Hello,
It's great to see open source software such as PhotoFilmStrip coming out. I find myself with the need to create various materials for a couple painter artist: web site, slideshow, DVD. There are several themes that evolve as the painter produces more art in each theme. I prefer open source solutions so I'm looking at PhotoFilmStrip as a possible way to make parts of the processes more dynamic and automated.
Is there any plans to include:
- other transitions such as dissolving (slowly showing the next picture while dimming the last)
- FLV output
- Setting duration for each picture + transition duration
I'm looking at DVD Slideshow GUI (http://download.videohelp.com/tin2tin/index.html) but it's not open source and runs on Windows only. I'm myself a developer and would even consider developing the needed functionality if I find the right base to start with.
Cheers!
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Hi,
thanks for your feedback. Of course i am planning to add more features to PhotoFilmStrip. Any ideas are welcome.
Adding more output formats should be quite easy so far Mencoder supports it, because it is used as the backend to create video files. As i can see FLV seems to be supported.
To add more transitions might be limited. I think the only usefull transitions are mixing pictures together. Maybe using kind of zooming little rectangles/circles etc (dont know how to describe exactly). Anyway moving transitions like moving the first picture out to the left and sliding the next picture in from the right looks very strange because the motionpath will be included during the transition as well. i tried this once. But suggestions are very welcome.
Currenty the transition duration is hard coded. The plan is to setup the duration in the "Render filmstrip" dialog. It is already prepared, but not activated yet. I think about it to set the duration for each picture individually.
If you are motivated to make changes to the code dont hesitate to contact me to find the right position in the source code.
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Have a look at the current PhotoFilmStrip release. FLV output is now supported and there are more options to adjust the picture and transition duration.
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Hello,
It's great to see open source software such as PhotoFilmStrip coming out. I find myself with the need to create various materials for a couple painter artist: web site, slideshow, DVD. There are several themes that evolve as the painter produces more art in each theme. I prefer open source solutions so I'm looking at PhotoFilmStrip as a possible way to make parts of the processes more dynamic and automated.
Is there any plans to include:
- other transitions such as dissolving (slowly showing the next picture while dimming the last)
- FLV output
- Setting duration for each picture + transition duration
I'm looking at DVD Slideshow GUI (http://download.videohelp.com/tin2tin/index.html) but it's not open source and runs on Windows only. I'm myself a developer and would even consider developing the needed functionality if I find the right base to start with.
Cheers!
Hi,
thanks for your feedback. Of course i am planning to add more features to PhotoFilmStrip. Any ideas are welcome.
Adding more output formats should be quite easy so far Mencoder supports it, because it is used as the backend to create video files. As i can see FLV seems to be supported.
To add more transitions might be limited. I think the only usefull transitions are mixing pictures together. Maybe using kind of zooming little rectangles/circles etc (dont know how to describe exactly). Anyway moving transitions like moving the first picture out to the left and sliding the next picture in from the right looks very strange because the motionpath will be included during the transition as well. i tried this once. But suggestions are very welcome.
Currenty the transition duration is hard coded. The plan is to setup the duration in the "Render filmstrip" dialog. It is already prepared, but not activated yet. I think about it to set the duration for each picture individually.
If you are motivated to make changes to the code dont hesitate to contact me to find the right position in the source code.
Have a look at the current PhotoFilmStrip release. FLV output is now supported and there are more options to adjust the picture and transition duration.
Great! I'll certainly have a look at it soon.
Thanks