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What is a Photo Video?
It is a motion video on a DVD made from still photographs of your special
occasions, like wedding, birthdays, holidays, parties and other special
events. You can also have your favourite movie clips inter-mingled with your
still photographs to create attention grabbing effects.
How is a Photo Video different from a computer
slide show?
A special technique is used to change your still photographs into motion
scenes with an artistic appeal. Captions and matching audio (music,
songs, your own voice) are added to make the show more interesting. Designer
labels are put on your Photo Video disc to enhance its appeal.
Click here to see a sample of Photo Video.
How do I play the Photo Video disc?
You play it just like a DVD disc in your home DVD player on your
TV. Different scenes are displayed on your TV as thumbnail pictures for a
screen menu. You
select the scene you want to play from the screen menu with the arrow buttons on your remote
control.
I have my album books already. Why would I want
a Photo Video disc?
Most people collect a few hundred photographs from their special occasions.
Due to the sheer volume of the albums, they tend to get neglected over time.
In a Photo Video, the equivalent of 10 normal album books are contained in a
very portable disc, which can be viewed conveniently on a TV in your living
room or in a friend's home. You don't need a computer to watch your
pictures. And you can easily distribute copies to friends and family
members.
How many photographs can I put into a Photo
Video disc?
Over 1000 moderately high resolution photos (say 1600x1200) can be put into
a Photo Video disc. However, you should consider the “tolerance level” of
your audience. Most audience tend to not feel comfortable after watching about 150 to
200 pictures.
Who can make a Photo Video for me?
Artistic
Photos In Motion
will use the photographs taken by your
professional photographer or your friends to create a Photo Video that will
bring back happy memories of your special occasion for years to come.
We just came back from our trip to Japan, Korea,
China and Hong Kong. We took tons of pictures. What can we do with them?
We can categorize them into different scenes such that if your friends want
to see your pictures in Korea, you can pick the thumbnail on Korea and so
on. It's a great way to show your pictures without boring them by showing
ALL your pictures in one session.
I am in the real estate business. I have photo
records of this condo tower from construction to completion. Can you make a
Photo Video for my promotion purposes?
You bet. Just let us have your photographs and we can customize the Photo
Video to your specifications.
I have some favourite
music that I like. Can you put them into my Photo Video?
Absolutely. You can even digitally record your own voice as narration to
specific pictures.
What else are on the Photo Video disc?
The video you see on the disc is recorded at DVD resolution. It is good for
TV screen viewing, including viewing on large screen TV sets. If you or your
friends want to print any of the photographs, high resolution version of the
photographs are also stored on the disc. Just take the disc to a photo
finishing store (e.g. London Drugs, Future Shop, Wal-Mart, etc) and you and
your friends can order prints of any size.
I have friends in Australia and Hong Kong whom I
want to send my discs. Can they view it on their TV?
The Photo Video disc is produced in the NTSC format for viewing in North
America. You can request that additional discs be produced in the PAL format
for viewing in European, Australian and Asian countries.
How do I give you my photographs?
On a CD you burned yourself or scanned and burned by your photo finishing
store (e.g. London Drugs, Future Shop), on a memory card from your camera,
or by email attachments.
If you prefer, Artistic
Photos In Motion can scan your printed
photos into digital format for producing the Photo Video.
What kind of files do you need?
You normally don't have to worry about your file formats. Other than some
proprietary formats, we can accept
almost all file formats generated by your digital cameras or scanners. For
the technically inclined, here are the acceptable formats:
Image: BMP, EPS, JPG, PCX, PGM, PICT, PNG, TGA, TIF, WMF.
Video: AVI, MOV, MPG, WMV.
Audio: CDA, MP3, OGG, WAV, WMA.
How much do I have to pay?
The production cost of your special Photo Video is $400. This includes minor
digital enhancement and rendering of up to 200 still photographs into motion
video with music. On completion, you get 4 DVD Photo Video discs with
designer labels for your keep sake. Click here to
see prices of other options.
What if I want more Photo Video discs?
You are free to reproduce your own DVD discs.
Artistic
Photos In Motion can
also make more copies for you with artistic designer labels for $20 a disc.
How long does it take?
Under normal circumstances, your Photo Video can be produced in 2 to 3
weeks. If our work load permits, we can oblige a rush job without additional
charge. Just contact us on your
requirements.
Can I ask you some more questions?
You are always welcome to contact us if you have any questions concerning
preserving the memories of your special occasions.
Just
click here to email us
your questions.
Also, if you like our service, tell your friends about us and visit our
website. If you think we can do better, please tell us. Keep in touch. Email
us any time.
Our contact address:
Artistic
Photos In Motion
Photo Video Services
Tel: (604) 899-4488 (Ken)
Fax: (604) 899-4478
Email: info@ArtisticPhotosInMotion.com
Web: www.ArtisticPhotosInMotion.com
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