[ale] Slide Show Software[OT]

[aaron]

On Monday 22 November 2004 04:25, Jeff Hubbs wrote:
> On Sun, 2004-11-21 at 12:49, aaron wrote:
> > On Sunday 21 November 2004 13:14, Jeff Hubbs wrote:
> > > But that is going to *so* 5ux0r, trying to put slides on video.  If
> > > they've already got a film scanner (and if the Nikon Coolscans ever get
> > > supported in Linux, it'll be hard for me to resist), they've solved the
> > > slide-to-digital conversion part. [snip]
> > 
> > The main reason I was suggesting the video / DVD route is the convenience 
and 
> > accessibility of standardized viewing systems, especially for showing or 
> > sharing the program with groups of Family and Friends.
> 
> I don't disagree with you in the least there.  The whole point of making
> an MPEG would be to get it transferred to DVD or whatnot.  My concern is
> that most any video camera that a normal person is likely to own will do
> a rotten job with a photographic image, especially in the reds.  I've
> got relatives with old Kodachrome home movies that were shot at sunset
> and the red of the lighting just slays; transferred to video, there's
> nothing but a pale salmon cast.  The same will go for Dave's relatives'
> transparencies.  
> 
> Jeff

There are bound to be some compromises going to ANY current digital format or 
electronic screen display when comparing back to the original resolution and 
dynamic range of chemical photo media and projection. However, today's 
desktop digital and video tools are quite sophisticated, and the examples you 
mention are the exception, not the rule.

My own experience in making dozens of motion Memory Book videos from family 
photo's and slides is that, given a decent DV camera, competent software and 
a little professional know how,  the quality of color and contrast found in 
the photograhic  originals can be captured in video quite well.  There are 
also programs that will create high quality digital video by mathematically 
doing "virtual camera" pan, tilt, zoom and rotate sequences on higher 
resolution scans or digital stills. Finally, in all those cases of digital 
video and digital image capture, the power and flexibility provided by 
digital image processing allows one to actually improve the quality of a lot 
of source media and salvage discolored, faded or damaged originals that were 
previously unusable.

peace
(because the only secure nation is a nation at peace)
aaron


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