Thanks for your comment, Rick.
I know what you mean. An AV presentation is much "hotter" than a show
of still images without audio or timed presentation, and affects
perception a lot more intensely. On the one hand, the artist
presenting the AV presentation can deliver more of what his/her
intent is, but on the other hand, the 'cooler' presentation gives
more control to the viewer.
I see them as two different things, complementary to each other. One
does not obviate the other. :-)
Something that I'm not sure anyone got reviewing the responses is the
fact that once the download has fully completed, you don't have to
press the play button. You can grab the slider and just walk through
the images at your own pace, without audio accompaniment. If I put
different captions in each image file, you can look at the specific
captions and attributions that way too. I suspect that I'll have to
add that as a note to the user when I do some finished work with this
presentation engine.
best
Godfrey
On Feb 21, 2006, at 7:14 AM, Rick Womer wrote:
Godfrey,
Interesting how the music completely changes the way I
perceive some of the photos. It's rather melancholy
music, and some of the photos I had perceived as
contented and peaceful (people basking in the sun, for
example) conveyed loneliness instead when viewed with
the music, for example.
Personally, I prefer having the photos by themselves.
Rick
