Is WMM right for what I need to do? Advice needed...

> Consider Photo Story 3... alone or in conjunction with Movie Maker. See
> the Photo Story 3 section of my website.
>
> --
> website references are to www.papajohn.org
>
> PapaJohn
>
>
> "John Blaustein" <no@spam.com> wrote in message
> news:e$TkgAFEIHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> Hello all,
>>
>> I need to take several dozen still images and turn them into what I'll
>> call a "movie." It may be that it's really a slide show. I want to
>> have a music track and time cuts and dissolves to the music. There may
>> also be a voice-over track. I want to be able to zoom in/out of the
>> still images and also pan. There will be no video images, only stills
>> (Nikon D2X high-resolution files are the source).
>>
>> The finished product will be 5-7 minutes and will be shown at an event
>> for 100-200 people. In addition, the finished product likely will be
>> duplicated on a CD/DVD to be given to each participant at the event, so
>> final file format is important. I am imagining that what I produce will
>> be on a laptop at the event and the laptop will be attached to a digital
>> projector. (I have not done this before, so it's all new to me.)
>>
>> I'm on Windows XP. I have used Windows Movie Maker in the past with
>> excellent results, but I've only viewed those files on my PC (or on the
>> web). I'm concerned about image quality since I want this to be as good
>> as possible.
>>
>> If anyone here has experience in this area and can make a recommendation
>> on whether WMM is the right software to use, I'll be most grateful.
>>
>> I won't be handling the video projector, but I can make recommendations.
>> If you know about video projection hardware that would be appropriate for
>> this purpose, please give me your thoughts.
>>
>> Thanks very much.
>>
>> John B.
>>

>
>

> PapaJohn,
>
> Thank you VERY much for the quick reply.
>
> Photo Story 3 looks to be very similar to Windows Movie Maker, but perhaps
> a
> better choice since I am dealing with stills alone and no video footage.
>
> I have read through much of your site info on PS3. Great info, thanks!
>
> A couple of questions:
>
> If I want to add two sound tracks -- music and recorded voice-over -- can
> the volume for both tracks be independently controlled? In the editing
> stage, does PS3 save the two tracks separately so they can be
> edited/changed?
>
> For my end use of having my story projected to an audience of 100-200
> people
> on a 12x16' screen, if I save using "Profile for computers - 4 (1024x768)"
> and then use a laptop connected to an LCD projector, will the image
> quality
> be acceptable?
>
> For saving the story to a CD or DVD, it looks like I'd use the "Profile
> for
> creating DVDs" or "Profile for creating CDs." It looks like PAL 768x576
> is
> the highest resolution. Would that be the best choice, and then use the
> Sonic program to burn the DVD?
>
> John B.
>
>
>
>
> "PapaJohn" <papajohn@chartermi.net> wrote in message
> news:%23RBURQFEIHA.5328@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> Consider Photo Story 3... alone or in conjunction with Movie Maker. See
>> the Photo Story 3 section of my website.
>>
>> --
>> website references are to www.papajohn.org
>>
>> PapaJohn
>>
>>
>> "John Blaustein" <no@spam.com> wrote in message
>> news:e$TkgAFEIHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>> Hello all,
>>>
>>> I need to take several dozen still images and turn them into what I'll
>>> call a "movie." It may be that it's really a slide show. I want to
>>> have a music track and time cuts and dissolves to the music. There may
>>> also be a voice-over track. I want to be able to zoom in/out of the
>>> still images and also pan. There will be no video images, only stills
>>> (Nikon D2X high-resolution files are the source).
>>>
>>> The finished product will be 5-7 minutes and will be shown at an event
>>> for 100-200 people. In addition, the finished product likely will be
>>> duplicated on a CD/DVD to be given to each participant at the event, so
>>> final file format is important. I am imagining that what I produce will
>>> be on a laptop at the event and the laptop will be attached to a digital
>>> projector. (I have not done this before, so it's all new to me.)
>>>
>>> I'm on Windows XP. I have used Windows Movie Maker in the past with
>>> excellent results, but I've only viewed those files on my PC (or on the
>>> web). I'm concerned about image quality since I want this to be as good
>>> as possible.
>>>
>>> If anyone here has experience in this area and can make a recommendation
>>> on whether WMM is the right software to use, I'll be most grateful.
>>>
>>> I won't be handling the video projector, but I can make recommendations.
>>> If you know about video projection hardware that would be appropriate
>>> for
>>> this purpose, please give me your thoughts.
>>>
>>> Thanks very much.
>>>
>>> John B.
>>>

>>
>>

>
>
>

> Yes on the music and recorded voice-over with the volume being
> independently contolled... use the preview options a lot to see where your
> are and make appropriate adjustments.
>
> yes, the 1024x768 quality level should be fine....at that and higher pixel
> levels, you'll risk the laptop not being able to play it smoothly... best
> to test it.
>
> my downloadable custom profiles are usually the best to use when making
> discs... they're on the Photo Story 3 > Saving page in the 'Heading to
> Disc' section.
>
> Sonic apps are fine to make DVDs... realize that they are less in image
> quality than the directly projected stories.... you need to adhere to the
> MPEG-2 standards for quality when making discs, so a disc is a necessary
> quality funnel for the convenience.
> --
> website references are to www.papajohn.org
>
> PapaJohn
>
>
> "John Blaustein" <no@spam.com> wrote in message
> news:uWivPsFEIHA.5648@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> PapaJohn,
>>
>> Thank you VERY much for the quick reply.
>>
>> Photo Story 3 looks to be very similar to Windows Movie Maker, but
>> perhaps a
>> better choice since I am dealing with stills alone and no video footage.
>>
>> I have read through much of your site info on PS3. Great info, thanks!
>>
>> A couple of questions:
>>
>> If I want to add two sound tracks -- music and recorded voice-over -- can
>> the volume for both tracks be independently controlled? In the editing
>> stage, does PS3 save the two tracks separately so they can be
>> edited/changed?
>>
>> For my end use of having my story projected to an audience of 100-200
>> people
>> on a 12x16' screen, if I save using "Profile for computers - 4
>> (1024x768)"
>> and then use a laptop connected to an LCD projector, will the image
>> quality
>> be acceptable?
>>
>> For saving the story to a CD or DVD, it looks like I'd use the "Profile
>> for
>> creating DVDs" or "Profile for creating CDs." It looks like PAL 768x576
>> is
>> the highest resolution. Would that be the best choice, and then use the
>> Sonic program to burn the DVD?
>>
>> John B.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "PapaJohn" <papajohn@chartermi.net> wrote in message
>> news:%23RBURQFEIHA.5328@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>> Consider Photo Story 3... alone or in conjunction with Movie Maker. See
>>> the Photo Story 3 section of my website.
>>>
>>> --
>>> website references are to www.papajohn.org
>>>
>>> PapaJohn
>>>
>>>
>>> "John Blaustein" <no@spam.com> wrote in message
>>> news:e$TkgAFEIHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>> Hello all,
>>>>
>>>> I need to take several dozen still images and turn them into what I'll
>>>> call a "movie." It may be that it's really a slide show. I want to
>>>> have a music track and time cuts and dissolves to the music. There may
>>>> also be a voice-over track. I want to be able to zoom in/out of the
>>>> still images and also pan. There will be no video images, only stills
>>>> (Nikon D2X high-resolution files are the source).
>>>>
>>>> The finished product will be 5-7 minutes and will be shown at an event
>>>> for 100-200 people. In addition, the finished product likely will be
>>>> duplicated on a CD/DVD to be given to each participant at the event, so
>>>> final file format is important. I am imagining that what I produce
>>>> will
>>>> be on a laptop at the event and the laptop will be attached to a
>>>> digital
>>>> projector. (I have not done this before, so it's all new to me.)
>>>>
>>>> I'm on Windows XP. I have used Windows Movie Maker in the past with
>>>> excellent results, but I've only viewed those files on my PC (or on the
>>>> web). I'm concerned about image quality since I want this to be as
>>>> good
>>>> as possible.
>>>>
>>>> If anyone here has experience in this area and can make a
>>>> recommendation
>>>> on whether WMM is the right software to use, I'll be most grateful.
>>>>
>>>> I won't be handling the video projector, but I can make
>>>> recommendations.
>>>> If you know about video projection hardware that would be appropriate
>>>> for
>>>> this purpose, please give me your thoughts.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks very much.
>>>>
>>>> John B.
>>>>
>>>
>>>

>>
>>
>>

>
>

> Again... thank you!
>
> John
>
>
> "PapaJohn" <papajohn@chartermi.net> wrote in message
> news:%23V8xd2FEIHA.3636@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> Yes on the music and recorded voice-over with the volume being
>> independently contolled... use the preview options a lot to see where
>> your are and make appropriate adjustments.
>>
>> yes, the 1024x768 quality level should be fine....at that and higher
>> pixel levels, you'll risk the laptop not being able to play it
>> smoothly... best to test it.
>>
>> my downloadable custom profiles are usually the best to use when making
>> discs... they're on the Photo Story 3 > Saving page in the 'Heading to
>> Disc' section.
>>
>> Sonic apps are fine to make DVDs... realize that they are less in image
>> quality than the directly projected stories.... you need to adhere to the
>> MPEG-2 standards for quality when making discs, so a disc is a necessary
>> quality funnel for the convenience.
>> --
>> website references are to www.papajohn.org
>>
>> PapaJohn
>>
>>
>> "John Blaustein" <no@spam.com> wrote in message
>> news:uWivPsFEIHA.5648@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>> PapaJohn,
>>>
>>> Thank you VERY much for the quick reply.
>>>
>>> Photo Story 3 looks to be very similar to Windows Movie Maker, but
>>> perhaps a
>>> better choice since I am dealing with stills alone and no video footage.
>>>
>>> I have read through much of your site info on PS3. Great info, thanks!
>>>
>>> A couple of questions:
>>>
>>> If I want to add two sound tracks -- music and recorded voice-over --
>>> can
>>> the volume for both tracks be independently controlled? In the editing
>>> stage, does PS3 save the two tracks separately so they can be
>>> edited/changed?
>>>
>>> For my end use of having my story projected to an audience of 100-200
>>> people
>>> on a 12x16' screen, if I save using "Profile for computers - 4
>>> (1024x768)"
>>> and then use a laptop connected to an LCD projector, will the image
>>> quality
>>> be acceptable?
>>>
>>> For saving the story to a CD or DVD, it looks like I'd use the "Profile
>>> for
>>> creating DVDs" or "Profile for creating CDs." It looks like PAL 768x576
>>> is
>>> the highest resolution. Would that be the best choice, and then use the
>>> Sonic program to burn the DVD?
>>>
>>> John B.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "PapaJohn" <papajohn@chartermi.net> wrote in message
>>> news:%23RBURQFEIHA.5328@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>> Consider Photo Story 3... alone or in conjunction with Movie Maker. See
>>>> the Photo Story 3 section of my website.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> website references are to www.papajohn.org
>>>>
>>>> PapaJohn
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "John Blaustein" <no@spam.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:e$TkgAFEIHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Hello all,
>>>>>
>>>>> I need to take several dozen still images and turn them into what I'll
>>>>> call a "movie." It may be that it's really a slide show. I want to
>>>>> have a music track and time cuts and dissolves to the music. There
>>>>> may
>>>>> also be a voice-over track. I want to be able to zoom in/out of the
>>>>> still images and also pan. There will be no video images, only stills
>>>>> (Nikon D2X high-resolution files are the source).
>>>>>
>>>>> The finished product will be 5-7 minutes and will be shown at an event
>>>>> for 100-200 people. In addition, the finished product likely will be
>>>>> duplicated on a CD/DVD to be given to each participant at the event,
>>>>> so
>>>>> final file format is important. I am imagining that what I produce
>>>>> will
>>>>> be on a laptop at the event and the laptop will be attached to a
>>>>> digital
>>>>> projector. (I have not done this before, so it's all new to me.)
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm on Windows XP. I have used Windows Movie Maker in the past with
>>>>> excellent results, but I've only viewed those files on my PC (or on
>>>>> the
>>>>> web). I'm concerned about image quality since I want this to be as
>>>>> good
>>>>> as possible.
>>>>>
>>>>> If anyone here has experience in this area and can make a
>>>>> recommendation
>>>>> on whether WMM is the right software to use, I'll be most grateful.
>>>>>
>>>>> I won't be handling the video projector, but I can make
>>>>> recommendations.
>>>>> If you know about video projection hardware that would be appropriate
>>>>> for
>>>>> this purpose, please give me your thoughts.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks very much.
>>>>>
>>>>> John B.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>

>>
>>

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