Ken Cox

The objective of this thread is for members to place tips for making avi's. It will be the responsibilty of the members to add/copy their experiences to this thread. When Igor gets caught up, hopefully he will agree with this approach and will make a TIP Category -- It is not intended to be a social thread -- before i start copying my entries over, Members what do you think ? ken

pip try this copy the files on the svcd to a folder add your p2e exe to the folder burn as a data disk report results Pip this did not work for me the dvd player seen the 2 exe's and id'd them as jpg's or mp3/wma sorry ken

pip try this copy the files on the svcd to a folder add your p2e exe to the folder burn as a data disk report results i have successfully copied the files from 2 of my vcd successes to folders then using icq, sent the individual files to a friend and he successfully burned them and says show worked fine in his dvd player-- very big files but had to show what i could do he had the shows previously in the exe state so he can compare k

Fredor, welcome to the forum there is a beta #2 of version 4.2 see http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums//index...t=ST&f=2&t=1317 ken

put it in the root of the cd-r as Jim said search the forum - there are many entries on this subject and we would not like to see you led astray if you have a disk [not a music disk]that starts automatically see where the autorun.inf is and the machine/system has to be configured to start a disk automatically i have it disabled good luck ken

On that particular set up the TV does not have the rgb jacks -- that might also have solved the jiggle the show does not jiggle on the set up in my computer room -- tv here does have rgb jacks and have tried both cable configurations - - standard video and rgb with no noticeble difference - my workshop setup is a 13" monitor style 17 yr old tv and things are sharp on it -the tv shop mentioned that there might be some jiggle but not enough to be noticeable on every setup -- my tests at their store on the 56" set was hooked up with the svhs cable these are all things that are going to affect final viewing -- we hear all the time " it looks fine on my puter but on uncle bill's it is the pits -- what did i do wrong" variables are the problem and sadly no 2 systems are alike ken

I said my software created and burned a VCD successfully that play in my 3 dvd players. I was able to create a svcd and burn it but i got an error message to check disc when i tried to play it - upon checking the manual's [that's a first ] no where is svcd mentioned, so i spent my efforts in figuring out the becoming familiar with the Roxio 6. My one Koss player was not able to get to the "B" [track 2] movie button, but the 2 Toshiba's were able. As the grandkids will be be more apt to be using the Koss setup, i have made all shows since with just the one button "A" movie[track 1]. Another thing i have found was that text generated with the object editor in one show sometimes jiggles when played in my newest Toshiba -- same is steady in the other 2 systems. Working with the Audio Video store personel, i tried better quality video cables to no avail. On their recommendation, i connected up a super VHS cable from the DVD player to the 32" JVC TV and the jiggle went away amd the sharpness of the picture increased dramatically. No further testing of hardware is planned till i regroup ken

well now not wanting to start a pissin match but how was i able to create shows with beta 1 using plantinum roxio 6 i have tried to document every move i have made and posted the success's since the avi feature came out last friday better follow all the threads before you guys start making rash statements -- people are having a hard enough time making vcd's without statements that were just posted ken

use your graphic program and save the tiffs as jpg's keep the tiff's until you are sure you have what you want with the jpgs ken

I regularily take my work to my favourite audio video retail outlet to test my shows -- was there again to test my latest vcd show on the 56" rear projection floor model -- they were impressed or were they just humouring the old fart - dont think so it's run time is 28+ mins. -- granted it is not Finding Nemo quality but is impressive non the less ken

Bart has added some additional info at http://community.barcin.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=45 ken

Harry 21:34 11/25/03 using p2e 4.2 beta 2 just got done making a 5 part vcd final size on the cd = 261 mb took from 18:34 to 20:39 to encode it and 2 mins to burn the cd with a 32x burner IT 'S RUN TIME IS 29 mins 33 secs+- for details on my other burns see the thread http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums//index...=2&t=1302&st=20 i think the only thing i have neglected was my swap file - i have it on a partition fixed size at 700 mb ken

Max you must leave the p2e process "running" until the vcd is burned do not click the finish button until you are completely done -- the easiest way is to save it into the folder you are creating your show from and direct the vcd creating software to that location you can test the file before im porting it to the vcd softwar by double clicking the avi wmp will play it in its entirety you can create multiple shows by opening other instances of p2e and creating the additional avi's -- i think this is covered in the help file -- and importing them to the vcd software ken

Lisa the picts from pcworld range any where from 30 to 375 kb and must not be larger than 640/480 see PC World's Digital Focus Newsletter-http://www.pcworld.com/howto/locations/0,loc,81,tk,dfx,00.asp and have a look at the archives and you can and save the picts and experiment the puppies were 11 to 58 kb at 720/540 -- the picts are part of a series -- picts are taken real close up with a wide angle lens to accentuate their noses -- sort of a fish eye effect another site to visit is http://www.mplonsky.com/photo/Gallery.htm he has picts of bugs that are sharp at 72 dpi -- i had good success puting some of his shots in a proshow vcd dont know what else i can tell you the puppy file is 14 slides 13 animal slides and an intro slide [the text on intro slide does not convert nice]zipped they are are 452 kb -- small enough to email if you want to play with them email me at [email protected] ken

Cindy http://daydreamsart.com/DancingDreams.zip The page cannot be displayed The page you are looking for is currently unavailable. The Web site might be experiencing technical difficulties, or you may need to adjust your browser settings. not there yet zip is coming now 20:42 est ken

do you mean the individual slide names if so my comments from above posting make sure you have good size text and i would suggest not placing it on the slides -- use the object editor and put it there or as others have said many times make a slide up in a graphics program and put your text on the slide and then insert it in the sequence and same is mentioned in other recent threads http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums//index...t=ST&f=2&t=1321 ken

if your software supports it harry you can burn a vcd but study the forum a bit see my post on http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums//index...E=02&f=2&t=1302 ken

Cindy, did the web page go black when i uploaded last night it went black on completion you might drop Bill a note ken

another success i used ver 4.2 beta 2 and made a multi show -- 3 shows - with roxio's dvd builder used one show that i had previously made with my pictures [100 dpi]using the beta 1 the exe was 4,248 kb the avi was 25,394 kb the other 2 shows were from pictures from the web -- one set was a series of puppies and the other was made with weekly winners of pcworld's photo contest -PC World's Digital Focus Newsletter-http://www.pcworld.com/howto/locations/0,loc,81,tk,dfx,00.asp both sets were 72 dpi - i elected to use someone else's picts to rule out any bias on my part -- - my own pictures have been adjusted -- in the case of the puppies i wanted to see the hair detail and the mix of pictures from the magazine were all winners puppies details exe was 1,143 kb avi was 25,394 kb pc world details exe was 10,815 kb avi was 53,889 estimated vcd size was 101 mb -- there is +-3 mb of overhead making the menu etc encode time was 48 mins and 50 sec. burned at default speed 32x - actual speed varies total time encode to burn complete 49 mins 25 secs. final size on the cd-r disk 90.6 mb. the show was played on a 6 mos old plain Toshiba dvd player sent to a plain 1 yr old Toshiba 29" tv the fine details of the puppy's hair,ears etc was perfect and the PCWorld show was just as good - my picts were -- well they were of my grandkids so what else can i say:)) my system details PIII 1.3 ghz 512 meg ram winxp home edition dvd builder portion of roxio ezcd platinum 6 be well rested before you start make sure you have good size text and i would suggest not placing it on the slides -- use the object editor and put it there or as others have said many times make a slide up in a graphics program and put your text on the slide and then insert it in the sequence verify the operation of every step in the bulding of the avi before starting the final process a lot of work, but was worth it -- good things dont come quick and easy ken

this was a question asked in this week's digital newsletter. Q&A: How Do I Copyright a Digital Photo? I've noticed that many pictures I see on the Web and elsewhere are copyrighted. What is the process to get a picture copyrighted? Do I have to repeat the process for each and every picture? --Carol Bar, St Louis That's a great question, Carol. Copyright is not well understood. Let's start with the basics: Copyright is the method established by the government to protect the rights of artists, regardless of what form their work takes--text, music, drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, or software. Violation of copyright is punishable by law. And since copyright violation is a tort, the artist can sue for punitive damages as well. In a nutshell, that's why you shouldn't take images from Web sites without the owner's permission. That said, how do you copyright something? Well, any work you create is automatically copyrighted. In other works, there is an implicit copyright on your work, and you don't need to do anything to receive some protection under the law. On the other hand, there are copyrights ... and there are copyrights. While no action is required to copyright something, if you ever expect to challenge someone in court, simply putting a copyright notice on your work before it's published dramatically strengthens your case. To assert your claim, just place a copyright notice somewhere on your image--use your image editor's text tool to add the copyright symbol [©] followed by the year and your name. That ensures someone can't claim that they thought your photo was in the public domain. Finally, the most aggressive copyright action you can take is to register your image with the Copyright Office in Washington, D.C. There is a form to fill out and a small fee to pay (it's currently $30), but this provides you with the highest level of protection available under copyright law. For the vast majority of us, though, that's overkill. For more information on the issue, visit the United States Copyright Office: http://www.loc.gov/copyright ken

Peggy it might be advisable to start a new thread re you reg key and write to Inna Malkova, WnSoft Inc., [email protected] explaining your situation Jeasco re "Didn't I read somewhere that the registration code is for life? " there was some talk of "grandfathering" existing keyholders if there was an enhanced version developed new people would have to pay more ken

Ron http://irfanview.tuwien.ac.at/ http://www.somewhere-in-time.net/tutorial/irfanview/ ken

Veronica, where is your original registration key and program. your original key will work on your present system. i still have ver 3.4 on my xp system and it still works fine. all you need to do is install the latest version over the original program and install the original reg key. If you are in the USA there is quite a time difference between the USA and tech support in Russia. in some cases the key gets scrambled by the email or anti virus settings on the recipients system. sorry this info doesnt solve your problem ken

welcome Mart it is in the works no eta as yet use the search feature of forum and you will find many entries ken

Bert, a little time saver -- do not trash your original tiff's -- wait until you are happy with your show, then burn them to cd, then make sure you can read them from the cd before you take them off the hard drive ken