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Making a slide show, follow-up observation & opinion

2/17/2022

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The process of putting together an eye-catching slide show is, well..., an art. If you’re using one of the programs like Photo Stage that Mark demonstrated last night you have an overwhelming number of options. Here's a couple things that came to my mind.

Timing observation. Mark clearly talked about choosing the right timing for how long an image stays on screen—not an easy decision. You also have to consider the transition time and the type of transition you use. There were SO many options there. It appeared to me that some of the ‘fancier’ ones took longer to complete than the simple ones so that if you set the transition time too short for these they didn’t quite finish; it looked garbled and there wasn’t enough time for the image to be rendered clearly before it changed again. There’s a delicate balance of timing to consider.

Transitions opinion. There were comments about choosing transitions to fit the image subject matter as well as the target audience. I think this goes as well for sound effects and visual effects (yes the program has those!). You know what they say about 'too much of a good thing' and the adage 'less is more'. Varying transitions will keep the audience from nodding off but too many can be visually jarring and as Allison pointed out, unprofessional looking. My opinion; choose a transition style that has several options and cycle through them to give some consistency but also variety. Maybe throw in wild card once in a while to shake things up for fun. Or pick 4 or 5 ‘fun’ ones and cycle through them. Use things like pan and zoom to relieve repetition, but not for every slide. The ’stars’ of the show should be your images not a sampler of transitions.  

What do you think?

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MARK C JANKE
2/17/2022 09:56:58 am

I think both observations are well considered. The problem with the transitions not completing I have encountered also. I'm pretty sure that when the file is saved as an .mp4 export the problem goes away....but it's certainly disconcerting during the preview process. There are some transitions that I find over the top for any show I'd be making and I usually only use 8 or 9 of the more sedate ones. Some of the "fancier" transitions do need more time to develop nicely also. For your shorter slide shows, short transitions take up less time, so that would definitely be a circumstance to them simpler.

The software program does have a lot to offer for lively and entertaining shows as well as more "serious" shows where you really are interested in having your audience concentrate on the images. My intent last night was to try and introduce as much of the program as I could in the time allotted. Unfortunately. I think I was a little disjointed in my presentation because of the volume of info to cover. My hope is that everyone got a feel for how they could use their imagination to create some different artistic slide show programs that are fun to view.

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Carol Lowbeer link
2/18/2022 04:09:09 am

I thought the presentation was well done & enjoyable--alot of information covered well in a short time. Re transitions, I agree with both parties: Sometimes just a couple of simple ones are best but other times if it is a novelty show, alot of "fun transitions" are enjoyed by the audience. It depends on the audience and the type of show. I am still using ProShow Gold/ Producer but as most know it's been discontinued & I have been looking for a Mac-Compatible program. This one is a great candidate. Thanks, Mark.

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