Lin Evans

Hi Barry, Yes it appears to be a bug - sometimes it makes us wonder whether and when the PTE file has been updated. I have auto-save turned on, but that too can sometimes create issues if I forget to save after making changes. I'm sure Igor will work it out soon... Best regards, Lin

Did you save before making the style? May or may not be relevant... Best regards, Lin

Hey Ken, LOL - that was a part of the attraction when we were kids for certain. Were my windows defogged? I can't remember = HA!! Best regards, Lin

Hi Maureen, Yes - it was a classic - one of a kind for sure... Best regards, Lin

I Miss These Old Drive-In Movies ... Wish They Would Come Back In Style Lin

Cool styles Dave. Best regards, Lin

The latest version returns the proper value where it previously returned "ASCII" Thanks, Lin

Igor - check your email.... Best regards, Lin

Exif question Post in General Discussion Post by Guests Below: I use Lightroom for editing and tried a test image with *all* the Exif, IPTC etc. fields filled in, and yet when I set PTE project options to "JPEG Exif Comment" and set it for all existing slides, nothing came up when I previewed the slide. The "JPEG Exif Description" works just fine and in Lightroom this field is the Caption field. So, where can I find the Comment field and display it in PTE? Thanks in advance....

Have You Ever Wondered If Our Little Furry Friends Think About How Nice It Is In The Summer When The Snow Falls Around Them, Or Whether In The Heat Of Summer, They Dream Of Cool Fall Breezes? Perhaps They Do, So A Tiny Show About Summer Dreaming In The Midst Of Winter Snows Just For Fun... Lin

Hi Christian, I "think" the confusion comes from the use of the term "separator line" which is, as Robert pointed out, a feature having to do with Tool Bars. I believe what you are referring to is the "splitter" feature which Dave discusses. Best regards, Lin

Thanks Judy, Sometimes It's nice to just kick back and enjoy some serenity I think... Best regards, Lin

For Those Of Us In The Northern Hemisphere, The Season Will Soon Change To Fall With Thoughts Of Winter Snows. This Little Show Is Just A Calming And Peaceful Reminder Which Might Be Helpful For Relaxing. Listen To The Beautiful Guitar Work Of The Late Pete Huttlinger And Watch Soft Snows And Rippling Water. For Those Interested, All But The First Image Were Created With One Of My Snowfall Globe, or Bottle Styles Which I Will Zip Into A Snowfall Archive And Make Available Along With A Generous Number Of PNG Animals Which May Be Used As The Image Object Subject For Any Of These Styles. Just Let Me Know And I'll Upload Them To My Server And Provide A Link For Download. Best Regards, Lin

Hi Bert, No - these were all hand-held and no remote or even a rest object ... For several years I shot rodeos professionally with this camera and in those days used a Canon 100-400 L IS lens which was stabilized. This old Sigma 50-500 doesn't have stabilization like the newer models do so you just have to set a high enough shutter speed and hold steady. Best regards, Lin This with 50mm f/1.8 at 65mm focal length with 1.3x crop...

Got the batteries and charged one and took a few shots... First one at 500mm x 1.3x crop = 650 mm Second one at 910 mm (50-500 at 500 mm with Sigma 1.4x teleconverter on EOS-1D (1.3x crop) = 910mm Then I put on my old 50mm f/1.8 and shot at 50 mm x 1.3 = 65 mm Not bad for the old workhorse... Lin 500 mm x 1.3 = 650 mm optical zoom 910 mm optic zoom 65 mm optical focal length

Thanks Manuel !!! Best regards, Lin

Thanks Kieron - She was an incredibly talented person - artist, guitarist, vocalist and all around great person... Best regards, Lin

Two things - First the Psychological and Physiological Phenomenon Demonstrated On The Second Windmill Image. If One Stares At The Rotating Windmill On The First Windmill Image, Clouds Appear Animated On The Second Image. The Second Thing Is The Use Of Rotation Modifiers To Gradually Increase The Rotation Speed Of The First Windmill. Lisah, My Late Girl Friend Providing The Background Vocal For The Little Show... Lin

I hope the little critter's malady continues to improve - great that you could provide some medicine to help out with the problem. Definitely looks improved in the later video... Best regards, Lin

I'll post some when my batteries arrive Bert... It's been a fantastic camera. Even though I have about 40 digital cameras including a number of high resolution professional bodies, this original is still one of my favorites. Best regards, Lin

The first professional digital camera I owned, I purchased in 1995 for just under $30,000. It was a six megapixel Kodak DCS 460 which was built on either a Nikon or Canon frame, took Nikon or Canon lenses, and was a monster to hold but took great images. I bought the Nikon version. It had a $2000 removable anti-aliasing filter and was the state of art in 1995. I used it for a year professionally then sold it for nearly what I paid (Thank God!). I then went to Sony and bought several of their 1.5 megapixel releases (DSC D700, DSC D779 and DKC FP3) in 1998 and 1999. These were professional level 1.5 megapixel cameras with a fixed 5X zoom lens and a prism with split optics rather than a mirror. They were great cameras and I still have my DSC D770. Finally in 2001 Canon came out with their first professional level dSLR the EOS 1D which was a 4.1 megapixel beast and an incredible camera. I bought the first one available and it was very close to $5000.00. Later I paid $8,000 for the upgraded EOS 1DS eleven megapixel version but sold it after about four years. It was also a great camera but my favorite was the original 1D. These days you can buy a top of the line 50 megapixel model for less than this old 4.1 megapixel model. Times have sure changed... Well, the other day I decided to shoot some images with my 1D but discovered that the NMH batteries would no longer hold a charge longer than about 4 minutes. I shot a few nice images then I got on the web and found that the original canon batteries were way, way expensive - like $165 at B&H, but I found others which are reportedly just as good but priced at $39 each including shipping so I ordered a couple to put the old CCD sensor back in business. The images from the EOS 1D are seriously good. Of course no where near the resolution available today, but it holds dynamic range very, very well - shoots 8 frames per second and served me for a number of years faithfully. I shot rodeos professionally for several years with this camera and it never let me down. I used to have great conversations with famous professional fashion photographer Melvin Sokolsky who used the same camera for many of his double-truck pages for major fashion magazines. Yes, the old 4.1 megapixel EOS 1D was absolutely good enough for full page and even double-truck professional fashion photos by one of the world's foremost fashion photographers. So I'm anxiously waiting for my batteries to arrive so I can once again play with the old EOS 1D - that is if I can still lift it !!! LOL Picture of this beast below with 50-500mm Sigma f/6.3 and 1.4x teleconverter. The old beast being a pro-level autofocuses just fine with the teleconverter installed and some pins taped to fool the camera's electronics and gives a 910mm focal length. 500x1.4x1.3 (crop factor of sensor)... Lin

Little Fun Show Of My Favorite Furry Friends Who Are Sadly Misunderstood By Many And Unnecessarily Savaged By Many Cities And Municipalities By Ignorant Public Officials... Lin http://www.lin-evans.org/pitshow/pittiespc.zip (Windows) http://www.lin-evans.org/pitshow/pittiesmac.zip (mac) About 15 meg zipped exe files....

Jean and Pascal, You're very welcome and hopefully people will go your site and purchase some of your great styles Pascal... Best regards, Lin

Hi Jean, The style is one created by one of our French users, Pascal Chevallereau who posts under the pseudonym Paiche59. You can read about it and download here: The style is called "Brush Strokes" and there is another similar one called "Watercolor" - Pascal has also a commercial site where he provides some free and also sells transitions and styles which can be found here: https://diaporashop.com/ In case you don't speak French - use Google Web Translate Best regards, Lin

Barry, Some of the newest movies are being made in 4:3 aspect ratio which is making a major come-back in the movie industry. 8K is on the horizon and that may take the form of several aspect ratios just as 4K has both (3840 or 4096 by 3160) so having a black bar is going to become even more common in the future and may imply not a dated show but a dated display. There simply isn't a way to make everyone happy but like I said, it's simple for the user to change the show before creating the video for TV or executable for computer displays to 16:9 or 16:10 if they want. https://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/lists/10-great-modern-films-shot-43-academy-ratio http://noamkroll.com/why-the-old-school-43-aspect-ratio-is-coming-back-with-a-vengeance-right-now/ Best regards, Lin