What do you recommend for Windows S/W to make slide show with music?

[Roleigh Martin-2]

I have about 2.5 gb of best of photos of our 23 day John Muir Trail hike (we
had 3-5 photographers on the hike) and would like to make a slide show with
cool transition effects plus background music and the finished show can be
shown on a TV.  Do you have any recommended Software.  I'd like to upload it
to You Tube too, but in a manner that does not get the copyright cops after
me -- I like
http://www.youtube.com/user/HikingDaveThatHikes#play/uploads/10/D_t_FMi8SfA(click
on some of his JMT videos).  With his back ground music, options come
up to click on amazon and buy the music -- so I bet no copyright cops are
upset about use of the music.  Only thing missing in his slide show is the
lack of transition effects which I find cool.

Any recommendations -- what have you used?  Any links?  Thanks!

Roleigh

[gary coleman]

i think there as some "free" music clips that folks use for podcasts.  don't know if that's an option or even where to find.  yep, don't want the ascap gestapo commin for ya.

--- On Sat, 9/26/09, Roleigh Martin <marti124@...> wrote:


From: Roleigh Martin <marti124@...>
Subject: [BackpackingLight] What do you recommend for Windows S/W to make slide show with music?
To: "John Muir Trail YahooGroups" <johnmuirtrail@...>, "bpl_yahoo" <BackpackingLight@...>, "sequoiakingscanyonhikers yahoogroups.com" <sequoiakingscanyonhikers@...>
Date: Saturday, September 26, 2009, 10:41 PM


 
















     

[Bill Ferris]

Hi Roleigh,

Here's a link to a site ranking photo slideshow software: http://photo-slideshow-software-review.toptenreviews.com/

And here's one to a site that sells royalty-free music: http://photo-slideshow-software-review.toptenreviews.com/

If you Google "photo slideshow software" and "royalty free music," you'll find other options. Many of the slideshow aps have free trial version downloads. And any reputable royalty-free music provider allows you to sample a portion of the cut you're considering.

Bill Ferris
Flagstaff
http://www.gcadventure.com

--- In BackpackingLight@..., Roleigh Martin <marti124@...> wrote:

>
> I have about 2.5 gb of best of photos of our 23 day John Muir Trail hike (we
> had 3-5 photographers on the hike) and would like to make a slide show with
> cool transition effects plus background music and the finished show can be
> shown on a TV.  Do you have any recommended Software.  I'd like to upload it
> to You Tube too, but in a manner that does not get the copyright cops after
> me -- I like
> http://www.youtube.com/user/HikingDaveThatHikes#play/uploads/10/D_t_FMi8SfA(click
> on some of his JMT videos).  With his back ground music, options come
> up to click on amazon and buy the music -- so I bet no copyright cops are
> upset about use of the music.  Only thing missing in his slide show is the
> lack of transition effects which I find cool.
>
> Any recommendations -- what have you used?  Any links?  Thanks!
>
> Roleigh
>

[Roleigh Martin-2]

Bill, both of your links are 100% the same, did you mean to provide a
different link for the site that sells royalty-free music?  Thanks,.

On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 10:22 PM, Bill Ferris <BillFerris@...> wrote:

> Hi Roleigh,
>
> Here's a link to a site ranking photo slideshow software:
> http://photo-slideshow-software-review.toptenreviews.com/
>
> And here's one to a site that sells royalty-free music:
> http://photo-slideshow-software-review.toptenreviews.com/
>
> If you Google "photo slideshow software" and "royalty free music," you'll
> find other options. Many of the slideshow aps have free trial version
> downloads. And any reputable royalty-free music provider allows you to
> sample a portion of the cut you're considering.
>
> Bill Ferris
> Flagstaff
> http://www.gcadventure.com
>
> --- In BackpackingLight@..., Roleigh Martin <marti124@...>
> wrote:
> >
> > I have about 2.5 gb of best of photos of our 23 day John Muir Trail hike
> (we
> > had 3-5 photographers on the hike) and would like to make a slide show
> with
> > cool transition effects plus background music and the finished show can
> be
> > shown on a TV.  Do you have any recommended Software.  I'd like to upload
> it
> > to You Tube too, but in a manner that does not get the copyright cops
> after
> > me -- I like
> >
> http://www.youtube.com/user/HikingDaveThatHikes#play/uploads/10/D_t_FMi8SfA(click<http://www.youtube.com/user/HikingDaveThatHikes#play/uploads/10/D_t_FMi8SfA%28click>
> > on some of his JMT videos).  With his back ground music, options come
> > up to click on amazon and buy the music -- so I bet no copyright cops are
> > upset about use of the music.  Only thing missing in his slide show is
> the
> > lack of transition effects which I find cool.
> >
> > Any recommendations -- what have you used?  Any links?  Thanks!
> >
> > Roleigh
> >
>
>
>
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[Rob Beattie-2]

Roleigh Martin wrote:

> I have about 2.5 gb of best of photos of our 23 day John Muir Trail hike
> (we had 3-5 photographers on the hike) and would like to make a slide
> show with cool transition effects plus background music and the finished
> show can be shown on a TV.  Do you have any recommended Software.  I'd
> like to upload it to You Tube too, but in a manner that does not get the
> copyright cops after me -- I like
> http://www.youtube.com/user/HikingDaveThatHikes#play/uploads/10/D_t_FMi8SfA 
> <http://www.youtube.com/user/HikingDaveThatHikes#play/uploads/10/D_t_FMi8SfA>
> (click on some of his JMT videos).  With his back ground music, options
> come up to click on amazon and buy the music -- so I bet no copyright
> cops are upset about use of the music.  Only thing missing in his slide
> show is the lack of transition effects which I find cool.
>
> Any recommendations -- what have you used?  Any links?  Thanks!
>

Microsoft Photo Story is free and you can
download it from here
http://tinyurl.com/48jvat

As I recall it allows you to choose and add
usic from a CD. If it's for personal use I
suspect copyright isn't an issue. It's
certainly worth the download.

rob

[Joseph Vossen-2]

<www.freeplaymusic.com> is a good place to get music clips....I really  
like the stuff in their "Adventure/Action" section; see the bottom  
right pull down

HTH

On Sep 28, 2009, at 12:06 AM, Roleigh Martin wrote:

>
>
> Bill, both of your links are 100% the same, did you mean to provide  
> a different link for the site that sells royalty-free music?  Thanks,.
>
> On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 10:22 PM, Bill Ferris <BillFerris@...>  
> wrote:
> Hi Roleigh,
>
> Here's a link to a site ranking photo slideshow software: http://photo-slideshow-software-review.toptenreviews.com/
>
> And here's one to a site that sells royalty-free music: http://photo-slideshow-software-review.toptenreviews.com/
>
> If you Google "photo slideshow software" and "royalty free music,"  
> you'll find other options. Many of the slideshow aps have free trial  
> version downloads. And any reputable royalty-free music provider  
> allows you to sample a portion of the cut you're considering.

[snip]

[johnginaz]

--- In BackpackingLight@..., Roleigh Martin <marti124@...> wrote:
>
> I have about 2.5 gb of best of photos of our 23 day John Muir Trail hike (we
> had 3-5 photographers on the hike) and would like to make a slide show with
> cool transition effects plus background music and the finished show can be
> shown on a TV.  Do you have any recommended Software.  I'd like to upload it
> to You Tube too, but in a manner that does not get the copyright cops after
> me -- I like

I've been using ProShow Producer for about 4 years doing several slideshows a year for the Scout troop...I've run as many as 600 slides in a show with music (big troop, lots of activities), and that takes a trick I learned from their support people...who answered the phone on a Sunday afternoon right before the Court of Honor that I needed the slide show completed for...

http://www.photodex.com/

They even have a book now that walks you through the fancy transitions, motion, etc.  I'm running volume, so I keep mine pretty simple.

Search on royalty free music to stay in the clear there...you can buy CDs full of some decent stuff for not too much money.

HTH,

John

[Roleigh Martin-2]

John, I am doing a trial use of the ProShow Gold -- is the produce that much
more critical?  How so?  Thanks!

On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 11:16 AM, JohnG <johng@...> wrote:

> --- In BackpackingLight@..., Roleigh Martin <marti124@...>
> wrote:
> >
> > I have about 2.5 gb of best of photos of our 23 day John Muir Trail hike
> (we
> > had 3-5 photographers on the hike) and would like to make a slide show
> with
> > cool transition effects plus background music and the finished show can
> be
> > shown on a TV.  Do you have any recommended Software.  I'd like to upload
> it
> > to You Tube too, but in a manner that does not get the copyright cops
> after
> > me -- I like
>
> I've been using ProShow Producer for about 4 years doing several slideshows
> a year for the Scout troop...I've run as many as 600 slides in a show with
> music (big troop, lots of activities), and that takes a trick I learned from
> their support people...who answered the phone on a Sunday afternoon right
> before the Court of Honor that I needed the slide show completed for...
>
> http://www.photodex.com/
>
> They even have a book now that walks you through the fancy transitions,
> motion, etc.  I'm running volume, so I keep mine pretty simple.
>
> Search on royalty free music to stay in the clear there...you can buy CDs
> full of some decent stuff for not too much money.
>
> HTH,
>
> John
>
>
>
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[Patrick J. Kelly]

Roleigh,
Adobe Photoshop Elements will make good slide shows, with transitions, and music (you supply the mp3 file). My old Version 4 is a bit buggy, but the latest version should be better. Output format and resolution can be varied to optimize for an analog TV or HD TV, or PC output. Elements has so many other features, that it is really overkill for making slideshows, but it is very easy to learn.

Patrick

--- In BackpackingLight@..., Roleigh Martin <marti124@...> wrote:

>
> I have about 2.5 gb of best of photos of our 23 day John Muir Trail hike (we
> had 3-5 photographers on the hike) and would like to make a slide show with
> cool transition effects plus background music and the finished show can be
> shown on a TV.  Do you have any recommended Software.  I'd like to upload it
> to You Tube too, but in a manner that does not get the copyright cops after
> me -- I like
> http://www.youtube.com/user/HikingDaveThatHikes#play/uploads/10/D_t_FMi8SfA(click
> on some of his JMT videos).  With his back ground music, options come
> up to click on amazon and buy the music -- so I bet no copyright cops are
> upset about use of the music.  Only thing missing in his slide show is the
> lack of transition effects which I find cool.
>
> Any recommendations -- what have you used?  Any links?  Thanks!
>
> Roleigh
>

[Cliff Beck]

I recommend ProShow Gold from Photodex.

Cliff

--- In BackpackingLight@..., "Patrick" <patrickkel1@...> wrote:

>
> Roleigh,
> Adobe Photoshop Elements will make good slide shows, with transitions, and music (you supply the mp3 file). My old Version 4 is a bit buggy, but the latest version should be better. Output format and resolution can be varied to optimize for an analog TV or HD TV, or PC output. Elements has so many other features, that it is really overkill for making slideshows, but it is very easy to learn.
>
> Patrick
>
> --- In BackpackingLight@..., Roleigh Martin <marti124@> wrote:
> >
> > I have about 2.5 gb of best of photos of our 23 day John Muir Trail hike (we
> > had 3-5 photographers on the hike) and would like to make a slide show with
> > cool transition effects plus background music and the finished show can be
> > shown on a TV.  Do you have any recommended Software.  I'd like to upload it
> > to You Tube too, but in a manner that does not get the copyright cops after
> > me -- I like
> > http://www.youtube.com/user/HikingDaveThatHikes#play/uploads/10/D_t_FMi8SfA(click
> > on some of his JMT videos).  With his back ground music, options come
> > up to click on amazon and buy the music -- so I bet no copyright cops are
> > upset about use of the music.  Only thing missing in his slide show is the
> > lack of transition effects which I find cool.
> >
> > Any recommendations -- what have you used?  Any links?  Thanks!
> >
> > Roleigh
> >
>

[Roleigh Martin-2]

I ended up buying the ProShow Gold and it does work just great, the only
complaint is that there are about 100 output format possibilities for
creating a video file and I'm trying to find the highest quality output for
3 separate video files that I pull into Nero DVD Vision where I make a DVD
of the three shows.  I've segmented the JMT hike into 3 eight day long
segment shows.

I tried HD video file at 720P and a 12 minute show created a 6.something GB
file -- way too big for a DVD.  I'll know more in a few weeks, I am running
a bunch of output tests.  I wish they had a matrix showing things so I'd
know ahead of time what to expect, etc.  Good thing I have 1.5 TB of disk
space to play with.

Thanks, everyone!

On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 12:27 PM, kaibabcat <cheyava@...> wrote:

> I recommend ProShow Gold from Photodex.
>
> Cliff
>
> --- In BackpackingLight@..., "Patrick" <patrickkel1@...>
> wrote:
> >
> > Roleigh,
> > Adobe Photoshop Elements will make good slide shows, with transitions,
> and music (you supply the mp3 file). My old Version 4 is a bit buggy, but
> the latest version should be better. Output format and resolution can be
> varied to optimize for an analog TV or HD TV, or PC output. Elements has so
> many other features, that it is really overkill for making slideshows, but
> it is very easy to learn.
> >
> > Patrick
> >
> > --- In BackpackingLight@..., Roleigh Martin <marti124@>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > I have about 2.5 gb of best of photos of our 23 day John Muir Trail
> hike (we
> > > had 3-5 photographers on the hike) and would like to make a slide show
> with
> > > cool transition effects plus background music and the finished show can
> be
> > > shown on a TV.  Do you have any recommended Software.  I'd like to
> upload it
> > > to You Tube too, but in a manner that does not get the copyright cops
> after
> > > me -- I like
> > >
> http://www.youtube.com/user/HikingDaveThatHikes#play/uploads/10/D_t_FMi8SfA(click
> > > on some of his JMT videos).  With his back ground music, options come
> > > up to click on amazon and buy the music -- so I bet no copyright cops
> are
> > > upset about use of the music.  Only thing missing in his slide show is
> the
> > > lack of transition effects which I find cool.
> > >
> > > Any recommendations -- what have you used?  Any links?  Thanks!
> > >
> > > Roleigh
> > >
> >
>
>
>
>
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