Video Scrapbooking

Single Day Workshop

Have you been thinking about all those photos, slides, films and tapes that are packed away in boxes in the closet because you have no way to view them or share them with your family?  Maybe it’s time to move your precious memories to digital files. Retired video engineer Harry Shelton brings his years of experience in archiving family keepsakes to the Gilruth Recreation Center in a live and lively three-hour seminar where you will learn how to convert your old photos, slides, movies and VCR tapes to digital files. Also, learn how to prepare and share your memories with relatives near and far using only your mouse to click on totally free sites. Includes tips for do-it-yourself methods to convert family photos to digital J-PEG files on free software programs that are easy to use .  You’ll be amazed at how quickly you can convert all your memories and store them in the cloud. Slides, films and videos are a bit more complicated, but Harry will show you some resources to convert them to digital. Snacks Included.

• 1 Day Workshop
• Saturday, May 3
• 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
• Discovery Room
• Laptop required
• Early – $60 until April 25
• Late – $70 April 26

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Videography Basics

Instructor – Harry Shelton

Harry Shelton, retired Video Engineer, TV Director and Producer, instructs amateurs and professionals alike in the latest trends in videography, video editing and video streaming that are easily accomplished with consumer cameras, smartphones, and laptop computers. 

This four-week course (12 Hours) covers High Definition Camera basics and Editing Software that everyone can use with only a few hours of instruction to add music, titles, and effects to your video creations. The principles and procedures to stream live video over the Internet using free software will prepare students to create their own original programs for leisure or work related topics and present them on Youtube.com, Vimeo.com, Instagram.com, and Facebook.com.

Required equipment:  Smartphone or camcorder and a laptop.

Required Software:  Video Pad software from NCHsoftware.com  (Download Trial Copy) and Open Broadcast Studio from https://obsproject.com/ (Open Source) are recommended programs. (No purchase required).

• 4 Week Class
• Saturdays, February 15-March 8
• 10:00am – 1:00pm
• Lone Star Room (Discovery Room on March 1)
• Minimum Class Size – 6
• $100 until February 15
• $120 February 9-15

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About the Instructor:

Harry Shelton is an independent video producer, published author and former Technical Director for KRIV-TV (Fox Television Stations Inc.). Harry worked on News, Sports and Entertainment telecasts for over 22 years. He received a degree in English-Creative Writing from the University of Texas-El Paso. Harry wrote and published “The Invention of Television”, a non-fiction historical account of how television came to be invented in the United States and Europe in the early 20th Century. In 2022 He wrote, produced, and edited “Team Space One”, a kid-friendly, space-based action-adventure comedy (search: Team Space One on Youtube.com). Harry is excited to share his expertise and expertise teaching Videography at the Gilruth Center.