Lin Evans

Nice Denis! Great music also to go with some great photos! Best regards, Lin

I think Photoshop is overkill for the vast majority of either professional or hobby photographers. Yes, it has myriad features and can do nearly everything with images, but having used it for many, many years as a professional photographer as well as after retiring I find that probably only a small number of its features are really germane to everyday photography. This is probably why Adobe created Lightroom which has become a staple for photographers. Products like On 1 Photo Raw 2019.2 and Affinity Photo offer alternative options aimed specifically at the professional photographer. Some of what I'm seeing with On 1 are improvements to Photoshop, specifically in the area of handling layers. The only way to be certain whether it offers improvements to one's workflow is the try it and it has a 30 day free trial so I'll give it a try myself. Here's a link which explains the differences in the Pro Plus and regular On 1 Photo RAW 2019-2 https://www.on1.com/products/plus/faq/ Best regards, Lin

Looks very interesting. I like the idea that they are not selling the subscription BS which is why I stopped buying Photoshop. This may be a winner folks! Free 30 day trial - no credit card needed... Amazing features.. https://www.on1.com/ Lin

Hi, You need to change the background from the default black to white. Best regards, Lin

I have to agree with Dave - the 16:10 aspect ratio is common on large displays such as 30 inch 2560x1600 pixel size. Best regards, Lin

Hi Folks - We've discussed this before, but I made a brief tutorial to explain a couple things. In the past JD-49 asked about lines in the image and I discovered that if we increase the resolution well beyond the 640x960 pixel which Jean Cyprien originally suggested, no lines can be seen. I used three times the original and made my sample images 1920 by 2880 pixels. The original book style leaves the book at a bit of a horizontal angle which tends to be fine for some images but the inherent distortion make other look a bit off so I modified the style to start in the partially horizontal position then become nearly vertical for the rest of the show. In the original, the first two and last two pages of the book have no borders around images which was intended for an opening and closing text, etc. I discovered that duplicating the last two images and then deleting the last image after running the style allows a border around the last two pages as well. This is covered in the explanation below. Best regards, Lin

Thanks Gogs!!! Best regards, Lin

Thanks Chris !!! Best regards, Lin

Thanks Pascal, I appreciate the comments for sure.. Best regards, Lin

Thanks Mick, A fun collection to photograph and arrange... Best regards, Lin

Thanks Pascal and Wideangle, and thank you Pascal for your threshold mask transition which was nice for separating the presentation of full 16:9 photos on black from those on a shadowed background. It worked perfectly. Best regards, Lin

My late sweet wife Sherry loved art and jewelry. She was a breed - Cherokee and German by ancestry. Her paternal grandmother was half Cherokee and half German. When we were students taking our first classes at Palomar College in San Marcos, California we took a number of Native American classes taught by our six indigenous professors. In one class our term project was to choose a traditional Indian craft or art and actually make something using the information we learned in class. Well Sherry opted out of baskets, pottery, weaving and other arts and loudly proclaimed: "JEWELRY." LOL... We both eventually became proficient at silversmithing and goldsmithing and Sherry had a life-long love affair with Indian art and jewelry as well as other art. This little show is dedicated to some of her collection. We spent literally every vacation day in our 35 years together traveling in the southwestern USA reservations, shows and trading posts collecting what we could afford. Sitting at my computer, listening to the late and great Kate Wolf sing and making a show with Sherry's collection revives loving memories.... Lin

Just something fun to do while waiting out a snow storm. Got about 8 inches then finally some sunshine this morning... Best regards, Lin

Thanks guys - here's a bit of a continuation of that theme - Fun animating inside ice sculptures... Best regards, Lin

Thanks folks for the comments... I think Barry hit the nail on the head. We're running seriously low on talented musicians who hone their craft and provide us with the true talent which was rather commonplace years ago. Today the reliance on things like "autotune" and electronic effects make stars out of mediocre entertainers who have learned that they can get rich using effects, flash and gaudy presentation in lieu of true musical ability which requires years of hard work. It's sad... Best regards, Lin

Thanks JRR ! Thanks Frans ! Frans - in the tutorials section - PTE Made Easy - Continuously Updated tutorials 42 through 45 and number 53.. Here's a link to my two rain styles: http://www.lin-evans.org/rain/rainstyles.zip Best regards. Lin

Just a little exercise in weather for a rainy day... Lin

Hi Peter, I don't believe there is a way to do that with PTE. However, if you use YouTube, etc., there are provisions for looping an MP4 there. Best regards, Lin

It looks great Jean-Cyprien and the English in the manual is perfect! Thanks for the lucid explanation !!! Best regards, Lin

Another possibility to explore later.... Best regards, Lin

Sample done entirely in CaptionsAlive Pro and upscaled for text and flourishes image - compared to 16:9 image after fade. Not bad but would probably be sharper with full HD version when and if available... Best regards, Lin https://youtu.be/u8qLLgmhvKg

Also - all the flourishes can be reversed (horizontally flipped) and/or vertically so that they can be used, for example in the four corners of a page... Nice job of demonstrating the fonts Dave.. Of course all of this "flipping" can be also done with PTE"s own control, but it's nice to, for example, to be able to output a single video which when played does it all without further manipulation. Best regards, Lin

Hi Dave, Yes, Jennifer writes and sells styles, etc., for Producer. I didn't know she had some fonts as well, but that's good news. Best regards, Lin

Thanks for the update Dave. We will stay in touch and as you can see, much of what you have already done can be used very effectively with PTE so as we get more users, I'm certain there will still be a market for your great products! Best regards, Lin

Yes, I just sent Dave a lengthy email too. I explained that potential of greater sized HD resolution would probably we welcome with the next version of PTE because of the 64 bit change. I also sent him a Youtube link to the sample show I made using VisiSketch Pro so he could see the current capabilities using the 640x480 video and feathered masking in PTE. Hopefully more fonts will be forthcoming. Best regards, Lin