P3D Re: More ideas to reduce "beginner's projection anxiety"

[normlehf@xxxxxxxxxxx (Norm in S.F.)]

Well, my idea has always been to mask the screen slightly (you can achieve
approximately the same effect by letting the image spill off the screen).

This way, the screen border forms the window and even the most mis-aligned
slides can be made to look terrific. Only rotational errors cannot be 
corrected this way.

Norm Lehfeldt

>I just had this wild idea.... Maybe we should supply the projectors with
>a rheostat with adjustable light output.  That way, if the slide is bit
>overexposed we can turn the projector light a bit down.  Or if it is dark,
>then we can turn up the lamps at full power.  That would be great for
>a beginner who has not mastered exposure yet!  
>
>I remember John Dukes said when he has a slide with ghosting he turns
>the room lights a bit higher and that helps.... Maybe that's a good
>idea for a club too...
>
>Too bad there are no controls to make fuzzy pictures look sharp again.
>
>Perhaps we can alter the composition a bit?  If there is too much sky
>we can have a sliding curtain, crop the top? 
>
>If you think about it, these ideas make as much sense as adjusting the
>alignment of the projector for misaligned slides...
>
>Am I beating a dead horse?  I can go on with this theme for ever!
>
>-- George Themelis


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