In today’s Wall Street Journal, Thomas E. Weber suggests that the best way to remember a vacation or a family event may be to make a DVD-based slideshow using digital photos. Weber says:
After I switched from film to digital, I noticed something about my pictures. They were all great — yet in some ways, they were all alike, with smiling people caught at just the right moment. Not that I’m such a gifted photographer. I just wasn’t showing anyone the outtakes. And while the pictures I culled out were individually mediocre, taken as a whole they captured the essence of my family and friends, regardless of frowns or cut-off heads.
That’s why I’ve become a big fan of digital “slideshows” stored on DVD. After you pick a few special images to print or e-mail to friends, you can take the rest and create a video presentation you can watch on your TV.
Weber likes ArcSoft DVD SlideShow for making DVD compilations of digital photos and
Adaptec Sonic MyDVD Studio Deluxe for making slideshows that also incorporate live-motion video. I prefer MyDVD Studio Deluxe because it is only marginally more expensive than DVD SlideShow and has more features.
The idea of making DVD slideshows is an excellent one, and I’m sure my family will be interested in trying this soon.