Show #2 40th Birthday

[Kay Gundlach Profile Private message]

I am very new to Proshow but have created my second show. It is a 40th birthday tribute to our son. I know that other peoples family photos can elicit limited interest, but I appreciate your viewing and critiques. I am working hard as a 60+ grandma and really want to improve.
It is 14 minutes long.
Many thanks,
Gringa



http://www.photodex.com/sharing/viewsho ... 2539&alb=0

[57Corvette Profile Private messageWebsite]

Gringa

Welcome to our little group ..... you're off to a good start with this show for your son. You used the simple transitions which is a good thing to do. I might suggest in your next show to cut back on the amount of pans and zooms you used. A little is a good thing, but too many can start to distract from the show.

Also, I think you might want to put a few captions with peoples names ... so the younger kids when they play this video years from now will know who everyone was.

I look forward to seeing more of your shows ........

Bob

[Ann Coulter]

Gringa,
I know how hard it is to post shows to this forum your first time. Congrats on taking that step. At 60 + I congratulate you on your use of ProShow. My husband will be 60 soon and can't turn a computer on by himself. I agree with Bob, captions and names will be very useful for future generations. You may not want them in this show ('cause everybody knows everybody else), but maybe a back up show. How soon everyone forgets. I have tons of pics and have told all my kids who's who; but I know they'll never remember and I pray I will, but don't want to take the chance I won't. I also would suggest getting a photo editor to clean up old photos. You would be surprised how great pics can look with the click of a mouse. There are several free programs out there if you don't want to invest in expensive programs. Nice job for a first show. Looking forward to more. Ann

[Jerry Cole Profile Private message]

Welcome Gringa,
I also agree with Bob on the Pans and Zooms. Especially the Pans that are not full frame to start with. I think this was more in the first part of the show.

Not really a criticism, but along the line of the captions mentioned by Bob and Ann, have you thought of placing a few captions as kind of "landmarks" in time?

For example: the year .... or the occasion .... or the locale? Not only for those not familiar with you and your son, but for future reference ...I know I start forgetting such things.

I'm sure your family, especially your son, will love the show and greatly appreciate it.
Thanks for joining us and for posting the show
Jerry

[Kay Gundlach Profile Private message]

Thank for the critiques. I took each to heart and have done much improving.
Bob and Jerry, I reduced the number of pans and zooms.
Ann, I have cleaned up more the old photos.
I have even added a wee bit of text per your suggestion.
Mikey, you suggested to another show submitter that she view the DigitalJuice site to learn more about transitions. I did this and picked up some tips.
Just want you all to know that with all of your expertise, I appreciate you taking the time to view and make suggestions to improve the work of a new beginner.
In gratitude.
Gringa

[Jerry Cole Profile Private message]

Hi Gringa,
This is not really a critique memo, but I just thought of something you might like for future shows.

If you every want a very easy and simple way of creating a frame around a pic, this free program is pretty good with hardly anywork at all. It's called FrameFun and I have provided a link below.

I use it a lot, especially with older and odd sized photos that I don't want to zoom too big. I got the tip from someone on this venue, so I thought I would "pay-it-forward".
Again, welcome and post again soon.

Jerry

http://www.hochstrasser.org/wiki/pmwiki ... i.FrameFun

[Kay Gundlach Profile Private message]

Jerry,
Many thanks for submitting this Frame Fun suggestion. The email arrived just before my final, of many final, edit and I was able to employ it to frame two photos and I liked how it improved my show. You 'paid it forward' and I cashed the check
gringa