calling all video techies
o.k. I've been nibbling at this for a while...
I'm looking to increase the productivity of my small business (creating slideshows for funeral homes)
Currently I have to pick up the hard copy pictures from each funeral home, scan them in, create the slideshow, burn the dvd and deliver it back to the funeral home. The lead time is often 24 hr or less.
I'd like to create a system where the funeral home staff can scan in the pictures and send them to me. I would then create the slide show and send it back to them. They could then put it as a looping video for their customers. I figured I would send a finished DVD (label, case etc.) via mail to the customer.
I'd like the process to be as simple as possible for the funeral homes (i.e. as few clicks to scan as possible) I'm willing to buy some hardware to get the process going so long as it cuts down the time required for the funeral homes to process the pictures and movie.
I think the scanning of pictures will be fairly simple to work out, but the delivery of the video back seems more difficult. Ideally the video will need to be password protected and should be at least 640x480 resolution.
My ideas for getting the video back.
1. Send it via a video podcast- have the directors subscribe to a specific podcast. download the video to a nano and play it via composite hookups on their tvs.
2. Leave a mac mini at the funeral home and use a file sharing to connect directly (funeral directors would then simply have to turn on their tvs and play the video with front row)
3. leave a networked DVD burner (is there such a thing?) at the funeral home to burn a DVD remotely from my computer.
4. send the directors a dmg file to burn to a dvd.
I like the first two because they require as few steps for the funeral directors as possible (though they would cost a bit)
any constructive advice or improvements on these ideas would be much appreciated.
I'm looking to increase the productivity of my small business (creating slideshows for funeral homes)
Currently I have to pick up the hard copy pictures from each funeral home, scan them in, create the slideshow, burn the dvd and deliver it back to the funeral home. The lead time is often 24 hr or less.
I'd like to create a system where the funeral home staff can scan in the pictures and send them to me. I would then create the slide show and send it back to them. They could then put it as a looping video for their customers. I figured I would send a finished DVD (label, case etc.) via mail to the customer.
I'd like the process to be as simple as possible for the funeral homes (i.e. as few clicks to scan as possible) I'm willing to buy some hardware to get the process going so long as it cuts down the time required for the funeral homes to process the pictures and movie.
I think the scanning of pictures will be fairly simple to work out, but the delivery of the video back seems more difficult. Ideally the video will need to be password protected and should be at least 640x480 resolution.
My ideas for getting the video back.
1. Send it via a video podcast- have the directors subscribe to a specific podcast. download the video to a nano and play it via composite hookups on their tvs.
2. Leave a mac mini at the funeral home and use a file sharing to connect directly (funeral directors would then simply have to turn on their tvs and play the video with front row)
3. leave a networked DVD burner (is there such a thing?) at the funeral home to burn a DVD remotely from my computer.
4. send the directors a dmg file to burn to a dvd.
I like the first two because they require as few steps for the funeral directors as possible (though they would cost a bit)
any constructive advice or improvements on these ideas would be much appreciated.
G5