Projecting prints!

[Neil Scott]

Can anyone help with a method of photographing displayed prints and getting an immediate and full frame projected image?
Background - as in most camera clubs, we have a monthly print competition which is judged in front of up to 70 - 80 members in a room which is quite long. Consequently, members at the back of the room cannot see what the judge is talking about (even if the judge knows what s/he is talking about - ha ha!).
I have seen a system in place which I think uses Canon's DPP software, and basically seemed to involve using a camera to photograph the print when it is put up on the stand, and then getting an immediate projection, via a laptop and digi projector, without faffing about resizing the monitor screen etc etc.
I have asked EOS magazine a couple of times to consider this subject as an article, and although I get encouraging noises - that's all I get.
Does any clever person out there know how to do this?

[Pete]

Re: Projecting prints!

Surely a digital video camera attached to a projector will do the job.
Zoom in on picture project on screen... Done

[John Fairclough]

Re: Projecting prints!

Hi Neil.

Here are two possible solutions, which you may wish to consider.

1) Option one is to ask all members contributing a print to also contribute a digital copy ready for projection (1024 x 768px), this could also be linked into an automatic scoring software package.
2) My second suggestion is to “tether” a camera directly to your laptop which is in turn thered directly to the digital projector. The projector automatically follows whatever is displayed upon the laptop.
The only problem I will leave you with, is which cameras work in a “direct tethered” mode. I am sure a Canon product brochure would answer this question.
Hope this helps.
All the very best.
John Fairclough

https://www.fotographicimages.co.uk

[briansquibb]

Re: Projecting prints!

Can anyone help with a method of photographing displayed prints and getting an immediate and full frame projected image?
Background - as in most camera clubs, we have a monthly print competition which is judged in front of up to 70 - 80 members in a room which is quite long. Consequently, members at the back of the room cannot see what the judge is talking about (even if the judge knows what s/he is talking about - ha ha!).
I have seen a system in place which I think uses Canon's DPP software, and basically seemed to involve using a camera to photograph the print when it is put up on the stand, and then getting an immediate projection, via a laptop and digi projector, without faffing about resizing the monitor screen etc etc.
I have asked EOS magazine a couple of times to consider this subject as an article, and although I get encouraging noises - that's all I get.
Does any clever person out there know how to do this?

Liveview and connected through the USB - I have used this at the school I work in - a bit slow but otherwise fine. Works fine on my 50d