Category: tips

The following is a list of software and instructional videos that members could use to make slideshows.  This list is by no means exhaustive. Note: You should always have updated virus protection before installing any software.

For a list of all posts on how to make a slideshow refer to our website menu Pictures/Make a Slideshow.

Photoshop Elements by Adobe. There is also a link at the top of the page to download the trial version before purchasing the software.

Power Director 365 for Windows or Power Director 365 for Mac by Cyberlink

IrfanView for Windows free software

Splice free software

Animoto free software for the basic version.

The following is a list of instructional videos that may help you to make slideshows using Apple products.

Older versions of MacOS

Newer versions of MacOS

Keynote free software for MacOS 10.15 Catalina or later.

If you’re going to publish your slideshows online on where they’re publicly accessible you have to use royalty free or copyright free music, otherwise you may be liable for copyright violation.

Catherine Easton has been doing our camera club slideshows and since COVID they’ve been posted to the club’s YouTube channel. When asked where she was finding the music, she said:

I did a google search on the subject of Royalty Free and Copyright Free music — and lots of sites come up.  These are two that I’ve explored and downloaded some tracks:  

• Mixkit – which, in addition to free music, provides stock video clips, sound effects, and video templates
• Bensound – which provides hundreds of royalty free songs in categories including acoustic, folk, cinematic, corporate, pop, electronica, urban, groove, jazz. rock, and world.

You have to be prepared to spend an hour or two researching the various pieces of music — there is a reason why some of it hasn’t made the “top 100 list”.    However,  I’ve managed to get a collection of a dozen or so pieces that should keep me going for the 2020/2021 season of slide shows.

Catherine Easton

This is the third of three videos that show how easy it is to make a slideshow using the Photos program that is built into Windows 10. We’ll continue with the slideshow from last time and:

• add titles
• add music

Bill Robertson

This is the second of three videos that show how easy it is to make a slideshow using the Photos program that is built into Windows 10. We’ll continue with the slideshow we started last time and:

• add more images
• add video
• rearrange images
• change image timing

Bill Robertson

This is the first of three videos that show how easy it is to make a slideshow using the Photos program that is built into Windows 10. In this video we’ll find and run the Photos program, add images, preview our creation, and save our slideshow as a video.

Bill Robertson

We’re starting a series of posts on how to make your own slideshows in hopes than more club members will be inspired to submit slideshows to share at our meetings like the one Debbie and Catherine shared at our December meeting.

The guidelines are here and there’s a (slightly out of date) post here.

We’ll be providing information on how to find royalty free music, on making slideshows with Windows, and with Apple devices.

Stay tuned…