davegee

The quality is amazing. It took just seconds to insert a 400Mb - 800x450 - MP4 file into a frame and perform a 360 degree pan/rotate on it. It plays without fault on my "old technology" nVidia GE 7600 GS 512Mb card. It's a little over the 20Mb limit but I'll live with that. Investigating the other improvements. Well done! DG

So, the fun begins again! Downloaded and installed OK. DG

Keep watching! DG

This is my approach - you will find that not everyone agrees!! Each image should be sized individually to suit the PZR applied in order to make the show as efficient as possible. It should be no bigger in pixel size than required. Using Images Straight Out Of Camera is sometimes a recipe for disaster. Example: if NO PZR is applied to an image it should be no bigger than the Maximum Screen size that you have set in Project Options / Screen. In my case, that is 1920x1080 with "Fixed Size Of Slide" ticked. If you are going to apply a 120% Zoom to an image it should be no bigger than 120% of the Maximum Screen size that you have set in Project Options / Screen. In my case, that would be 2304x1296. If you are going to apply a 200% Zoom to an image it should be no bigger than 200% of the Maximum Screen size that you have set in Project Options / Screen. In my case, that would be 3840x2160. Regarding JPEG Compression you will find once again that there are various opinions on this. My advice would be to use "Save For The Web" and this gives you the opportunity to see the end result and judge for yourself whether any JPEG artifacts are being introduced at your chosen compression level. Keep both the Pixel Size and File Size as low as possible without compromising quality. DG

I think that you are trying to tackle more than one problem. Firstly your jerkiness problem. What are the details of the Computer and Graphics Card - Integrated or seperate? What are your screen options settings? What's the size of the image you are trying to perform the PZR on? The image only needs to be as big as is necessary to perform the PZR - AND NO BIGGER. I think that the BORDER issue was that when you zoom into a picture with a border on you COULD lose the border. To be able to maintain the border and be able to zoom in you need to apply a border as a PNG file at the top of the "layers" so that everything that happens with PZR happens UNDER the border. Applying borders as you suggest should not effect performance. DG

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I always thought the word "Beamer", when used to describe what we call a Projector, originated in the USA? DG

Gary, It's not just about ASPECT RATIO - we've been through all this before. On a 4:3 1400x1050 projector you can project ANY AR you desire. On a 16:9 1920x1080 projector you can project ANY AR you desire. A 4:3 image (1440x1080) is going to look equally good on either projector. On a 4:3 (1400x1050) Projector a 16:9 image (1920x1080 original Size) becomes 1400x788 (1.1032MP) on screen regardless of the size of screen. On a 16:9 (1920x1080) Projector a 16:9 image (1920x1080 original Size) is 1920x1080 (2.076MP) on screen regardless of screen size. That's twice as much definition etc etc etc...................................... 3:2 images pro rata.................... I REALLY do appreciate your comments about funding etc, but with a 4:3 1400x1050 projector you will be behind the race already and starting out on old technology. Good luck with your decision - and welcome to Digital Competition. DG

I agree with Peter. Organising work properly in advance can pay big dividends later on. Frames are good working practice. DG

I KNEW that you would! I almost put it in my post. In some ways I agree with you Barry, but I think that because we are now NOT going to change all of the TV manufacturer's minds re: 16:9 and our hobby is closely aligned with TVs, I for one will stick with them. (Even though my CURRENT computer monitor is 16:10). There's also the fact that manufacturers of Projectors don't (in the main) make their products for Camera Enthusiasts - they make them (in the main) for the Home Cinema and Commercial market which is also closely aligned with the TV Industry. It seems to me that the most obvious format to appeal to Camera Enthusiasts would be 3:2 but, and I have posed this question before, I don't think anyone makes one? DG

Gary, It would be foolish of anyone to recommend a specific projector to you. However, from the brochure download, the is only one Canon there that I would be able to point you in the direction of: The WUX10 is the only one with a Native Resolution which covers 1920x1080. I don't understand why they have gone to 16:10 res (1920x1200), but it covers even more ground than the Epson. (Perhaps there's an Epson 16:10). If you consider that 16:9 is the HDTV format and is likely to be with us until the next projector you buy is obsolete, then my preference would be 16:9. Either is better than (IMHO) limiting your Club Members with a 4:3 projector at this stage in the game. P.S. Don't forget that ANY 16:9 (1920x1080) projector is going to necessitate a Laptop/PC with HDMI output. If you don't have one you are (IMHO) wasting your time. The Laptop's screen SHOULD be 1920x1080 but if it is not the worse that can happen is that you won't be able to see the laptop screen when projecting at 1920x1080. DG

BEG THEM TO RECONSIDER!!!!! 1920x1080 is the way to go. For shows from 4:3 right up to 16:9 you could be watching any AR at FULL RESOLUTION/ full height and throw more pixels at the screen than from the 4:3 projector. For any slide show from 4:3 up to 16:9 on the 4:3 projector you have to size to the WIDTH or let the laptop do it for you. For any slide show from 4:3 up to 16:9 on the 16:9 projector you just size to 1080 high and all ARs fit properly with no downsizing anywhere. If you are only ever going to show 4:3 AVs then a 4:3 projector is OK. We discussed this before - with 16:9 projectors available the old 4:3 makes no sense whatsoever. We decided on an Epson 16:9 two years ago and haven't looked back or regreted it for a moment! The difference is immediately apparent. Whatever you do a laptop/PC with an HDMI connector is essential (for 1920x1080). If your laptop/pc can be set to the same res as the projector you'll be OK. However, I'm not sure what res is chosen when using the HDMI connector on a 1400x1050. Anyone else know? DG

Hi Greg, I just tried it again with a newly created image to make sure that I hadn't missed anything. Image size - 3240x2160 (3:2) - 1.5Mb file size. Show options: 1620x1080 screen size. 20 slides - 10 seconds each - no transition. Add first image (fit to slide) - set zero keypoint to 100% zoom - set keypoint at 10,000 to 105% zoom. Copy and paste slide. Reverse keypoints. First keypoint in second slide is now 105% zoom. Set keypoint at 10,000 (in second slide) to 110% zoom. Etc. Absolutely NO hesitation, no pause, no stutter - SMOOOOOOOTH zoom. Computer details - Dual core 3Gx3G - 2Gb RAM - nVidia 7600 GS with 512Mb RAM. (Old technology!). Further details on request? DG

I think that you are possibly making it sound more complicated than it really is? To take your example of 20 slides with a zoom of 100% all it needs is 20 slides - no transition effect. "First" slide goes from 0% linear zoom to 5% linear zoom. Second slide goes from 5% linear zoom to 10% linear zoom. There appears to be no useful purpose in using anything other than linear (for the background image) because then it would not be a smooth zoom. As my grandson keeps telling me, it is not rocket science. If Igor can accomodate you without spending a huge amount of time on it - great. If not the facility already exists to do what you want - I have used this method numerous times. Peter's method would make it easy if the number of slides and the zoom percentage means that you have decimal figures to cope with. DG

Gary, After reading are you clicking on "Mark all items as read"? DG

Works OK here. I sometimes get similar symptoms and then realise I'm not logged in. DG

Thanks Igor!! That's better than "next month". DG

Give us a date, Igor? DG

Peter has nailed it. You need to set your Project Options / Screen to 1920x1080 and make your MPEG at that res. If you are making a DVD from this then you need to UNTICK Fixed Size Of Slide. The resulting DVD will be PAL (720x576) upscaled to 1920x1080. For best results and the stunning picture as described by Peter, use a Memory Key with the 1920x1080 H.264 file loaded. DG

Sorry, forgot the smiley: DG

I have always supported Igor in his decisions re what is best for PTE and will do so on this occasion. Peter is right - but "old dog"? Less of the "dog" - please! DG

Tom, If every slide is subjected to a random 125% zoom then all images need to be 125% larger than the maximum screen resolution. Right? DG

I have NEVER used anything other than VERTICAL view so this new style is going to be something of a culture shock to me! DG

The existing F3 and F4, which toggle the File Panel and Slide List Full Screen Views both on and off, are fine with me. I find them to be quicker than the other alternatives. DG

It will be a struggle to get them under the 20Mb barrier then? DG