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12.3Steps to Create 16:9 Content for MemoryFrame (Portrait)

Step 1: Create the 9:16 Source

Image

This time divide the height by the width to check the dimensions. The image should be 1.7778 times taller (16 / 9) that it is wide. The Eiffel tower on the right shows the correct initial image.

Step 2: Resize to 600x800

That’s 600 pixels wide, 800 pixels tall. The next image shows the image squished to 3:4 aspect, ready for sending to a MemoryFrame.

Step 3: Save as High Quality

JPEG

Step 4: Add to Slideshow and

Send to MemoryFrame

Right off the bat, the biggest mistake that people make when preparing portrait slideshows is not setting the slideshow to portrait orientation. This is done through the “View/Switch to Portrait View” menu option in the Digital PixMaster. Do not rotate the images 90 degrees to get a portrait slideshow – using the menu option will do it correctly and show portrait thumbnails at the same time.

1.Insert the MemoryFrame CD into the optical drive, and connect the PC to the MemoryFrame with a USB cable.

2.Connect the larger “standard USB” connector to the USB port of the PC. Connect the smaller “mini-USB” connector to the “PC” connector of the MemoryFrame. Figure 5 shows the location of the connector on the back of the MemoryFrame and typical PC.

Rear of MemoryFrame PC

Figure 5 – Connecting a PC to MemoryFrame

3.After connecting, the Windows® Hardware Wizard will detect the MemoryFrame. When the Hardware Wizard begins, the following screen will be displayed:

4.Click Next to begin installation. Since the MemoryFrame USB driver is not digitally signed, Microsoft Windows® XP users may see the following screen during the install process:

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