Gérard de Lux

Yes, Guido, 999x666 is a very good idea and a good size, I'll try it. I don't go for 1024 (x 682) because, as explained above, I don't want the picture to be distorted or even cut on a side if the viewer's screen is of poor quality or badly adjusted. What I like with 900x600 is that the size of the picture is big enough for the quality while keeping the size of the file at a reasonable weight without having to use too high compression values; also, if viewed at 800x600 the image isn't too much reduced. Thank you for this advice.

After many trials and viewings on different screens, I have finally decided to put my shows at 900x600 with no 'fit to screen' option. I have noticed that some screens do not have the best quality in the angles or along the edges, others aren't correctly adjusted by their owners (lateral or vertical shifts, pin-cushioning, barrel distortion, etc.). When projected on a traditional screen, it happens not so rarely that the edges of the screen are curved (curled?). With this size (I use 900x600 because it is the correct ratio for 35 mm film as some of my pictures come from slides), which may sound odd at first, I'm sure that the pictures will display at their best in the center of the screen where the quality is best. And even on my 22" monitor at 1280x1024, this size isn't ridiculous (I also use a dark background image to enhance the main image). Finally, this size gives the opportunity not to compress too much the original picture, thus having a good quality, and still keep the show at a reasonable weight.

As far as I know, the first international event with digital shows was in fact the 15th RPS International AV Festival, held in September '02 in Cirencester, UK. It was a 'traditional' AV festival but digital sequences were also accepted to take part in the competition; they were judged as a separate category... and a sequence by Ian Bateman (who posted a message just above) was the winner ! The first 'all digital' international festival was this year's IAC Geoffrey Round Competition. More info can be read on AV World Website.

Hello Maureen, Sad news that you both won't be able to come again to Hayange I don't know yet if I'll be able to come to the next IAC Geoffrey Round Digital AV Competition, but I for sure will be there for the RPS Internationals in September '04 But I hope that there will be in the meantime other opportunities to meet and see AV shows. Cheers Gérard