Photo Sharing

Need some advice on a photo-sharing Web site. My goal is to post pictures and sync it

with music. Adding music to the pictures is VERY important to me. I would also like the

capability of burning the "show" on a DVD. I have a MAC OS 10 system. Thanks for the

help.

Please make sure to get a license to use the music. Just as you don't want your pictures used w/o your permission, musicians don't want their music used w/o permission.

 

Even "private use" is a violation of copyright. When you purchase a CD, you purchase ONLY the right to PLAY THAT CD, not use it for a slide show for friends, relatives, or website visitors.

 

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Charles answer regarding copyright is wrong. Randy, if you are concerned, you should read up on Fair Use.

Hello Randy. Can't help very much with a photo web site but some people use Flickr. It is photos only - no music!

 

There are a number of programmes that enable you to create a slide show with music, I think ACDSee might be suitable but the trouble is that your show could only be viewed by someone with the same programme.

 

Last year, as a test piece, I used an old video editing programme called MGI Video Wave to create a show of photos and music as an MPEG on a CD which could be viewed by anybody. It was a bit of a mind stretcher but the eventual result was well received. I didn't have any problems with copyright as I used my photos of our local music festival and the composer is a friend.

 

Using MGI Video Wave allowed me to create a five minute show by combining individual photos. Some video creation programmes only allow for the editing of video clips. I set my photos to hold for around 8 seconds plus 2 seconds for merging between photos. Working out the mix of photos and music was a real headache as I wanted specific photos to match the music exactly!

 

Also, using the same programme, I did create some 5 minute animated cartoons set to music - but that is another story.

 

If you can find a suitable programme give it a go but allow yourself plenty of time. Geoff.

Hey Randy, why not use iphoto. You can create a slideshow and add music from itunes and save it a quicktime. You can burn it on dvd by using Toast 6.