This is a ROR formatted XML document describing the resources of the website http://www.realmontage.com. For information about the ROR format, go to www.rorweb.com Main Website http://www.realmontage.com Life is full of important moments that are once in a lifetime events. Celebrate these special experiences with a photomontage made just for you! Real Montage takes your favorite music and songs, together with your best family pictures to create life videos that are real, sentimental and emotionally stirring. A photomontage helps people focus on what matters most by playing back for them the most memorable images in their life. photomontage, slideshow, dvd slideshow, montage, video montage, moving pictures Contact Real Montage, preserving your life in movies, photos and music dan@realmontage.com http://www.realmontage.com 425 330-4399 Address 15416 70th Ave. SE Snohomish 98296 WA US Feed http://feeds.feedburner.com/realmontage SiteMap http://www.realmontage.com/sitemap.xml Article http://www.realmontage.com/ Article http://www.realmontage.com/ Real Montage takes your favorite music and songs, together with your best family pictures to create life videos that are real, sentimental, and emotionally stirring. A photomontage helps people focus on what matters most by playing back for them the most memorable images in their life. Real Montage can create a photomontage for any occasion in your life. If you don't want the memories to end, they don't have to! Weddings, Anniversaries, Birthdays, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Graduations, Adoption stories, Funerals, Births, Retirements, Mission, Trips, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Vacations, Life/Sports, Portfolios, Receptions, Reunions, And more! 2006-05-28 Dan Byrd Article http://www.realmontage.com/about.html Have you ever experienced the power that a song can have when put together with a picture? Real Montage provides people with a creative way to enjoy their photographs and memories, together with their favorite songs. A skilled production artist, you will be taken through the process, step by step, to create a montage that is tailor made just for you. Recall the best days of your life through a photomontage that depicts your personal story. We use the best equipment to ensure the highest quality results. Your satisfaction is guaranteed. Real Montage will help you create a lasting, one of a kind memory, that is heart warming and unforgettable. 2006-05-28 Dan Byrd Article http://www.realmontage.com/questions.html A photomontage is the process of putting together pictures, music and video into a continuous form. What if I have negatives and slides instead of prints? Real Montage has the ability to digitize virtually all types of media. Contact us for further information. Can I choose my own music? Of course. We encourage everyone to pick their own music. You must provide us with the purchased music of your own choice. Digital audio formats accepted only i.e. CD's, MP3, ACC, AIFF, WAV, etc. Can I have copyrighted music in my montage? Yes. The music on your photomontage must be your own. Any music you purchase for personal use can be used in your montage. Contact us for further information. How long will it take for my photomontage to be completed once you have receive my pictures? It usually takes around 10-14 days before you receive back your completed project. What type of digital image formats do you accept? We can accept virtually all major digital formats i.e. JPG, GIF,TIFF, BMP, PICT, PNG, PSD, PSP, ESP, PDF, AI, and SVG. If you have a need for any additional file formats please contact us. What if my photographs are not digital, can I use them in my montage? Yes. We will digitize them for you. A small fee will be applied for each image that needs to be scanned. Can you crop out only a portion of a photograph that I want to use? Yes we can. Is there anything else I can add to my photomontage besides pictures? You can add just about any visual and audio media you want, including video clips, paper documents, sound bites etc. Please contact us if you have a special request and we will do our best to accommodate you. I want to include photographs that are old and a little damaged can you restore them? There are limitations to what we can do with some print photographs but we will do our best to repair and restore them digitally. How do I send my pictures to you? We will provide you with our Real Montage organization guide and order form after you have selected a specific photomontage package. Our guide will help you to organize your photographs, videos and memorabilia getting them ready to ship them off to us. You also have the option to ship us a CD/DVD with all your digital images or use our friendly FTP uploading service. Contact us for details on how to do this. How long do you keep a back up of my montage just in case I misplace or damage my own copy? We will keep a backup copy of your montage for up to a period of one year. Replacements will be provided for a small service charge. Will I be able to play my DVD on my DVD player? Real Montage has spent a considerable amount of time researching and selecting the finest DVD-R material available to ensure maximum compatibility. The success rate of our product is around 98%. Almost all DVD players produced in the last 5 years should be capable of playing our DVD's. What if I want you to organize my photographs for me? We will do our best to help organize your images for you. After an initial edit we will get final approval from you before we final cut your montage. 2006-05-28 Dan Byrd Article http://www.realmontage.com/process.html 1. Gather your photographs and memorabilia. The first thing you must do is go through your memorabilia or photo albums and select the images you want to be included in your montage. 2. Organize your material. You can download our Real Montage organizing packet by clicking here. The packet will instruct and guide you through the process of organizing your photographs and picking your music. Remember you are trying to tell a story. 3. Send your pictures via the internet or ship them to us. Our organizing packet will show you how to properly do this. 4. We will create a preview for you that can be viewed within your web browser. We will then make modifications to your montage, by your request, before mastering a completed DVD. 5. Premier Showing. Once you are completely satisfied we will ship your customized montage to your door along with any of the keepsakes you originally sent us. 2006-05-28 Dan Byrd Article http://www.realmontage.com/packages.html Special Motion Effects Applying motion effects to a side show montage creates movement to your video that is both impressive and gripping. Customize DVD Menus Choose from a list of customized DVD menus and Chapter settings. Text Overlays Add a customized text overlay or pop-up to enhance your video with humor. Home Video Clips Add a video clip to your photomontage for a distinctive show. Media Formats We can produce your photo montage in the following media formats: DVD, VHS, 8MM, VCD, AVI, Windows Media, Quicktime, MPEG-4, M4V (Video iPod), Real Video and Flash. 2006-05-28 Dan Byrd Article http://www.macndan.com/customstandard.html The Standard Package contains:, 100 Digital Photos, 3 Music Selections, 3 Pop-up Captions, 3 Text Overlays, 3 Chapter Titles, 1 DVD Copy, Limitless frame transitions, Customized DVD case, Online viewing prior to final cut, Customized cropping of all pictures, Copies of photos included on DVD, DVD Menu 2006-05-28 Dan Byrd Article http://www.macndan.com/customenhanced.html The Enhanced Package contains 150 Digital Photos 5 Music Selections, 5 Pop-up Captions, 5 Text Overlays, 5 Chapter Titles, 2 DVD Copies, Limitless frame transitions, Customized DVD cases, Online viewing prior to final cut, Customized cropping of all pictures, Copies of photos included on DVD, 1 Voice over track, 1 Personal video track, DVD Menu 2006-05-28 Dan Byrd Article http://www.realmontage.com/customdeluxe.html The Deluxe Package contains 250 Digital Photos, 7 Music Selections, 7 Pop-up Captions, 7 Text Overlays, 7 Chapter Titles, 3 DVD Copies, Limitless frame transitions, Customized DVD cases, Online viewing prior to final cut, Customized cropping of all pictures, Copies of photos included on DVD, 3 Voice over tracks, 2 Personal video tracks, DVD Menu 2006-05-28 Dan Byrd Article http://www.realmontage.com/testimonials.html I have just finished watching our DVD for my 3rd time and am still crying. Those shots of the kids really captured the heart of the season and the personalities of each child. We will always treasure this gift. I just want to let Real Montage know how much we appreciate their skill. Also, the music that was picked was perfect and probably helped add some extra time to my emotional outburst! Thanks again. Rhonda, Seattle, WA We wanted to personally thank you for the wonderful montage you created. This is probably the best I've ever seen. Every child was featured, and this gives them something they'll have forever. We watched it again last night, and it warmed my heart to see such an amazing group of kids who have touched our daughter's life through her years. Peter and Barbara, Kona, HI On Christmas morning, my parents opened up the DVD. When I told them what it was, my mom began to cry. My Dad was very thankful. When we got to the cabin, my aunt, uncle and cousin as well as my parents and brother all sat down and watched it. We all laughed at how dorky we all looked and my Dad loved the little captions. My mom and aunt started crying. My aunt got up and walked away saying she hated it. She didn't hate it, she just doesn't like to cry in front of anyone. My mom has continually told me how much she loved and appreciated that gift. Thank you so much! Erin Edmonds, WA I received the DVD and it's absolutely wonderful. I showed it to a group of people here and they loved it. Just want to say how pleased I am with the service you provided and the final product. I can't wait to play it at her party, everyone will love it. This is something she will treasure forever. I also want to thank you very much for turning it around so quickly. It was a pleasure working with you and you're very very talented and creative. Words can't describe how beautiful it is and what this means to me and my husband. I will definitely recommend your work to all my friends and family. Thank you again! Sincerely, Barbara B. Clifton, NJ 2006-05-28 Dan Byrd