Posted by Joseph Jupin on July 29, 2011 at 9:30 PM
I am not sure if I have the correct forum...Here is my problem.
I am looking for a recommendation(s) for a software product that will yield excellent results. I am trying to create slide shows of still photos of a theme, add background music, narration, and introductory and credit slides at the end. The finished "videos" to be burned onto a DVD which will play on the most common DVD players. I have found that there are many software packages that will do this. The ones I have tried are: Windows Moviemaker, Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 15, Adobe elements 7,and Adobe Premiere Elements 9. The problem is that All of these severely degrade the quality of my photos in the finished DVD. This is very noticeable upon playback and unacceptable to me. I am a fairly accomplished amateur who wants to be proud of his products. My camera is a Canon 7D (12.1mp) and my photos are sharp, clear and well exposed before the "software gets to them". I would appreciate any advise you can give me. My computer is 2 years old, runs on Vista 64, has plenty of "guts" and I have updated the video drivers. Thanks, Joe Jupin
Posted by Jim Sabiston on July 30, 2011 at 12:20 AM
Joseph,
I'm not an expert on this, but after trying the same thing I knowca bit about it. The primary problem lies in the image resolution capability of DVD technology. If memory serves, it is similar to VGA standard, or 640 x 480. Our images, of course, are far higher resolution. You have to go to Blue Ray (sp?) tech to get higher resolution in DVD media format, which is expensive and not many people have invested in, including me (and likely never will). Also, you have to check the highest video output resolution of the video software you are using. I've made a few good videos, but I save them to cd or DVD as a video data file, which can then be played on a computer. The computer can be hooked up to th big flat screen in turn. This will give pretty respectable results, but it is hardly convenient. This works well for slide show presentations, too. I usually just watch them on my computer.
My recommendation is Photodex. Proshow Gold is what I have and I think it will fill your needs quite nicely.
Good luck!
Gary
Posted by David Schoen on August 1, 2011 at 9:19 PM
I agree with Gary. Photodex Proshow Gold works well but to get the quality you are looking for, you need BlueRay and an HD TV. So your images will be HD quality. If you are just using your computer monitor, most programs compress the images so you lose detail in the play as a tradeoff for speed. Once again, BlueRay is goig to make your life easier because it can store so much more data...
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3 repliesI am looking for a recommendation(s) for a software product that will yield excellent results. I am trying to create slide shows of still photos of a theme, add background music, narration, and introductory and credit slides at the end. The finished "videos" to be burned onto a DVD which will play on the most common DVD players. I have found that there are many software packages that will do this. The ones I have tried are: Windows Moviemaker, Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 15, Adobe elements 7,and Adobe Premiere Elements 9. The problem is that All of these severely degrade the quality of my photos in the finished DVD. This is very noticeable upon playback and unacceptable to me. I am a fairly accomplished amateur who wants to be proud of his products. My camera is a Canon 7D (12.1mp) and my photos are sharp, clear and well exposed before the "software gets to them". I would appreciate any advise you can give me. My computer is 2 years old, runs on Vista 64, has plenty of "guts" and I have updated the video drivers. Thanks, Joe Jupin
I'm not an expert on this, but after trying the same thing I knowca bit about it. The primary problem lies in the image resolution capability of DVD technology. If memory serves, it is similar to VGA standard, or 640 x 480. Our images, of course, are far higher resolution. You have to go to Blue Ray (sp?) tech to get higher resolution in DVD media format, which is expensive and not many people have invested in, including me (and likely never will). Also, you have to check the highest video output resolution of the video software you are using. I've made a few good videos, but I save them to cd or DVD as a video data file, which can then be played on a computer. The computer can be hooked up to th big flat screen in turn. This will give pretty respectable results, but it is hardly convenient. This works well for slide show presentations, too. I usually just watch them on my computer.
My recommendation is Photodex. Proshow Gold is what I have and I think it will fill your needs quite nicely.
Good luck!
Gary