Re: Sacramento area PDML members?
On Sep 29, 2005, at 2:08 PM, Mark Erickson wrote: Can I get a roll call of Sacramento area (e.g., Sacto, Folsom, Davis, Roseville, etc...) list members? Just curious hey there Mark. I live in Elk Grove. :-) Jeff
Photo Presentation on DVD w/Music
Any Apple users out there have any recommendations for creating photo presentations on DVD with music. the iDVD product which came with my Powerbook can't handle what I'm trying to do. Thoughts? Jeff An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie, for an excuse is a lie guarded. Pope John Paul II
Re: Photo Presentation on DVD w/Music
On Aug 26, 2005, at 11:44 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I haven't done this with the latest versions of iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie and iDVD yet (the iLife package), but I've seen some fairly complex DVD photo presentation work done with that set of four applications. The next step up from there is a big one, to the Final Cut Studio application suite. What are you trying to do that is blocked? I might be able to help. Godfrey Godfrey, Thank you so much for hearing me out. :-) I've put together a pretty nice presentation of photos with a soundtrack. When attempting to burn the DVD I receive an error 34506 which has no associated explanation. Just the number. Apple support is useless since when they throw three photos in iMovie and iDVD it works fine and they won't troubleshoot enduser content. I have a feeling it's the size and complexity influencing this. When researching the error online, everyone encountering it come up against the same wall except one I've seen so far. The only workaround has been someone using Toast to burn the DVD once the image is created in iDVD. I was in the process of trying that until I ran into the same error when trying to create the disk image. So, what do you think? Any ideas? Jeff An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie, for an excuse is a lie guarded. Pope John Paul II
Re: Photo Presentation on DVD w/Music
On Aug 26, 2005, at 5:31 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I'll send a note off to some folks I know, but I can't promise that I'll find anything. Hehe I pushed it about as far as they would go. It took them a week just to look up the code and reference just to tell me the generic definition. My next step was to divide the project into stages and add one stage at a time until it fails. It could be a limit on the photos I'm using. We'll see. Since you are a Mac user, I'll drop you a note if I isolate anything. I'm about ready to take the bump up and try Final Cut and see what happens. Not sure if I can afford that though. :-/ Anything you could find would be great. I have no expectations though, I just appreciate your time here. Cheers! Jeff An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie, for an excuse is a lie guarded. Pope John Paul II
Re: iPhoto Users....PLEASE respond!!!
I don' t work with ANY mail archives in my daily activities. Sorry, I'm not that Jeff. :-) j On Apr 30, 2005, at 12:31 PM, mike wilson wrote: Are you the Jeff who runs the Mail Archive?
Re: iPhoto Users....PLEASE respond!!!
That's some good info Kevin. Thank you for the heads up!! I have Tiger arriving this week. j Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. - Albert Einstein On May 1, 2005, at 2:34 AM, Kevin Waterson wrote: This one time, at band camp, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ACDSee for Mac OS X v1.6.9 is the current version. It's got some decent features but is not near as competent or capable as iView Media Pro 2 on the Mac OS X platform. It also doesn't know about .PEF files or other RAW formats, far as I can tell. I have installed OSX 10.4 and all I can say is that I am dissapointed in so many ways. many of the basic features require you to purchase upgrades which run into more than I wanted to spend after laying out $199.00 for the Tiger release. oh, and iPhoto, forget it, applications on 10.4 require you to have version 4.0 or later (now 5.02) to work, this is now part of iLife and will set you back $119.00 dollars. This makes Microsoft look much better value for money. Kevin -- Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.
Re: iPhoto Users....PLEASE respond!!!
This is some excellent stuff yall! I'll check out the software references and JPG file questions and respond off-line to avoid dragging everyone else thru this. All this happend at a bad time that I'm going to be away from the computer for a few days.I will be responding with follow up questions directly. You guys are great! Thank you for keeping this list so useful and informative to the neophytes like myself who can only strain their brain just to keep up with all the information being shared here. :-) You guys ROCK!!! Thank j Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. - Albert Einstein On Apr 30, 2005, at 7:43 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
iPhoto Users....PLEASE respond!!!
Does anyone here use iPhoto with the istD*? If so, how do you it? If not, can anyone recommend some Photo management software I can use? In the past I've been just dealing with managing it in the folders and directories manually. I would really like to take advantage of the additional features the software provides. I just got off the phone from Apple support and am still cooling my temper based on the way they approached this problem. Any words of wisdom here would be greatly appreciated. :-) Jeff
Re: iPhoto Users....PLEASE respond!!!
Thank you for responding! :-) I JUST purchased a new Apple system (G4 17 Powerbook) and have iPhoto v5.0.2, still waiting on Tiger arrival. I also use Photoshop as my photo finishing work. I just want to have a simple interface to store the photos for reference, organization and quick scan. When I get picky I pull out Adobe and go to town. Here's the deal, I've migrated all my photofiles and data I had on the Dell. I attempted to pop in a JPG just to see how iPhoto would import. It identified it as an unrecognizable file. All other apps can read the file, but iPhoto cannot read it unless I open it in a separate app, like GraphicConverter and REsave it as a JPG. Then it'll work. Considering the thousands of photos I have to work with, that solution is silly. I'm going to test every file format option and see what I come up with. Thoughts? j Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. - Albert Einstein On Apr 29, 2005, at 12:29 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I use iPhoto occasionally but only with finished JPEG images that I've edited in Photoshop ... I use it to set up making inexpensive bound books of photos. I might be able to assist. What are you trying to accomplish with it, what version are you using? Godfrey
RE: Photo Software
Many thanks for all the replies. I have a good plan on how to proceed now. Jeff -Original Message- From: Boris Liberman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 9:47 AM To: Jeff Geilenkirchen Subject: Re: Photo Software Hi! Jeff, if you have valid license and bad CD of an old PS version, perhaps it is worth calling the Adobe and without telling the CD is bad you might want to request an update for the latest PS version. I suppose you would get it for a low price as it is an upgrade. And of course, then you would receive a working CD... HTH. Boris ([EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED])
Photo Software
Hello everyone! I'm at a loss for use with photo software since my PhotoShop CD appears to be not usable anymore when I needed to reinstall it. :-/ Does anyone have any recommendations for some economical photoediting software as a replacement to PS since it's so expensive? Or would anyone know where to get PS copy at a reduced price? Thoughts suggestions are welcome! :-) Thank you for your time, Jeff
RE: Photo Software
Good points Matt! The copy I have is pretty old. Considering the advancement of digital photo processing I figured there had to be something out there someone knew about which could handle the same basic stuff that PhotoShop did at a more reasonable price. J -Original Message- From: Matt Giess [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 8:23 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Photo Software Hi Jeff I'm at a loss for use with photo software since my PhotoShop CD appears to be not usable anymore when I needed to reinstall it. :-/ you should be able to approach the publishers of the software for a replacement CD at a nominal cost - the massive cost of the software is for the license to use it, not for the medium it is transferred to you in. As an example, I bought my girlfriend 'The Sims', a popular computer game, but the CD was badly scratched by a dodgy CD drive. We contacted the manufacturer, and received a replacement CD for £7.50 ($12 or so) which just covers the costs of actually sending us a new CD, not the cost of the licence. Of course, this assumes that you actually hold a licence and you have a version of PhotoShop that is still supported - I'm not sure what will happen if you have an older version. I'm pretty sure that copyright law allows you to burn a back-up CD for your own use, if you manage to get a replacement it may be worth doing so and storing the original well out of harm's way - as both of us have found out to our cost, CDs are not indestructible! Hope this helps Matt
RE: Cheap Storage for your *ist D
Apple has a memory card reader which works with their regular iPods. I just picked up a 40Gig model and have some nice photo plans for it. The iPods also function as an external HD when connected to a computer. I just doesn't get much better. If you are looking at getting a mini, you can add $50 more you'll get 11Gig more memory and more accessories included with the 15Gig iPod. J -Original Message- From: Kevin Thornsberry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 8:42 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Cheap Storage for your *ist D I guess I'm behind the times. The article states that there have been problems with the ipod mini due to formatting. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Mann Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 10:40 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Cheap Storage for your *ist D I just saw a segment on TechTV's Tech Live where they were showing that the Creative MuVo MP3 player contains a regular FAT32 formatted Hitachi 4GB microdrive. The MuVo sells for around $200 while the 4 GB microdrive sells for close to $500. I thought that was old news :) People have tried with the Ipod mini as well, but that apparently doesn't work. I hear its hard to find the Ipod mini at the moment anyway. They haven't even arrived down here yet (I must find out when they're due). Creative is obviously getting a heck of a volume discount. It doesn't surprise me. I work for a company that manufactures its own products, and you'd hardly believe some of the pricing we get on parts - and we aren't that big a manufacturer. For the finished product there is quite a markup between us and the customer as well. You'll have to take my word on that as I'm not allowed to give out numbers. Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
RE: *istD tally
Count me in on that tally if it matters! I just returned back to the list after a long break. Cheers! -Original Message- From: Jostein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 5:35 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:*istD tally Since the *istD was released, I have tried to keep track of PDML'ers who have bought the camera. I have no idea if my list is complete, but so far it counts 55 names! Impressive, imo. Cheers, Jostein -
White Balance
Good Point! I haven't seen much on the list in the way of managing the white balance for the *istDers. Since my purchase of a few weeks ago, I've kept it on automatic white balance. Does anyone here actively change their white balance specific to their subjects or lighting? Any thoughts are welcome here. Have a great day, Jeff -Original Message- From: Bill Owens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 8:46 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: Just one tip Kevin Waterson wrote: If you could impart just one tip to someone regarding photography, what would it be? With the *ist D, check your ISO and white balance before you start shooting. Bill
RE: Just curious ...
I have not. -Original Message- From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 8:20 AM To: PDML Subject:Just curious ... Who on this list has never developed their own film and made prints in a darkroom?
RE: Powerpoint
Don't hold back now...tell us what you really think! ;-) -Original Message- From: graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 11:44 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: Powerpoint Then we can look at it another way, a person who makes a possibly life threatening multi-million dollar decision from a twenty minute PowerPoint presentation certainly fits my definition of a fool. Of course, the adviser who presents it that way fits my definition of incompetent. -- Chaso DeChaso wrote: Interesting take, blaming the misuse of software for a problem, rather than those who misued the software. Well said. I get to see quite a few ppt presentations at work and they never impress me. It has nothing to do with ppt itself - they're just bad presentations. Well, this oversimplifies the problem by underestimating the way in which tools condition our thinking and condition the problems and solutions at hand. It is also surprising that anyone would casually and quickly reject a thinker such as Tufte trying to tell us something. I would not say the medium IS the message but certainly it alters, limits, abstracts the message in various ways. This may happen independent of our best intentions. It is overly idealistic to imagine that humans are these perfect things hovering high above the world making decisions; in fact we are immersed in the world and are conditioned by its perameters. Our thinking is conditioned by the language we happen to use as well as by the software we select (or have selected for us, for the most part). No matter how perfect we think we are, a presentation is going to be different with different media - people will learn different things. We make different mistakes when using different tools. Engineering projects have different types of failures based upon different types of software, and versus doing things by hand. Assuming humans haven't changed, this focuses the attention on the role of the media and methods thereof. Also, at the extreme, different types of projects become possible and impossible. Humans are not limitlessly creative or vigiland therefore we rely upon convention, precedent, technique, culture, tools, etc. to influence answers - this is a part of life and not necessarily bad. (Most pieces written on piano are different than those written on guitar - and few are capable of dreaming up complete pieces in the abstract not associated with instrumentation, while laying in bed...even they are conditioned by memory of the instruments). Given that this is a fact, one can then turn attention toward laying a certain amount of blame on tools and methods that are more mistake prone in certain contexts. Powerpoint is certainly a media which predisposes one to certain errors mainly related to oversimplification as Tufte argues. Yes, if we were almost perfect and nearly godlike we would catch every mistake and only have ourselves to blame, but in fact as soon as one relies on a tool and gives over some responsibility to the tool (which we must and always do) then we can speak about the influence of the tool itself and about how for example powerpoint may have been a legitimate contributing factor the shuttle disaster. Chaso __ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/ -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com You might as well accept people as they are, you are not going to be able to change them anyway.
RE: Fantasy about New HD from Toshiba
Wow Herb! How many frames and at what resolution? Jeff -Original Message- From: Herb Chong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 4:14 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: Fantasy about New HD from Toshiba i already have a 4G MicroDrive inside my *istD and it is totally inadequate for more than a day or two's worth of shooting if i am stretching things out and a couple of hours at most when in a good location. i will have a second one soon and am looking at 80G as inadequate for a 2 week photography trip. Herb - Original Message - From: Collin Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 4:23 PM Subject: OT: Fantasy about New HD from Toshiba http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/ptech/12/16/toshiba.tinydisk.ap/index.html Imagine it ( over time higher-capacity) stored permanently inside a camera, with enough storage to avoid the need for memory modules at all. Like an endless roll of film. Just keep shooting. Transfer with USB/FireWire/RF as needed. Could be very useful.
RE: *istD
Wow! I paid $1449...but that was at a local store. So, I guess I paid the extra to take it home and play the same day. J -Original Message- From: Sylwek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 5:54 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: *istD on 15.12.03 14:32, Tanya Mayer Photography at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Best online price ever?!!? http://www.infinitycameras.com/viewitem.php?IndexID=4227 Anyone ever dealt with these guys before? They have very poor comments from customers. And shipping is 60$. I'd better buy for 30$ more here: http://www.digitalmegastore.com/products/?Pentax*istD02567com=8 -- Best Regards Sylwek
RE: Need photo printer recommendation
I've had a $200ish Epson Stylus Photo 870 for a few years and have yet to find a disappointment with it. I'm looking forward to it breaking so I can take advantage of some of the current technology. ;-) J -Original Message- From: Bill Owens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 5:12 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: Need photo printer recommendation That's what I'm using and am quite pleased with it. Bill - Original Message - From: Andrew Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 1:12 AM Subject: Need photo printer recommendation I'm looking for a printer to replace my Epson Stylus Photo (the original Stylus Photo). Santa says I need to keep the cost under $200. Looks like the current Epson in that category is the Stylus Photo 925. However, the reviews I've read are not universally favorable. So I figured I'd ask this list for advice. Is there another printer I should be looking at? An HP or Canon? Thanks! Andrew Robinson
RE: MZ-S (Please help me understand)
Thanks for the feedback all! I totally understand the points being made. I look forward to handling the MZ-S and see for myself if it's worth it. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Doug Brewer Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 6:25 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MZ-S (Please help me understand) Jeff, ALL cameras are the same camera with differing sets of bells and whistles. But you knew that. The trick is to =know= what bell and whistles are important and desirable for your photography, then look for a camera that contains the largest number of your desired features at a price you are willing to pay. If the features of the PZ-1p are a good fit for you, buy it. If the feature set of the MZ-S is closer, then consider it. Hell, if the F100 is a better fit, buy =it=. Two things to remember: 1. There's not a camera on God's green earth that will make you a Photographer (and please, all you literalist folk, you know what I mean). 2. How a camera feels in your hand is as important as what the camera can do. If you don't enjoy using the camera, it doesn't matter if the camera can work miracles, because you won't use it. Conversely, if you really enjoy using the camera, you'll find ways to overlook any apparent shortcomings in the feature department. Doug At 7:46 AM -07006/15/01, Jeff Geilenkirchen , under cross examination, admitted: Hi all! I'm an avid reader of this list (since I feel I don't know enough to provide solid info) and have enjoyed gaining some good knowledge from the group. I'm hoping to gain another bit of insight if possible. Throughout the planning and release of the MZ-S the talk on the list has been one of great innovation and wonderful progress with the new body. The point I'm having trouble with is when I do a comparison between the PZ-1P and the MZ-S on the Pentax site, they look like the same basic camera with a couple of different bells and whistles (although the interface is pretty cool). Thus, I can't really justify how the MZ-S is about double the PZ-1P. Please help me find how I can make the transition in my mind to tell myself that I can spend $400+ more on the MZ-S. Have a great day, Jeff Elk Grove, CA -- Douglas Forrest Brewer Ashwood Lake Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alphoto.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
RE: MZ-S (Please help me understand)
That works well for me...especially there is no way I can afford the product now. :) As I read more, it sounds as if the additional focusing areas would be cool if the autofocus mechanism was faster/more accurate. I would spring for the $$$ eventually for that. Thanks for the info - J -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Doug Brewer Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2001 7:47 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MZ-S (Please help me understand) Which would cause the price of the MZ-S to drop as well... Good point At 10:04 PM -04006/16/01, Mark D. , under cross examination, admitted: Jeff, One more thing to keep in mind is that Pentax has, at times, replaced a body fairly soon after its release. The PZ-1 turned PZ-1p and ZX-5 turned ZX-5n. (Putting on flame-retardent suit) If you're hesistant at all about the MZ-S, it might well be worthwhile to see if a MZ-Sn comes out in a couple of years. Mark -- Douglas Forrest Brewer Ashwood Lake Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alphoto.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
RE: Business Cards
Hiya Shel - I've seen business cards which were photographs with the lettering super imposed on the image. They look pretty cool! Jeff -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Shel Belinkoff Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 2:32 PM To: Pentax List Subject: OT: Business Cards I'm going to have some business cards made up, and while I've a couple of ideas for the design, it might be nice to get some other input. If any of you have cards that are on line, I'd love to have a look at them. Thanks! -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Grain is the brushstroke of photography. - Man Ray - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Tamaron 90mm 2.8 Macro
Anyone have any experience/comments on the Tamaron 90mm 2.8 Macro? I know, the Pentax 100 2.8 is a great lens, I just am looking for a good 1:1 macro lens to work with in a little lower price range. I'm currently working with the Pentax 100 3.5 and am feeling the need for speed. Shall I SAVE and wait for the Pentax lens or dive into a suitable sub (if there is such a beast) for the instant gratification which spoils me. :) Any thoughts, advice, other lens suggestions or comments would be greatly appreciated! Have a great day, Jeff Geilenkirchen Elk Grove, CA - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Human Eye Resolution
I found some real interesting info in the article located at the hyperlink below. This might be of some interest to you digital photographers out there. http://146.139.100.40/webpages/askasci/comp99/cs041.htm Jeff - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
RE: Has any one seen this: MZ-S for sale at 999ukp.
I don't know if a picture of the MZ-S has been shared here, but given the plethora of messages crossing this system (and I probably missed it) I figured I'd share the info and picture I saw of the MZ-S I just stumbled across. My apologies if this is redundant to everyone. http://digilander.iol.it/aohc/photokina2000_1e.htm Have a great day, Jeff -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Pl Jensen Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 5:17 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Has any one seen this: MZ-S for sale at 999ukp. Frank wrote: I don't know any more about this but here's the URL: http://members.nbci.com/leicastore/camerastore.html it advertises the "MZ-S Pro Body". Yes, we have seen it. The price is from their far east supplier. We don't know how final this price; maybe its a qualified guess? Pl - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Visit the PUG at http://pug.komkon.org. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Visit the PUG at http://pug.komkon.org.
