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Posted by Kathy Odiorne on February 27, 2010 at 5:53 PM
I'm wondering, what would I need for software to make a short slide show put to music. What I want to do is record something I play on the piano, and have several of my photos scroll through as the music plays. Thought it would be fun to share with friends. Thanks in advance for your help.
Posted by Morris McClung on February 27, 2010 at 6:05 PM
You should be able to use powerpoint in Microsoft Office, if you are a pc.
Posted by Keith Bauer on February 27, 2010 at 7:07 PM
What Platform are you on? PC or Mac? iPhoto on a Mac can do slide shows as can iMovie. Simple enough to get music in to the computer if you have a way to digitize it or record it.
Posted by Buck Ward on February 27, 2010 at 10:49 PM
FastStone Image Viewer is a first-rate free software. It will do a full screen slide show and has the ability to play music. I just now added music to a slide show for the first time. Works great!
Posted by Greg Maklae on February 28, 2010 at 6:00 AM
I just put together a 12 minute dvd using Elements 4. For some reason the newer versions of Elements stink at doing this, but with 4 it was very simple.
Posted by Kathy Odiorne on February 28, 2010 at 8:03 AM
Thanks for all the great suggestions, everyone. My laptop is a PC and my desktop is a mac, so that gives me a lot of options. My piano will record, and I think I can plug it in to the computer, so it will be a matter of deciding which route to go with for the slide show. I've worked a lot with powerpoint, but I'm thinking the quality may be better with the mac. I do want to check out the Faststone Image viewer, too. I appreciate all the good input.
Posted by Fred Stearns on February 28, 2010 at 2:38 PM
Microsoft has a free down load. It is called PhotoStory3. Well, it may be PhotoStory4 by this time. You get what you pay for, but I do believe that you can include a sound track.
Posted by Kathy Odiorne on February 28, 2010 at 3:51 PM
Thanks, Fred. I'll check it out.
Posted by John Tobias on February 28, 2010 at 9:38 PM
Photo Story does let you add sound. Not to difficult to use.
Posted by Fred Stearns on February 28, 2010 at 10:39 PM
Thanks for the confirmation John. ProShow Gold is another one I have heard recommended, http://www.photodex.com/. just checked and a full version is $69.95. For what you are looking for Kathy, I think that PhotoStory will do what you want. Have fun!
Posted by David McGann on March 2, 2010 at 12:15 PM
I've done quite a few projects like you describe. I simply use Windows Moviemaker..It comes with your pc and is easy to use. Allowing you to adjust the intensity of the music and fade or otherwise the pics themselves...its free DAve
Posted by Catherine Reilly on March 4, 2010 at 4:14 AM
I think you can do it with Keynote on the Mac pretty easily? I've seen the feature in the program but admittedly haven't tried it yet. If I do, I'll let you know how it goes.