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Comment by Cory Brennan on February 13, 2011 at 1:17am

Not all of us have projectors and we need to be able to show them on a DVD too. I have a library of films on DVD, but not all of them by any means.

Comment by Eric Stewart on February 13, 2011 at 12:51am

A techie class on how to download online films and show them on your laptop with projector class! * Dually noted Cory!

Comment by Eric Stewart on February 13, 2011 at 12:50am

The next movie is Food inc. which will require a fee to pay to show. I say we be guerrillas and all just buy a copy and show as if we are just watching it with a bunch of friends.

The GMO issue requires us to act swiftly!

Comment by Eric Stewart on February 13, 2011 at 12:48am

Things I learned for future movie nights:

1) Step by step action plan: At really professional restaurants there is a break down of every task that must get accomplished before we close the restaurant. By breaking up these tasks we have 10 people accomplish the job of cleaning up an entire restaurant in less then an hour!  It's time for us to get better organize and set up  tasks like a list so a multitude of people can take ownership by accomplishing those tasks and knowing fully what their role is and get this thing done fantastically!

 

2) We can greatly expand our venues, or we can focus on regions for maximum effect. If we have enough people willing to take ownership to host a film in their Neighborhoods we could greatly expand the number of film goers as well.

 

3.) Flyers- word of mouth - flyers - word of mouth- flyers and word of mouth!

Comment by Cory Brennan on February 13, 2011 at 12:12am

Thank you for these instructions. For those of you more technically adept on computers, keep in mind that most of us are not techie and we need the film in a format that we can show on a DVD. Or else to get instructions well before the showing so that we can ensure we work it out. I really appreciate the work people have done to make the film available and coordinate the showings. We will work out the bugs as we go along. What's important is that we are doing it!

C

Comment by Stacey S. on February 12, 2011 at 8:38pm

Here's another response to the DVD MP4 issue: No, your dvd player can't play an mp4 video on a dvd disc, but your dvd player support Divx, so you need to use a right software to convert your high quality mp4 video to a high quality divx avi video, then play on your DVD player, you can try RZ DVD Creator, it can be used to convert any video files to divx avi files, easy to use, run RZ DVD Creator, insert a dvd disc into your computer dvd burner drive, add your MP4 video into rz dvd creator, then select "Divx-DVD" as target format, then press "START" button, the software will convert your mp4 video to divx avi video then burn on the inserted dvd disc, and then you can play the burned Divx DVD well on your DVD player. You can yahoo or google search and download RZ DVD Creator, hope it can help you. You have to convert the mp4 video to DVD format at first, then burn it to DVD disc to play on your DVD player. If you don't know how to do that, this guide will help you a lot.
http://www.best-dvd-burning-software.com…
Hope it helps. Email me if you need further assistant or use http://www.google.com to search more answers.

Comment by Stacey S. on February 12, 2011 at 8:34pm

Equipment: I wanted everyone to know that I ran my DVD session today from my laptop. I had downloaded the mp4 from the YouTube video using keepvid. http://keepvid.com/. I used a projector and speakers. The sound filled the room nicely but it was a small venue with less than 10 people. For a larger venue, if you don't have a multimedia setup for a computer, it may be best to assure the format works with the DVD player or equipment first. If not, and you don't have access to view it on YourTube (which I'm sure Eric would not recommend playing it directly off the web), you may have to convert the MP4 to an alternate format.  Can you play MP4 videos on a DVD player...

Answer

Yes.

If your DVD Player supports DIVX media file types, then it can also play MP4 files too.yes, but it depends on what dvd player you have....newer ones have that option, some don't. you would know once you try it.

Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Can_a_DVD_player_play_MP4_file#ixzz1DnK6qrRT

Comment by Cory Brennan on February 12, 2011 at 7:03pm

Jay, Keep in mind that we have Create Clearwater in the Clearwater area and we worked on UU a year ago to get them interested in a permie garden. I toured the facility with them and gave them some recommendations, told them how much food they could grow, how they could do it with almost no cost or inputs, benefits to the community, etc.

 

But they had some politics at the board level to sort out and I left town shortly after that, so it got dropped. You do have a resource in Create Clearwater - I'm sure that a number of people would come out to help do any permablitz, there are many in the group who are very interested in making a community garden happen.  It is the local Transition group for Clearwater with more than 400 on its mailing list and is being reactivated. 

Comment by Stacey S. on February 12, 2011 at 6:28pm

Don't be too hard on yourself kiddo! Sometimes the wave takes off right away and sometimes you have to stand there by yourself waving your arms like a crazy person until people notice! I did see announcements on the TBO web site. I mean, some actually took the time to key in each Home showing individually.

Lessons I've learned... go to the event way early... the earlier the better to make sure you can hook up the whole system, all the equipment is there, and everything works properly. I was there an hour early and was sweating close to show time that I had to rely on others to get me speakers or unlock doors. I also had to prop the projector up higher which was easy in and of itself... but did add to the things that needed to get done beforehand. I'm glad I had downloaded the film to my laptop and also captured it on DVD (both of which I reviewed at home to make sure they worked properly)... I also reviewed the ones I made for the UU Church and Dunedin to spot check that they copied fine.

I brought a Code Green sign to place in front of the door where we viewed the film. I noticed, even though the library had our cliers and displays in lucite all over the library, that some folks went to the wrong area as the staff may not have been informed as to which room we were in. 

The library also made an announcement which I thought was really nice. The staff at the Hudson branch were so wonderful. They all wanted to attend the showing and are genuinely interested in what we're doing, especially at The Angelus. Special thanks to Sue Griffiths and my friend, Nancy Fredericks for all their efforts. I sincerely appreciate your support.

At the end, we had a 45 minute conversation on Peak Oil, Code Green, The Angelus, the importance of eating local and organic food. One of the things we all noticed is that the movie does offer some suggestions for how we can improve the condition of the planet so we didn't walk away with a feeling of doom and gloom. The attendees are interested in the next showing of Food, Inc as well as helping out at The Angelus. I would like to concentrate on getting a core group and perhaps getting the word out a little earlier to local groups like the native plant society, local health food stores, and my neighbors etc.

Comment by Eric Stewart on February 12, 2011 at 3:18pm

We had a total of 4 people show to the NPR showing. Technical difficulties caused the movie to not be shown. The library wasn't prepared for the film so I set-up the film and showed it myself but the movie kept "Buffering" causing it to be unwatchable. 2 of the 4 in attendance were Snow birds. I am a bit disappointed in myself, I feel like I didn't market it effectively or validate the communication with the library. I sent out press releases and saw no official advertisements in the local paper.

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