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TMH0822
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 Posted - Jun 27 2008 : 05:47:18
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Some of the photos that I scanned in for my slideshow are small. When I add them to the slideshow they are sized to fit the screen whic makes them lose quality. Is there a way to keep them in their original size instead of having them sized to fit the screen? I would rather have a smaller picture in the slideshow than one that is all blurred.
Also, can someone recommend a brand and type of DVD to purchase to burn the slideshow on to that has the best quality? |
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JIMD
USA
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Posted - Jun 27 2008 : 06:58:17
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TMH0822
You generally do not need to concern yourself with the resolution of your input images.
DVD PixPlay converts your images into a video (because naturally that is the most compatible option with DVD players). Even DVD format video is only a maximum of 720 x 576 pixels, so generally all digital images will easily exceed these video output size.
DVD PixPlay will always display your images at the full size of the screen. This is because TV resolution is quite low so images of reduced size will be less clear.
You can use the Margins settings when burning the slideshow to disk if you want to add border/blank area around the images during playback.
When you acquire an image with your scanner there shoudl be a setting where you specify what size and/or DPI the image is saved at.
Any scanner released in the last few years should invariably save an image that is much larger than you would need for a DVD slideshow project.
In addition to, or regardless of, the resolution that you scanned your images in, you can use a photo editing program to change the resolution (as well as contrast, colors, sharpness, etc.) of an image file after the fact.
For best results use the type of DVD recommended by your DVD burner and DVD player manufacturer. Also, burn at half the speed of the DVD. So if it is a 16x DVD burn at 8x or lower. In general, the slower the burn the less chance for burning errrors----in the long run this will actually save you time and frustration.
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Picture size & DVD burn
