What software can create a wedding photo slideshow with music and transitions?
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I have a series of wedding photos and want to deliver not only prints, but also a simple slideshow/video presentation that tells the story of the day. Ideally, I’d like to arrange selected images in order, optionally show more than one image at a time, add transitions, and include background music. A format that plays easily for clients would be best—such as a standard video file, DVD-playable output, QuickTime, or similar. I’d prefer a non-Mac-only solution. What software or approach works well for this?
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Well... except for the non-Mac requirement, I think the answer is iMovie :)
There are a few alternatives, some free and some not:
Paid: These are probably both going to give you more control over the details, but you pay for that extra control.
Free: If you just need a simple slideshow, with basic transitions and music, these should work just fine.
- Picasa - there is a new slideshow feature in version 3 that does basic slideshows
- Windows Live Movie Maker
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Yes—this is essentially a slideshow/video project, and several tools can do it.
From the suggestions given:
- Windows Live Movie Maker or Picasa are good free options for simple slideshows with music and basic transitions.
- ProShow and Pinnacle Studio offer more control if you want a more polished result.
- VirtualDub can also work if you prepare sequentially numbered image files and assemble them into a video.
- Animoto is a web-based option that can produce attractive slideshow-style results with minimal effort.
For delivery, a standard video file is usually the safest choice. It’s more universally playable than PowerPoint/OpenOffice files, and Flash is less ideal today because some devices don’t support it. If your goal is easy playback for clients, exporting to a common video format is generally better than relying on presentation software.
So: use slideshow/video software rather than PowerPoint if possible, and export to a standard video format for the broadest compatibility.
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