Imported slide show movie looks weird and flickering

I exported a slide show of high rez photos out of Lightroom as a MP4 movie @1080 and inserted it in to my final Cut X movie and most of the slides have areas of the photo that are flickering back and forth. Seems like it might be the areas with a lot of detail. is there a fix for this.

Under "Effects" drop "Broadcast Safe", onto the slide show, and see if that helps.
Tom is right, do not make them MPEG4 first, export out as a .MOV file.
Russ A

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Imported slide show into PE11 and some pics rotated unexpectedly, How can get back to horizontal?

winkhi
Just what are the pixel dimensions of these photos that are automatically rotating on you in Premiere Elements 11 workspace after being transferred there from the Elements Organizer Slideshow Editor? Do I have that correct? If so, how are you making the transfer....Edit with Premiere Elements Editor, Burn to Disc, or other as Elements Organizer 11 Slideshow Editor output?
What is the scenario...from the camera to the computer hard drive, landscape; from the computer hard drive to the Elements Organizer 11 Slideshow Editor, landscape; from the Elements Organizer 11 Slideshow Editor to Premiere Elements 11 Project Assets/Timeline, rotated to Portrait?
Do you find that the frequency of the problem is related to pixel dimensions, number of photos used? What is the format of these photos, jpg or other?
Are you using the Rotation option in the Applied Effects Tab/Applied Effects Palette/Motion Panel expanded to correct the photo rotation?
Just some thoughts for now.
ATR
ATR

Slide Show Movies?

Forgive such a simple question, can you do slide show movies in Final Cut?
My niece is a photographer who would like to present her clients with a slide show movie complete with an original soundtrack. iMovie & iPhoto just don't cut it.
I know it seems ridiculous to look at final cut for slide show movies, just nothing else has yielded the results.
Can one work with .jpeg in Final Cut? I saw no mention of it on the Apple site. Please enlighten me.
We are looking to produce professional quality DVD's. of photo shoots with the ability to edit photos & music simultaneously in the timeline.
TY

Sure you can. I have a client who hires me a couple of times a year to do one for her.
Yes you can use JPEG. Some things to remember. Know your settings. A 4x3 screen size will translate into a 720x480pixels graphic at 72 dpi. Now, most digital photos are larger than that and Final Cut will translate those to screen size when you import. However, if you are scanning snapshots that's a handy thing to keep in mind.
Animated backgrounds work great under photos that are vertical. Otherwise they will appear over black which is okay but boring.
If you produce/scan your photos and save as a photoshop file you will be able to manipulate individual layers.
To save time, I lay my music on the time line then I highlight all of the photos I want and drag and drop then using "overwrite-with-transition." This will give you a dissolve between each photo. You can change duration of the photos from there to match to you song. Of course if you don't want dissolves just edit them one all at once or one at a time.
Good luck...anything else.
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I am a new Mac user and am trying to find a way to create a slide show movie (similar to windows Move Maker) as a way to share and save my favorite photos on DVD. I don't see a way to import photos in iMovie although I have no trouble importing movies recorded on my camera. Am I missing something? Or can anyone recommend other software that will do this?n Thanks in advance.

Hello, scubahawkfish,
Welcome to the discussions.
Here is a great discussion regarding slideshow creation using iPhoto vs iMovie:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=967804&tstart=0
If you are wanting to incorporate video, you must use iMovie. Here is an excellent explanation of synching audio to video using iMovie by Karl Petersen (always pay attention to whatever he recommends!): http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=607322&ft=y&#607322
Here is help for synching an iDVD slideshow with audio if you decide to skip using the video and just go with iPhoto: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iDVD/6.0/en/243.html
As for importing the 'video_TS file,' here it the how-to: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=4459181&#4459181
Please post back if you need more assistance.

I am using using IDVD to create slide shows. When viewed on my computer the pictures are clear and of high quality. When I burn the slide show to a disk and play it back, the pictures are blurry and of poor quality.

I am using IDVD to create slide shows. When viewed on my computer, the pictures are clear and of high quality. When I burn the slide show to a disk and play it back, the pictures are blury and of poor quality. Is there a setting that controls the quality of the burn and if there is, where do I find it? Thank you.

The Mac software - iPhoto, iMovie, and iDVD are not the best with the Ken Burns effect (zoom in/out effect), so you might want to minimize that effect; also, if your subjects are wearing stripes for instance, that will have an effect if you zoom. There is better software available for slideshows; however, I do not know of any that is free (and does a good job). I've used Photo to Movie for some time; it does a fine job even in HD, but you have to pay for it. I use iDVD extensively, but only to add a menu, theme, special effects, etc. and then to burn it.

How do create a slide show with both video and photos in elements 12

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Hi Brian
You can batch process a set of prepared slides from Full Edit (see image) using:
File >> Process Multiple Files
In the PMF dialog you can choose filename, date, or description (caption)
Make sure you choose a separate destination folder to your source folder so as tot to permanently overwrite your originals.
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I just installed iPhone 11 and when I try to play a slide show, it just blinks and and shows the whole group of pictures at once. I have done many slideshows with older versions of iPhoto. How can I fix this?

I just installed iPhoto from the iLife 11 and when I try to play a slide show, it just blinks and shows a whole bunch of pictures at once. I have done many slide shows with no problem in an earlier version of iPhoto. What can I do to fix this?

thats tough man, yeah exchanging it is the best option. But why do people always leave a message saying" i'll probably just by an ipod" and it's usually followed by, "even though i don't like apple or ipod" . I mean fine, if u feel like giving up on the zen micro thats fine, i personally don't care if you're going to buy an ipod. for god sakes ipod isn't even the next alternati've mp3 players, theres plenty. Are u just trying to get the creative people saying "oh man we lost another one to ipod" cuz i'm sure they don't lose sleep over u wanting to buy an ipod instead of a zen. *done ranting*
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Can I transfer a slide show to Apple TV and then take my Apple TV to another home and plug it into the TV and play that slideshow for those friends?

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If you mean transfer a slideshow from your computer then no. It is not storing it but rtaher streaming from the computer over your local network. The old model had an accessible hard-drive that would have allowed this.

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I imported a quicktime movie into imovie and want to export it to idvd but the menu comes up gray, what do I need to do first?

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Import Slide Show

I created a slide show in iPhoto 9.1.5 and exported it to QuickTime. The .mov is 8.2 meg residing on my desktop. I imported it to FCE. I created a new sequence, in an existing project, and double clicked the sequence. The sequence appeared in the timeline. All appeared well. When I drag and drop the mov to the timeline it tells me there is insuffient data to edit. When I drag it to the Viewer window, it tells me General Error. What am I doing wrong? Thanks

stosek
Your original thread question should have been taken care of according the Announcement at the top of this forum...that involves the removal of the Windows Update kb causing the 1/2 wmv display. Have you been there and done that? If that is out of the way, then...
Lots of details on your project to sort out, but I will ask the question "Have you put a stop marker at the end of the last item on the Premiere Elements Timeline?" If so, remove it. It is not needed and is one of the major causes for type of problem that you described in your latest post. Have you expanded your Timeline looking for left over slivers? Typically they present as very thin vertical black lines scattered about the track content.
What are the pixel dimensions of the photos that went into the slideshow, now that you are trying the Photoshop Elements Slideshow Editor Output option of Edit With Premiere Elements Editor?
What is your end product...NTSC or PAL DVD-VIDEO standard or widescreen on DVD disc? In the burn dialog for burn to DVD, what does the Quality Area show for Space Required and Bitrate? And, another classical question...if you burn to folder instead of disc for your DVD-VIDEO, does the burn to folder go to success whereas the burn to disc does not?
Let us start here and then decide further troubleshooting.
Thanks.
ATR

Poor photo quality when importing slide show into Elements 10

Hello,
I'm using Elements and Photoshop Elements 10 on Vista.
What I'm trying to do is import a slide show I made in Photoshop in to a movie I'm making so that the slide show appears as a menu item and I don't have to include a separate disk for the pictures. I've sucessfully imported it, added the menu marker and the disc works, but the photo quality is really crappy. When I play the slide show on its own, the pictures are fine. What am I missing?
Thanks in advance!
Mary

Welcome to the forum.
They work on several levels:
A subscriber comes with a problem/question, and then, hopefully, someone will have an answer
A subscriber comes with a problem/question in mind, and then finds other threads, very similar, and hopefully gets the answer
A subscriber comes to read, to pick up ideas, etc.
In your case, it appears that # 2 worked, just as it should.
As for your question, PrE can produce SlideShows for display from DVD-Video, as good as it gets. Where commercial DVD-Videos enter a different realm, is with Video footage, with motion. There, Hollywood uses special Transcoding software, that allows for many, many more passes to identify the areas of motion, to Transcode at just the right Bit-Rate, for best results. PrE does that with but two passes, unlike the US $ 500,000 programs, staffed by highly-trained experts, who do nothing but Transcoding, all day long. PrE is limited in that respect, but with SlideShows, it will be able to apply the highest Bit-Rate (the DVD-specs. are strict here, so, though higher Bit-Rate = higher quality, DVD-Video can ONLY go so far.) Also, Hollywood uses DVD-9's (DL) so that more Duration can be authored to disc, at the highest-allowed Bit-Rate, for each segment of the Video. With a SlideShow, the Bit-Rate will be as high as the DVD-specs. allow, and per the Duration of the SlideShow vs the capacity of the disc.
Now, there are some other considerations, such as the limited Color Gamut (and Gamma) of DVD-Video vs display on a calibrated computer monitor, or a calibrated Broadcast monitor. One needs to study that limited and different Color Gamut, and perhaps adjust the colors first, in Photoshop. PrE is not designed for Broadcast output, so lacks many of the Tools, that PrPro has. Also, very few PrE users have a calibrated Broadcast monitor hooked up for Color Grading. Last, even if one has produced the ultimate output, with full understanding of the Color Gamut, and used a perfectly calibrated Broadcast monitor, there is no telling what the calibration of the client's monitor (computer, or TV) will be. What is perfect on a calibrated Broadcast monitor might look great on the client's setup, or perhaps not. A Broadcast Engineer can only adjust to standards, and hope for the best, when the disc hits the public. Same for Audio. Who knows what "Aunt Marge" has to play back the DVD-Video?
For ultimate results, I would create a Timeline with a few Still Images, but with each adjusted in slightly different ways in Photoshop. Add a Title, like a Lower-Third, with the Color and Gamma settings over each version, maybe 5 variations, that are slightly different. PS allows one to adjust Colors and Gamma in many ways, so explore. Then, author that Timeline to DVD-Video, using high-quality media, and test on their DVD player/TV setup. See which version looks best, and note the specifics from that Title. Use that to process the actual Still Images for the DVD SlideShow.
Also remember, if one has set things up ideally, they will have calibrated their system and Photoshop. As Photoshop is a Color Managed Workspace, things will be, as good as it gets. DVD-Video, and TV's are NOT Color Managed Workspaces, and most consumer TV's are out of general calibration, having just the generic setting from the factory. Nothing can be done about that.
As mentioned above, if the playback is for a computer (not a DVD player and TV), then better Color and Gamma might be achieved by doing an AV file, and then burning that to a DVD-Data disc, for delivery. However, one still has the variables of the client's computer, its monitor and even the software player used. All play a big role in how that AV file will play for them.
Good luck, and I wish there was an "iron-clad" answer, as to how to achieve the ultimate results, but there are so very many variables involved.
Hunt

Imported slide shows in Final Cut Express are poor quality

I just bought Final Cut Express (so it's the latest). I know this problem isn't unique to Final Cut, but when I import a slide show created in iPhoto or Fotomagico into Final Cut (or into iMovie HD, for that matter), the quality is poor. What I am trying to do is to create a movie that integrates a slide show with video, and output it to a DVD. The slide show uses "Ken Burns Effect."
I have tried outputting the finished slide show in various formats (m4v, dv) to try to improve quality, to no avail. This is even before the movie is outputted to a DVD- it's just viewing the rendered product on-screen. I'm guessing that the output from the slide show apps is compressed, then recompressed when rendered in Final Cut.
For a small upgrade price, Fotomagico has an HD output option. Would that improve things or is that the wrong tack to take? How do professionals do this sort of thing? How might I do it?

Slides never look as good on TV because you are drastically reducing the original size of probably 1920x1200 to around 720x576 which ruins the quality.
Furthermore, the fine detail is likely to jitter and shimmer due to interlacing artifacts.
You can reduce the jitter with the De-interlace filter but it will do nothing for the sharpness.
The only way you can get high quality is to produce your video in high definition and play it back on an HDTV.
Having said that, I routinely apply the de-interlace filter to all my slides and when played back on my HDTV the standard definition looks remarkably good. (But they look much worse on a CRT TV.)

Importing to I-Movie - lost sound AND video

Hi.
I have a feeling this has already been answered but here goes:
I recorded some video on my Sony still camera in MPEG format (.mpg files). They worked fine in I-photo. When I imported them into Imovie though, I not only lost sound but it would seem vision. They are now .mov files but don't play?
The scroller moves, but the picture doesn't change, it just zooms in on the first frame (like a slide show) and there's no sound.
I am not very techie, and new to Macs. Can anyone please tell me how to solve this, and have I lost the content on the files I transferred into IMovie?
I transferred them into Imovie so I could compress them for web use on my blog.
I have already downloaded Streamclip in case I need that, though I don't know if I have to open/mount/unzip it or anything like that.
Many thanks in advance for any assistance.

Hi, sorry for the delay in coming back to you.
Right, since we spoke I met a guy who said:
Streamclip WILL be enough for me and it will work. He said my camera will be using MPEG-1 and so I will be fine. If I had an MPEG-2 (professional?) camera it would be more complex and I would need to buy that Apple component.
So I downloaded it. The next step will be learning how to use it! That's going to be a whole different ballgame. If you have any links to an easy step-by-step guide, that would be awesome? RE the external drive, I'm downloading my MPEG's via USB cable onto the hard drive before I do anything at all.
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Imported Slide Show Problems

I imported a slide from Photoshop Elements 7.0 into Premiere Elements 7.0. I did get an error that .jpg files could not be imported into Premiere. Some .jpgs showed and some did not. Any suggestion?
Also, text titles I added in Photoshop are very blurry in Premiere. Can someone help me understand why and how to correct?
Thanks,
Gary

Steve,
I did a batch processing of over 2000 jpgs in 7 slide shows to 1000x750 and this seemed to work better.
I am still having text problems. The titles applied to each jpg in the slide shows are clear in Photoshop Elements 7 but are blurry but readable when imported into Premiere Elements 7.
Further, I have blank slides that are black background with white text in each slide show. These are clear in Photoshop but blurry but readable when imported into Premiere Elements 7.
I took a suggestion and imported a slide show into PE7 and then exported it to a DV AVI file. When I brought it back up and viewed it, the text titles on the jpgs and the white text on the black slides were still blurry but readable. I viewed the AVI in two separate programs, the pictures look OK but the text is not crisp and clear.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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How to get iPhoto slide show .mov to YouTube?

I've created a slide show in iPhoto which I want to upload to YouTube.
It is created as a movie, .mov 45 mb
I thought I could load it directly to YouTube, but apparently I have to convert it. Can someone tell me how to do the conversion?
YouTube says the preferred formats for video are H.264, MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 preferred.
Thanks for your assistance,
Jeanie

Thanks, Larry,
I've downloaded this software -- great tool.
However, I still am unable to upload to YouTube. I exported the mov to create an MPEG-4. It plays perfectly on my computer, but I still get an error message when trying to upload to YouTube.
There is another weird thing that has been happening, which might be the problem or a clue to the problem.
In iPhoto, my first slide is a title screen. However, I noticed that after I uploaded the mov to Audio Acrobat, a black slide precedes the Title slide. I thought maybe something happened at Audio Acrobat (haven't taken the time to call them). I have this video playing at one of my web sites, and there is a black slide at the beginning.
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