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Prestige UK Tour of International Speakers A Very Special Tour of Audio-Visual Presentations Brought to you by The Royal Photographic Society AV Group From Belgium : Jacques van de Weerdt From France : Jean-Paul Petit Internationally renowned and award winning Audio-Visual (Diaporamist) presenters, judges, and authors of books. Specially sponsored lectures at three venues across England during September 2012. Early bookings advised. Wednesday 19th September 2012 Derrington Village Hall, Stafford. Evening Event 8:00pm Contact Howard Bagshaw: Tel 01889 881503 howard.bagshaw@ntlworld.com Friday 21st September 2012 Wilmslow Guild, Cheshire. Evening Event 7:30pm Contact Suzanne Walker: Tel 01925 753303 hgandsw@talktalk.net Sunday 23rd September 2012 Woosehill Community Hall, Wokingham, Berkshire. Daytime Event 10:00am Contact Graham Laughton: Tel 01895 822202 graham_laughton@yahoo.co.uk Prestige Tour of International Speakers Jean-Paul Petit EFIAP and Jacques van de Weerdt The Royal Photographic Society Audio-Visual Group are pleased to announce the forthcoming tour of two highly esteemed audio-visual practitioners from continental Europe. Jean-Paul Petit EFIAP from Montrouge in the suburbs of Paris and Jacques van de Weerdt from Belgium. Both Jean-Paul and Jaques are to be Jury members at the 2012 RPS Internationals to be held at Cirencester. In the week immediately following the Internationals they will provide talks at three selected venues where audiences will be delighted and entertained by masters of their craft. The pair first met at the 'Photo Club des PTT des Paris' in 1982 and have worked together since. Jean-Paul Petit has also worked with Colin Balls and collaborated with Colin in the making of 'Mission No 9' Jean-Paul is also the author of two AudioVisual books and memorable sequences such as 'Pinball', Ballata Emiliana', 'When I was an Apple Scruff', British Embassy. He is also co-organizer of 'The Trophée de Paris'. Jacques van de Weerdt started his audio-visual career at Liege in Belgium in the early 1970's since then he has produced many memorable and successful sequences aided by his theatrical background and interest in literature. Jacques works include 'The Black Legend', 'Miners Strike', 'Breendonk Without End', a sequence about the only concentration camp in Belgium. 'Savimby the Best'. In collaboration with Jean-Paul he has produced 'Bergstaden', 'La Flamme', 'La Grande Praire' and many others. This promises to be an excellent tour, make sure you don't miss it

Please circulate this information : The Royal Photographic Society DigitalImaging Group Wessex DI Group presents 7th International 321 AV Gala Day 2012 UK stage Sunday 24th June 2012 The entries will be pre- judged, with an Audience vote on the Gala Day. Sequences have a maximum duration of 3 minutes 21 seconds In 2012 the entries are being judged in 15 countries around the world The 2012 UK Judges - Edgar Gibbs FRPS, Linda Gibbs DPAGB Peter Hayes FRPS Gala Day will be held at AldbourneMemorial Hall, Aldbourne, Wilts SN82DQ Sunday 24 June 2012 10:00 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Bring alonga packed lunch, refreshments available. Tickets: Pleasenote all MUST be pre-booked - pay on the door RPS DIG Members (): £8, Allothers: £10 Tickets please pre book - availablefrom: Rodney Deval ARPS, 28 HaywardsClose, Wantage OX12 7AT Tel: 01235-765259 Please make cheques payable to RPS WessexDI Group 321 Entries Please consider entering - Closing Date has now been extended to April 22nd 2012 For those wishing to enter the 2011 321 Competition Rules http://www.challenge...1.com/Rules.pdf Entry forms http://www.challengediaporama321.com/click on English tabs. Also information at the UK 321 web site: http://www.maureenal...t.com/321AV.htm For more information contact : 321 Organiser : Maureen Albright BA, ARPS, DPAGB RPSDigital Imaging Group Centre Coordinator - Wessex DIG & South Wales DIG Areas e-mail Maureen@MaureenAlbright.com Maureen Albright Alsonote Another International Av event coming soon: I would be mostgrateful if you could publicise the following event in your respectivepublication/web site:- The 20th RPS InternationalAV Festival Friday 14th to Sunday16th September 2012 at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester An International Jury will assess top quality sequences from around the world. There is a choice of all-inclusive residential packages, non-residential packages with all the meals and projection sessions, or just daily projection sessions. Details will soon be posted on our new web site www.rps.org/group/international-av-festival or telephone 0116 2778452 for details Kind regards Brian Jeffs RPS International AV Festival Treasurer

The English web site for the 321 is at http://www.maureenal...t.com/321AV.htm The Diaporama 321 web site gives the wrong web site as Ian Bateman's but Ian has been too busy to update it in recent years. Hoping many will come along to the UK Gala Day. I have been very unwell recently so delay sending out details. Let me know if you wish to be added to the UK e-mailing list.

Hi Barry Enjoy Sydney - such a beautiful place & give my best wishes to AV friends over there Good to know you're getting over your phobia about Camera Clubs Lol You may yet join one ! Things moving forward fast in UK AV scene too busy to post often. Best Wishes to you & Carol

As I run so many AV events and National / International comps I do replace my laptop and computer very often. I would guess 18 months. Has to be very high specifications. If I feel my own equipment wouldn't be up to scratch then I would borrow some which was. The main criteria is always the graphics card. Sadly when buying a laptop the graphics card is often the specification which is rarely listed on the info in most big Computer Stores. Take along an AV which is very graphics hungry and play it on the laptop before you buy. Best ones to use to test can be Wings Platinum AVs whose files can be huge. If it plays those your LP will be fine for PTE and others and you are safe to run most AV comps Windows 7 has no problems with the older PTE sequences. Often Aldi sells Medion Laptops which are very reasonably priced and also very high specifications - very good value. Aldi sells electronic computer gear on special offers. Recently Tesco had a very high spec LP for sale too so you have to be aware of what you want and look out for the good deals when they come up. Don't buy the more ordinary home specification ones, look at all the specs - they do often list the graphics capabilities. Look for those listed for games and video work - generally have the better graphics cards. Hope this helps.

The 321 International AV Competition is run from Hayange in France by Ricardo Zarate and his team. They organise and collect in all the entries and all the fee money. Many other countries then take part - in 2012 it will be shown and judged in France Belgium Italy Rumania South Africa Mauritius Germany UK Oman Switzerland Argentina Australia Portugal Poland It is therefore a "Super circuit Av competition " and please note that UK and Australia also takes part Barry. I am amazed you haven't heard of it. We've done the UK at Aldbourne, Wiltshire since 2006 and I usually create a UK web site for it. Sorry been too busy recently - on my to do list We do rely heavily on money from those who attend the Gala day as the ticket fees there pays for our UK expenses for the judges, hall fees, etc So I hope lots of UK AV workers & friends will come along on June 24th to Aldbourne. It is a wonderful opportunity to see top class International AV work from all over the world. Many of the 321 entrants do not enter other events so that is the only place you'll see their work. The range of talent and variety of types of AV entered is exceptional. Do attend if you can ! Barry you entered your work in the UK's Geoffrey Round Competition one year. That event has now been renamed the " IAC Peter Coles International AV Competition" and takes place each March in Capel Curig, Snowdonia (March 10th / 11th 2012) http://www.nwawavg.org.uk/ The Royal Photographic Society AV Internationals will be held at Cirencester in September 2012 http://www.rps.org/g...nal-AV-Festival Lots going on in the UK and abroad in the AV scene and always such a pleasure to meet fellow AV workers at these events. Sorry if I have little time to chat if I'm judging or organising at some Great social events as well as watching and sharing wonderful AV talents. Recently my health and incredible busy schedule of judging and giving shows & lectures have meant I have not had the time to update my own web sites (in particular www.digital-av.co.uk) but will try to do so soon. Have to concentrate on others first for the RPS. Hope to meet some of you at Focus on Imaging - NEc, Birmingham, England we will be on RPS stand C60 Sunday & Monday - all day http://www.focus-on-imaging.co.uk/ RPS AV - new panel = Multimedia and Narrative. 29th February is the very first Advisory Day under the auspices of the new Multimedia and Narrative Distinction for Licentiateship and Associateship. Anyone considering putting in for a distinction is most welcome, whether as participant or observer. The first RPS Assessment Day is on April 4th. Remember - statistically, applicants who attend Advisory Days have a greater chance of achieving a distinction. http://www.rps.org/d...shops/view/2422 Good to catch up with several PTE Users at Photo Training Overseas in Tunisia recently. Catch up with you at PTO next year possibly the Lanzarote / Canary Islands ? Best Wishes Maureen catch me on Facebook

I have been running International AV comps for many years and also my own AV shows, AV days, demonstrations, and always made my menus using PTE. We get AVs from all over the world using lots of different software and have always managed to make a PTE menu work to open them during the competitions or presentations. Some years ago I found that I had a problem at times with some AVs opening and running behind the PTE menu so I always made the menus in windowed mode. @ resolution size of the AV projector. Then if anything opens behind the menu I quickly click top right to drop the menu. Must try a menu with latest PTE to double check it all works. Have opened PTE, M-Ojects, ProShow Producer, Wings, etc plus software programs e.g Photoshop, Audition, PTE, all using a PTE menu for competitions or demonstration days with rarely a problem. If I say never the next - the next menu I create will refuse to work (Sod's Law)

Hi The 321 AV Competition is an International Supercircuit, with entries shown in countries across the globe. The aim is to make your sequence less than 3 minutes 21 seconds. So 3m 20sec is fine. Adding 3 secs to front and back brings your time on screen to 3m 26sec - over running. Suggest you either leave off the black slides or make them half a second either end. Traditionally the black slides came in with the slide / tape days so the audience could get used to the darkness of the hall. Between each AV there had to be time to change the tapes and carousels to the audience might start to chat, and the dark slide lets the audience know the next AV is running & time to listen. Not so crucial with digital AVs but many still like to have some lead in time with the black slides, adds to atmosphere, but not essential. However entering competitions remember to keep to the rules. i.e. 3m 21 secs is maximum time 321 is unique and fun so look forward to seeing your entry Steve. Closing date is April 8th 2012 UK Gala day will be June 24th 2012 at Aldbourne 10 am start http://www.rps.org/group/Wessex-Centre The judges will view all the entries and judge together before that day so we will only be able show the top sequences which we can fit into the Gala day. So all judges view and mark in the same large screen environment. For full details see the web site : http://www.challengediaporama321.com/ click the UK flag for the English version of the site.

Some may be entered into the Great Northern Festival in December (first weekend) see RPS web site events for details See you all there

Daniel is correct. Diaporama has been used for many many years. A few years ago we had a special worldwide show to celebrate 50 years of French Diaporama competitions. So 2008 ??? is very wrong. Colin Balls has written an excellent book of the history of AV or Diaporama and Laure has also produced a comprehensive work in french. There are also several other books, magazines and works available which give a great deal of information about AV / Diaporama.

No problem Dave - just flattered you think I have enough brain cells to do it Will have a think about it

Which Maureen do you have in mind Dave ?

Not much use as you cannot just turn off a projector and change the bulb with digital projectors. Takes several hours to do so.

The Royal PhotographicSociety Digital Imaging Group DI Group Wessex Sunday 26 June 2011 321 International AVGala Day - 2011 UK stage UK web site : http://www.maureenal...t.com/321AV.htmEntries are pre-judged & there will be an Audience vote at the GalaDay. Sequences have a max duration of 3 minutes 21 seconds, In 2011 , entries are judged around theworld : France, Belgium, Italy, Canada, South Africa, Mauritius, Germany, Romania, Oman, Switzerland, Argentina, Australia, Portugal, Poland, and UK at Aldbourne. 2011 UK Judges Robert Albright FRPS, Colin Harrison FRPS, Derek Gale ARPS 321 Gala Day Venue: Aldbourne Memorial Hall,Aldbourne, Wilts SN8 2DQ Sunday 26th June 2011 10:00 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Bring along a packed lunch, refreshments available. Tickets: RPS DIG Members (Please note pre-booked and pre-paid):£8 All others: £10 on the door (but pre booking advised) Book Tickets from: Rodney Deval ARPS, 28 Haywards Close, Wantage OX12 7AT, Oxon UK Tel:01235-765259 Chequespayable to RPS Wessex DI Group. Tickets to be collected at the door UK 321 web site see details at www.maureenalbright.com For more information contact : Wessex Area Organiser : Maureen Albright BA, ARPS, DPAGB RPS Advisory Board Member , RPS Digital Imaging Group Area Organiser: Wessex DIG & South Wales DIG Tel: 01672 540754 Mobile 07979 523309 e-mail Maureen@MaureenAlbright.com Download a booking form from this site here : Booking Form: 321 Internat. AV Gala Day Sunday 26th June 2011 Names of those attending: RPS Member DIG Member Address : Post Code : Email Phone : Mobile : I enclose cheque for made out to RPS Wessex DI Group £8 : All others : £10 : Send your completed form and cheque ( payable to RPS Wessex DI Group) to: Wessex DIG Treasurer : Rodney Deval ARPS, 28 Haywards Close, Wantage, OX12 7AT Tel: 01235-765259 I cannot attend this meeting but please add me to the RPS Wessex DI Group newsletter e-mail list for future information about events. Yes / No Please forward this information on to any others you feel may be interested in attending.