[SC.LUG] MFS Meeting. Tue, 17 May. Tutorial: "Video Editing with Blender"

[Michael Dorrington]

Please feel free to forward this to those that would welcome it.

NOTE: The slightly earlier start time of 6:30pm.

* Event: Manchester Free Software's May Meeting
* Tutorial: Video Editing with Blender
* Speaker: Michael Dorrington

* Date: Tuesday, 17th May 2016 (3rd Tuesday of the month)
* Start time: 18:30
* Finish time: 20:00 (or later if interest and then on for social)

* Location: Madlab. (Manchester Digital Laboratory).
  - http://madlab.org.uk/
* Address: 36-40 Edge Street, Manchester. M4 1HN.
  - Opposite "Common" on Edge Street, Northern Quarter.
  - http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=19/53.48413/-2.23639

== Details ==

The purpose of Manchester Free Software is to promote the Free Software
philosophy.

Every meeting we start with an opportunity for informal key signing.
For an explanation of what this is about see:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_signing_party

The main part of the meeting will be a tutorial and discussion.

Blender is extremely powerful, robust and feature-full Free Software
that enables users to do 3D modelling including simulations and
animations.  But Blender is not limited to that, it can also do video
editing, games and more.  This tutorial will be on using Blender to do
video editing and aims to inspire participants to go on to use Blender
for their video editing and more.

The meeting will start with an introduction to Free Software, the
different video editing Free Software available and an overview of
Blender.  Then we will go into the full tutorial with discussion,
sharing and questions welcome as we go along.

To get the most out of the tutorial we recommend that you follow along
using Blender on a laptop, the higher the screen resolution the better.
 If you are using a GNU/Linux distro then we recommend you install
Blender using its package manager.  And, as long as your comfortable, we
recommend installing Blender from your distro's 'backports'.  This is
what the tutorial will be given on, Blender from 'jessie-backports'
which is version 2.74.  Alternatively you can download Blender from the
Blender website which has versions for Windows, Mac OS X and GNU/Linux.
 The latest version is available there, which is 2.77a and also previous
versions.  This latest version should be fine for following the tutorial
and we'll deal with any differences, if any, as they come up.

Blender's website download page: https://www.blender.org/download/
Debian Jessie-Backports Blender:
https://packages.debian.org/jessie-backports/blender
How to use Debian Backports: http://backports.debian.org/

If you have experience of video editing with Free Software then please
consider giving a lightning talk at the meeting and/or adding to the
tutorial.

== After-meeting ==

The meeting will be followed by informal discussion and socialising in
the Terrace (which is next door to Madlab).  There are soft drinks
available and there is no pressure to consume alcohol.

== Location ==

The meeting will take place at the usual venue of Madlab, details above.

== Transport ==

=== Parking ===

Around the venue there are parking meter bays that become zero cost
after 8pm on Tuesday so you will have to pay up until then and the
maximum stay is 2 hours BUT MAKE SURE YOU VERIFY ALL THIS on parking.

There are paid parking lots around the venue, they are marked by a blue
P in this OpenStreetMap centred on Madlab
<http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=15/53.4843/-2.2365>.  Most of those
parking lots are owned by NCP <http://www.ncp.co.uk/>.

If you can’t decide otherwise then park in Manchester Arndale
<http://www.manchesterarndale.com/directions.aspx>.

=== Public Transport ===

Manchester Victoria (MCV) train station, Shudehill tram and bus station,
and Manchester Piccadilly bus station are all fairly close to Madlab,
see OpenStreetMap centred on Madlab
<http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=15/53.4843/-2.2365>.

Manchester Piccadilly (MAN) train station and Manchester Central Coach
Station are not too far away either.

== More Information ==

Information about Manchester Free Software can be found on the
Manchester Free Software pages on LibrePlanet
<https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Manchester>.

Regards,
Mike.
MFS Chair

-- 
FSF member #9429
http://www.fsf.org/register_form?referrer=9429
http://www.fsf.org/about
"The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is a nonprofit with a worldwide
mission to promote computer user freedom and to defend the rights of all
free software users."

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