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Another great sequence Maureen. Love to know how much work is done in Photoshop. Have a enjoyable holiday. Regards, Roger.

Maureen, Another great sequence from the pair of you. Every picture beautifully composed and dissolved with precision to the well chosen music. You must have been very lucky with the weather. Thanks. Regards, Roger.

Maureen, I am pleased you have kept with your choice of music. Rondo Veneziano is too frequently used with Venice sequences although a friend of mine who used it was told by a judge that it was a pity he didn't use music of Venice!!! Your sequences excell with the standard of photography and the originality of the music. Many thanks. Roger.

Mick, Very much enjoyed your latest AV offering. Usual well composed images, suitable music and certainly demonstrates why this castle is well visited. My only dislike is the “Grotto” section - the black pictures that separate this part. Think it would look better to dissolve to the grotto ceiling then added the sign in the animation. At the end, rather than going straight into the interiors why not dissolve to the door knocker picture (seen later) which then leads you nicely into the interiors? Minor points to an otherwise good sequence. Regards, Roger

Lin, Very creative, subtly done with real animation! Loved the song which is new to me. Thanks. Regards, Roger

Maureen, Another wonderful av particularly enjoyed this morning when it is overcast and wet outside. I wonder who inspired Mark to take such superb photographs! Regards, Roger.

Lin, You are correct - the latest version has video clips. I was refering to the original version posted at the start of this topic which was made with just stills. Regards, Roger

Don't want to worry you Dick but video was not used in this sequence. It was all done with still pictures before version 7! Regards, Roger

Lin, Beautiful song creatively illustrated with excellent photography. Thanks for sharing it. Regards, Roger

Take a location that has dramatic lighting and colourful buildings then let loose Maureen there and WOW you have another wonderful AV. The good choice of music added to the atmosphere and the map at the start was appreciated to define the location. A minor criticism, like Mick, I do not like slow movement of pictures. I feel it is an unnecessary distraction that doesn’t add to the sequence. However when there is a purpose, as in the opening pan across the town, I do not have a problem. Many thanks for sharing your experience. Regards, Roger.

Great. Remind me when I come back into this world not to be a fly! I would like to show this trailer and the full version to my camera club's AV group please. Regards, Roger

Hi Mick, Very much enjoyed this AV capturing well the colourful carnival with well chosen music and correct duration. However I fully agree with Hurbert’s comments. This type of photography is always going to be difficult and I know you are not keen but the rewards of using Photoshop to crop then selected the background, feather edges, Gaussian blur, desaturate and darken are well worth it. Once you get familiar with the technique you will be surprised how quickly it can be done! Attached took less than 10 minutes. Regards, Roger

Maureen, Another wonderful sequence. Wishing as much pleasure in 2011 that you have given me in 2010. Roger

Jean-Cyprien, Absolutely brilliant. Wish I had such a creative, imaginative brain. Just shows what can be produced with PTE in skilful hands. Wondering do we need PTE 7! Many thanks for sharing your magic. Seasonal greetings to your group. Regards, Roger

A very moving AV that captured the occasion well. Not easy to photograph so you have done well. Sequence contained some nice dissolves. Excellent choice of music - skilfully mixed. Regards, Roger

Wonderful, Maureen. Stunning pictures. Great dissolves and third images. Perfect choice of music. Thanks for giving me so much enjoyment. Roger.

Mick, Fantasia is one of my favourite pieces of music and the interpretation with your usual high standard of photography is good. You have shortened the music by the right amount. However the music being so British, I feel the photos abroad are inappropriate and the sequence improved when you changed to ones taken in this country. I also didn’t like the pop ups – to me they are unnecessary gimmicks like 3D effects. I am looking forward to your next AV. What’s your next challenge – voice overs? Regards, Roger

Charlie, Very clever. A lot of work has gone into the making of this. Very enjoyable. Roger

Hi Mick, I took two pictures from the same viewpoint - one with correct room exposure the other with spot meter reading taken of the window ie room under exposed. In PS, using layer mask, added the correctly exposed window to the room interior. Look forward to your next NT venture. Regards, Roger

Hi Mick, Enjoyed the sequence. I took your advice and I too recently visited Scotney and enjoyed the new freedom to photograph the interiors. Pleased with the results at ISO 800. Some I took two pictures - one with exposure from the window and used layers/layer mask to combine. For burnt out highlights, I make much use of Photoshop - Image - Adjustments - Shadow/Highlight. Also good for getting details in shadows. Regards, Roger.

My camera club's av group sets "homework" for its members - produce an AV of about 10 pictures on a subject. This month's topic is "an advert". I decided to produce a spoof tourist guide for the town of Welling situated in North West Kent, England. I have uploaded a HD version to YouTube. Interested in your comments please. Roger.

Hi AmandaMoo, Loading V6.0 does not remove V5.6. It should still be there and can be selected via Start - All Programs (assuming XP version). Create a shortcut and use this to start PTE then load the session file. V6.0 should have worked OK - it is a full working edition. V6.5 is the current beta version. Regards, Roger.

As a life member that's great news. By the way - enjoyed the sequence!

Hi Mickp, I'm intrigued to know how you took the internal pictures of the Mote when NT is hostile to us amateurs by banning photography, during normal opening hours, inside their properties. Regards, Roger.

Flippin' good! Loved the music. Roger