Slideshows

Winter is the time of cotton landscapes, with a discreet sun that, when it pierces the mist, can make nature dazzling.

The 4k version is way to big. When making a video from mostly stills it is important to remember a single still image has to be processed to 30 frames a second, hence that single image becomes 30 images. The original file for this video came in at 132megs. To get it under the limits I brought that file back into my video software and just added a tiny bit of letterbox to shrink it just a bit. It actually came out larger still, but when converted in PTE, even at high level it came out at 101 megs. The video was made entirely in PTE. Somehow good old PTE has some way of negating all of this and you can watch the same file at 4k and still come under the file limits. The EXE file is always the preferred file. HD1920-1080 video looks fine on smaller screens.

Had a chance to head up to my favorite spots in Colorado. It's been the hottest on record here so far...at least high 90's and over 100 for over a month non-stop. We've had hot weather in the past but nothing like this. With that I headed to the Silverton area of Colorado where it stayed in the 70s. Silverton is just over 9300 ft above sea level and the mountains around are much higher and cooler. That's for me. I'm heading that way again soon as it's still over 100 according to the weather station a block from my home. Just this short video gives me some relief.

An early example of my work.

short show made in version 11 on MacBook PRO M1

Video version of previous PTE file. Didn't see a way to just add it to the other file. Any help is appreciated. 

This is a small portion of a trip Karen and I took back in November for Karen's birthday. I knew I married the right gal when I found out she would go on trips in the cold. Our tiny trailer is only 600lbs and has nothing but a flat platform the size of a standard double bed but what it does have is a 4x4 suspension. I have trouble setting up camp anymore, so having a bed and quick shelter is a must. This was our maiden voyage.

Impression of Tadzjikistan 2019
 

Pamir Mountains 2019

I recently attended an airshow. Here are some photography tips

Made for the people involved.

Hello Everybody. I think this one came out pretty good. It's just under 3 and a half minutes. I planned a month long trip from mid September to mid October, two weeks in Colorado and two weeks in Utah. On the third day I started getting a toothache. Great. It got worse fast. So instead of a month I got 5 days, two of which were mostly driving. In the old days I could have made an appointment with my dentist and said, "Pull the rascal”. Now I have to go to the dentist, pay him, get a referral, go to that dentist, have a consultation, pay him for that, then he schedules me for October 4th to actually pull the tooth, and then needs more money. What a racket. When I called my main dentist the receptionist told me to take ibuprofen. It worked. If I'd know that I would still be in Colorado. BTW, when I was 50, I remember this as up until then I had 32 teeth, I got a real bad toothache while camping in Utah with Karen and our dogs Sammy and Lomax. It was on a Friday and dentist's usually work up until noon Thursday. We stopped in Moab to see if anyone was open on Friday. Luckily we found one in Monticello about 50 miles away. The dentist's office was in a mobile home. He had a high school girl as his helper. I said I needed a tooth pulled. He walked in and started chatting pleasantly and then pulled the tooth. One stop, one fee. And he was the best dentist I've ever encountered.

Nothing much, just something to fill some time until others post. This is all that is left from a holiday that I took in July. I managed to delete everything else. The only reason I have this is because it was on my Google Drive. What a goof. It's about 2 minutes long. 

This is not a stills show. It is just over 2 minutes and it is all video, so if you only like traditional slideshows you may want to skip this one, though at only 2 minutes it shouldn't be too much of an effort. I recorded this show in January when I had a shack only 300 miles away. Now I'm 800 miles away and probably won't get back there again. Who knows? Anyway, I hope you enjoy it.

This is a remake of an old show. Let me know if I'm posting too often...I'm still having fun with this amazing slideshow software. I've had many years of enjoyment and hope for a few more. I'll put together some newer material soon, Thanks for stopping by.

This show is based on a family trip from 1994. I've removed any photos of other family members for the most part. There are a lot of pics of me and Karen, so if that doesn't work for you just skip this one. At the time Karen worked the still camera for the most part and I worked the video camera. I bought this particular video camcorder because I could set the frame rate down to 6 frames a second so I could shoot it near darkness. Earlier that year we watched UFOs for an hour dancing in the sky above Canyonlands NP. Unfortunately I haven't seen a show like that since 1994. Nuts. I do think the pictures with us in them give some perspective of how enormous Death Valley is. By the way, the 1990s was the best time in our lives. I hope you enjoy the show and thanks for watching.

Working with PS and and music

Journey to the Lake District.mp4 I posted my old AV show to show possibility publish EXE show together with YouTube version on Slideshowclub.
Insert YouTube URL directly to the main description of your publication. I recommend to add &rel=0 at the end of the URL. It will prevent from showing Youtube recommendations at the end of the show. 
Here I inserted YouTube share URL:
Location: The United Kingdom, England, Cumbria, The Lake District.
Music: Richard Goldsworthy - http://www.richardgoldsworthy.net
 

Another simple slideshow 16:10 format of a few images taken during visits to the Yorkshire Dales National Park in the north of England.

In many countries the kids live in a poor situation.

One of my first efforts in PTE AV Studio.

Video version of my Early attempts using PTE AV Studio.

A very simple, quiet and peaceful slideshow in 16:10 format.  

A simple slideshow hopefully giving a few minutes of peace and sanity in an increasingly troubled world.
Format 16:10
 

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