The last half-century has seen astonishing technological change in all aspects of life and particularly in the field of visually recording and editing events on film. A few of our senior members recall with nostalgia 'proper' film but acknowledge that digital technology offers many compensations. The amazing advantages of using one of the many non-linear editing programs now available enable anyone with a computer to produce home movies that family and friends actually want to watch and the majority of 
members took to it with gusto.
The advent of HD cameras, has presented new challenges and several members have made the investment! The club's most recent acquisition is a blu-ray player and films made by members with HD cameras using SD cards as well as HD tapes can be shown using this new standard. It's even possible to project films onto our new 110 inch (8' x 4.4'') screen using a standard USB flash drive. So, if you've just bought, or are thinking of buying a camcorder, why not join us; you'll be made very welcome. You wouldn't be required to join straight away but the fortnightly attendance fee (£1.50) would be payable.
On club nights there's opportunity for discussion and for exchange knowledge and ideas. Free personal help with your video editing is available to members, as well as guidance and training on a one-to-one basis by arrangement.
Click on the links to check out what we have planned in 2012; activities additional to our normal Thursday meetings will be listed on the coming events page as they are arranged (for example, technical evenings and field trips); discover what we got up to in 2011; find out also how to contact us and how much it costs to become a member; meet "The Team" and visit related web sites on the Links page.
are members of the North West region of the IAC and John Newton continues to write the Northern News article for the IAC's ''Film and Video Maker'' magazine, which is sent out to IAC members every two months.
