Filmora Video Editor for Mac is an easy-to-use yet powerful video editing software with photo video slideshow maker tools. You can import any photos and do changes with the editing tools, and then create photo video slideshow easily. Mac Slideshow DVD Creator enables you to make fabulous slideshow DVDs and videos with photos and music.
Introduction Photo slideshow software allows you to create a slideshow of your favorite or memorable photos from your collection and turn multiple images into a standard video file for playback on your PC or other media devices. Although the following reviews relate mostly to the technical aspects of the programs, remember that the best reason for using the programs is to tell a story in an interesting way.
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A lot of very basic programs will allow you to present photos in a singular linear fashion, similar to whipping out a handful of snapshots and handing them to a usually disinterested spectator (family, relatives, or friends)! However, a more memorable slide show uses the more complex features (motion, music, narration, titles, transitions, etc) to help tell a story about the photos without the distraction of out-of-sequence and poor photos. Also, keep most show durations to under 15 minutes (the maximum for most audience attention span) unless you are doing a 'Ken Burns' type historical epic. If this has been what you're looking for then check out one of the free applications reviewed here.
You might find it pretty useful in creating an impressive multimedia slideshow of your photos for sharing with your friends and family. In recent years, and probably due to the vastly increased use of picture-taking 'smartphones', the path of the slideshow world has forked into one of virtual scrapbooks and the other into the more traditional storytelling format. The word 'slideshow' hearkens back to the 1950's era of cameras using the transparent 35mm film to produce mounted 'slides' for projection onto a screen for viewing with little or no ability to modify or animate the pictures. The 'slideshow' evolved from the simple linear sequential viewing to the present dvd or video format for viewing on TV or devices such as iPads and smartphones.
Many 'slideshow' programs have been developed in recent years, many of which have used 'Wizards' to simplify the generation of the presentations, for better or worse depending upon the user's wishes or requirements. I don't wish to denigrate out of hand the wizard or template approach since in some higher end programs, such templates may be used as a basis for user modification and control.
However, the advantages of user control using elements such as keyframing and other motion and transition control cannot be ignored for creating a much more interesting experience for the viewers. Since the advent, a few years ago, of the picture taking smartphone, the market for Point & Shoot cameras has plummeted, along with the desire for post shoot printing and print distribution. In addition, uploading smartphone pictures to the internet has promoted a rise in photo slide show wizard type programs. As a result, interest in PC based slide show programs has decreased. In line with this photography 'sea change' I would welcome comments and recommendations for free on-line web-based slideshow programs.
I've also found that many of the 'for profit' programs now have included simplified free on-line wizard versions to their product aimed at the smartphone picture collections and distribution. Please let me know your thoughts on this subject! Complex to use with a steep learning curve. Other Free Photo Slideshow Software Several other free photo slideshow applications were not rated in this review. I am listing some of them here with brief descriptions and links to their sites for ease of reference., a well-known digital photo organizer provides some basic slideshow making functions. No black border control is available unless full frame photo crop is applied. It also lacks more powerful features in other programs designed solely for generating slideshows.
Both and are widely used image viewers which allow users to create a basic slideshow of photos with background music saved in a self-running exe or screen saver file, but are short of some other useful features available in the recommended products., based on the same engine as the commercial version MemoriesOnTV, offers only basic photo slideshow features. Video output in avi or mpg format, but no user settings for profiles or video sizes were noted. is a small program for converting a large sequence of jpg still images to an avi movie but it lacks a lot of features available in other photo slideshow software. is a good, easy to use, but very basic program. I am in the process of evaluating the program and will write a critique article in the near future.
It is a Windows desktop program with capabilities for incorporating photos, audio, transitions (limited to about 30), text, adjustable timing for photos and transitions into the slideshow. However, it is limited to one simple pan and zoom effect and a 4:3 format output in avi, wmv, or mvw. More info later. is a free slideshow creation program strictly for generating an HTML insert to a person's website. It is an interesting variation of slide show creation programs, with a limited set of features as compared to standalone programs, but may be of limited interest and use for most of our readers and users. To be reviewed:. Smile Box.
Web oriented programs such as Ezvid, LibreOffice, Animoto, Onetrue Media and Kizoa Related Products and Links. Editor This software category is maintained by volunteer editor StahlSS. Registered members can contact the editor with any comments or questions they might have by. Please rate this article.
Thanks for your input here. I have to create an 'entertaining' slideshow once a year to show off a recent competition at our awards banquet. I've used the 3D -album to create special effects and transitions and awesome intros, brought it into another program and added music and trimmed everything up to have it sync. What I'm looking for is another program that will do similar to what 3D album does as it doesn't seem to work so well after all the computer upgrades. or to post comments. Hi Sorry I have not answered your note before this, but I have also had problems with using the new Windows 10 and the Edge browser!
I finally had to re-install my windows 8.1 as a dual boot with my windows 10. I hate to suggest it but you may want to add a dual boot configuration in order to run the 3D-album configuration. I tried a copy of the 3D-album program and its does seem to do all that you need, so I would suggest you run it under the former operating system you used in the past and wait until your favorite program has a Windows 10 update. Thanks for the comments. Don.
or to post comments. I think that slideshow software is still relevant.
I am on the board of a local photography club and many of our members are asking for workshops on how to create slideshows of their photos to share with friends and family. Granted this is not a 20 something group so phone/tablet photography is not the focus of our members, pretty much either point and shoot or DSLR's. Many folks want to do something with their images beyond just letting them sit on their computer which is where slideshow software comes in.
I hope you continue to keep this category going. or to post comments. Hi Motorguy I certainly am pleased to hear that there is still interest in slideshow production. Check out some of the free programs reviewed at the beginning of this category. I believe they may be at least a good introduction to the possibilities for adding transitions, narration, music, slide manipulation, titles, etc to make your productions more interesting. You did not indicate the city you live in, but most of the senior centers have computer classes and will allow use of the equipment for classes on slideshow production, if one of your people have had some experience with such programs.
Please let me know if I can suggest course content or other help. In addition, most programs will allow the picture content to be stored as data in addition to the video program, so that the viewer can print out chosen pictures from within the video. Keep up your interest, Don Stahl (also a senior citizen!). or to post comments. I think that this category is still useful.
I've referred to it twice in the last year to look for products that will create a slideshow to play automatically on a DVD. DVD Slideshow GUI looked good but the download link took me to adf.ly/OxP9n and there was no download.
I used Softpedia for the download instead. It took 20 minutes to create and write the 5.5 minute 720x576 slideshow.
I had also searched and found Freemake Video Converter which should be avoided. It was very easy to use to create a DVD video slideshow. But on my relatively slow computer it took too long: 36 minutes to convert 77 photos to a 720x576 6.5 minute slideshow and another 4 minutes to burn it to DVD. Then it would only display 5 of the 77 slides. or to post comments. Remah Thank you for your comments.It's good to know some people are still interested in making their own DVD slide shows.
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As you see by the above comments on the I have made about the DVD slideshow GUI program, my experience with the program is also less than acceptable in many areas. However, if you want more info on its use, checkout the comments on the Download.videohelp.com site. As I noted, the program is container for a group of stand alone programs which may be better used separately. Usually the creation time is more a function of the amount of work you want to put into transitions, narration, music, etc, than the raw rendering of the final video DVD production. Keep up your interest and let me know how you are doing as you progress. Thanks again for you comments. Don.
or to post comments. MikeR You are correct in your comments on Photostory. I have been behind in my duties of category editor, for several reasons, some of which have to do with the apparent abandonment of hands-on slideshow programs for the convenience of point and shoot devices such as the ipad in the last year!
I added some observations to the beginning of this category as to the snap shot mentality of the present generation of picture takers. There have been no comments such as yours for over a year! And I was about to give up the category. But if there is interest, I will re-review some of the new programs and report on them. Thanks for the input. Don Stahl.
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. Slideshow is a distinctive way to bring new life to your old photos. With its awesome transitions, customized music, titles and tags, slide show allows a more interesting way to view your pictures and share them with your family and friends. The slideshow software enables you to make a slide show of your favorite photos with music, transitions, theme, text, narrations, titles, Pan & Zoom, effects, etc. Within minutes. Below are three excellent free slideshow maker apps for Mac users. You can choose your favorite slideshow software and start to create fantastic slideshows on your Mac.
Free Mac Slideshow Software - iMovie iMovie lets you create slide show movies on Mac OS X with photos, video clips, and music with ease. You can add titles, apply transitions, set effects with basic color correction and video enhancement tools, etc. With iMovie, you can import photo and video files from your Mac hard drive. You can also import video footage to the Mac using either the FireWire interface on most MiniDV format digital video cameras or the computer's USB port.
Apart from Mac, iMovie is also available for iPhone, iPad, iPad mini and iPod touch users. Mac users can also download iMovie online and have it installed. Free Mac Slideshow Software - iDVD iDVD lets you burn slide show DVDs with QuickTime Movies, MP3 music and digital photos. It is often considered as the Windows DVD Maker counterpart for Mac users.
DVD disc created using iDVD is playable on any DVD players and on TV with home DVD players. IMovie projects and iPhoto slideshows can be exported to iDVD directly.
IDVD has a Media panel that provides access to the user's iTunes library, iPhoto library and Movies folder at any time, and includes over 100 Apple-designed themes for DVD menus and submenus, allowing for the easy creation of DVD menu systems. The bad news is that iDVD was no longer preinstalled on Macs shipping with OS X 10.7 Lion. It is not available on the Mac App Store, either. It is only available in the boxed copy of iLife '11. For users running Mac OS X 10.7 Lion and 10.8 Mountain Lion, is the best iDVD alternative which helps you with HD quality in a snap. Free Mac Slideshow Software - iPhoto iPhoto lets you import pictures from digital cameras, scanners, picture CDs and the Internet to your library.
After photos are imported, they can be titled, labeled, sorted and organized into groups. Individual photos can be edited with basic image manipulation tools, such as a red-eye filter, contrast and brightness adjustments, cropping and resizing tools, and other basic functions. Photo albums can be made into dynamic slideshows. These slideshows can be exported to QuickTime movie files, further edited in iMovie or burned directly to DVD-video discs using iDVD.
IPhoto is often compared to Google's Picasa, CyberLink's MediaShow, Adobe's Photoshop Album, Phase One's Media Pro and Microsoft's Windows Photo Gallery. IPhoto is also available on the iTunes App Store and works with iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch 4, iPod touch 5, iPad 2, iPad 3, iPad 4 and iPad mini.