Guidelines for photos submitted
for Bill's processing to Create a DVD in his style.
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- Submit
photos that are minimum about ½ MB for
decent resolution for 780X480 resolution photo show.
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If
possible, submit on CD or DVD.
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JPEG
photo format is preferred.
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Standard
.avi, .mpg, .mov, .wmv movie formats
are preferred.
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- If
photos are meant to be stitched, please take
these with an overlap of 10 to 20%.
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Avoid
camera's extreme automatic aperture adjustment from
one photo to another.
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Try
to keep camera level from one shot to the next.
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Start
series of photos for stitching, from left to
right, if possible.
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- For
the long range zoom sequences, especially
meant for starting from inside a stitched panorama:
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Stand
at the place used for the panoramic shots for
stitching
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Take
about four successively closer zoomed photos
equally spaced apart in the sequence.
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It’s
best if you start with the fully zoomed-in
shot first so that you are sure to wind up with that shot centered on the
object of
interest.
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- Videos
at 30 fps with stereo works well.
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Take
from same position of stills, if related to
stills at that spot.
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Slow
panning and zooming is a must.
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Audio
can be separated from video during photo
show creation to allow reversing video to fit better into
flow of show (unless the audio requires forward only viewing of its video).
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- List
your desired sequence of photos, referenced by
photo file name.
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- Include
desired MP3 background music files and any
instructions for which files to use with specific sequences of photos.
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- Provide
a summary of the reason for taking this set of
photos.
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Overall
summary
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Special
sequences of photos that require more
time allowed for in the show.
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Objects
with specific photos that should be
highlighted with more zoom to them.
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- Charges
for service: $1 per
photo submitted and used in the show, $50
minimum. Product is
one master DVD. Raw
photo show file is kept for about a year in
case of loss or desired rework.
For more information or an address to mail photos use this email address: bill@watercolorwilly.com
