This is the key to success - correct setting up of the system
each time.

First of all, a note of caution. The 35 mm. format is in the
ratio of 1:1.5. The short side of the slide being about 1 inch
and the long side 1.5 inch. The proportions of the picture of the
monitor are not the same. The long side is shorter in respect to
the short side.


Any artwork or titling that is being specifically designed to be
photographed should be done so with the final picture dimensions
in mind. The easy way is to draw the biggest box possible on the
screen with the dimensions 1:1.5, then work inside that.


Keep the sides of the image away from the edges of the screen
unless you want curved edges to your final picture !



Set up the camera on a tripod and point it at the screen. Make
sure that the camera back and the face of the screen are as near
parallel to each other as possible - note the illustration. Any
bad alignment will cause image distortion.

Obviously it is best to have all the images already created and
saved to disk. Load the display program and the first image.
Remove the display program control panels - F10 with D-Paint -
and focus the camera on the image.

I find manual focusing best here, so if the camera is autofocus,
switch it to manual.

Set up the monitor to give the desired image quality and set the
camera to the required mode - discussed elsewhere and briefly
revised later - darken the room as much as possible to avoid 
reflections, and take the picture. Stand still while the shot is 
taken - movement of the floor can cause blurred images !

Continue for each image. You will obviously develop your own
system of work.


EXPOSURE - A series of tests are a good idea, then stick to the
same settings on manual regardless of what the automatics say.
The problem is that, for example, a title on a black background
is likely to make an automatic system over expose. Simularly, a
light background will probably cause under exposure.

Standardisation is the most dependable method.

Always use shutter speeds less than 1/25 th. second.