[ale] Resources for making family oriented slide shows

[Parker McGee]

You just gave me the perfect idea for Christmas presents for my entire
family, but I have a question:  What's the easiest way to read from a
VCR Tape to the computer and back again?


On Sun, 5 Dec 2004 22:32:20 -0500 (EST), tfreeman at intel.digichem.net
<tfreeman at intel.digichem.net> wrote:
> 
> This was touched on in an earlier thread, but I wasn't able to generate
> enough Google leads to get very far. Basically I want to be able to take a
> series of digitized/digital pictures and display them sequentially with a
> sound/music track. Of course I need to either go for computer/DVD relplay,
> or transfer to vcr tape at some point, but the sticking point for me is
> the assembly.
> 
> While a daughter is back living with me, I can use her Mac and iMovie, but
> ultimately I want to go entirely with a linux based system. So the
> question boils down to one major & one minor question.
> 
> The major question is how to obtain decent quality audio for a sound
> track, in sufficient quantity to not repeat over the space of a few
> projects. All the sites I found with Google wanted upfront money, but
> since I'm not making any money, I don't want to purchase and keep track of
> their performance licences.
> 
> The minor question is for pointers to do this type project on linux
> systems. Best pointers may be to web sites where somebody has done this,
> and talks about their solution. (I'll be looking at that prior thread on
> ALE again to make sure I got the juice out)
> 
> Thanks in advance for pointers and assistance.
> 
> FWIW, is it too early to wish each and all on this list a Happy Holidays?
> Wherever and whatever your solstice celebrations, may they be happy and
> healthy occasions.
> 
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