Chapters

afterburner wrote on 9/26/2004, 5:30 PM
Advice Please.
Could someone advise the best way to do this.
I have about 100 pics of a birthday + 50 black & white pics + 50 assorted other pics that I would like to make a "life history" type video.
I would like transitions in between each picture.
Should I use Vegas to build a video
or
use DVDA to make a slideshow (transitions?)
and
1. Make a single video with 3 chapters.
2. Make three seperate videos and try to link the them together with DVDA
to burn onto 1 disk.
Any suggestions, ideas, would be appreciated.

Comments

bStro wrote on 9/27/2004, 9:41 AM
If you want transitions, make the slideshow in Vegas. DVDA does not have transitions. This also gives you more flexibility, not to mention creativity, in formatting your photos.

Rob
jetdv wrote on 9/27/2004, 10:05 AM
I would make a single video in Vegas and then use that in DVDA. You can have as many chapter points as you wish.
pikshirtkr wrote on 9/27/2004, 8:28 PM
Folllow those guys' advice, using Vegas, go to options, preferences, editing tab, check auto overlap multiple media when added, new still image length is the length you want to see each image on the screen, I set mine to 7 seconds (but remember you are going to have to add in your transition time.)cut to overlap is defaulted at 2 seconds I believe, (personally, I like it set to 2.5 seconds), alignment centered on cut. 99% of the people in here will tell you not to overuse the fancy transitions, LISTEN TO THEM.(If you want a professional looking video that is) If you highlight all your files and drag them into the timeline, they will automatically have the professional looking fade transition. If you want to change a few of those sporadically throughout your presentation, simply drop a different transition onto the blue envelope that represents the transition (blue X between 2 pictures). When you do this, a transition menu will pop up, just click the red X at the very top right of that menu and your transition will be added ( DO NOT CLICK DELETE THIS TRANSITION PRESET) The red X above that in the VERY TOP RIGHT. Good luck, Hope this helps in some small way.