Slide Show/Movie 101

[GraemeC]

I'm guessing you have allready found something that you like.. but another option could be Windows Movie Maker... quite foolproof and it comes with your windows XP (home and pro)... just import the pics / videos / music and add them to the 'storyboard'.. save your movie and your done.. the other thing might give better results.. but this is just another thought.

 

[Tamas]

Was looking for something with more features and options then MS/MM....but thanks for the suggestions

 

[Warren_L]

oh ok! i was going to say that looks very nice....I also like when you change the image from b/w to colour or back....what other tricks do you have up your sleeve?

Care to sell your time if I give you all the pics, movies, songs....etc?

I barely have time to work on my own pictures....

 

[fairybasslet]

Thanks for that advice. I checked out their website and they give you a free 15-day trial to see if you like it. Most people I know use pix to pix (or something like that). I googled slide show software but couldn't find that one. Found a whole heap of others that also offer free demos. That's good so you can see how easy they are to use, if they have the features you want, etc.

 

[cdiver2]

Thanks for that advice. I checked out their website and they give you a free 15-day trial to see if you like it. Most people I know use pix to pix (or something like that). I googled slide show software but couldn't find that one. Found a whole heap of others that also offer free demos. That's good so you can see how easy they are to use, if they have the features you want, etc.

A couple of the +'s for me with Photodex is the fact that you can upload your show to there web site then all you have to do is send a link to people that you want to see it.
PS There is no limit on the size of the show.
You can also save in a couple of different DVD formats (US OR UK)

 

[fairybasslet]

A couple of the +'s for me with Photodex is the fact that you can upload your show to there web site then all you have to do is send a link to people that you want to see it.
PS There is no limit on the size of the show.
You can also save in a couple of different DVD formats (US OR UK)

I guess that would be easier than setting up your own web page in order to do that.

 

[Warren_L]

I guess that would be easier than setting up your own web page in order to do that.

Doing up a simple webpage is not too hard, but I think the bigger issue is finding the storage space to host it. I run my own website, so that is not an issue, but some of these files can get fairly sizeable. Many of mine are 100 MB+.

 

[Tollie]

I know this is a PC thing...

I'm new to photo storying as well and using a mac Powerbook G4 can do all you ask (and do so) using the itunes, iphoto and imovie applications that come bundeled with the laptop.

Great special effects as well.

 

[mjh]

Another Photodex fan. I know I watched one that somebody had inserted short video pcs, don't know how they did it. One thing I do is keep slides to about 3.5-4.1 "exposure". This keeps it moving fast enough that non-divers or photofreaks keep interested. My attempts...

http://www.photodex.com/sharing/memberbrowsego.html

 

[fairybasslet]

Another Photodex fan. I know I watched one that somebody had inserted short video pcs, don't know how they did it. One thing I do is keep slides to about 3.5-4.1 "exposure". This keeps it moving fast enough that non-divers or photofreaks keep interested. My attempts...

http://www.photodex.com/sharing/memberbrowsego.html

Is this the program where all photos are shown for the same duration? You can't let one be on for a shorter length of time than another?