicate with knowledgeable people around the globe"

carry on!

[Graham Meredith]

This is kinda like KISS - "UNMASKED" !!!
-only not so frightening

Hi, I'm Graham Meredith

Occupation:
Chemical Laboratory technician - Public service

Country:
Homebush, NSW, Australia

Family:
Dad, sister, brother

Interests:
computers & video,digital music recording, bands (I'm in 2 bands - http://mp3.com.au/WarningWillRobinson - a sicko Westie band
- also "Professor Presley and the Elvoids", a scientific educational electronica band -website still under construction at http://www.mp3.com.au), radio controlled model aircraft, sci-fi, electronic gadgets and toys.

What do you Video?:
edit family videos for customers, animation, make band video clips

How long worked with Video:
3 months

Video Qulif/Level:
in it for fun!

Rating of this forum:
GREAT GREAT GREAT!

How often do you visit:
nearly every day

Any other comments:
Sleep - mostly at work!

What gets on my nerves:
Windows 98SE not shutting down properly despite shutdown patch installed, smokers in cars throwing lit cigarette buts on the road & going under my car

Graham

[Jerry Jones]

Name: Jerry

Occupation: Employed by City of Boise/Idaho/USA.

(I work with the news media locally and on public education projects of the Department of Public Works. Formerly, I was a Boise, Idaho television newsman - anchor of the 'News at Noon' newscast on the NBC affiliate KTVB Channel 7...

[ http://www.ktvb.com ]

...from 1987 until spring of 1996.)

Country: USA

Family: Still single, but if I could find the right woman to share my passion for computers and editing digital video, well, you never know :-). I have three younger brothers and both parents are still living.

Interest: Video editing, computers, backpacking/hiking the mountains, beaches and deserts of North America's Pacific Northwest.

What do you video?: When I started in television news, I actually shot and edited my own pieces using 3/4 inch gear. That was at station KPVI (then a small ABC news affiliate). When I moved to KTVB - I was strictly an on-air "personality" and I did lots of field interviews, but I left the editing and the photography to the photographers on staff.

Now, I use a Sony DCR-VX1000 three-chip DV camcorder at work to shoot press conferences, video of public works department facilities, and supplemental interviews.

At home, I use a simple one-chip JVC GR-DVM5U DV camcorder. I use it to record my backpacking adventures. I also use it for occasional weekend work that comes my way via my side business:

http://www.jonesgroup.net

How long worked with video: Since high school decades ago.

Video Qualif/Level: Very experienced, but I'm always learning new things. I believe very few people are truly "expert" in all aspects of video. I don't consider myself to be very strong in sophisticated effects and motion graphics. But I do consider myself to be fairly strong in terms of writing to video.

Rating of this forum: Excellent

How often do you visit this forum: Almost daily.

[This_Idiot]

Well I spose I'd better join in the fun (I did try on Sunday but the net connection was dire).

Although many of you know me as "This Idiot", my real name is Chris Day. I'm a freelance computer analyst/programmer, specialising in commercial applications on ICL mainframes. I live close to Birmingham, in the midlands of the UK, although I frequently have to stay away from home when work demands it - that's the "joy" of being freelance. Currently I'm working in Lancashire, in the Northwest of England, which means that I spend 4 nights a week away from the family.

Which neatly leads me into "introducing" my family. Firstly, my beautiful wife (of 19 years come July),Moira. Then we have (chronologically) Angela (17 yrs, dedicated student, loadsa fun when she isn't being a PIA), Huw (15 Yrs, insular, wants to be an engineer, probably in robotics), Toby (13 years, happy-go-lucky, hasn't a clue about what he wants, still less how to get there).

Interests ? Jeez, don't seem to have time for those anymore. I love motorsport, and rallied a Mark 2 Ford Escort for 3 seasons before it got too expensive. I follow Formula1 instead these days.

What do I video ? Well the truth is that I don't. OK, I grab a few family shots, and the cam goes everwhere with me, but mainly I use a VCR as an input device to the many reviews/projects that I do (except DV stuff that gets the family shots that I managed to take on holiday last easter). As a result, I'm still in the bottom grade as a cameraman, although I'm up to medium when it comes to capture and editing. The problem here is the current rate of software releases - I barely get time to finish a tutorial on one before the next one turns up. So I haven't even had chance to get a decent play with Prem5.1c or MS6 yet (another by-product of having to work away from home, commute at weekends and compress a weeks worth of family commitment into a weekend).

How do I rate this forum ? Well what can I say ? It's my life, I'm here every day reading everything that goes on, replying where I can (if necessary). I'd like a lot more time to develop the site itself (of which the forum is just one part), but when I've got the time, I ain't got the money (and vice versa). One of these days when I win the lottery....

Any other comments? Yeah, although the forum is active and expanding, the rest of the site is only drawing 50% of the site hits that it was 12 months ago. Now that's due to my own lack of attention - BUT there's plenty of opportunity for site regulars to submit articles for publication. Email me if you think you can contribute.

[IvanP]

Hi All,

Name: Ivan Pavlove (31)
Occupation: Freelance programmer (embeded systems, digital device control software 7 years and last 4 years corporate information systems and databases)
Country: Slovakia, Bratislava
Family: Married 9 years, wife Zuzana, Natalia(6) and Filip (2.5). (Names are written in Slovak)
Interest: Home Video, any new digital technology in audio/video, computers.
What do you video?: Family events, children.
How long worked with video: Taking video for 6 years, editing 2 years.
Video Qualif/Level: Amateur/Average
Rating of this forum: The best one.
How often do you visit: Daily
Any other comments: How do I explain to my wife that we'll need DVD burner for $1000?

Ivan

[rodgreen]

Wow ... what a response! Keep 'em coming!

It's great to see what a varied and knowledgeable audience we have here ...

[Hacker]

Hi,
Just a note to IvanP:
I also live in Bratislava.

Name: Roman
Occupation: Student
Country: Slovakia
Family: Mom, dad... some siblings from mom's and also dad's side.
Interest: Computers, scifi, TV.
What do you video?: Not too much actually... Something from TV ocassionally.
How long worked with video: 6 months.
Video Qualif/Level: Beginner
Rating of this forum: One point below the official Matrox forum
How often do you visit: Once in a while.
Any other comments: Come and try the Matrox forum, too.

Roman



[This message has been edited by Hacker (edited 25 January 2001).]

[NotEd]

Name: Cary E. Gordon
Occupation: A/V Technician, National Library of Medicine
Country: Bethesda, MD USA
Family: No wife nor children to speak of.
Interest: Video editing, Computers, Comics, Sleep, tiny bit of writing.
What do you video?: Not much right now. I used to work freelance and do all kinds of event related stuff though (concerts, meetings, conferences, etc). On my own I've worked on some SciFi videos for a friend of mine. (Dr Who stuff. Check it out at:
http://www.lungbarrow.com/timerift/
BTW, if you've seen it I take no responsibility for the acting. ) Oh, and a little 16mm film work.
How long worked with video: 15 years
Video Qualif/Level: Advanced?
Rating of this forum: Cool, even if I don't have my Marvel card no more.
How often do you visit: Daily
Any other comments: I used to work as tech support for a software company called in-sync that makes an NLE called Speed Razor. If any of you have used the package or dealt with the company please do not hold it against me.

[sergiovalentino]

Name: sergio
Occupation: Computer technical and software
Country: Italia
Age: 34
Family: Married with 2 son
Interest: Video editing, Computers
What do you video?: Movie for media (cd,web sites) and home movies on camcorder
How long worked with video: 2 years
Video Qualif/Level: a little bit more than beginner!
Rating of this forum: high
How often do you visit: 3 or 4 days at week
Any other comments: Unforunately my english is not good enough to join technical discussion on this forum, however i'm happy to take experience from all of you!

ciao
sergio valentino

[mynx]

Name: Kevin Hobbes
Occupation: Camcorder repair technician for Circuit City
Home: Bristol, CT
Family: My parents, 2 younger sister, live with girlfriend. No intention of marrying or having children.
Interests: Varied, Sci-fi, R/C planes, video games, computers, hi-fi audio & video, and so much more. If there was only more time in a day.
Video: Family gatherings, vacations, Friends weddings.
How long: I have had a camcorder for years, but only within this past year have I tried editing.
Video Qualification/level: Average for taping, low for editing.
Rate forum: Very good
How often visit: almost daily
Other: I enjoy learning new things. I just finished training for mini-DV camcorder repair. Now I am preparing for my compaq & HP certifications before trying for the MCSE.

[Laurie]

Laurie U.

I work as a digital spatial database compiler for Crown Land Registry Services, Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks(what a mouthfull). I use a desktop PC(PIII 500, NT 4) in a Unix environment running Arc/Info software. Oracle is the textural side of the database.

I'm married (almost 30 years) with two post-teen daughters.

I cycle-commute year round(one advantage to living in Victoria), have rowed a bit with my daughters at Elk Lake(the Canadian National Rowing Team sometime training center) and am currently trying to rehab a very unstable bad back to start running again. In a former life I was actually quite competitive. A master's 10K PR of 34:19 probably doesn't mean anything to you non-runners out there.

Right now I'm looking out my office window watching the sun rise over the Oak Bay tweed curtain right across the water (sort of) from Patrick's home in Vancouver. BTW, Patrick, if you saw my invective about the current state of Vancouver somewhere else in this forum, please don't take it personally. You're too young to remember the Vancouver of my youth.

My interest in video editing started when I built my second computer and wanted a decent vid card. My research turned up Chris' "This Idiot's" site and I bought a G200 Marvel(which is now in my wife's comp). I dabbled a bit but soon realized I needed better/faster components (larger HD etc.). Still haven't quite got there yet and since the demise of my old VHS camcorder more than a year ago the push to upgrade everything is less. I do have a G400 MAX and have been spending way too much time playing UT but having fun anyway. By the time I manage to get a digital camcorder I won't need my RRG any more .

I really enjoy lurking in the MURC forums and trying to keep current with NLE et al. I know that when I get editing again - Doc, Patrick, Elie and the rest will be there to bail me out.


Laurie (Papa_Phoenix - my UT alias) U.



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[Technoid]

Here we go...

Name: Mathias

Occupation: Computer Whizard at a Computer shop that is having its 20 years aniversity this year.

Country: Sweden

Family: Still living at my parents home

Age: 23

Interest: anything that comes my way

What do you video?: Trying to move my VHS films to digital and restoring them.

How long worked with video: since 1980 (my uncle still has a tape with a Bond movie wich has some artifacts because i put pieces of Lego inside his Top loaded JVC vhs set)

Video Qualif/Level: Intermidient

Rating of this forum: Excellent (otherwise we wouldent be here)

How often do you visit: Almost daily

Any other comments: Is this tread going to die as ewry else tread i answere to?