Recap: Scrapbooking (and Angie) on TV

My "fabulous" TV interview for Chicken Soup for the Scrapbooker's Soul went well -- all two minutes of it!

Two of the three Kansas City based essay contributors were there -- me and a woman named Donna Rogers. The TV anchor, Loren Halifax, asked us two questions, and that was IT.   She asked what each of our essays were about, and why did we think scrapbooking is so appealing to so many.  When I answered the first question, I said my essay was really about "being famous", since it was about my keynote speech at the Close to My Heart convention.  Loren asked me what I'm famous for, and I said I've written three books about scrapbooking, then went on to set up the topic of my Chicken Soup essay.  Did I ONCE mention the name of ANY of the scrapbook journaling idea books I've written??  NO!  I'm still kicking myself (and my husband is still laughing about it!)

We recorded my two minutes of glory on our cable DVR, and I'm trying to figure out how to get the video onto my laptop as a digital video file (maybe via Video Out?  Any ideas out there?).  I can also call the TV station's footage archive company and get a copy for like $10, but I'm guessing that will be VHS (??), so I would still need to figure out how to convert that to digital/mpeg to post on my blog. 

So, I'm still working on details on how to get it posted, but don't feel like you missed anything HUGE -- it was over almost faster than I could blink!  LOL

Comments

[BJ]

Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if they could put it on DVD. Regardless of whether they use digital cameras or not, all the editing is done on computer, so I'd imagine the final product is in digital form. Converting to VHS would probably be an extra step. As for getting it out of your DVR, you'd need some sort of video capture device--probably a bit more than the $10 for the network copy.

[Melissa~]

Angie!!

You're a tv star!! Hey, I don't care how short it is I want to see that interview! I've been thinking about & praying for you lately, how are ya?? Busy, it looks like.

I'm so sad that you're not doing the podcasts anymore because I just figured out how to listen to the darn things! (on my palm pilot no less!) But I completely understand "too much on your plate" definitely btdt!

LOVE your purse! How cool is that?

Hope you're doing well.

Love you,

Melissa~

P.S. Read Jeremiah 29:11-14 for some awesome encouragment when you get a chance. ;)