Images in VideoStudio are jumping!

Tiotrag · Post by **Tiotrag** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:14 pm

Hello

I use VideoStudio 7 to make a picture slideshow. Ok with the oter program it may work better and quicker but i have a lot of nice effects in videostudio 7 witch are not importable in ulead pictureshow 4.

1. is ther a posibility to import all those effects (i have around 120 + burger-effects) from videostudio 7 to pictureshow 4 ?

2. Why do my picturegalery created with videostudio 7 blinjking/jumping? I mean the image is shown at tv very still, but there are parts in the picture who are jumping up and down (like changing field a to b and back).

To import my pics i prepare them with sharpness and fix them all to 720x576 for Pal - my dvd makes 768x576 out of the initial format.

I set the output to 25frames/s PAL, Field A and copmression to 8000 kbits/s
What am i doing wrong?

Post by **Ken Berry** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 10:58 pm

VS 7 and 8 did not work easily or particularly well when producing a slideshow. I hated it so much I moved over to Movie Factory 2 for this (and have kept buying Movie Factory since then).

One thing you could try is not to use Field Order A when making the final slideshow. Use Frame Based instead. That works well with still images, and should not produce any of the flicker you mention.

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 11:53 pm

I no longer have a copy of VideoStudio 7 on my system but the recent versions of VideoStudio include an anti-flicker filter.

In VideoStudio 10 this is located in
File | Preferences | General Tab.

In VideoStudio 9 it is located
Share | Create Video File | Options.

I have not found a way to include the Burger Transitions into CD&DVD Picture Show 4.

Tiotrag · Post by **Tiotrag** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 8:56 pm

@Ken Berry...

So u use MovieFactory....i got the v2 of MF, but there are no effects in there....i use it only to make my dvd-menu.

So i capture with VS9 from miniDV or i make slideshows with VS7 and render each part/chapter to a .MPG file, when all ist done i start MF2 and import the .mpg's and make a dvd-menu out of those.

I read abaout MovieFactory6, can i make slidesows with this version, and can i use my effects from VS7 in the new MovieFactory6 ?

U say i shoud render the output with Frame Based, i remember i try this, the images are ok, BUT the effect (ex. flying cube) is jumping insteed

I read about VS10+, ther is at the outputsettings a checkbox for "use antiflickering" ...i think thats wat i need to have a good sleep at night

Ok thanks to you guys for helping me....Daniel/Germany

etech6355 · Post by **etech6355** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 4:46 am

Pretty nice, sounds like your making movies out of pictures rather than simple slideshows (like I do).
I would try MovieFactory 6 Trial version. It has some nice effects to add to the slideshows.
For straight slideshows MF6 _Plus is nice, along with many effects & overlays, especially HighDefintion Slideshows.

Trevor Andrew · Post by **Trevor Andrew** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:05 am

Hi Daniel

As Ken said VS 7,s image quality was particularly bad. I do not think there ever was a solution, other than upgrading. In my case, pulsating pixels in the highlights proved very distracting.

To import my pics i prepare them with sharpness and fix them all to 720x576 for Pal - my dvd makes 768x576 out of the initial format.

If you are using a photo editor save your images to 768 x 576 (4:3)
Doubling the size to 1536 x 1152 may give better quality.

That way the images will fit exact to the Pal frame.
Use Keep Aspect Ratio

Tiotrag · Post by **Tiotrag** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 11:47 am

@trevor andrew

Yes, i think i'll upgrade to v10+, i allready test it. Its opticaly very different as v7 but i hope to get better results.

You say i should dubling the image size, why that? Pal only use 768x576, so thats the maximum!

Long time ago i make my first slideshow with 768x576 and i wonder why the pictures are too large on tv-screen, then someone told me to make them to 720x576 and the resulting mpg is then also 720x576 - but ufter burning to dvd and watsching, ther ist 768x576.

Must i do the same with vs10+ ? i think so, cause it's allwas a mpeg, maybe if i make a slideshow with a "read slidshow program" like photoshow - i can let the size be 768x576, is that correct?

All to you a nice sunday, from Daniel in Bavaria

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 11:58 am

Tiotrag wrote:.......
Yes, i think i'll upgrade to v10+.........

I just looked out of my window and saw some smoke signals saying VideoStudio 11+ is about to be released.

Tiotrag · Post by **Tiotrag** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 12:43 pm

>saw some smoke signals

Hello...what kind of windows do you have there, i like them!

Ok, but sometimes the first releases are pratty sick

I think i'll wait a wile till i read good oppinions in the forum about 11+

But thanks anyway, i'll go and by some new windows now

Post by **Ron P.** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 12:51 pm

I"ve seen those same smoke signals..

I would be inclined to see what happens in the next couple of days. Here's a suggestion, if you have not already downloaded the trial version, TBYB, of VS10 I would do so now. As you will not have much longer to do so. Then I'll wager that before the end of the week you will be able to download the TBYB version of VS11+. What could be better then to be able to have both versions to try out and really compare, and see which one is going to work better.

I suggest the above, because once Intervideo-Ulead releases the next version, the current one can no longer be obtained for trial....

Trevor Andrew · Post by **Trevor Andrew** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 9:34 am

Hi Daniel

Long time ago i make my first slideshow with 768x576 and i wonder why the pictures are too large on tv-screen, then someone told me to make them to 720x576 and the resulting mpg is then also 720x576 - but ufter burning to dvd and watsching, ther ist 768x576.

When viewing on your TV not all the video is shown, a portion of the video is lost around the sides. This is known as ¡¥Overscan¡¦
The effect can be 10% to 15%
If your images are tightly cropped then the loss of detail becomes apparent.
The central portions that are always in view being known as ¡¥The Safe Area¡¦
You can identify the ¡¥Safe Area¡¦ when creating ¡¥Titles¡¦ using VS7.
Any detail outside this box may suffer ¡¥overscan¡¦ and be lost.

Some options when creating the Images in your photo editor:-
1 / Do not crop to tight
2 / Create a 10% black border around each image (use Batch convert). The overscan will affect the border leaving your image in full view. (looks good on box type, 3D flying transitions)

Video Frame Size:-

The video size is 720 x 576 for Pal, the pixels are not square they are rectangular, They have been stretched using a process called ¡¥non-square pixel rendering¡¦ to fit a frame of 768 x 576. (4:3 ratio)

Using the square pixels for still images for instance needs 768 x 576 to fill the video frame.

If you use 720 x 576 images then you can expect a 24 pixel border left and right.

Using images larger than 768 x 576 may benefit quality when zooming into an image.(Image Filters or Pan & Zoom) Although I do not think VS 7 supported Pan & Zoom. Keep it in mind when you upgrade.

Importing Images to VS 7:-I always use the option ¡¥Keep Aspect Ratio¡¦ this has to be set prior to inserting images.

Tip:-If you change the background colour File-Preferences, you will identify the video frame in the preview window, the black edges being the unused portions of the preview window.
If the inserted image fills the frame then no colour background will be seen.

To sum up,
You will always loose some detail due to ¡¥Overscan¡¦
I use images in 4:3 proportion, for video I use 768 x 576.

Hope this Helps.

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 11:32 am

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