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And you thought I was done with all that! 

Well, early this morning I tried another tactic.  When you combine all the tactics together you get a war that you win.  And this evening I have a full DVD of pictures that works with a menu and plays well on the TV.  That’s an accomplishment — not one I’m celebrating (OK, maybe a little), but an accomplishment nonetheless.

And tomorrow is another new adventure.  Our church is off to assist another church (New Life Indian Alliance Fellowship – NLIAF) with some renovations.   We’ll be back Saturday night.

Harvey went up early to set things up. 

Three of us are to follow tomorrow morning.  Well, maybe only two.  One possible renovator had his truck catch fire (a truck used constantly for his self-employed work).  The insurance adjustment may need to be done tomorrow.   And a new vehicle will need to be purchased as soon as possible.

Starting with a possible seven of us a few weeks ago, circumstances lead us to a group of three or four.  The tasks are not hard, so we will enjoy our time together, and together with members of NLIAF.

Oh, by the way, my wife is accompanying us and will spend most of the time visiting with our daughter.  For me, it will be a working holiday — and one I am looking forward to!!

OK, so yesterday I wasn’t going to tell you if I found a way to export my video in the format I wanted.  Well, I found out one of the software programs I picked up a few years ago did the job just fine.

Then, the question was how to set up titles on a DVD.  I looked inside a movie making program.  No there.  Logically the next step was to check the internet.  As it happened, after a little searching I found out that I was barking up the wrong software tree.  Once that was figured out, the rest was fairly easy.

So, now I have a set of movies and slideshows ready to be send to DVD.  The only question I have is how well my computer will perform — this is not an easy task.  Tomorrow morning will tell!

I’ve got a number of computer programs that do amazing things.  The problem is that the one extra thing means buying a bit more software. 

Right now I’m working on a video from which I want to extract the audio.  I can add other video and make a movie.  Still has the sound.  I can save it without the sound, if I buy an upgrade.  I don’t want to!

So, the question becomes — how much do I want to make this work.

Well, I guess time will tell.  In other words, I’m just stubborn enough to see if there isn’t a shortcut in one of my programs.  One that isn’t mentioned in the manual but should logically work — all other things being equal.

I call this tenacity.  Others call it stupidity — a waste of time.  But the next time (if this works), I’ll know what to do.

I have a feeling this is a trait of a good gamer.  And I suppose, if I had the desire, I could enjoy video gaming.   But right now my dexterity is less than superb and other things are commanding my attention.

Off to the computer and a few more possible software possibilities.  Never know what I might come up with. 

I’d tell you that I’d get back to you on this — but since failure is probable (given what I have read in the manuals and help screens), I won’t bother!!!

Amazing things you find on itunes!  I was looking over the podcasts of Mars Hill Church – Rob Bell is pastor.  Here tucked in the his sermon / powerpoint notes was a YOUTUBE video that is just fun to watch.  Check it out here.