Melbourne in Summer

For the past working week i've been in Telstra's labs in Melbourne. I have to say Melbourne is much more pleasant in summer than winter! The days are longer than Sydney, and humidity much lower. I still managed to get rained on, however it's not nearly so bad when it's mild. Must remember to take my umbrella with me for the next two weeks. I'll be attending the Australian Open Tennis on Monday/Tuesday week with Scott - should be great! I was worried we might finish before then, but the past week shows nothing ever finishes ahead of schedule!

I've finally selected Sony Vegas Movie Studio Platinum 6.0 as my HDV editor. It's going to take me ages to learn the ropes, and i'm already out of HDD space, even though i've only captured 26mins of footage. Don't expect material anytime soon from the VirtualWebby production house :-)

Genghis Khan

It seems curiosity has got the better of Genghis Khan, making an enthusiastic entrance to the blogosphere. He (or his administrator) must have far too much time on his hands! I'm sure that will change soon ... :-)

Great Victorian Adventure

We are back! What a great trip it was. Kerri did a great job with our scheduling, and we managed to see everything we possibly could in the limited time we had. We spent a night in Albury, 3 nights in Geelong with my grandparents, 2 nights in Apollo Bay, 2 nights in Warrnambool, 2 nights at Hall's Gap in the Grampians, and one night at Mount Beauty in the Victorian Alpine Region. There were many highlights, including a great day exploring the most popular features along the Great Ocean Road, however in all the excitment i forgot about sunscreen - ouch!


I have plenty of HDV footage, most of which will hit the cutting room floor. Attempting to learn "on the job" is difficult when one does not have access to HDTV equipment. I did, however, learn two important lessons very quickly:
- Stock up on high quality Mini-DV tapes BEFORE leaving the city!
- Stock up on high quality Mini-DV tapes BEFORE stocks run dry during holiday periods!
I'm hoping the penalty for learning these lessons are not too harsh on this newbie, as it's a little late to go back and shoot lost footage.

Anyway, hopefully have something to view in the next few weeks. First step is to buy a Firewire cable, and then finding the perfect HDV-capable digital video editing software - OK i might have to let my standards slip until these "perfect" packages become affordable. I'm not even sure my PC will be up to the task! What an expensive hobby this may turn out to be. Will keep you posted on any developments ...