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Posted by wienerschnitzel on Apr-25-2011 01:50:

computer program suggestions please..?!

I don't ask much from you assholes but I need some suggestions for a program to use to make a photo slideshow... My grandpa died last night and my dad is writing an obituary and his sisters want him to make a slideshow for the funeral. What would be a good program to use online or to purchase to do such a thing?

Posted by Reza on Apr-25-2011 01:52:

sorry about ur grandpa

i use windows powerpoint for work, its easy to use

even a woman can figure it out

Posted by wienerschnitzel on Apr-25-2011 01:58:

Lol ooooo sic burn.. But it's for my dad who is more then competent. What version do you use? (Does that even make sense? I'm CLEARLY the one who's retarded when it comes to this stuff.

Posted by gmilf on Apr-25-2011 02:00:

prezi.com is free and online based so there will need to be an internet connection to view it, but it looks nice.
Once you drop in all of the photos you want create a path to each then.

To make your Prezi autoplay, and loop:

Go to Show mode
Hold down the bottom right arrow button, and choose a timing interval
To stop, just press Next or Previous.

Posted by VAR on Apr-25-2011 02:02:

i am sorry for the loss of your Grandfather

i would try this (and it's free);

http://download.cnet.com/Photo-Stor...4-10339154.html

Posted by wienerschnitzel on Apr-25-2011 02:34:

Thanks! I'll pass this along...

Posted by igottaknow on Apr-25-2011 02:42:

It depends on how you want display them. For example one way is to create a slideshow on a dvd. The advantage is people don't need to be computer savvy to watch and you could show them using a dvd player/laptop and digital projector at the reception. There are also numerous online service that allow you upload photos and create slideshows for free. With that method all you need to do is send a link to it and anyone can view no matter where they are located.

Posted by Lunar Phase 7 on Apr-25-2011 10:54:

Keep it simple, go for PowerPoint.

Prezi is nice but tbh it's a bit of a gimmick. The timing controls are weak too.

Powerpoint is your friend or even Windows Movie Maker or www.jaycut.com if you want to layer music on properly.

Posted by Comrade Stalin on Apr-25-2011 15:18:

Best Option: Powerpoint

Free Option: OpenOffice.org Impress - Download by going to openoffice.org and clicking the "I want to download Openoffice.org" link.

Posted by EarnYourKeep on Apr-25-2011 15:40:

couldn't you just put all the images in 1 folder and click the slideshow button, windows should do this already doesn't it?

Posted by wienerschnitzel on Apr-25-2011 18:23:

In theory that would probably work, but I think my dad want's to try and make it better then that... Thanks again for your help guys, apart from buying my dad a 18 year old bottle of single malt scotch this was the only other thing I could think of that could help.

Posted by tubularbills on Apr-25-2011 18:34:

computers? you should ask russel

oh wait

Posted by Chris Crossland on Apr-25-2011 20:54:

I'm sorry for your loss.

Posted by Orbital32 on Apr-26-2011 06:34:

i know this is probably too late, but if you would like i can use Adobe Lightroom to create a slide show timed with music. The final output would be a video file.

Posted by aquila on Apr-26-2011 06:35:

Use firefox and windows 7.

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Posted by wienerschnitzel on Apr-26-2011 23:13:

haha yes that would be totally random, wouldn't it..

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Posted by wienerschnitzel on Apr-28-2011 18:02:

here is the slideshow my dad made, these are of my grandpa and grandma, (grandma passed away on december 17 2009) there is no music, he wasn't sure what they wanted for the funeral home? anyway... probably won't be too interesting

Posted by igottaknow on Apr-28-2011 18:36:

nice, but the motion gives me a nauseous vertigo feeling. i always include music because you can turn down the volume if you don't want it. youtube will remove any copyright music.