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Iralalaru finished, Gariuai finishing!

Time passes quickly in good company, and we have finished the Iralalaru project for the HydroTimor people in Dili, East Timor. DVD delivered and being distributed together with the brochure to the politicians in government and parliament. You can find those at the website, though the downloadable version of the full video is not yet uploaded.

Right now we are working on the second (final) brochure for the Gariuai HPP project, also a HydroTimor assignment. That will be printed soon now (heading off to Jakarta in a couple of days!), and with delivery that project also will be finished. However, it seems like they want a video made, using the materials we already made in addition to new stuff to be filmed, so a small project probably will be formed.

Is that the end of the HydroTimor cooperation for BF? Perhaps not: the signs now say that the Atsabe HPP may be initiated later this year, and that info is needed and BF is wanted. We would like that, the HT people are great partners and Atsabe (in the Ermera mountains in East Timor) is a lovely area! The Bouvet Penguin is ready to play, as always…

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New East Timor pictures added

We have expanded the “Hydroelectric development in East Timor” section in our gallery with new pictures from Gariuai. Enjoy!

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Iralalaru Info Package

No news for a while, sorry! We are working on a new assignment for the good folks at HydroTimor, preparing an information package on the planned Iralalaru Hydropower Project in Lautem, East Timor.

The package will include a brochure (almost ready for printing now!), a DVD with video footage and more detailed information, updates to their website and blog. Very interesting and fun to work on, and always a pleasure to spend time with the HT people.

I just spent a few weeks in East Timor, preparing this package as well as following up other stuff, like Gariuai and a possible new project. Then there was some food etc. Now there is diet and exercise. Cheers, everyone!

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New website layout finished

So there it is: The website redone! Just uploaded, and seems to work as intended…

First, we redid the layout. Using DreamWeaver, a new layout was built using CSS, and some Spry-sweetness thrown in with the menu system. Should be compliant with all modern web browsers (we hope…). And not too hard to load, even with the crappy dial-up connections we often find in this area (no joking, my connection collapsed recently, and is back in a rather sad condition!).

Second, we redid the photo galleries. A touch-up of all (!) photos, followed by generating new web pages. Using Aperture, it was not too bad a job. Could even use a standard layout with some tuning (more coding…). Some of the initial pages has quite a few thumbnail pics, and may be a bit heavy to load (ref us with sad internet connections…), but we hope it works out. Patience is a virtue, yes? Might be nice to remember when you click a thumbnail and wait for the main picture to load. Sorry for that, but the alternative is low picture quality, and that would be painful, yes? Hope it will be worth the waiting, though!

For those of you who get inspired and want to order a copy for printing, I have to admit that a number of the pics only are suited for screen viewing (unless printed quite small). Pics which have a file name ending with “.nef” should be ok, as well as all from before 2000 (which are scanned from slides, and can be rescanned before commercial use). Those in between might be ok, or not: Many “originals” got lost when a disc crashed (which was when I discovered the backup DVD was useless, too, and understood that disasters hunt in pairs).

Well, hope you have a look at the new site. Feedback is certainly appreciated. Enjoyment anticipated! Cheers.

2007 08 02 bas bouvet news
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Transitions, transitions…

So far, this year has been dominated by transitions. Change is generally good, yes? But now there have been many changes, and we long for some productive stability again…

What changes? Well, first we decided to change the software where photos are managed. Previously, we used iView MediaPro, which has served us well for some years now. But the possibilities for using the raw format for photos (like a digital negative) have surfaced, we find MediaPro lacking behind. We changed to Apple’s Aperture, which use the raw file as basis and records non-destructive changes (edits) as additional info. No need for converting the file to tiff anymore, which leaves edit options more open. Changing management software means all photos must be re-edited, and web site re-created in the new software. Lots of work, but it will be much better when all is up to date.

Then Adobe updated it’s Creative Suite, and we just got the Design Premium version installed. All software improved, but it also includes a change of web design software, from GoLive to DreamWeaver — improvements but with work to be done. Updating the web site is next on the agenda…

Last big point is including video in the workflow. We bought a Sony HDV camcorder (the HVR-V1P), and the Final Cut Studio editing suite (waiting for latest upgraded version, 2 to show up). Heavy investments, both in money and time (lots of new stuff to learn…) and it will take some time to get fully operative.

Now, we look forward to producing great stuff with all the new toys…

2007 06 11 basil bouvet news
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Gariuai Brochure finished!

We have finalised and delivered the brochure for the Gariuai Mini Hydroelectric Power Project in East Timor. The client, HydroTimor, is satisfied and have distributed the brochure to a wide variety of recipients, from Dili parliamentarians to local work force.

The brochure is bilingual, adding the local language Tetum to the English text. It contains photos by Bouvet Photography, layout and production is by the Bouvet Foundation and it is printed by Subur in Jakarta, who gave a very professional impression.

HydroTimor is the coordinating unit for hydroelectric development in East Timor. It is situated in the Ministry of Natural Resources, Minerals and Energy Policy (MRNMPE), and is supported by the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) through an institutional cooperation.

Present HydroTimor activities include:

• Management of the Gariuai Mini Hydroelectric Power Project (Baucau); which will produce 1.5 GWh annually upon completion (scheduled to late 2007).

• Development of Iralalaru Hydroelectric Power Project (Lautem); which will produce 189 GWh annually upon completion (scheduled to 2011, following international tendering mid 2007).

• Hydrologic measurement and assessment for potential new hydroelectric power projects in Atsabe Magapu (Ermera), Bobonaro Aiasa (Bobonaro) and Maliana Bulobo (Bobonaro).

2007 03 15 basil bouvet news
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working on it…

So then the blog exists! We will be working on updating the design and so on, but posts will start to appear quite soon now. Thanks for stopping by…

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