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HOW TO CREATE ASLIDE SHOW
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DEFINITION
SLIDE SHOW
An organized presentation of images with supporting sound and music captured for replay when desired without the creating
program.
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The RULES
1. If you enjoy your show, your audience probably will too.
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The RULES
1. If you enjoy your show, your audience probably will too.
2. It's your show, you determine what is correct !
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Moderation is always ingood taste.
The RULES
1. If you enjoy your show, your audience probably will too.
2. It's your show, you determine what is correct !
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The RULES
1. If you enjoy your show, your audience probably will too.
2. It's your show, you determine what is correct !
3. There are no other rules, only recommendations to consider!
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So where do we start?
Alternate 1
Start with your images.
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So where do we start?
Alternate 2Start with an idea or a target concept and add images to
support the concept.
Alternate 1
Start with your images.
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Gather your images and consider how to arrange them to support your guiding concept or theme.
So what's a theme?
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The theme is your decision considering your audience, your images, emotion & creativity
Travel / Trip / Geographic location
Nature / Flora / FaunaFamily / Celebrations / Birthdays
Sunrises / SunsetsGraphics / Reflections / ColoursMorning / Afternoon / Evening
The Sun / The Moon / The StarsBreakfast / Lunch / Dinner
Rain / Snow / Sleet
Etc.
FOR INSTANCE, IN LIGHTROOM CREATE A NEW COLLECTION
SET AS THE TARGET COLLECTION
COLLECT YOUR IMAGES TO YOUR TARGET COLLECTION
CONTINUE TO SELECT FROM DIFFERENT FOLDERS
WHEN FINISHED, MAKE THE TARGET COLLECTION ACTIVE
MOVE IMAGES TO CREATE A PRELIMINARY SEQUENCE
DELETE IMAGES THAT DON'T LIVE UP TO EXPECTATIONS
FINALLY EXPORT YOUR IMAGES AS JPG's or TIFF's
DON'T FORGET WHERE YOU SAVE THEM !!
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So we have our images and music selected to develop the theme of our show, where do we go
from here?
Well now we bring the bones of our show into a “slide show” program and begin to flesh it out.
Our show outline will growto look a little like:
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This:Blank intro slide
Main titleSubsidiary title (if any)
Intro text (if any)
Images
Transitions / Effects Timing / Sequence
Music
Closing creditsBlank exit slide
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What program?PC
PowerpointOpen Office
Windows Movie MakerLightRoom
ProShow GoldPicturesToEXEPhotoStage
Photostory Deluxe
ProShow Producer
MACPowerpointKeyNote
LightRoom
Fotomagico
PhotoStage
Final Cut PRO
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PROCESS: Using Proshow Gold 6 as an example, the process would essentially be as follows:
OPEN THE PROGRAM & GO TO THE IMAGE FOLDER
OPEN THE IMAGE FOLDER & SELECT ALL IMAGES
DRAG & DROP TO INSERT THE IMAGES
INSERT A BLANK SLIDE AT THE OPENING
INSERT A TITLE SLIDE IF NOT A PREPARED SLIDE
SET STARTING TRANSITIONS
INSERT YOUR FIRST MUSIC TRACK
INSERT ADDITIONAL TRACKS AS DESIRED
EDIT DELAYS, FADES & SYNC TO SLIDES
ADJUST THE SOUNDTRACK TO TERMINATE CLEANLY
SAVE YOUR SHOW REGULARLY. PREVIEW AS REQ'D
SAVE FOR INDEPENDENT RUNNING
REMEMBER WHERE YOU SAVE YOUR SHOW !!
IT WILL NORMALLY TELL YOU WHEN IT IS FINISHED
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