10_3_11

10/3/11 Notes

- Ellyn is not able to make it, Evelyn will run today's meeting in her absence.

Agenda-
 * 1) Grant Proposals
 * 2) Tech Corner
 * 3) Access Awards Plans (Ellyn asked to table until November)
 * 4) Wiki - plans for the wiki

GRANT REQUESTS: Weston (Eric):
 * Tricaster - costs 7,999.00, so only asking for $7,000 and then will supplement the funds from school funds as well as from money applied for from PEG Media (they approved a certain amount for the High School Studio). So the high school equipment is being moved to the Middle School.
 * the Tricaster is for the Middle Schools (already have a 5 camera tri-caster at the high school).
 * Evelyn asked to have the figures updated to reflect just the $7,000
 * Arron made a motion to approve. Evelyn seconded it.
 * Roman mentioned that there is an "educational" version of the Tricaster that might be better for the Middle School (and only costs around $5,000).

Sacred Heart:
 * Expanding on what they already have - need to update cameras. Also need more editing capacity for the lower schools. Also need more Final Cut licenses for the Upper School.
 * Aaron - did they tell you that you had to purchase 20 licenses for Final Cut X?
 * No - not if you purchase it with an iTunes card
 * Aaron also mentioned that in the spring they can give the mp4s to him to broadcast on Channel 78 in Greenwich
 * Roman - did the iMac come with the AppleCare? Yes
 * Roman - motion to approve and Aaron Seconded

Other Grant Proposals?
 * Are we meeting in November?
 * Roman - if we can wait to have them approved int he November meeting, then we can.
 * Aaron - can I get the general approval for the remaining $1300 for the approval?
 * Repicky Awards -
 * Evelyn hasn't received the vouchers yet for the Repicky Awards as of yet
 * November should be last grants - spend by Nov.

Tech Corner

Roman Jenn
 * Brought in the Canon Vixia - HFM32
 * - great for the sports - recording events
 * - only seems to record in wide screen - and would prefer to record in SD (since that's what Cablevision broadcasts in)
 * - can easily bring it into Final Cut - faster than real time (from tape), but still need to wait to transfer in from a USB device
 * - Eric finds that the transfer speeds are faster using the built in card readers to the laptops (not just the USB ones, since you are still limited to the USB drive)
 * - no view finder - need to stick with the LCD screen
 * brought in a device to cover the LCD viewfinder - purchased directly from Canon
 * brought in another one that is more of a box that covers it more
 * brought in a Canon Vixia HF21
 * very similar to Roman's (just an earlier version)
 * doesn't have the touch screen issues that Roman's have

Aaron > Vimeo:
 * brought his Panasonic camera - Model # AG-HMC40P
 * can hook it up to XLR - with another attachment piece that wires in
 * has all the settings and everything - standard microphone is good, but can hook it up
 * only shoots in HD
 * Aaron has been using Vimeo in Greenwich
 * New Canaan has tried to use it as well, but the students are reluctant to use it (find they use YouTube more)
 * 5GBs per month for whatever you want to put up there
 * only issue is that at times there are advertisements within the preview videos (when a non-user views it)
 * also Vimeo has an iPhone app and a Droid app (you have the choice when you upload it if you want to have it converted for the app formats)
 * Eric is using something else - Bright Cove.com for the streaming video
 * have also been looking at YouTube and also possibly using Facebook
 * part of it is because of a Philosophical shift in the district (with the new Superintendent)
 * start of school - Facebook has been open - as has YouTube

Access Awards Plans:
 * Tabled until the November meeting

Wiki:
 * Roman - what's the point of the wiki?
 * It's supposed to make things more convenient - and it's for our board's work
 * should keep it user protected/password protected for just our members

Aaron - motion to adjourn. Evelyn seconded it.