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Permalink Reply by Kris Wentz-Graff on April 13, 2008 at 9:19am

Did you do the Easter sldieshow too? Nice work on gathering ambient sound! Thought the timing of the audio to the photos was good and the show was well organized. I would suggest a tighter edit on the audio. It's a bit long and heavy on the "talking heads." The Ken Burns effect was used sparingly but unless there is a great justification for using it (moving from one side to another in a photo to bring more info to the viewer in a controlled manner) then consider not using it.

One question, how did you get the titles of the speakers in the program? I've done that with PhotoShop on the actual photo, but these looked like it was a feature in Sound Slides?

Nice work,

Kristyna

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Permalink Reply by Andrew Nelson on April 13, 2008 at 6:37pm

I appreciate your insights. Thanks.

I agree. The first slide show about St. Pat's was too long. It was the first for both myself and the photographer. And the Easter one I purposely tried to cut and cut and cut to drop it below 3 minutes. Harder than I thought.

As for the titles, I wish I could take credit. Alas, Sound slides has a feature that does all the heavy listing. The hardest feature is figuring out timing for when the titles appear.

If you have any work, I'd like to see it.

Thanks again.
Andrew

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Permalink Reply by Ryan Mercer on September 3, 2008 at 6:45pm

Hi Andrew,

Just passing through and saw this. So what are you editing audio with, Audacity? Forgive me, but I'm going to rip this apart (It was what always worked best for me when people did it to my stuff :).
First, ALWAYS fade in the beginning of your audio track, just briefly, maybe 2 or 3 seconds so you don't get that CLICK when the track starts. Then fade in and out each end and beginning of a new track to keep transitions smooth.
Second, EDIT, there are some great images here, but they are muted by the others that don't need to be there, think hard about what to include.
Third, be very CAREFUL of using the transition tool in Soundslides, make the zooms in or out much slower, they have more impact and you'll notice less image quality loss. Be sure you transitions have a point, Ie. highlighting something in the photo itself that works. If you are just doing it because it looks cool...it doesn't
Lastly, really think about the story and experience you are trying to create. Does your project really narrate? Or is it an overview of you subject, ie. unfocused. Drill down on something as specific as possible and make sure when collecting audio and images that you have that story line in your head as a guide of sorts. Otherwise, your projects will just be rambling.
I do like the transitions between natural sound and interview, thats great, stick with that. Be tighten everything up, DO YOU REALLY NEED IT? Or are you just stretching audio or images to cover one another in the timeline of your project?
Good luck, this stuffs hard. If this is your first go, many many many people have done much much worse!
Ryan

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Permalink Reply by Andrew Nelson on September 6, 2008 at 12:28pm

Ryan,

Thanks for your insight. One only gets better with such sharp focus.
I'll remember your thoughts as I continue to work with this technology.
Again, thanks.
Take care,
Andrew

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