At our October 2005 meeting we took it up a notch by covering Apple's high-end DVD authoring tool, DVD Studio Pro 4. Terry took us through a typical workflow of starting in Final Cut Pro and then exporting a sequence to Compressor and then assembling the DVD and custom menus in DVD Studio Pro 4. He even showed how to do an animated menu using Adobe After Effects. This was our first meeting in the Birmingham Temple. Read the complete meeting recap here.

At our September 2005 meeting we covered the various ways to convert VHS (analog sources) to Digital Video/DVD. We used a Hitachi S-VHS deck and a Sony DCR-TRV950 with DV pass-through to go right into a PowerBook G4 via Firewire. Using iMovie HD to capture the video and SoundTrack Pro to removed the noise we then went to iDVD 5 for the final DVD output. We also gave away a GoVideo DVD Recorder.
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At our August 2005 meeting MacGroup celebrated its 19th Anniversary. Terry presented the 2005 Frenkel Awards to the 12 most outstanding volunteers. MacGroup members also surprised Terry with a card and gift card thanking him for his leadership. Afterwards Terry showed his favorite Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger Tips and Techniques.

At our July 2005 meeting very special guest Scott Kelby paid us a visit and showed us his latest Photoshop CS2 Tips and Techniques. He wowed the audience of about 200 MacGroup members and guests. It was a great treat to have the number computer book author in the world at our meeting.

At our June 2005 meeting special guest Steve Whatley from Adobe Systems took us on a wild and crazy ride through Adobe After Effects 6.5. He started with a presentation on High Def and then showed us some basic animation and then progressed through the 3D features of After Effects. Several members were really jazzed about the 3D capabilities and how cool they looked.

At our May 2005 meeting we took a deep dive on Apple's New Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger! Terry showed us what the new operating system had to offer and let us decide if it was a compelling upgrade. It was surprising to see that about 75% of the audience had already upgraded.

At our April 2005 meeting we took a look at Adobe's New Creative Suite 2. Terry White took us through a blazing presentation on the New CS2 apps including the all new Adobe Bridge, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign and Adobe GoLive.

At our March 2005 meeting we took a look at Apple's New iLife '05. Terry White took us through iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD with highlights from Garageband and iTunes.

At our February 2005 meeting we took time to learn about the MacGroup iBBS. This internet based bulletin board has helped so many members. We wanted to make sure that members get the most out of it.

At our January 2005 meeting we took a look at Networking Macs to share internet connections and devices. There was lots of Q&A on the subject as well as tips about security. Then Terry White took us through some of the new features of Acrobat 7 Professional.