Thoughts on digital frames
Dec 9, 2019 10:20:50 #
We have three (3),(9 inch) running most of the time. Every so often I make a new set of photos in a folder on the desktop and change out one or two.
Recently ran across a stack of old 3 1/2" discs, from 2003-5, and copied the photos to a frame in the kitchen. Fun to see big dogs as puppies and long gone cats.
Recently ran across a stack of old 3 1/2" discs, from 2003-5, and copied the photos to a frame in the kitchen. Fun to see big dogs as puppies and long gone cats.
Dec 9, 2019 10:21:28 #
haren wrote:
A fad or do you love them.
They were popular in the early 2000s. They were billed as the future of photo albums, but most were junk. The vast majority of them didn't work for more than a few months before failing.
My late Dad bought three. All failed within a year. Two were branded Kodak. Manufacturers, distributors, and retailers wouldn't support them, and consumers generally got a very bad opinion of them.
They are almost all made for pennies on the ten dollar bill. If you buy one, plug it into a very good surge protector!
Dec 9, 2019 10:24:33 #
jaymatt wrote:
Are the above comments relative to your post, or do you mean a program that creates frames for your prints, thus eliminating the need for matting?
That would be funny - if the responses were about a totally different topic.
Dec 9, 2019 11:49:33 #
Have one running in the kitchen. Motion activated. Absolutely love it. After copying to computer & backup drive, SDHC from the latest photo trip gets inserted and run. If I haven't been on a trip in a while, I'll just take the card from one of the cameras with whatever I've shot over the last month or so. I still print for the bulletin board, and run a Windows slide show screen saver, but the frame is always there. Guests find it interesting as well.
Dec 9, 2019 11:54:27 #
jaymatt wrote:
Are the above comments relative to your post, or do you mean a program that creates frames for your prints, thus eliminating the need for matting? I’m seeing more and more of these at print shows.
Yes i mean a database of moving digital photos in a frame thanks
Dec 9, 2019 11:55:33 #
haren wrote:
Yes i mean a database of moving digital photos in a frame thanks
Perfect response that leaves us still wondering ...
Dec 9, 2019 12:02:12 #
really, how specific can I get ...I loved your information an I"m definitely researching it. thanks for your help
Dec 9, 2019 12:12:10 #
haren wrote:
really, how specific can I get ...I loved your information an I"m definitely researching it. thanks for your help
If you meant a physical frame for displaying images, hopefully my comments did help. 'Database' tools like Lightroom let you sort / filter by landscape aspect and set-up export presets that match to the pixel dimensions of the target frame. You can create a collection representing images in the frame and just keep adding new images into the collection. You can periodically export the newly added images within the collection or re-export the entire collection to refresh the frame's SD card. I've found comments that indicate the old 8x3 file names avoids problems with the frames, so your export preset can also automatically rename the files to a simple counter like PIC12345.jpg and so forth.
But, if you meant edit software that adds virtual mats and frames around a digital image, Linda's response is probably the most useful.
Dec 9, 2019 12:14:32 #
haren wrote:
Yes i mean a database of moving digital photos in a frame thanks
Thought so.
Dec 9, 2019 14:39:00 #
BebuLamar wrote:
Since they can make 8K displays now. I would certainly like an 8K digital frame.
I'm not an expert, but I have read multiple sources that say that the human eye doesn't "see" in 4K, so 8K would quite possibly be overkill?
Just my thought.
Dec 9, 2019 14:40:26 #
One other thought that just dawned on me is that you can also use your TV to display photos, and it would be larger, and probably 4K. I have 2 or 3 of those that are no longer used, maybe I can get fancy and make it into a "giant" photo frame?
Dec 9, 2019 19:34:43 #
Dec 10, 2019 06:32:23 #
Dec 10, 2019 07:28:53 #
bkyser wrote:
I'm not an expert, but I have read multiple sources that say that the human eye doesn't "see" in 4K, so 8K would quite possibly be overkill?
Just my thought.
Just my thought.
It depends on how big the 8K display is and how close you view the image. But if you can't see 8K then camera with 36MP and more is only for cropping?
Dec 10, 2019 08:10:29 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
I'm on my third over the past 8 ish years. I have ... (show quote)
I'm on my 2nd. My first still works but the only way to add images is with the SD card since the cloud site is no longer operational (it's a Kodak). I also have a Nixplay 10.1 inch widescreen I just got as my wife wanted a new one...
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