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Recommendation for Fast Slide Show Software?
Dec 13, 2019 12:34:21 #
Dec 13, 2019 12:36:12 #
Like you I currently use Final Cut Pro X and have used an old pirated copy of Premier (6 or 7?). Any of the supplied video editors work great and are free.
Yes, I remember the days when Kodak would come into town and setup one of their multi-format presentations. This was in the late 70's. I once did a two projector setup using a Wollensak controller. Even re-created the presentation in final cut, along with the original music. Sure was a lot easier.
Yes, I remember the days when Kodak would come into town and setup one of their multi-format presentations. This was in the late 70's. I once did a two projector setup using a Wollensak controller. Even re-created the presentation in final cut, along with the original music. Sure was a lot easier.
Dec 13, 2019 12:43:42 #
burkphoto wrote:
iMovie... See my remarks above. iMovie comes with every Mac and iOS/iPadOS device. After a few initial head scratches, you figure out it will do what you want.
As a Mac user I can't use ProShow and don't think iMovie is very good at doing this.
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Dec 13, 2019 12:48:48 #
GreenReaper wrote:
Like you I currently use Final Cut Pro X and have used an old pirated copy of Premier (6 or 7?). Any of the supplied video editors work great and are free.
Yes, I remember the days when Kodak would come into town and setup one of their must-format presentations. This was in the late 70's. I once did a two projector setup once using a Wollensak controller. Even re-created the presentation in final cut, along with the original music. Sure was a lot easier.
Yes, I remember the days when Kodak would come into town and setup one of their must-format presentations. This was in the late 70's. I once did a two projector setup once using a Wollensak controller. Even re-created the presentation in final cut, along with the original music. Sure was a lot easier.
Yeah, when I think of:
• editing interview sound with a splicing block
• mounting 960 slides in Wess glass slide mounts for a single 12-projector show (and cleaning four glass and two film surfaces in the process)
• making special effects titles with many layers of Kodalith, frosted acetate, an enlarger colorhead, and a pin-registered macro camera
• registering the images from 12 slide projectors on a single screen, for perfect animation
• driving a panel van full of gear to Hilton Head for a January sales meeting, then driving back to Charlotte in the snow on I-26 in SC
• three people spending two months producing a 30-minute show that opened a workshop or a meeting
• timing slide cues for perfect synchronization with musical beats and narration
• spending 44 hours straight at the computer, programming a complex show that lasted 12 minutes
…and similar crazy stuff… Final Cut Pro seems a LOT easier!
Dec 13, 2019 13:05:09 #
Fotoartist wrote:
As a Mac user I can't use ProShow and don't think iMovie is very good at doing this.
Having used iMovie since 2000, I know what I'm doing with it. It's simple, capable, and best of all, allows the use of video, stills, graphics, and sound, with titling, special effects, and a fair degree of control.
I've used it for at least a dozen fairly large projects, including seven training films that mixed video, stills, titling, narration, music, and graphics, and five "lifetime bio-retrospectives" that were, essentially, fancy slide shows combining stills, narration, music, and video interviews.
A few years ago, I switched to Final Cut Pro X, which my sons and I use for most of our projects. But we still use iMovie for some simple things.
If you really want to learn your way around any video editing software, do a 48-Hour Film Project entry. Knowing you have to edit a seven minute film in just a few hours (after planning, storyboarding, scripting, gathering actors and props, and recording video and original music), you make yourself learn the software a couple of weeks in advance!
https://www.48hourfilm.com/home
Dec 13, 2019 13:43:05 #
JayRay wrote:
Does anyone have a recommendation for fast slide show software? The fastest software I can find has an advertised "1 second" duration which actually becomes about 3-4 seconds with the transitions between photographs. I am looking for an actual speed of 1 second, including transitions between photographs.
Your recommendations will be greatly appreciated! Thank you!
Your recommendations will be greatly appreciated! Thank you!
I use Powerpoint. It has everything needed, including audio, interesting transitions, and animations. One can insert audio as set it to play when that slide comes along, or insert audio that plays softly during the whole slide show. One can set the transition duration for instantaneous (none) or in increments of 1/100 of a second. The duration that the slide is on screen also can be set in increments of 1/100 of a second. Pick a number. I do a lot of slide show presentations for horticulture clubs, plant clubs, garden clubs, and cactus & succulent clubs. They all have different time requirements, so I can use the same presentation and simply fine tune the duration. That allows me to have my preferred 75-minute slide show but easily adjustable to anywhere between 45 minutes and 90 minutes. I also can use a variety of transitions.
Dec 13, 2019 15:58:15 #
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Dec 13, 2019 18:59:46 #
Russch wrote:
Cannot access iMovie in the cloud. Says not available for my iPad. Any other options?
???? It comes with every iPad. Look for a white star in a purple icon. Camera icon in middle of star...
It’s not a cloud app. It is updated via the App Store, however.
Dec 13, 2019 23:04:25 #
Dec 14, 2019 00:09:18 #
fetzler wrote:
I believe this is quite possible with PowerPoint. I remember doing this for a joke on my son once. I had a C prompt with blinking cursor and the message Format Complete. My son recovered. Video editing software is also fine.
Thank for your comment fetzler! That is funny!
Dec 14, 2019 00:10:50 #
gvarner wrote:
Pro Show Gold can do that. I set view and transition times of 0.1 second to animate a jumping frog in a Christmas display - click click click. Go to photodex.com to view samples, watch tutorials, or download a trial. It’s about $80. Very easy to learn.
Thank you for your recommendation gvarner!
Dec 14, 2019 00:12:03 #
Lucian wrote:
Highly recommend Pro Show, Gold for less money, and Producer for everything else, but simple slide shows Gold will suffice. I have been using them for many years.
Than you for your recommendation Lucian!
Dec 14, 2019 00:15:15 #
russelray wrote:
I use Powerpoint. It has everything needed, includ... (show quote)
Thank you for your recommendation russelray!
Dec 14, 2019 03:19:07 #
Browsing through your reply's you have gotten a lot of good advice so I don't think you need anymore specific software recommendations, however, the first thing I thought about when reading your initial post is:
Just about any slide show software will be able to adjust the time for each individual frame. I put together several slide shows per year and my time frame is usually 4 or five seconds and as long as 7 or 8 seconds, depending on the subject, narration, music etc. Each individual image can be timed. The one second you referred to seems a bit fast.
Just about any slide show software will be able to adjust the time for each individual frame. I put together several slide shows per year and my time frame is usually 4 or five seconds and as long as 7 or 8 seconds, depending on the subject, narration, music etc. Each individual image can be timed. The one second you referred to seems a bit fast.
Dec 14, 2019 03:39:22 #
tinwhistle wrote:
Browsing through your reply's you have gotten a lo... (show quote)
One second can seem fast unless one is doing time lapse photography.
I did my first time lapse "video" in Powerpoint because I could set the slide duration in increments of .01 second.
100 slides per second was too fast, though, but I could do it.
I now use about 33 slides per second (.03 duration), and I use Photoshop CC for time lapse videos because it is extraordinarily easy with 5 or 6 mouse clicks to create a 1-minute video using 3,400 photographs. Here's one of a giant flower opening on my Stapelia gigantea plant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxmy6Jw8y1o
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