Preserving Childhood –Ideas for a Photo Series
We thought we'd share some ideas about how to set up a series of photos which illustrate a larger theme. Think of it as ‘storytelling’ with images that all share a pre-planned purpose. We’ll focus...
How we do it: DVD Slideshows and all the Possibilities
Creative DVD Slideshows
Did you know that Leave A Legacy can use your digital photo files (jpg files) to produce a DVD that will play on a DVD player and most modern computers?
Of course, if your photos are prints or slides we can make them digital for you.
Images usually appear on screen for five seconds and the transition between photos is usually one second. When using these time lengths it is easy to
figure how long your slideshow will run. For example: 100 photos will make a 10 minute slideshow and 350 photos will make a 35 minute slideshow.
The length a photo is on screen can vary, according to the length you desire, even to a tenth of a second.
Protecting your Memories from Disaster
After a disaster, like the tornadoes that hit us a few weeks ago, we are foremost thankful for the safety of our family and neighbors. What you hear people say while looking upon the wreckage of...
Preserving Vacation Memories
After you return home, you will wish your trip would have lasted forever, but you're sure you'll remember all the good times you had for the rest of your life. But unless you have a...
Preserving School-day Memories
Last month we shared ideas on how to document memories of your summer vacation. This month we turn to preserving those school-day memories, whether for your children, grandchildren or even yourself....
Preserving Childhood – Journaling
It’s a cliché that’s all too true: “Children grow up way too fast.” This series of articles will give you a variety of ideas of how to preserve all those childhood memories and document how they...
Family memories over the holidays
Opportunities abound for you to capture, share, give, and make memories over the holidays as your family gathers together. Capture: Ask the family elders…or everyone for that matter…to document...
Cleaning your mouse
We have our hands all over them all of the time but when is the last time you cleaned your.....mouse? We are of course talking about the mouse that is part of your computer. The older type of mouse...
Determining the Length of your Films and Videos
Video length is determined with a video tape player. Use a VCR for VHS tapes and a video camera for the various types of smaller tapes. Put your video in the player and rewind it to the beginning....
Adding Music or Narration
Music or narration is often added to DVD slideshows, silent films, and even used to replace audio in a video recording. It completes the production and adds another valuable effect to your creation!...
How we do it: Transferring Film to DVD or digital files
Leave A Legacy can transfer your regular 8mm film, super 8mm film and 16mm film directly to DVD. At the time of this article we had both an 8mm and a 16mm projector that have been modified and are...
New Organizational Tools
Our client Laurie gave us some wonderful ideas to help other clients get organized. See the forms we created to: Keep track of your child's age, grade, and year in school. Organize your...