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- 3/30/07 11:40 AM
sloideshow music
by oliverpsmile - 7/13/09 7:49 AM In reply to: Best utility for what you are looking for. by allnetcoI use Picasa all the time,it plays music in the computer in which I create the slideshow, but haven't figured out how to export a slideshow to a CD, including the music? Can you help? Thanks,
Oliver
windows movie maker is the solution to all its free
by sajib801 - 11/25/09 4:15 PM In reply to: sloideshow music by oliverpsmilei have tried nero7. but sad that after all hard work i found that it cant save file as media file into pc rather than creating iso file.nero can burn music,image,video all into cd/dvd.but windows movie maker can do everything that nero can do,moreover it also can send your project to web address,mail it and burn.the best thing is it can save your project as a media file so you can play it in your own player or upload it where ever you want.so when u can get all this for free so why go for other paid or shareware.good luck
Cataloging Overseas Photos
by paulie44 - 3/20/07 5:23 PM In reply to: Need advice to make a quality slide show of my trip by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Download Google Pikasa free from any of the numerous download sites. Its a great program.
Memories on TV is a bought program which is also good and allows you to tie up your photos with music of your choice and other visual effects to burn on a cd or dvd to play on your lounge TV.
Paul Gaynor
PowerPoint, Nero and Presentatoins
by Spinach - 3/21/07 12:05 AM In reply to: Need advice to make a quality slide show of my trip by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Hello Chuck C –
First, to make DVD’s of your photos, you will need photo slideshow software. This software may have come packaged with your camera. You will also need Video editing software; if your OEM Nero has Nero Vision with it, it will work for the video editing software requirement.
There is an excellent set of instructions and a tutorial on Microsoft's site that will walk you through the process. The link to that site is: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/HA100597371033.aspx?pid=CL100626991033#Video. The instructions, naturally, focus on PowerPoint and Microsoft products, but it gives instruction as to what is needed to make it possible to transition your slide show in PowerPoint to a video presentation. It also provides information on two free Microsoft products that can be used to create your DVD – Photo Story 3 and Movie Maker (both for Windows XP). The links to these products are in the article. I would suggest that if your end goal is a DVD that you check these instructions out first. You can then build your slide show in such a way that it can be turned into a DVD with fewer frustrations on your part!
You don't indicate whether you have Nero Vision or the light version of Nero PhotoShow Express so I will just cover what I have found using these products. Nero Vision would make a good vehicle to convert your slide show to a video DVD presentation. Once you have your story board laid out, you can drag you photos to the “film reel” and apply transitions, sounds, etc. As to the photo editing software, I think you would be better off working with either your camera software or Photo Story 3 as I have found PhotoShow Express to be very limited on what can be done with it. PhotoShow Express seems to be designed more for quick, down-and-dirty presentations rather than sophisticated presentations.
I would recommend first building a slide show in PowerPoint, as you can build a stunning presentation in this product, share that with your friends and family through e-mail and the internet, and also use it as the foundation for your video DVD. With PowerPoint, you can put together a slide show that is quite professional in appearance, using transitions, sound, and effects for either individual slides or groups of slides. PowerPoint makes it very easy for you to lay out your pictures and manipulate them as needed in order to create the mood and follow the theme you have established.
Using either the “Outline” or the “Slides” view, you can visually lay out your slides and move them by simply “click-hold-drag”. In “Outline” view, you add your text, headlines, and other textual features while viewing the results in the viewing pane. In “Slides” view, you see a “large” view of the current slide, while seeing thumbnail views of your slides to the left of the viewing pane. This gives you a clear feel for your visual transitions and what your actual slide looks like with text and other effects. Finally, you can view up to 20-25 slides in the “Slide Sorter” view. What I like about this view is this: you can see the progression of your slides, and easily move them around if you find you need to make a change. It is also in this view that you can set, view and change transitions, animation schemes, and timings. This view is like a story board view, so it would be an easy transition for you to create your slide show for viewing in PowerPoint, and then use it to break your show up into the individual elements needed to convert to video DVD.
Depending on the version of PowerPoint that you have, you can apply a wide variety of transitions between each slide or groups of slides, you can record your own narrations for each slide, and you can control the timing so you can keep the sound and slide coordinated. To clarify this, early versions of PowerPoint allowed you to do all of the above; they just do not provide the variety of features that PowerPoint 2003 has. Also, by building a slide show in PowerPoint and adding your timing, sound effects, music and narration you will have your sound recordings, etc timed and noted for when you are ready to convert into video DVD.
PowerPoint 2003 added a strong line-up of what is termed "Animation", which is a fancy way of saying "slide transition". This feature offers themes ranging from subtle transition schemes such as "Faded wipe" to what is termed "Exciting", such as "Boomerang and exit". The "Faded wipe" brings your picture in, and any headings or text you have on the slide then fade in from the left until all text is displayed. In contrast, the "Boomerang and exit" has the slide popping into place on the slide, and then the text flies in from the right, boomerangs across the screen right to left to right again, finally "parking" on the slide exactly where you placed it. Quite exciting, actually to see this! The advantage to this is you can apply individual schemes that fit the "mood" of your picture.
You are not limited, however, to using Animation Schemes that someone else thought up. You can select individual slides and apply animations from the Slide Transition feature. PowerPoint offers the traditional "Dissolve" - one of my favorites, where your picture appears to digitize then come together as a whole - to "Wheel Clockwise, 8 Spokes". Let your creativity know no bounds!
You can insert sound files for a slide or group of slides, and you also have the option of creating a custom CD using music pieces that again enhance the mood and theme of your slide show. You can then set the timings to match the music, and play the CD at the same time the slide show is running. And all of this is controlled through features in PowerPoint.
To aid in making your sound as manageable and professional as possible, you can download a free add-in to PowerPoint, PFCExpress, to use in your sound management. The link to this file is http://www.pfcmedia.com/PFCExpressDownload.htm. Naturally, you can purchase their more robust products, but I would suggest you work with PowerPoint, keeping in mind that there are add-ins designed to help with problems you may run into.
I hope this information helps you.
And finally, thanks for the question! It got me so enthused that I am ready to work on my own project (which I have been putting off for some time now!).
Good luck and have fun with your project.
Linda
Is Linda a Microsoft shill?
by dcelzinga - 3/23/07 5:17 PM In reply to: PowerPoint, Nero and Presentatoins by SpinachLinda's suggestion, while comprehensive, has the whiff of PR about it.
Response - Microsoft Shill!!!
by Spinach - 3/23/07 9:14 PM In reply to: Is Linda a Microsoft shill? by dcelzingaI was afraid while I was writing my response that it would sound that way. In actuality, I am no great lover of Microsoft products, but in attempting to make sure I addressed the concerns that Chuck had brought up in his question, and since he asked specifically about the capabilities of PowerPoint - well, you read the text.
Also, in my defense, I teach applications, and I have a strong belief that if I am going to teach something, I better know more than how to open, move around in, and close that application. So - Microsoft got the PR this time. Next time it could be anything from Corel to Crystal to VB.
Linda (Spinach)
Excellent discussion on the Slide Show Subject!
by dyakoubian - 3/23/07 9:36 PM In reply to: Response - Microsoft Shill!!! by SpinachLinda, That was a very informative and excellently written narrative on the Slide Show Subject, a topic I had been wondering about also.
GOOD JOB and THANKS!!!
making a slideshow
by Joe WPB - 3/23/07 5:26 PM In reply to: PowerPoint, Nero and Presentatoins by Spinachwow...forget all that...
get photoshow5... you not only can made a great slideshow with music and plenty of extra goodies...BUT it includes shareing your slideshows with friends and family thru their wedsite at NO EXTRA Effort or cost....
I have tried many programs to do this and this one is by far the easist, cheapest and fastest way to do this....
Joeciccone@adelphia.net
Add maps to picture show
by Highwire - 3/25/07 10:56 AM In reply to: making a slideshow by Joe WPBHow can I add an annotated map to the slide show? On a road trip it'd be nice to mark stopping points, or mark a location where the next set of slides are from.
I've got a solution
by cpearson - 3/24/07 9:20 AM In reply to: PowerPoint, Nero and Presentatoins by SpinachWhy not just get a Mac? The software they have for this does not compare to what is being suggested. iDVD will do it all automatically for you, or you can use iMovie, which gives control over the motion of each individual picture. The slideshows look fantastic.
why MAC when he/she has Windows?
by frankwick - 3/24/07 11:07 AM In reply to: I've got a solution by cpearsonMovie Maker is included with XP and does the same thing.
Think outside the Microsoft Box!
by Rob imhoff - 3/30/07 7:03 AM In reply to: PowerPoint, Nero and Presentatoins by SpinachSure, you learned Powerpoint for work, and it worked great for corporate presentations. If you are an amatuer photographer, you may want to get what professional photographers use - Photodex Gold. But maybe you are just looking for the easiest to use software. Why go to the trouble of downloading two additional Microsoft programs and cobbling them together, working with that great (I'm being sarcastic) Microsoft support team along the way. Others have suggested adding Roxio or Nero 7 to Powerpoint to burn the DVD. YIKES! There is an elegant solution to this quest. Photodex Gold. I asked the same question as the original poster back in September. Google took me to a PC Message board out of London. The same responses were given to me. Powerpoint, and Nero 7. I bought Nero 7. It didn't work. Finally someone else posted, "You really need to try Photodex." I did and it is the most rewarding and enjoyable software program that I have ever purchased. Have you ever thought that about anything from Microsoft? Please go to Photodex.com and download Photodex Gold for a free trial. You can thank me later. Rob from Boston
Answer to your Photo slide show
by V.jeyabal - 3/21/07 2:15 AM In reply to: Need advice to make a quality slide show of my trip by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
In Nero, go to nero smart. There you will get one option 'Slide Show'
Open it and load all your photos. In between the photos you can add transection also. Finally burn it as DVD or CD.
You will get this option in other software like Adobe Premier, Ulead Studio and more.
Jeyabal
Use MS Photo Story 3
by tonyr63 - 3/22/07 4:51 AM In reply to: Need advice to make a quality slide show of my trip by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
You can get Photo Story 3 from the Microsoft web site and it is free if you have a licenced copy of XP, Vista or Win 2000. It works better than Nero for slide shows as I have not been able to get Nero to pan in and out like Photo Story.
MS Photo Story 3 does NOT do DVD without 3rd party plugin?
by MultiMuse - 3/26/07 1:56 PM In reply to: Use MS Photo Story 3 by tonyr63Apparently MS Photo Story 3 does NOT do the required burn to DVD without buying a commercial 3rd party plugin for it.
From the MS site:
"...with the Sonic DVD Plug-in for Photo Story 3, you can save your favorite memories on DVD to share with family and friends. Get more information on the Sonic Web site and download the plug-in for $19.99 US."
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