Most digital cameras create digital photos which
are shaped differently than a 35mm film frame.
Similarly, Powerpoint's default presentation
size is usually: 10.5"x7" and gives an image which
fits most computer screens nicely, but it does
not fit a 35mm frame. The following discussion
shows how a digital camera photo was used in
a Powerpoint presentation and the considerations
of how that image will show up on 35mm slide film.
Here is a photo image used in a Powerpoint
presentation in which the photo image is sized to
fit on Powerpoint's default page size:
This will not fit correctly on a 35mm frame.
The 35mm frame has a longer shape. Here is
the same image fit on to a 35mm frame:
The image is full and there is no cropping but
the ends of the frame would not be filled by
the photo and would come out white. We can
fill the ends with either white or black. A
black fill is usually preferred because white
will usually be so bright around the photo it
makes it difficult to view in a presentation.
Here is the same image with a black fill:
We call this a "SmartFit" of the image on to a
35mm film frame.
If one really wants the image to fill the 35mm film
frame and not show any black, then the image
must be enlarged to fill the frame, and then
cropped where the image goes past the frame.
Here is the image expanded to fill the ends of
the frame, but extending beyond the top and
bottom of the film frame edges:
The part of the image which had expanded
beyond the film fame will need to be cropped off
as it will not fit on the film. On the film it will be
cropped to look like this:
We call this a "SmartCrop" of the image on to a
35mm film frame.
One other consideration comes from the fact
that a tiny part of the edge of the film frame
is covered up by the 35mm slide mount to hold
the film. If there is an important part of the
image which runs along the edge and should
not be covered up, then we recommend our
standard 8% shrink of the image inside the
film frame. This makes sure none of the
image is cropped and nothing is covered up
by the 35mm film mount. Here is an example
of the above image using what we call our
standard "8% shrink":
Notice the image sits completely inside a
black background fill. This can be important
for photos of artwork.
So our standard options are:
Please consider these options when ordering
your slides and communicate what you need
to the slide recording service.