People are fond of free things, maybe more obviously during recession days. Not
you? Well, you could still get through this article to know about how to create
slideshow for free with slideshow making software. None of them would cost you a
penny. Actually they probably exist in your computer system. So, just locate and
run to start slideshow making, at least to kill boring time or relive beautiful
memory with photos. This article will contain following parts:
Part 1: Free Slideshow Maker Comparison
Part 2: Using Free Slideshow Maker for Windows
Part 3: Using Free Slideshow Maker for Mac
Part 1: Free Slideshow Maker Comparison
Beside free slideshow maker for windows (Windows Movie Maker), free slideshow
maker for Mac (iMovie), there are some other free slideshow maker for your
choice. For example, Photo Story 3 is one of them, which also comes from
Microsoft. Meanwhile, some multimedia companies also provide free slideshow
maker products for their special customers. Before Mother's Day, Wondershare
company has given away 3 light-weight slideshow maker for free: iPhone Slideshow
Maker, iPod Slideshow Maker and PSP Slideshow Maker. Below is the brief
comparison of these free slideshow maker.
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Free Slideshow Maker Download:
iPod/iPhone/PSP Slideshow Maker
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Photo Story 3
(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=92755126-a008-49b3-b3f4-6f33852af9c1&DisplayLang=en)
Part 2: Using Free Slideshow Maker for Windows
Windows Movie Maker 2 is an XP-only download that gives you the tools to create
free photo slideshow. Compile and edit free photo slideshow with drag-and-drop
functionality. Add special effects, music, and narration with ease. Share your
photo slideshow over the Web or Email. Follow these steps to create your free
photo slideshow.
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Step 1: Import Media Source
Windows Movie Maker needs you import first media files into the collection
before adding to your photo slideshow project. Following media formats are
supported by this free slideshow maker for windows.
Step 2: Edit Photo Slideshow
- Add transitions and special effects
Make your photo slideshow more polished with special effects and
professional-looking transitions between photos.
- Add titles and credits
What's your photo slideshow called, and words you want to express to
audience? Add titles, credits, and text to your photo slideshow to let the world
know.
Step 3: Save your photo slideshow
W save your photo slideshow in formats that you want. Windows Movie Maker allows
you to save photo slideshow:
* To your computer
* To a CD
* To a DVD (with the help of third-party DVD burning software)
* For the Web
* For e-mail
Access desired task to the left hand side Movie Tasks and follow on-screen
instructions.
Part 3: Using Free Slideshow Maker for Mac
iMovie is a free slideshow maker for Mac users to enhance their photos. It now
is a Mac OS X only application bundled in the iLife suite of Macintosh
applications. iMovie also comes with a powerful organizing library, from which
you can easily create photo slideshow with movies, photo and titles. Get through
these steps to create photo slideshow for free.
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Step 1: Create project and organize photos
iMovie is built for easily sharing photo slideshow with friends and family from
iMovie library. To getting started, create a slideshow project and import photos
to the library from iPhoto program. Quit iPhoto after you add all the desired
photos and return to iMovie.
Step 2: Edit photo and add to Timeline
Add effects to your photo by clicking on the photo, and then on the desired
effect on the tool bar. If you are not satisfied with the effect, simply click
the reverse button. Click on the photo and move the slider to adjust the size of
the photo, or move the second slider to adjust the emphasis of the photo effect.
Next, simply drag photo to Timeline in the order you want them to display.
Step 3: Apply transition effect
Click the Transitions button to view all available transitions and select the
one you want. After specify the effect's duration by dragging the Speed
slider and when you are satisfied with the effect shown in the preview window,
drag the transition to the space between the two slides where you want the
effect.
Step 4: Add titles
Titles give necessary information about the whole slideshow (slideshow intro) or
specific to single photo. To add titles, firstly select a thumbnail in the Clip
Viewer and choose title style; type the title; choose options for font, size,
color, and duration using the controls in the Titles pane; and drag the title
style at the desired position just to the left of the picture.
Step 5: Export slideshow
Export your slideshow in QuickTime format. To do so, select Export Movie from
the File menu and select QuickTime. In addition, iMovie includes some commonly
used settings for exporting to different movie sizes, such as Web Movie, Email
movie, or CD-ROM movie.
Do More with Created Slideshow
[*]Make DVD Slideshow
After the slideshow is created with these two free slideshow software, you may
need to burn slideshow to DVD for playback in Media Player or on TV. For Mac,
you could use the iDVD, while for Windows, free DVD slideshow maker, like DVD
Flick is available. Alternative, I have found Wondershare DVD Slideshow Builder
could make slideshow and directly burn onto DVD. I have to say, free DVD
slideshow maker might also be possible, but you need to search for it. Or anyone
could suggest one?
[*]Convert DVD Slideshow
You may find out that the output formats of slideshow made by free slideshow
maker described above are limited. But sometimes slideshow in other formats
would be required. Well, video converter could help you. In fact, so many of
them are flooding out there. You could google for some. As for me, iSkysoft
iMedia Converter for Mac (http://www.iskysoft.com/imedia-converter-mac.html) is
my favorite. In Windows, you usually have no need to buy anything, free media
converters are already enough. What I recommend is FFMpeg
(http://ffdshow.faireal.net/mirror/ffmpeg/). It's free and powerful command
line tool. Have heard that Youtube also use this tool? Maybe, but it really
deserves a try.
