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photo editing/graphic design classes

August 14, 2012 in homepage, medialab

Who needs expensive programs or expensive classes? Graphic designer Dan Lisiecki can teach you to use free software to edit your photos, and create signs, ads or avatars. This class is perfect for anyone who has ever:

posted a photo online
made a flyer
created an ad
made a sign
put together a holiday card
wanted to create digital art
designed a website
used Photoshop for anything
wanted to use Photoshop for anything

This is the first in a series of classes. Come to one or to all of them and learn more than you thought possible with hands-on help from a graphic design pro. It’s suitable for people with basic computer skills, who have the basics of using a mouse, opening and saving files–teens through adults.

This class is free at the Lomira QuadGraphics Community Library, on Thursdays September 13 and 20, at 6 pm. More graphic design classes are planned for October. Contact Shannon at 920.269.4115 ext. 155 or shannonb@mwfls.org with questions.

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medialab: music remixing workshop

July 21, 2012 in homepage, medialab

make music even if you can’t play an instrument or sing. Learn how to sample your favorite songs and make noises using a computer, and mix them into entirely new songs.

Captain’Verse (otherwise known as Aaron Friedrich) will show you how to make sick tunes using the library’s medialab.

Tuesday, July 31, 4:30 pm

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how to convert VHS to DVD

July 9, 2012 in medialab

HERE are directions on how to burn your old home movies to DVDs or digital files. Use the equipment in the library’s medialab for free, thanks to a grant from Mid-Wisconsin Federated Library System.

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medialab: convert VHS and photos

June 21, 2012 in medialab, no slideshow

Learn how to convert old videos and photos to digital files using the library’s medialab equipment.

rescheduled: Thursday, July 3, 6 pm

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more medialab

May 29, 2012 in homepage, medialab

Ever wish you could convert those old home movies to digital files? Have stacks of old photos or slides you want to preserve and share digitally? The newest addition to our medialab is the Canopus VHS-Digital movie converter and the Canon Slide and Photo Scanner. Starting in June, you’ll be able to use these tools FREE at the library.

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medialab

April 18, 2012 in homepage

Ever wished you could draw your own logo, record a radio spot, film a commercial, craft a podcast, or make music without having to know how to play an instrument? Come to the library’s brand-new medialab to use the equipment you need to make digital art.

The Lomira QuadGraphics Community Library has just started putting together the tools you need to create print, audio, video, web design and other digital files that can help you with your business, school, hobbies, or just to have fun.

Currently the library offers Flip video cameras, tripods, a professional-level microphone and a Bamboo tablet that translates your doodles and drawings into high-quality digital images. We have Photoshop Digital Elements, Autodesk Sketchbook Pro, Corel Painter Essentials 4, Nik Color Efecs Pro3, Reaper Digital Audio Workshop and Audacity for recording audio files. These materials can be used in the library, using the medialab laptop.

The library will be continuously improving the medialab, with more equipment and software, as well as classes and workshops to teach you how to use these tools. We support your information literacy, and want to make the tools and skills available for 21st century content creation needs–which are already a major part of every job and profession. So please let the library know what creative tools YOU could use.

The first medialab classes will be held in May:

Thursday, May 10, 6 pm. PC Tuneup. Learn how to keep your computer running smoothly. This program is geared toward computer newbies, but even pros can learn a new trick or two.

Thursday, May 31, 6 pm. WordPress for Small Businesses. Learn how to build a website quickly and painlessly, using an online free program called WordPress.

Tags: adults, content creation, digital content, jobs, kids, learning, literacy, medialab, programs, technology, teens
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