Adding Music to slide shows (Page 3): I can't agree with those above who use copyrighted music and change the pitch or tempo so as not to get caught. You are still violating somebody's...

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

I can't agree with those above who use copyrighted music and change the pitch or tempo so as not to get caught. You are still violating somebody's copyright, and could get caught. You would think that photographers, who often face people violating their copyright, would be more sensitive. It reminds me of those people who avoid sales tax they are legally required to pay by buying out of state knowing they probably won't get caught, and are now upset the out of state companies must collect it.

Fotoartist Loc: Detroit, Michigan

I believe the copyrights on music apply to businesses of which YouTube would be one. Personal use is fine. Please correct me if I am wrong and point to the ruling.

DHooch

Audacity is good, but, not the same as Smartsound. It can't recompose music like Smartsound does. If you don't need to share music publicly, then Smartsound is overkill.

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

d.butler44 wrote:

I am creating a slide show of photos taken from a recent fly fishing trip and would ideas of adding music .

ProShow Producer is what is used commercially by professionals. Is this for a public slide slow or just personal use? Do not use any Music by Disney Studios, they will sue! You can check with BMI or ASCAP for legal licensing (royalty) rates for copyrighted music if you plan to show commercially or distribute for a fee.

The music itself, that is a personal preference. I lot of the music I like would scare off the Fish and many people. I really don't think Sonic Youth or Metallica would work. I might for me try John Coltrane. For film I actually like Classical music. Yo Yo Ma might be an interesting performer. J.S. Bach can never hurt! P.I. Tchaikovsky ballet music would be excellent for fishing.

Damn, I'm getting old. I'm recommending Classical pieces over Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and U2 (for a few starters).

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

Fotoartist wrote:

I believe the copyrights on music apply to businesses of which YouTube would be one. Personal use is fine. Please correct me if I am wrong and point to the ruling.

Commercial (for a fee) use even by individuals is covered by copyright. Only personal use or education use is a total free ride. Advertising and editorial use is sometimes exempted from royalty.

photogeneralist Loc: Lopez Island Washington State

Nice photos . The fancy transitions between photos strikes me as a little contrived though.

BTW My slide show attempts with iMovie have been disappointing in the softness of the photos. I ended up using Powerpoint. Some of yours look to be moderately sharp., but not nearly as sharp as the originals I expect. How did you get even that level of sharpness?

avman Loc: Normal IL

CPR wrote:

You can add with PowerPoint if you have MS Office. If you plan on putting it on Facebook keep in mind that they will check any music to see if you have rights to it or if it's free for anyone to use.
For music I would use something from Mannheim Steamroller.

If you can afford to pay for the rights....

peterg Loc: Santa Rosa, CA

photogeneralist wrote:

BTW My slide show attempts with iMovie have been disappointing in the softness of the photos. I ended up using Powerpoint. Some of yours look to be moderately sharp., but not nearly as sharp as the originals I expect. How did you get even that level of sharpness?

In choosing a slideshow authoring program, I suggest looking at the slideshow app's features that can streamline creating your show. Example: In Lightroom, I create a collection with the photos that I want in my show. Then, within Fotomagico, I navigate to that Lightroom collection, select all and drag them into my FotoMagico timeline. (I don't care about format (e.g. RAW DNGs, NEFs, TIFFs, JPEGs,) or the resolution. (No need for you to export from Lightroom.) With a few mouse clicks, Fotomagico will convert and downsize every slideshow photo as needed. Takes about as long as it takes to read this. If you want to synchronize music with photo, pick the app that can do that.

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

JohnSwanda wrote:

I can't agree with those above who use copyrighted music and change the pitch or tempo so as not to get caught. You are still violating somebody's copyright, and could get caught. You would think that photographers, who often face people violating their copyright, would be more sensitive. It reminds me of those people who avoid sales tax they are legally required to pay by buying out of state knowing they probably won't get caught, and are now upset the out of state companies must collect it.

People actually try beating copyright law by changing the pitch of the music? It might fool a automated program that looks for pieces of music, but it would not fool a person or change the (il)legality. Changing play-back speeds would only change the tempo and key of the music, not the order of notes. LOL

twowindsbear

CPR wrote:

You can add with PowerPoint if you have MS Office. If you plan on putting it on Facebook keep in mind that they will check any music to see if you have rights to it or if it's free for anyone to use.
For music I would use something from Mannheim Steamroller.

Christmas music for a fishing trip show???

Fotoartist Loc: Detroit, Michigan

That's what I meant by business use, if you charge a fee. If you present all your shows for free I think it's OK to use copyrighted music you have bought on CD. I always credit the musicians at the end of my programs and that's good advertising for them. I know for a fact that they have gotten sales from the exposure.

lamiaceae wrote:

Commercial (for a fee) use even by individuals is covered by copyright. Only personal use or education use is a total free ride. Advertising and editorial use is sometimes exempted from royalty.

avman Loc: Normal IL

Fotoartist wrote:

That's what I meant by business use, if you charge a fee. If you present all your shows for free I think it's OK to use copyrighted music you have bought on CD. I always credit the musicians at the end of my programs and that's good advertising for them. I know for a fact that they have gotten sales from the exposure.

I might exercise caution with that philosophy.....My understanding is permission is required to use someone else's work....whether you charge a fee or not......

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

CPR wrote:

You can add with PowerPoint if you have MS Office. If you plan on putting it on Facebook keep in mind that they will check any music to see if you have rights to it or if it's free for anyone to use.
For music I would use something from Mannheim Steamroller.

Fotoartist Loc: Detroit, Michigan

You know what, you may be right. I did some more digging. Seems to be generally frowned upon unless it fits the Fair Use clause which is a grey area.

avman wrote:

I might exercise caution with that philosophy.....My understanding is permission is required to use someone else's work....whether you charge a fee or not......