Video Lifescapes
St. Augustine, FL 32092

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Step 1 - Decide On The Main Title For Your Video
The main title appears in the main menu of your completed DVD as well as on the label.
e.g.
    "Karen's 50th"

    "Our Vacation To Asheville, N.C. October, 2004"
Step 2 - Gather and Organize Your Photographs
Hard-Copy Photographs:  First, organize your photographs into categories or events (chapters) and decide on an event name (e.g.
Setting Sail, Around The Ship, etc.).  Then arrange the envelopes in order and label the envelopes (or Ziploc bags) with the event
sequence and title (e.g. #1-Setting Sail,  #2-Around The Ship, #3-St. Thomas, #4-Island Party, etc).  Next, number each photograph
on the back with a pencil or sticky-note indicating the event and order in which you want them to appear in your video.  Place the
photographs in the labeled envelopes.
Digital photographs:   Organize your digital photos by event and sequence.  Include the event and sequence in the file name (e.g.
setsail-001.jpg, setsail-002.jpg, stthomas-001.jpg, stthomas-002.jpg, etc.)
Step 3 - Organize Your Video Clips
Add video clips to any photo slide show package.  (Limit clips to 30 seconds or less.) Note the location of where you would like your
video clip(s) inserted.
Clip #
Tape #
(or file name)
Counter
Locate Clip AFTER
(Photo # or Video Clip#)
Start
Stop
         
         
Step 4 - Select and Organize Memorabilia To Be Scanned
List any items you would like to have scanned and included in your video scrapbook. Items can include anything flat but no larger
than 8x10.  (e.g. tickets, certificates, postcards, love letters, birth announcements, brochures, children’s artwork, etc…)
Item to include
Location
   
Step 5 - Write Out Text To Add
Additional text would be such things as poems, vows, song lyrics, quotes, birth statistics, historical information, etc.
Text
Location
   
Step 6 - Choose Your Music
List the songs that you want included in your video and in the order in which you want them to be played.  Music on CD’s or in MP3
format can be used.

If you're purchasing a photo slide show package, list the number of songs that you're entitled to as part of your package.  

We will do our best to match the music with your pictures; however, sometimes songs are too long or too short.  In those cases, we
will do our best to fade songs in and out.
A Note About Opening / Closing Messages, Titles and Captions.
Titles appear as a solid screen shot with text.  Titles are used to explain an event or an opening or closing message (e.g. "Happy
Birthday Mary", "Love, Fred & Wilma")

Captions appear as overlays on top of photos or video clips.  They're used to convey sentiment, add humor, provide an explanation, etc.

In step 7, indicate the captions and titles (including opening and closing messages) that you'd like to add; indicate where each should
be located and whether it's a title or caption.

    Refer to slide show packages for the quantity of captions and titles included. (e.g. Package #1 allows for 5
    captions/titles.)  

    Additional titles can be added for $2.00 each.
Step 7 - List Your Titles & Captions
(This also includes opening and closing messages)
Title or Caption:
(Check one)

____ Title before photo #:

____ Caption on photo #:
Step 8 - Label DVD Chapter Titles
A DVD menu includes buttons (with titles) which link to the chapters in your video. There could be as few as one and as many as ten
or more chapters (events) depending on the length of your video.
List the titles of the chapters (events) as you'd like them to appear on the main menu of the DVD.

TIP:  You've already identified the events in step 2, now all you have to do is name them.
Chapter #
Chapter Title (limit 0f 20 characters)
1
 Example:
Let's Set Sail
   
Let's Get Started