Photos

If your photos are already scanned (min. 300 dpi) or taken with a digital camera, the pictures should be at least 720 horizontal x 480 vertical pixels, you can send them to us using the link below or on CD.

Choose the most meaningful pictures
• Choose the pictures that show character and personality
• Choose photos that are candid
• Choose a mix of close-ups as well as photos that have groups and action in them
• Choose photos to reveal the most important stages of life eg: important moments, significant events like first day at school, graduation, wedding etc
• Choose more horizontal shots than vertical shots. The reason for this is that TV screens are wider than they are high, so horizontal shots fill the screen and look much better. Vertical shots will appear on the TV screen with black borders on each side (or will need dramatic cropping). There's not a problem with the borders, but too many vertical shots one after the other won't be as pleasing to look at as horizontal ones.
• Avoid photos that are too similar
• Avoid out of focus photos

Can I scan the pictures myself and send them to you?
If you know what you are doing, you can definitely do this. But we need to stress that if you do not scan them correctly, we will need to charge you to resize them. If you are scanning them, you need to crop and size them to fit 720 horizontal x 480 vertical pixels. The higher the resolution, the better your photos will look on the screen, so up to 300 pixels/inch is great. Unfortunately, less than 100 pixels/inch will result in a very grainy picture. You need the save the images as JPEGS

After putting the photos in the order you desire (naming them 001.jpg, 002.jpg, 003.jpg, etc.), complete your order filling the Acrobat Order Form, saving it to your computer, then send it back to us or by using mail.

To send your pictures by email, create a Zip File with all your pictures (1GB Max) then use the link here
Recipient's Email Address:
info@picturetodvd.com
Select the File to send and click Send It
or send your pictures by mail:
Pictures to DVD
570 Camino Montebello
Santa Fe 87501 NM (USA)

Minimum size if possible: 1024 pixels wide by 768 pixels high

 

 

Our products are themed DVD Picture Shows using your selected photos. DVD Picture Shows are slide show presentations of your photos with themed background music. Each picture remains on screen for 5 - 7 seconds and you can pause at any time at a particular photo.

Special effect transitions?

These are the way we move from picture to picture so that the effect is not jerky or cut like a slideshow. Transitions add an element of movement and life to your production. Our transitions range from the basic dissolves and wipes, to 3D transitions. At Pictures to DVD we have hundreds of quality special effects for transitions

• 50 photos result approximately in a 5 to 7 minute production.
• 100 photos result approximately in a 10 to 12 minute production.
• 150 photos can be 15 to 22 minutes long.
• 500 photos…more than an hour
• 1000 photos…two hours

Common uses for these products are slide shows at weddings receptions and graduation parties, vacations, etc. They are ideal for preserving family photos in themed format such as The Holidays, Summer Vacations or Birthdays.

Each photo will appear for between 3-6 seconds, 6 seconds is normally the most suitable but this can vary depending on the nature of the photos, the tempo of the music and the special effect transitions we're using

 

Any Questions:

info@picturetodvd.com