venue:access space
 date:24-04-04
 times:12noon - 3pm, 4pm - 6pm  

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A series of presentations and demonstrations of leading open-source multimedia software - following the format of the successful Tools & Techniques event in September 2003. Guests will be introducing their work and techniques, covering such software as:

GIMP
Image processing software - arguably the flagship piece of open source graphics software. GIMP is hailed as the free version of Photoshop, and may well give thir corporate counterparts a run for their money.

Knoppix
Jim Methley presents this fine bootable Linux distro. Basically, if you're wanting to try Linux, but are a bit scared about installing it on your computer, try before you buy with a bootable operating system like this!

Pd
Pure Data. Super powerful programming environment for audio and video synthesis. This is the software used by 'nullpointer' for much of his work.

Consume Sheffield
"Take my WIFI, please." Alan Dawson introduces the Sheffield activists working towards free internet access - sound good? Wireless networking means that, in theory, everyone could get access to the web if they have computer close to a 'node'. What does this mean outside of saving yourself 15 quid a month? Loads, and he'll explain why.

Image Magick
A command-line based graphics software, which can save you HUGE amounts of time. Imagine how long it would take to resize or animate 300 images separately - Image Magick can do it in a matter of seconds. Processing
New software currently under development in a number of universities worldwide. This is an extremely powerful programme for writing Java applets - great for making 3d animations, interactive websites... and just about anything else.