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  1. I have not heard of St Odile so this was interesting for me.

    I like the presentation and appreciate what you tried to convey with video clips but for me the quality was not good enough to blend with the still images.

    Also I would have liked to see more of the outside of the monastery when you reached the top!

    Please do accept that the above comments are meant to be helpful and not negative about your sequence.

    Regards

    John

  2. Beautifully presented and brings back memories of visits to Scotland. You asked for suggestions may I offer two:

    1. There is a shot from a low angle looking up river to a white croft (the next image is of some deer) to me it appears that it needs straightening, the water in the middle of the shot seems to be tilted down to the left.

    2. I found the sudden change from landscapes to a close-up of rock a bit abrupt maybe a bit of a longer dissolve could improve it.

    John

  3. Very well put together and paced with the music which I found really appropriate. I did not find the sequence to be long in fact it seemed to be over rather sooner than I expected.

    I have to agree that having a narration would detract from the message of the images and possibly colour the viewers impression and understanding.

    I am not at all surprised that previous versions have done well. I have seen other sequences on this subject and yours is by far the best.

    Regards

    John

  4. 1 hour ago, potwnc said:

    I would also be interested in seeing the finished product. This preview looks wonderful. One suggestion - and of course, this is just my opinion - would be to make the flag smaller. I found that it obscured things I was trying to read while it was "blowing."

    Regarding the flag obscuring some of the text, would it not be possible to move the flag higher up the screen instead of changing its size?

    Also the text at the top left at the very beginning I found the color a little weak, maybe a darker color to make it "stand out".

    Regards

    John

     

     

  5. 2 hours ago, trailertrash said:

    Great idea John. Thank you for your help. I do appreciate it. It makes perfect sense. :)

    Again John, another very relevant pointer. It always amazes me how come I didn't see that at the time. Every days a school day. Thank you so much for the help.

     

    Andrew.

    My pleasure Andrew.

    I always tell people who are making an AV to walk away from it for about a week, then look at it again with fresh eyes.

    It's amazing what that break can do for the creative genius inside us. 

    John

  6. Really liked your show very moving. May I make a couple of suggestions that I think would make it even better.

    1. Near the beginning there is a shot (at 1.04) of the plaque and flags, I would suggest that it may be even more effective by swapping it with the ending shot of the (days) programme. For me it would set the scene by having the image of the programme at the beginning telling the viewer what is going to happen and leaving us with the plaque and flags as the final poignant fade out.

    2. Have you considered centering the video on the screen instead of the bottom right corner? I feel that this would better hide the out of focus backgrounds.

    Regards

    John

  7. A long time ago a couple I knew decided to renew their wedding vows after wards we were subjected to over 3 hours VHS tapes of the ceremony and following reception!

    For anyone I would suggest an absolute maximum of 15 mins of highlights no more. Bride & Groom plus parents excepted of course.

    John

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    Thank you for sharing this show, it brought back memories of many holidays spent in Northumberland the choice of music was very good.

    A couple of minor things, I felt that some of the early transitions were a little bit too slow give the "third image" a bit too much time on screen and also there seemed to be some wide-angle  distortion with quite a few of the buildings leaning backwards or sideways.

    However this doesn't really distract from the sequence which portrays the coast beautifully.

    John

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    This is how I am doing it, I am holding down the alt key then typing 0169 on my number pad.

    Just as a matter of interest the Bluetooth Logitech Dinovo Media and Edge keyboards do not allow the Alt+0169 keystroke, in fact they do not allow any Alt+code keystrokes.

    Regards

    John

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