Creating Slide Shows

[WaterFaller]

I have about 400 pictures from a recent trip on 9 folders on a 1 GB IBM Microdrive. I can't keep them there forever. How do I archive them on the hard drive and then put them back on the Microdrive when I want to show an audience off the TV set?

I tried copying them to the hard disk of the computer, formatting (another) 1 GB hard drive and copying them back, but the camera reads "No Image" when I try to display them on the TV. This should work, but I'm obviously missing something... Help!

[Kenmc]

I have found the D30's file system to be different from other cameras I have used. The D30 creates subfolders on the flash card and uses two files under the main directory to keep track of images in the subfolders. If you change anything in any way with the card removed from the camera it can no long find the images on the card, but if you use a card reader to view the card all the images are still there. The camera just no longer seems to know where to find them.

So to answer your question: I do not think loading images back on the card will work unless you do it through the Canon software interface via the USB cable. I know using a card reader to do this does not work for my D30.

[CanonRock]

You are right about uploading images from the PC back to the CF/Microdrive. You have to use ZoomBrowser. You can't just copy and paste.

The fast solution is to upload images to your CF/Microdrive through your CF reader instead of the camera itself using ZoomBrowser.

A better way to make slideshows with your images is to create VCD.

More info is available at:
http://www.vcdhelp.com/burnmpg.htm
Go to the bottom of the page.

Of course you will need CDR burner and the appropriate SW, but it's a very affordable way to archive your photos and showing off your works for friends and family.

[zacker]

i use the windows "Photostory 3" software... i find it very easy to use and the showes come out awsome.. and its free from the windows site. The only drawback is, to turn your finished project into a DVD you need to buy the plug in from SONIC for like $19.00 but,its well worth it, esp if you do weddings, slap a slide show together of the better pics and include it on DVD for free as a surprise... they'll love it!!
-zacker-

[Jon]

If you don't want to, or can't, create a Photo CD or DVD for playback through most recent DVD players, you'd have to mirror the original file structure when you copy the files back to the camera's card. That means a \DCIM\ directory with 1##CANON directories under it, and the files in those subdirectories. I don't know if you need a \CANONMSC directory as well; I think that keeps track of whether files have been uploaded more than anything else.

[robertwgross]

I think Jon covered it. I would add a detail. If the original images are JPEG, then this should work. If they are RAW, there may be serious problems without conversion. If the original images were edited in the computer before reintroduction on the second CF card, then there may be problems. The camera can only display a fairly normal JPEG the same way it was first stored.

---Bob Gross---

[tim]

Proshow Gold.