Photo Slideshow

Not sure if this is in the correct forum, but i'm looking to do a photo slideshow that would be projected during the wedding. I have both access to Mac and PC although i'm still primarily a PC user. I have used Canopus Imaginate in the past but want to know if there is something better out there now. I tried using iPhoto and iMovie but it definitely lacks the control I had with Canopus Imaginate. I have used Keynote for short presentations and it works actually quite well but it's a bit time consuming as you have to manually add the pictures one by one. I like iPhoto and iMovie because you can instantly get a slideshow up and running but I would like more control to fine tune things. Anyone have recommended programs for both PC and/or a Mac.

I'm not familiar with Canopus Imaginate but I use ProShow Producer. It's fairly easy to learn. Easy to use with features such as layers. It's truly full featured.

Producer is the best! Imaginate was a reasonable program and you could get decent results using that but Proshow is easier.

+1 for Photodex ProShow Gold ($80)

+1 for proshow as well.

before this I was using Microsoft PhotoStory (freeware)

thanks. I'll look into it. I just purchased a copy of iLife 09 which has the new iPhoto and iMovie so I'll check that out. If it doesn't work the way I'd like it to, ProShow it is

have you tried soundslides.com

I used to use PS gold, but found SS much easier and less time consuming

have you tried soundslides.com

I used to use PS gold, but found SS much easier and less time consuming

ronf119 wrote in post #7198956
thanks. I'll look into it. I just purchased a copy of iLife 09 which has the new iPhoto and iMovie so I'll check that out. If it doesn't work the way I'd like it to, ProShow it is

not sure if it is different now but proshow gold/producer were always PC only applications....

just checked and it seems that is still the case.

proshow gold/producer do not support Mac

I use Fotomagico for my iMac! Check out the slideshows i've made at http://www.facebook.co​m …8169281271&subj​=551676271 and http://www.facebook.co​m …4942341271&subj​=551676271

So I asked this question more than a year ago. I ended up using a combination of programs to finish a project I was working on. I now have another relatively large slideshow I need to produce by Monday so i'm looking to see if ProShow is the one to purchase. Does it have an option to make a looping DVD after creating the slideshow. Thanks

ronf119 wrote in post #10045991
So I asked this question more than a year ago. I ended up using a combination of programs to finish a project I was working on. I now have another relatively large slideshow I need to produce by Monday so i'm looking to see if ProShow is the one to purchase. Does it have an option to make a looping DVD after creating the slideshow. Thanks

Welcome back!

Yes. I program all my shows to run continuous.

ok. Thanks. Maybe, i'll download the free trial and if I really like it, then I can buy it. Does anyone know if the free trial is fully functional

ronf119 wrote in post #10048249
ok. Thanks. Maybe, i'll download the free trial and if I really like it, then I can buy it. Does anyone know if the free trial is fully functional

The free trials are fully funtional.

ProShow Producer can do a lot more than ProShow Gold and is well worth the additional expense.

So I downloaded proshow gold to see if there is something that I need/want that I found missing. For the most part, it seems to fit what I needed it to do. I showed the demo slideshow I made today and everyone seems to like it. So now I have 3 questions

1. If I purchase proshow and register, will their "watermark" saying it's an evaluation copy disappear without me having to redo my entire show.

2. Can I install this on say my work computer (i'm purchasing it personally for my use) and then later, remove it from my work computer, and install it on my home machine.

3. What did you find in proshow producer that was essential to you that proshow gold was lacking. The only thing from my limited use is I would have liked to be able to put a background (lower third) under the captions. It doesn't have any built-in so I assume I would have to create one in photoshop and put it on a layer. Not that hard but an extra step.

Thanks