Video: that'll do, Bill. That'll do.

Apparently, the processes after transcoding are much faster than transcoding itself.  The burned DVD was waiting for me in an open tray this morning.
( Techie stuff snipped. )

...And this is not the final disc.  I will make at least one more for Sherri's husband that will have better transcoding, a menu system, chapter points, and so on. 

But, for me at least, milestone reached.



It occurs to me that throughout this process, I've not said one substantive word about the woman who died, her family, or friends.  Blame it on my own Aspie tendencies, I suppose: my posts are about the process, not the people.  Pragmatism will have that effect, too.  Pick your clinical name for it, but I don't see the point in discussing someone I did not know.

I didn't know Sherri except through the video I watched and edited, and thus have nothing to contribute to whatever has been or will be said.  Perhaps my life would have been touched and even brightened by the acquaintance.  We'll never know.

I do find it curious that something I have done - some piece of work - has been important to someone's death or dying, twice now, and I'm touched and a little humbled by that. 

The first time was a couple of years ago.  I made a Starfleet bridge officer's uniform (a la The Wrath of Khan and The Undiscovered Country) for a Star Trek fan named John.  It was his express wish to be buried in that uniform and, when he died, so he was. 

And now, this.  When I contracted for the job, I had little real idea of the scope of what I was doing, of how important it was, and of how short a time I would have to make it count.  The video will provide a permanent record or Sherri, and, I hope, provide some comfort for her husband.  

That's all I have to say about that.

Video: that'll do, Bill. That'll do.

Apparently, the processes after transcoding are much faster than transcoding itself.  The burned DVD was waiting for me in an open tray this morning.
( Techie stuff snipped. )

...And this is not the final disc.  I will make at least one more for Sherri's husband that will have better transcoding, a menu system, chapter points, and so on. 

But, for me at least, milestone reached.



It occurs to me that throughout this process, I've not said one substantive word about the woman who died, her family, or friends.  Blame it on my own Aspie tendencies, I suppose: my posts are about the process, not the people.  Pragmatism will have that effect, too.  Pick your clinical name for it, but I don't see the point in discussing someone I did not know.

I didn't know Sherri except through the video I watched and edited, and thus have nothing to contribute to whatever has been or will be said.  Perhaps my life would have been touched and even brightened by the acquaintance.  We'll never know.

I do find it curious that something I have done - some piece of work - has been important to someone's death or dying, twice now, and I'm touched and a little humbled by that. 

The first time was a couple of years ago.  I made a Starfleet bridge officer's uniform (a la The Wrath of Khan and The Undiscovered Country) for a Star Trek fan named John.  It was his express wish to be buried in that uniform and, when he died, so he was. 

And now, this.  When I contracted for the job, I had little real idea of the scope of what I was doing, of how important it was, and of how short a time I would have to make it count.  The video will provide a permanent record or Sherri, and, I hope, provide some comfort for her husband.  

That's all I have to say about that.