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Some ideas for creating slide shows
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Creating your slideshows can be fun for everyone. Understanding a little bit about color can make a difference. You can do a lot to make them more entertaining and enjoyable. Several programs can help you do that. With just a few simple additions you can turn a bland set of pictures into a dynamic and entertaining program.
By Wayne Rice
Creating your own slide shows can be fun and entertaining,
and easy to accomplish. Almost every digital camera now
comes with some sort of software to manage your images. Some
have more features than others. Some will allow you to
create slideshows. Some will add transitions, and allow
image durations to be adjusted. You can also use most video
making programs to produce slideshows, which is one way to
have more control over the outcome. For example, Windows XP offers MovieMaker, which has many of the functions of a
full-blown video producer program. The program allows you to
set the duration of each picture, the transition between
each picture; offers various effects to apply to individual
pictures, and allows you to overlay an audio track.
To start, I have found that most digital images need a
little adjustment for viewing on monitors. If your program
allows it, I recommend increasing both the brightness and
contrast just a few notches. Also, if you can, sharpen them
slightly. A note about color: colors come in two categories:
transparent and opaque. When you prepare images for printing
or for viewing on a monitor you must consider how colors
interact with each other. Printed colors, when mixed
together, go towards black. Projected colors, when mixed
together, go towards white. Printed images are usually
produced on equipment with a much higher resolution
capability than your monitor, so they will appear richer and
sharper in print. Most cameras are preset for printing, and
that's why it's a good idea to sharpen, brighten and
increase the contrast on images to be viewed on the pc.
Selecting your images and ordering them are the next
important step. It is best to try and tell a story, to have
a logical sequence to your images. Don't show people going
in the house before the shot of them getting out of the car.
When you are taking pictures, remember that you may make a
slide show, and try to take pictures that will present well
in that style; for instance, in a room full of people ,
start at one side and take many pictures as you swing across
to the other side of the room. When presented as slides, it
will give the effect of creating the complete environment.
Vary the duration of the slides; don't make them all 3 or 5
seconds, make some shorter and some longer. If there's one
person in a picture, shorten it; if there are many people
then lengthen it so people have a chance to look at every
face.
Once you have assembled the slideshow and applied
transitions and effects, you can put the crowning touch on
by adding a narration. You can simply choose some favorite
or appropriate music, but to really personalize it, a
narration is best. Not everyone is a natural speaker, nor
does everyone have the most recordable voice for such a
purpose. Here's where you can take advantage of a program
like AV Voice Changer Software to create a separate
track, or you could use AV Movie Morpher Gold 2.0 to overdub the
production. (You can go to http://mp3-player.audio4fun.com/free-audio-software.htm to
download the software for free trials). In that case you
will have to output the slideshow first and then open it
inside the Movie Morpher program. The nice thing about both
of these programs is that they can alter the sound of your
voice to make it more entertaining. It can deepen or enrich
it, or make it faster or slower; it can even change a male
voice to a female-sounding voice. It can add special effects
for emphasis or dramatic effect. You should work out either
a written narrative or an outline of what you will say,
practice it, and then record it. The final outcome will be
an entertaining, creative, and personal record of part of
your life, whether it's a party, a graduation, or a simple
family gathering, you will have created a cherished memory
to be shared for all time.
Author: Wayne Rice is a freelance journalist,
copywriter, photographer and artist. He currently resides in
the United States. |
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