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<br />.~ <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br /> <br />What an interesting year. There were ups. There were downs. We learned a lot about <br />the complicated worlds of bonding and land purchases and architecture and contracts and <br />construction bids. We learned why we need lawyers and why lawyers drive us crazy. <br /> <br />Meanwhile, in the steady world of community programming, the public beat their records <br />of the previous year, and staff took on a new program series. All in all, it was a <br />productive year. <br /> <br />The following report highlights our accomplishments and summarizes the annual activity <br />of the Media Center and Cable Commission. <br /> <br /> <br />One thing I can tell you for sure is that Community Programming is alive and well. For <br />the second year in a row, numbers for classes taught and programs produced by the <br />general public have increased. Other areas worth noting include equipment upgrades, the <br />annual volunteer award ceremony, and the energizing effect of new producers. <br /> <br />Equipment Upgrades <br /> <br />. DV camcorders <br />We were finally able to provide digital remote production equipment to the general <br />public. After much research, we settled on a robust, easy to operate, yet technically <br />excellent DV carncorder. We ordered four of them and commenced to training the <br />throngs on their usage. The DV camcorders function much like the SVHS <br />camcorders they replaced, but with a much better picture quality. <br /> <br />. Non-linear edit suite <br />What good is a digital camera if you don't have digital editing? Good question. But <br />one we don't have to ponder, as Rose put together a very nice and economical non- <br />linear edit suite for the public's use. It includes removable hard-drives so producers <br />can check out a hard drive for the duration of their project. We also put a DV deck in <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />1- <br /> <br />3 <br />