Do you like Canon in D Major? Then you'll love THIS.

R.G. Loc: Scotland

Then you'll love THIS.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

I used to listen to this on headphones to block noise from neighbors at bedtime. I noticed that the person who put together the slide show said he did so to make it "even more relaxing." Those transitional slides where the photo breaks apart and comes flying at you in dozens of pieces would not be my first choice

Thanks for the link, R.G.!

R.G. Loc: Scotland

Linda From Maine wrote:

I used to listen to this on headphones to block noise from neighbors at bedtime. I noticed that the person who put together the slide show said he did so to make it "even more relaxing." Those transitional slides where the photo breaks apart and comes flying at you in dozens of pieces would not be my first choice

Thanks for the link, R.G.!

You're welcome. Can I say "Glad you enjoyed?"

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

R.G. wrote:

You're welcome. Can I say "Glad you enjoyed?"

Oh yes, you can

kenievans Loc: Dallas

I did love it but I kept thinking about those those sappy Hallmark and Lifetime Christmas movies. At every Christmas wedding in the the little snow covered chapels they play that music. How do I know you ask? I confess I am sucker for those movies. I record and watch all of them. Christmas is the only time of year I watch those channels. My guilty pleasure.

R.G. Loc: Scotland

kenievans wrote:

I did love it but I kept thinking about those those sappy Hallmark and Lifetime Christmas movies. At every Christmas wedding in the the little snow covered chapels they play that music. How do I know you ask? I confess I am sucker for those movies. I record and watch all of them. Christmas is the only time of year I watch those channels. My guilty pleasure.

Don't worry Keni - your secret's safe with me (and the other 96,000 forum members

).

E.L.. Shapiro Loc: Ottawa, Ontario Canada

At my studio, we produce quite a bit of audio-visual slideshows, mostly for our commercial clients and some charitable organizations. We use still images- we are not motion picture or video producers. The clients like our plan because it is far less expensive than good videography. We work for the charities either Pro-Bono or at materials costs- so we have to watch the budgets.

So... we create a storyboard and shoot the images accordingly. Then we record, mix, and create the sound-track the music, and voice-over when required.

Coordinating the music EXACTLY with images on the screen as to compatibility with the mood and the story is important but also creating the transitions from one image to the other is extremely important and having the music" "swell" with right images is extremely impactful on the viewer. It's like scoring a movie, except it ain't a movie and we are not writing the music.

The only criticism I have of the show in this thread is the abruptness of the image transition- I'm big on slow lab-dissolves, fades and create zoom-ins form establishing shot to details. All those rock flying around see incompatible the musical piece selected. The images are presented in the "staccato" attack and the music is "Adagio" - excuse my Italian.

Just a note- If anyone does this commercially, you need to make licensing arrangements with the copyright holder of the music. There is also lots of stuff in the public domain that can be used and that includes some classical pieces.

Talking about "Hallmark" movies. OK, I'm a sucker too! My wife and I love happy endings- we need them because the news and documentary content on TV, these days, is rough stuff and can be upsetting especially before bedtime! We need to escape now and again. So I have become an expert in producing "happy tear-jerker" slideshows for my clients. The last one was for a dog and cat rescue charity jerked gallons of tears. The coordinator jokingly told me she thought she would have to build an ark to save the animals. I was pleased when she mentioned that after a week of pressing the show at two service clubs and a run on the local TV station, they emptied out an entire kennel!

I also made one of my tearjerkers for our wedding photography sales. I put the potential client in a room, run the show and then all I need to find out if they are crying due to the imagery or the price list!

We are presently doing one for a company or artisans that restore large stained glass windows in churches and synagogues and create new ones for new churches and other institutions. We are using Toccata and Fugue in D minor By J.S. Bach for the music on that one- Majestic!

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

E.L.. Shapiro wrote:

At my studio, we produce quite a bit of audio-visual slideshows, mostly for our commercial clients and some charitable organizations. We use still images- we are not motion picture or video producers. The clients like our plan because it is far less expensive than good videography. We work for the charities either Pro-Bono or at materials costs- so we have to watch the budgets.

So... we create a storyboard and shoot the images accordingly. Then we record, mix, and create the sound-track the music, and voice-over when required.

Coordinating the music EXACTLY with images on the screen as to compatibility with the mood and the story is important but also creating the transitions from one image to the other is extremely important and having the music" "swell" with right images is extremely impactful on the viewer. It's like scoring a movie, except it ain't a movie and we are not writing the music.

The only criticism I have of the show in this thread is the abruptness of the image transition- I'm big on slow lab-dissolves, fades and create zoom-ins form establishing shot to details. All those rock flying around see incompatible the musical piece selected. The images are presented in the "staccato" attack and the music is "Adagio" - excuse my Italian.

Just a note- If anyone does this commercially, you need to make licensing arrangements with the copyright holder of the music. There is also lots of stuff in the public domain that can be used and that includes some classical pieces.

Talking about "Hallmark" movies. OK, I'm a sucker too! My wife and I love happy endings- we need them because the news and documentary content on TV, these days, is rough stuff and can be upsetting especially before bedtime! We need to escape now and again. So I have become an expert in producing "happy tear-jerkier" slideshow for my clients. The last one was for a dog and cat rescue charity jerked gallons of tears. The coordinator jokingly told me she thought she would have to build an ark to save the animals. I was pleased when she mentioned that after a week of pressing the show at two service clubs and a run on the local TV station, they emptied out an entire kennel!

I also made one of my tearjerkers for our wedding photography sales. I put the potential client in a room, run the show and then all I need to find out if they are crying due to the imagery or the price list!

We are presently doing one for a company or artisans that restore large stained glass windows in churches and synagogues and create new ones for new churches and other institutions. We are using Toccata and Fugue in D minor By J.S. Bach for the music on that one- Majestic!

At my studio, we produce quite a bit of audio-visu... (show quote)

Fascinating, enjoyable stories. What a rich life you lead, Ed!

R.G. Loc: Scotland

E.L.. Shapiro wrote:

At my studio, we produce quite a bit of audio-visual slideshows, mostly for our commercial clients and some charitable organizations. We use still images- we are not motion picture or video producers. The clients like our plan because it is far less expensive than good videography. We work for the charities either Pro-Bono or at materials costs- so we have to watch the budgets.

So... we create a storyboard and shoot the images accordingly. Then we record, mix, and create the sound-track the music, and voice-over when required.

Coordinating the music EXACTLY with images on the screen as to compatibility with the mood and the story is important but also creating the transitions from one image to the other is extremely important and having the music" "swell" with right images is extremely impactful on the viewer. It's like scoring a movie, except it ain't a movie and we are not writing the music.

The only criticism I have of the show in this thread is the abruptness of the image transition- I'm big on slow lab-dissolves, fades and create zoom-ins form establishing shot to details. All those rock flying around see incompatible the musical piece selected. The images are presented in the "staccato" attack and the music is "Adagio" - excuse my Italian.

Just a note- If anyone does this commercially, you need to make licensing arrangements with the copyright holder of the music. There is also lots of stuff in the public domain that can be used and that includes some classical pieces.

Talking about "Hallmark" movies. OK, I'm a sucker too! My wife and I love happy endings- we need them because the news and documentary content on TV, these days, is rough stuff and can be upsetting especially before bedtime! We need to escape now and again. So I have become an expert in producing "happy tear-jerker" slideshows for my clients. The last one was for a dog and cat rescue charity jerked gallons of tears. The coordinator jokingly told me she thought she would have to build an ark to save the animals. I was pleased when she mentioned that after a week of pressing the show at two service clubs and a run on the local TV station, they emptied out an entire kennel!

I also made one of my tearjerkers for our wedding photography sales. I put the potential client in a room, run the show and then all I need to find out if they are crying due to the imagery or the price list!

We are presently doing one for a company or artisans that restore large stained glass windows in churches and synagogues and create new ones for new churches and other institutions. We are using Toccata and Fugue in D minor By J.S. Bach for the music on that one- Majestic!

At my studio, we produce quite a bit of audio-visu... (show quote)

Thanks for commenting and the fascinating insights, Ed. I think I'd have to agree that the changeovers could be smoother, but I thought the choice of images ranged from good to very good, and together with the music they made for an enjoyable and relaxing experience. It must have been quite a lot of work finding that many pics and putting them together like that. I like that they're displayed just long enough for people like us to appreciate the composition and choice of subject before moving on. I've seen others where the changeover is less frequent and it can feel like it's dragging a bit.

Rab-Eye Loc: Indiana

E.L.. Shapiro wrote:

At my studio, we produce quite a bit of audio-visual slideshows, mostly for our commercial clients and some charitable organizations. We use still images- we are not motion picture or video producers. The clients like our plan because it is far less expensive than good videography. We work for the charities either Pro-Bono or at materials costs- so we have to watch the budgets.

So... we create a storyboard and shoot the images accordingly. Then we record, mix, and create the sound-track the music, and voice-over when required.

Coordinating the music EXACTLY with images on the screen as to compatibility with the mood and the story is important but also creating the transitions from one image to the other is extremely important and having the music" "swell" with right images is extremely impactful on the viewer. It's like scoring a movie, except it ain't a movie and we are not writing the music.

The only criticism I have of the show in this thread is the abruptness of the image transition- I'm big on slow lab-dissolves, fades and create zoom-ins form establishing shot to details. All those rock flying around see incompatible the musical piece selected. The images are presented in the "staccato" attack and the music is "Adagio" - excuse my Italian.

Just a note- If anyone does this commercially, you need to make licensing arrangements with the copyright holder of the music. There is also lots of stuff in the public domain that can be used and that includes some classical pieces.

Talking about "Hallmark" movies. OK, I'm a sucker too! My wife and I love happy endings- we need them because the news and documentary content on TV, these days, is rough stuff and can be upsetting especially before bedtime! We need to escape now and again. So I have become an expert in producing "happy tear-jerker" slideshows for my clients. The last one was for a dog and cat rescue charity jerked gallons of tears. The coordinator jokingly told me she thought she would have to build an ark to save the animals. I was pleased when she mentioned that after a week of pressing the show at two service clubs and a run on the local TV station, they emptied out an entire kennel!

I also made one of my tearjerkers for our wedding photography sales. I put the potential client in a room, run the show and then all I need to find out if they are crying due to the imagery or the price list!

We are presently doing one for a company or artisans that restore large stained glass windows in churches and synagogues and create new ones for new churches and other institutions. We are using Toccata and Fugue in D minor By J.S. Bach for the music on that one- Majestic!

At my studio, we produce quite a bit of audio-visu... (show quote)

I think you mean legato. Adagio is a slow tempo.

Ben

E.L.. Shapiro Loc: Ottawa, Ontario Canada

Rab-Eye wrote:

I think you mean legato. Adagio is a slow tempo.

Ben

Both