I am currently teaching digital photography courses for PV Net or Palos Verdes on the Net. Generally speaking these are not the same courses I teach at the South Bay Adult School or the Torrance Adult School. Their structure and/or content are different. The classes are taught in a building adjacent to the Rancho Palos Verdes City Hall off of Hawthorne Blvd.
PV NET classes are given at their PV NET Annex computer center which is adjacent to the Rancho Palos Verdes City Hall. The City Hall is located on Hawthorne Blvd between the Peninsula Center and Palos Verdes Drive South. CLICK HERE to see an aerial map showing the how to get to the PV NET Annex building. This learning center has an excellent projection system and only 16 computers, which make for a very good environment for learning. However, the small number of computers can cause classes to fill up rapidly, so registering early is recommended.
PV NET is a non-profit organization and has been in existence for many years offering courses and other services. More recently they have begun to offer courses in digital photography. They provide a nice teaching environment and are using Photoshop Elements 8. Below are the descriptions of classes I will be teaching this winter and early spring, as well as those I have recently taught for PV NET. The classes generally run for five weeks (10 hours of class time). To see the description/schedule for the classes I will be teaching at PV NET, CLICK HERE.
For those of you who are not familiar with PV NET CLICK HERE for a short video recorded by Cox Cable that includes a short interview with yours truly.
To register for a class, please email Emily Chen at emilyc@palosverdes.com or call her at 310 544-5395. Better yet drop by and visit Emily in person to register for a class. She is generally in the computing learning center office Monday through Wednesday, and Friday from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. However, this can vary, so it is best to give her a quick call first.
I am interested in an Elements 6 or 7 class. Can you tell me if there are any and what day (and days of classes) and time they start.
Thanks
Bert Argo
310-377-8889
Hi Bert,
I added you to my Torrance email list and will be sending out an email as soon as I know my schedule there. Classes will start in January.
I presume you are already familar with this class offered by PVNET, right. We will use PSE 8 which is essentially the same as PSE 7.
This class be a good one to take while you wait for January to come around.
Take care,
Don
Hi Don. I tried to copy the DVD I made in the class on my C drive. It uploaded but cannot play it back. I just went to the drive where the DVD is and right clicked on the drive and copied and pasted. It copied it as 2 separate files, a video and a sound file. Can you help me. Thanks
Rebecca,
Normally, when you insert a DVD into your computer’s DVD drive, after several seconds the movie begis to play automatically. You don’t need to copy it to your computer. The DVD files have a unique format that are not played back in the normal way.
I’m curious, did the DVD not play back on your computer? Is that why you wanted to copy it to your C drive? Did the DVD play back on your TV’s DVD player?
Hi Don. Thanks for your response. I am able to play back the DVD on my computer. I just want to upload it on Youtube. I figured it must be on my C drive before I could upload. Can I upload to Youtube right from DVD?
Hi Rebecca,
You are right. You will have to get the right files onto your C drive. You may have to convert the video files first for YouTube. Let me look into this. I have never uploaded files directly from a DVD to YouTube.
Hi Don, the video I uploaded to Youtube has no music. My voice is there but the music is no longer there. what do I do?
Hi Rebecca,
Is this the movie that you played in class and then uploaded the .vob fie(s) drom the DVD to YouTube? Also, since our class is over, it will be easier to continue our discussion via email. So email me your answer, ok?
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I am interested in the PV Net class in editing tools. How do I pregister for this class.
Sandy
Sandy,
The class is scheduled to cost $65. To register see the above post which I have pasted part of here.
“Soon you will be able to register for the class at the Palos Verdes on the Net website at http://www.palosverdes.com/edu/. To register early or get more information, you can email Aria McKain at ariam@palosverdes.com or call 310-544-5395. To see a description of the class CLICK HERE. ”
I’m sorry for any confusion.
Don
Hi Don, Just to let you know I have seen , The TV Clip it was really good, I am trying to Record it so if I manage it, I will have a copy for you on Wednesday …
Karen
PS they must have getting thire dates wrong..
That is fantastic, Karen. Thanks so much!
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