Le mans 24hr 2007

[deskjet1uk]

In the summer of 2007 I was lucky to be a weekend warrior for the LNT panoz team.

This sequence shows behind the scene views and some candid shots.

Once again this was put togther some 2 years ago and I intend to rework it it the new version of PTE so I apologies for some of the animations but as with Theatre world it was fun playiong around, I think we all played around with PTE when we first bought the program (well maybe some of us).

The team finished fifth in class in 2007 but the year before it came first, cant say that I brought the team good luck.

regards and thanks to all who view the sequence

Ralph

Le Mans 2007

[trailertrash]

Love it Ralph. Great atmosphere and the race girls are....well. Very well put together. [The show and the girls ]

Andrew

[Paul T]

In the summer of 2007 I was lucky to be a weekend warrior for the LNT panoz team.

This sequence shows behind the scene views and some candid shots.

Once again this was put togther some 2 years ago and I intend to rework it it the new version of PTE so I apologies for some of the animations but as with Theatre world it was fun playiong around, I think we all played around with PTE when we first bought the program (well maybe some of us).

The team finished fifth in class in 2007 but the year before it came first, cant say that I brought the team good luck.

regards and thanks to all who view the sequence

Ralph

Le Mans 2007

Hi Ralph

After looking at your competent effort of the le mans 24 hour race show I remembered I had seen a another one similar to yours done by a French guy which I thought you may be interested to have the link which is as follows

http://www.aginum.net/photos/diaporamas.htm

The title image to click on is 24 Heures du Mans and you can download it

[Ken Cox]

RALPH

great collection -- each shot will bring back fond memories for years to come

ken

[davegee]

Hi Ralph,

Could you edit in the resolution figures for the show?

DG

[deskjet1uk]

Hi Paulo,

I have been a great fan of that particular French site for a couple of years now, some of those sequences are just magical, its worth looking at time and time again.

I went onto the French forum awhile ago now, but could not speak French, I used google translator but not very good.

I know Peter is a member and I believe he does speak French but for me it was to hard, but boy do they have some great sequences, so I always look in now and again.

Hi Ken,

Thanks for stopping by to see the sequence, yes, fond memories, did you spot me??? all masked up and looking quite scary, I was also on the wall just before the start.

Hi DG.

Thanks also for stopping by to look.

This was put together sometime ago and I have the original photos but not the original PTE files, I loaned them to someone from my old camera club on disk and never had them returned.

I know I have alot to learn but it was one of my very first attempts and It was shown at a public charity show and gained many positive comments, I will rebuild in PTE 6.5 though.

regards to all

Ralph

[Ken Cox]

Ralph

my eyes were busy looking at other things

ken

[deskjet1uk]

Ken,

tut tut,

ralph

[fh1805]

Ralph,

In your topic about comments on slide shows I put my cards very firmly on the table. Now let's see if I can live up to what I said...

Firstly, I'm massively envious of you having such a wonderful opportunity: one that you clearly grasped with both hands. The one thing that struck me most about your sequence was the pacing of the images and their transitions. I was left with the impression that all (or almost all) the transitions were fades and all (or almost all) were of the same duration. I feel sure that this sequence could be improved by varying the durations of both slides and transitions to better match the mood and tempo of the music. To do this you need to learn to listen to the music rather than simply hear it. My way of doing this is to open the music in Audacity and then play it whilst watching the waveform. With Audacity's timeline expanded so that I can see the half-second tick marks, I then note the points at which there is special emphasis or a change of tempo, instrument, etc. These are the points at which a tightly synchronized slide change/transition will then be mandatory.

Your subject matter lends itself to a greater mix of transition types. The simple fade is ideal as the start point for all sequences; and will remain the transition of choice for those who are trying to create "third images" as one slide blends into the next. But for a subject such as this there is plenty of scope for judiciously using many of the other transition types. Try some Quicks, Circle (both to and from centre), and Page wipes (top-bottom, left-right, etc). But note that I said "judiciously" - don't go overboard.

I liked your use of several small images on screen at once. This helped to give variety to the sequence. But on at least one occasion I thought that the replacement image was of a slightly different size. Take care over these small points; they are important. And a great way of getting out of a "three-up" and back to full-screen is to have one of the three be just a part of the full image. Alternatively, this is a situation where a fancy transition can be useful.

And finally some thoughts about the music. It was a piece that I wasn't familiar with (except that part which had been used as the theme music for TV coverage of Formula 1 Grand Prix). If it was all taken from the one piece of music then I would strongly suggest not repeating any part of it. Repeating a piece of music or repeating images can sometimes come across as padding out the sequence. I'm not suggesting that this was the case here.

You mentioned that you were thinking of a possible rebuild of the sequence. This would give you an ideal opportunity to remove the repeat. Of course, that will mean a reduction in the overall length of the sequence. To reduce the sequence you will need to remove some images. And in so doing you will be taking out those which, to you, are the weakest or the ones that do not sit well alongside their neighbours. Each image that you remove will be strengthening the overall visual quality. It is a truism of AV that less is usually more.

If you decide to do a re-build, I look forward to seeing it at some point in the future. Thanks for giving us this glimpse behind the scenes of Le Mans 24 hour.

regards,

Peter

[deskjet1uk]

Peter,

I am very grateful for the time you have taken to view the Le Mans sequence.

The points you raise are very welcomed and I agree with you entirely, the mention of using the waveform set at half seconds I should of realized, but sometimes we cant see the wood for the trees so to speak.

I take your point on the repeated music and now when IO think about it, it was an awful mistake to make, you are correct about the music played, it was the BBC TV score for formula 1.

I really did make a mistake on the transitions, some of them are larger than the previous photo and once again w marvelous to say the leas that a mistake that is also to make.

Most of the photos Peter were taken with a little 3 meg pixel Sony cyber shot camera so I imagine that the quality is not up to scratch, I now have a Canon SLR so future photo's will be much better and I can work with RAW files.

Peter, its people like yourself that most of us novices appreciate, your observations, be it to my shows or other peoples shows really help in us understanding how to put good quality sequences together, we know that perfection like beauty is in the eye of the beholder but PTE on evidence is as Ive always stated, a remarkable program and to be able to use all its features correctly will be marvelous, so I hope to be nearer to perfection.

I hope when you see the rebuild you will see that I have learnt and taken on board what you and others have suggested.

And yes wasn't I lucky to be able to spend a few days with the team, it was a great experience and will remain with me for many years to come.

Thanking you once again

Ralph