Nikonos

Hello Barry, Coming from you that is praise indeed! :-) I would like to take the opportunity to say how much I have enjoyed using your tutorial DVDs to achieve 'Gardens of England' in a comparatively short time. I would recommend them to anyone who wants to learn PicturesToExe. Some aspects of the software are still a mystery to me, but no doubt your invaluable explanations will shed "light on the darkness"... Thanks again. Now, what subject do I choose next? :-) Malcolm

Thanks Dave. Our club is just buying a new digital projector and I was told the resolution was going to be 1450x1100. Looks like that was incorrect information and it should be 1400x1100. Thanks for pointing this out. Malcolm

Dear Dave, Thank you for taking the time to comment on "Gardens of England". Very perceptive of you to spot a disciple of Barry... :-) I've just finished the first tutorial DVD and about to start the second.... I realize that it is a common enough mistake for novices to use too many different types of transition. I used what seemed appropriate to the subject matter but I will certainly go over it again and see what can be eliminated and a straight fade/dissolve substituted instead. The type/frequency of transitions seems to be a very subjective issue. But I appreciate what you say and will try and keep the variations to a minimum. The format of the show was designed for our club projector (1450x1100) and I used the pans mostly to show the full width of the original shot. If I do a 1900x1100 version that will no longer be necessary. I have to say that most of the images were taken on a Nikon D300 with a 18-200mm VR Nikkor - my 'carry-around' kit. The D700 is lovely but a bit of a beast - especially when lugging around the pro Nikkor optics to go with it. Persuading my "other half" to act as a native bearer has not had much success so far.. :-) Thanks again for your help. Regards - Malcolm (Nikonos)

I've just completed my first A/V show and uploaded to Beechbrook this evening. As a complete novice in this area I would appreciate any comments from the seasoned experts here. It is easy enough to impress 'her indoors' :-) but constructive criticism from the 'old hands' would be a great help. Many thanks!