[MacDV] Slide show alternative for MUCH better quality

[James Asherman]

On Tuesday, January 6, 2004, at 02:55  PM, R B Williams wrote:

> I have discovered that when you are starting from real paper photos in 
> the first place,
> nothing beats the results of shooting live video instead of scanning 
> stills. iMovie just
> does a better job with dv footage. It's not hard to set up the art on 
> a music stand. I
> use a set of black mattes in various sizes to sandwich the picture and 
> provide panning
> space all around.
>
> The camera is mounted to it's tripod and you just make a few slow 
> passes of each print.
> I like to do several different pans so that there are choices later in 
> editing.

Pretty much have been doing that way on an artists tripod for years. 
But with iLife and motion control (Ken Burns) I just frames em and 
snaps em. takes 10 seconds per pic.


>
> By the way, there are tables that move the art instead of the camera 
> that others swear
> by. I couldn't get the hang of it though.

Got one of those too. Collecting dust.
James L.

>
> Happy '04!
back at ya
>
> Bruce