Slideshow question and pseudo-request

[jptheripper]

first, man am i excited to see video blanking and slideshow options, jdobbs you rock!

1. I assume the slideshow option is similiar to dvdshrinks still frames, is it at the same 0.5 sec interval?

if so, is there any way this interval could be adjusted? a set the slide show type of option, 0.25 - 2 secs at quarter seconds maybe? somethings just look better at different speeds.

2. great to hear angle reencoding is big priority for 1.0, thank you

[jptheripper]

bump this - didnt want it to get lost

[jdobbs]

There's a limit to the granularity of the slideshow based upon the number of I-Frames in the source. DVD-RB uses the I-Frames to make the slide show (using the nearest I-Frame) with .5 seconds between slides. Originally I made it reencode the movie with a SelectEvery() statement in the AVS -- with the intent of allowing adjustable slide positions. But since that statement slowed the encode down dramatically, and when I tested it -- it looked terrible; I decided to go with extracting the original I-Frames.

[jptheripper]

okay.. so does that mean every 0.5 secs it grabs the nearest I frame? wouldnt that still allow a grab of an I frame, say, every second? guess im a bit confused.

[jdobbs]

Sure you could go in that direction (longer)... that would be easy. But do you really want a slideshow with more than .5 second between slides?

[jptheripper]

guess i can see the potential, for example in converting credits, but you are right, its really a non-issue.

side question, if i do slideshow credits within a titleset, is this done with cce or internally in rebuilder, (i.e. can i preview the results).

thanx for quick reponses.

[jdobbs]

It's done within rebuilder during the ENCODE phase. You only way to preview it is through the viewer/editor.

[jptheripper]

Okay good to know thank you