Curvemeister Discussion Group

[ggroess]

Everyone:
Next Friday September 30th at 11:00 AM CDT USA I will be hosting a 1 hour screen share and discussion via the web for anyone interested in participating.

To find out what time that is locally for you got to
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html  and select Chicago as the first city; then select your closest match for the second city and you will see a table that shows the local time for you.

Things you need to have in place to be a part of the discussion:

1) You need Skype downloaded and installed.

• I will need your user name to add you to the conference call.


• You can mail it to me at greg@curvemeister.com

 
2) You will need to download a web widget from Mikogo to run the viewer that allows you to see my screen.

• You will need to go to go.mikogo.com and enter your first name and the session ID I will give you via Skype


• You then need to select the "Connection Program" option.
  
• This will download a small .exe file that runs the viewer on your desktop.
 

• Save the program to your desktop and run it from there.

Here is what we will be doing:

1) You will see my screen as I work on images.
2) You will be able to ask questions and discuss items.
3) You will be able to watch the session in playback later(hopefully; I am still testing that one.)

Things to consider:

1) There is a slight lag between my screen and when yours will update. I will do my best to work slow enough so that you can stay caught up.
2) I will work on at least 1 image. I would prefer if it was one that was sent to me by someone in the conference call before Friday.
3) We will be discussing other things besides Curvemeister.  Curvemeister is a large part of my workflow but other areas are open for discussion and possible teaching.

This week:
1) Ground Rules:  How I would like to see this work...
2) Your thoughts and questions
3) At least one image.  Please send me one or two you would like to work on.

Lastly,
I would like to make this an on-gong discussion. This is the first of I hope a weekly or semi-weekly discussion group meeting.  I want this to spill over to the forum so that we can re-invigorate it and get some discussion going on about other topics that interest all of us.

I look forward to talking to you.
Greg

[imported_julie]

Hi Greg

I have been on a holiday and not checking curvemeister so I missed this. I would love the opportunity to do this. The time difference (I live in Australia)  makes it a little interesting but as long as its a Friday I can do it, as I don't work on Saturdays.

I managed to watch all of the Tour de France (although I looked like a zombie by the end of it) so one late night session occasionally will not kill me.

I have been continuing to hone my skills but will never be an expert. I have been using BTN a lot as I find it gives me a very good starting point for any other corrections. Sometimes it is all I need! But I would like to ask some questions about this technique.

I have also become much more confident in using layer masks which has opened up so many options.

looking forward to hearing from you
Julie Moltmann

[ggroess]

Julie,
Greetings! 
I am open to moving the time frame around a bit to help people see the conferences and to facilitate broader discussion.
Topic suggestions are always welcome. 

Please watch the replay link found in the other thread.
Greg

[Rickypics]

Hello Greg, It has been a while since I have been here. Nice to be home again. :)

I am interested in watching the "recording" of your live sessions. It is not possible for me to partake in the original screening, I wish I could.
Do you have the technology worked out for us to see what you have done so far?
Are the "re-runs" available and if so how do I view them? I would be happy to donate a couple of bucks to help defray any costs at your end.

Thanks Greg, I hope you see enough interest to stay with the idea of the live lessons.

Thanks guys,

Rick

[ggroess]

Rick they are linked in the forum threads...

Greg

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I have changed the curvemeister skype account to accept *all* incoming calls, so there is no longer any need for me to pre-register you for you to participate.  If you do provide me with your skype contact information, I will initiate your connection at 9am tomorrow. 

Please call skype id curvemeister at 9am pacific time to participate in the online session.  I will also try to record the session for those of you who can't make it.

Mike

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Please also review Greg's instructions at the top of this thread to see how to use Mikogo, the screen sharing software that we will use in addition to skype.

[imported_ganna]

Mike, sorry for my ignorance, but is the "9am" you referring to the same as 11am CDT USA time or 4pm GMT? (That is then 6pm South African time)

[Rickypics]

Wish I could but it is not possible for me to get it together for a live attend for another month. During the interim I plan on watching the past recorded sessions. Glad I found this in the recent newsletter.

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Here's a reference showing various times in different cities. 
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/

The session tomorrow will be 09:00 San Francisco time.