MVCUG Meeting Notes
May 8, 2020
Another month and another remote gathering via Zoom to learn about video editing from our president, John Buono. Please see the video of the meeting that John posts for all the details. What follows below is a simple link list of URLs you can visit for more information on things mentioned in the meeting.
If you need to contact John, Mike, or Barry, you can use the email addresses on the Officers page of the group’s website. Remember, you’re talking to both Mike and Barry when you use the vice president address.
New Stuff from Apple
Spring Forward
Apple’s event of April 20, 2021 (YouTube)
New Products
- Apple Card Family
- Purple iPhone 12 (and iPhone 12 mini)
- AirTag
- Apple TV+ content (Ted Lasso season two trailer)
- Apple TV 4K (next generation)
- New Apple TV remote (The Verge)
- New Apple TV remote (Apple Store)
- New 24-inch M1 iMac (colors!)
- iPad Pro with M1
More on AirTags
- How AirTags work (Apple Explained on YouTube)
- How to Use AirTags to Track Your Stuff (MacMost on YouTube)
- AirTags anti-stalking measures (AppleInsider)
- AirTag Stalking (The Washington Post)
- Apple’s Privacy Features
- A Day in the Life of Your Data (PDF)
Tips o’ the Month
iOS 4.5
- Unlock iPhone with Apple Watch, more diverse Siri voice options, and new privacy controls (Apple Newsroom)
- App Tracking Transparency
- 14.5.1 Security update
MacOS
- Bluetooth Tips
- When an Apple bluetooth keyboard, mouse, or trackpad won’t connect
- Apple’s latest input devices — Magic Keyboards, Magic Mouse 2, and Magic Trackpad 2 — are all wireless bluetooth devices with rechargeable batteries. Apple provides USB to Lightning cables to charge them. If your input device doesn't connect to your Mac wirelessly, then plug it in to a USB port on that Mac as if you need to charge it. You can use the keyboard and trackpad as a “wired” device — the mouse, not so much (it’s charging port is on the bottom). However, this plugging in also gets the Mac to recognize and pair with the device through bluetooth. So, after being plugged in for a bit, you can unplug and the bluetooth connection should take over and you can use the device wirelessly once again.
- Reset the Bluetooth module
- Hold down both the option and shift keys on your keyboard and click on the bluetooth menu in the menu bar. Choose “Reset the Bluetooth module” from the expanded menu. This will often clear up any Bluetooth anomalies without having to restart the Mac.
- Storage Management
Windows 10
Terms o’ the Month
Video format file extensions.
- MPEG2
- Format used on DVDs. Not designed for editing.
- MOV
- Similar to RAW format for photos. No compression; best format for editing.
- MP4
- Compressed video based on international standards. Okay for editing.
- WMV
- Microsoft proprietary, highly compressed, not good for editing.
Video Editing
Three major parts of creating a video on your device.
- Import media
- Process the video
- Export the video
But before you begin, do some planning. What’s the story you want to tell? John often writes a script to inform his importing and processing.
John proceeded to elaborate on this process by demonstrating iMovie for macOS and iPadOS. Please watch his posted video of the meeting for all the movie-making goodness. If you have an iOS device or a Mac, consider creating a short video of your own to share with the group. You can post it on our Facebook page or contact John or Barry to arrange how to share it with just MVCUG.
Check out our Facebook page and watch our website for additional content. See you on June 12 for a session that asks the question, “Is gaming for you?”
Barry
Barry “Bazza” Midgorden
Vice President (macOS)
Mountain View Computer Users Group
Sierra Vista, Arizona