People involved in photography often think about how to present their creations to the viewer most effectively. One of the easiest ways to achieve this goal is to create a slide show. If you wish, you can demonstrate a whole series of photos, adding interesting transitions and suitable music. So how to make a slide show on your computer?
Special programs
Slide shows are created using a variety of programs - both paid and free. They can be purchased at the store or downloaded online. In addition, there are special online services. Most of them are English speakers. As for the editors, then we will consider the capabilities of some of them, the most popular.
PowerPoint Slideshow
The PowerPoint slide show program is considered one of the best applications of its kind to date. The intuitive interface and the mass of opportunities provided to the user make it extremely popular. Slide shows using it are created in several steps.
First, of course, you must select the appropriate photos and for convenience put them in a separate folder. Next, open the program and go to the "Insert" tab. Then go to the "Photo Album" section and select the option "Create Photo Album". In the menu that appears, we find the command “File or Disk”. After that, select the necessary photos on your computer and click on “Insert” and “Create” one by one.
At the next stage, click on “View” and select the “Slide Sorter” option. Here, the editor provides the user with the ability to swap frames. Next, select the mode. It’s best to click on “Normal.” After that, you can change the name of the clip. To make it spectacular, go to the "Transitions" tab. If desired, you can set both different transitions between photos, and the same one. In the latter case, click on "Apply to all".
Saving a file in PowerPoint
So, we figured out how to make a slide show on a computer in PowerPoint. Now let's see how you can save it. To do this, it is best to select the Windows Media Video file type. In this case, in the subsequent created slide show can be viewed in any media player.
PowerPoint provides the user with another interesting feature. If desired, you can change the design, size and style of photos. In addition, the developers have built in the editor ready-made templates. To use one of them, you need to go to the main menu, and then “Create” - “Ready-made templates”. The selected template can be adjusted as you wish.
PhotoShow Slideshow
PhotoShow Editor is another fairly popular application designed to create slide shows from photos. The program also provides the user with a lot of interesting features. Before starting to create a clip, you need to pick the right photos just like in the first case. In addition, you need some kind of music file. Photos are placed in a separate folder. In this case, it is desirable to arrange them in the order in which they will be further displayed on the screen, and number them.
Now we’ll look at how to make slide shows on a computer using the PhotoShow editor. To begin, double-click on the shortcut-sun and select "New project". Next, on the left you need to find the folder with saved photos and click on it. After that, all images will appear on the right. The next step is to transfer the necessary photos to the panel located at the bottom. Here the image appears after clicking on it at the top. You can also click on the folder icon below the photos. In this case, they will all be moved to the bottom panel at the same time.
Now you can go to the "Transitions" tab. If desired, you can choose any of them. After clicking on a transition, it is mounted between the first and second photos. This will bring up the “Apply to All” button.
After choosing transitions, you can proceed to the musical design of the future slide show. To do this, click on the button "Project Settings" located at the bottom. Next - “Music” - “Add music file”. In the window that opens, select the composition prepared in advance - “Open”. After downloading the file, click on the “Sync” button.
Then you can begin to customize the screen. To do this, again click on the "Project Setup" button. Here, among other things, you can change the display intervals of the photos themselves, as well as the transitions between them. We save the finished slide show and go to the “Screen” tab. Here you can select the screen size. It is best to put in such proportions as the photographs themselves have. Then the images will be shown without black bars at the top and bottom. So you can create a wedding, children's slide show, etc.
PhotoShow Video Slideshow
In order to make a beautiful video, it is necessary to set the aspect ratio of 16: 9 images. Click on “Create” - “Create a video slide show,” and then select high quality HD. We set the aspect ratio of the screen to 16: 9 for the video and click on "Convert". We save the received video to any folder, after giving the project a name.
Other programs
The applications discussed above are paid. Without buying a key, you can use only trial versions. To create a slide show, there are other similar editors. Quite popular are, for example, Movie Maker, Smilebox, Foto2avi, etc. The free Bolide® Slideshow Creator slide show program is also considered very good. The principle of working with it is very similar to the principle of working with PhotoShow and PowerPoint. Pre-select the desired photo. Next, transitions between them are set, and then the show is synchronized with the music file. If you wish, in almost every editor you can choose the accompanying text for the photos.
Online slideshow
Most online services provide their visitors with the opportunity to create a sweet show for free. On some of them you need to pre-register. Some services are paid. In this case, before creating a clip, you will need to make a certain amount, usually not too big, of the amount.
Thus, the question of how to make slide shows on a computer is no different in complexity. It is enough to download one of the programs available today designed for this purpose and spend a few minutes studying it.