Glorious Revolutionary Five Years

 Today's post is brought to you by the number 5, and the letter D. Yep, today's is the 5th anniversary of my marriage with Debbie. The past 5 years have been pretty action packed, with many ups and downs, and I am mega-happy that Debbie and I have been together through it all.

There have been some pretty substantial changes in our lives over the past 5 years, and it's nice to reflect on how much we've been able to do and cope with through the support, love and encouragement we provide for each other. Debbie and Matt is teh awesome.

In other news, the quiz that Debbie put together for her class went over well with my juniors. The movie quote round, where they have to listen to a CD and name the film that the quote comes from, was particularly popular. The picture round was a highlight too.

Last night I finally started playing with the editing software on Debbie's laptop, having purchased a 1394 DV cable to facilitate the process. It's a lot of fun to play with video editing - a lot nicer than my early efforts, which involved 2 VCRs, one of which had a 2 second roll-back on the record. I got pretty good at guessing how early I needed to hit record, but it was a bit of a hit-and-miss process. I also enjoyed the ease of adding music and messing with the sound - no more yanking a walkman plug in and out of the sound input of a VCR for me!

I will note that in the 2 hours I was playing with footage last night, I managed to edit together about 29 seconds of final film, with minimal tweakage of sound. I think I need a little more practice before I take on a role as a 48hour editor. That said, I do know how to do it now, and the DV cable should allow output back to the camera without too much trouble (though I haven't tried that yet). I think it's safe to say that I could definitely help with editing, maybe taking one short sequence or scene and putting it together, then outputting it to DV tape so that the chief editor could grab it.

I really like the automatic music function of the software (Studio 7). There are only about 10 or 15 songs to choose from, but each one has a little bit of customisation, and the software automatically times the music to fit the scene - including a little flourish at the start or end for some songs. It's neaty.

So, 2 more classes to go, then the term's over. I hope they go well. The coolest thing is that after school I get to have drinkees and Singstar with Debbie, then have a weekend to follow. We are planning a non-school-day anniversary date for some time in the holidays, which I am also looking forward to.

Ah, holidays. Please, please come soon. Debbie and I need you.