Shoalhaven Memorial Gardens Chapel

Multimedia – Tips & Hints on making slideshows

• • Standard Audio CD

  • Standard video/ audio DVD

  • MEPG 2 and MPEG 4 (Divx/ Xvid) files from

    • an ISO formatted DVD or CD data disk

    • a USB 2 compliant “Flash” memory stick.

      • Using a USB2 Flash memory stick is recommended- save your slideshow as an MPG format file  on your USB flash memory stick. Plug the flash memory stick into the Chapel's DVD player or computer and you're set to go.

 Making your slideshow

    Video Format: The video slide show you prepare should conform with the following:

• PAL compliant video format
• 16:9 Aspect Ratio
• 720 X 576 Standard Definition screen resolution
  

Scanning images- the screens are large format plasmas, so ensure that you scan your images at higher resolutions. We recommend 300dpi. Lower resolutions may not look that good on screen.

Software – be careful when using Windows Moviemaker. It defaults to rendering low quality images more suitable to internet webcasts than quality presentations. Be sure to set its minimum output to 720 pixels wide. Our favourite software, both for convenience & quality rendering of video files, includes NEROVISION and MemoriesOnTv.

Audio (Music)- please try and incorporate the music you want with the slideshow, I.E. make it the audio track on the slideshow. It will help to ensure that your slideshow runs smoothly at the service. NEROVISION makes this especially easy:

• • Change to timeline view

  • Drop the slides onto the timeline, arrange them as needed
    

  • set your transitions.

  • Drop the audio file/s onto the time line

  • Click the MORE button at the bottom left.

  • Check the “Fit slideshow duration to audio duration”

Nerovision will now  time your slideshow perfectly to the length of the audio.

Transitions- Remember- people will be far more interested in the pictures than exploding 3D transitions between slides! And above all, avoid using “random” transitions. Use ONE type of transition only. For the type of slideshow shown at a funeral service, a simple crossfade works the best. It's easier on the viewer.

Timing – try and keep the slideshow below five minutes duration. After that, the attention spans start to diminish and people will get fidgety.

VIDEO RESOLUTION -

A minimum video resolution of 720 X 576 is recommended.

Aspect Ratio – the plasma displays are wide screen, commonly known as 16:9 aspect ratio. Standard computer and television screen are 4:3 aspect. It is recommended that you make your slideshow in 16:9 aspect. If your slideshow is 4:3 be sure to check the settings on the Chapel plasma displays prior to the service.

Deinterlacing - the video should be rendered as deinterlaced.

Click here for more information about video resolutions .