[MacDV] DVD SlideShow

[darrell]

I usually have the client supply their music on a CD and give me 
pictures that I can scan myself.
Sometimes I receive scanned files but I've found people don't always 
know what their doing.
Music always has to be up-sampled to 48.000 from 41.000 ( or mp3 ) for 
DVD playback.

I  keep the image resolution high until the final stage when I do my 
sizing and I run a series of
corrections on each image. I only do major restoration around faces but 
I do clean up the more
noticeable scratches and dust specks. I've found boosting the contrast, 
lowing the brightness,
and sometimes bumping up the saturation helps the image stand out better 
on a TV screen.
Of course adjusting Levels is important as well as Sharpening the image.

I always edit to the music so getting the clips to flow with the beat 
takes time and attention.
I like to do a lot of compositing with my video sideshows so I'll use 
motion in my background,
as well as, motion with my images.

As far as the images that I include on a CD for the client I generally 
give them printable files, 300 dpi
5 x 7's or 8 x 10's.

P.S I'd like to know what others are charging for their DVD slide shows.

Regards

darrell padlesky
edmonton, alberta


"Are you doing any major restoration/cleanup/color correction on the
stills, or just scanning what's there and plunking that into the
project as is? What resolution/image size are you providing on the 
client CD" ?

Thanks, Ted.



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