agaimages Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 Ok, I know this has been asked many, many times. However, I'm looking for a presentation I can do quickly. I don't need anything fancy. It is not for customer however I will need to run it on TV rather than PC. Is there something out there that can do this fairly simple slideshow? I've got Nero and know that this might be done through it but can't seem to either know it or don't have the version that burning slideshows is possible. Can anybody help? This is for quick presentation I need to have for tomorrow! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_skomial Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 http://www.digitalphotoslideshow.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gardner Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 You can try the scale down versions of 'Power show gold' or 'Thumbs +' Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_s___hampton_roads_va Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 try going to www.photodex.com , there are demos of the ProShow Gold demo & others...I use it, and am pleased...it's only about $70 too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelvinphoto - arlington, t Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 buy a dvd player that can show picture as slideshow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle a. Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 I've been really interested in this software (link below)..... http://www.tivity.com/pixtivity/pixtivity_releasing_soon.cfm It's been advertised in magazines forever now it seems and yet it's still not available. I don't know what the holdup is with it but it seems like a good software for slideshow presentations. Maybe this will do DVD's when it's ready? Of couse there's so little info on it on their website too.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
april_rocha___south_centra Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 I am also always interested in new software and keep checking myself on the Tivity software which at this point doesn't seem like it will ever be released. Maybe we should send this thread to them and they can tell us the real story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennie farnsworth Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 I've had nothing but problems with ProShow Gold. I really can't say that I've used a program with more bugs before (unless you count Win98). Half the time the program randomly quits in the middle of what you're doing. When you pull up saved work, it's not always exactly how you saved it last. Depending on the version you have, it will choose the very first image in the slideshow and set it as the title page image, even though you've designated another one. Doesn't always support the background music that supposedly it supports. Also, the company keeps it a secret that Macs can't play any of the slideshows, except the DVD version (when you find this out trying to get clients with Macs to see something... anything... it's a little maddening). It's been nothing but a hassle, and hardly worth $70. And these problems are not user error: I'm A+ certified computer technician, and have tried the program on two different computers. Same results. Don't believe me? Type in "ProShow Gold bugs" and you'll get pages of hits on the subject. Also, CNET editors gave the program a 5.3 out of 10 in their product review. I would definitely recommend looking into other DVD slideshow programs. (*stepping off the soapbox*) Jen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meteoric Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 Sad to say, I must agree with Jennie that ProShow Gold is indeed buggy. I had ProShow Gold installed in my laptop right before I took a 20+ hours flight from US to Malaysia few months back, to photograph my sis' wedding and also build slideshow DVD for 2 dinners. As for both slideshow DVDs I built, I had about 100 slides with background musics and everything worked fine. Later, I had someone asking me to build him a trip slideshow DVD that consists about 300 slides with background musics. Everytime I burnt the DVD, it will not play and neither the laptop or the stand alone DVD-player could recognize the DVD disc. I tried burning 3 times in a row with different DVD brands (each DVD takes about an hour to burn), and 3 times it failed. Then after I started to realize that ProShow Gold has some buffering issue, I decided to write the slideshow into an ISO file first (ProShow Gold allows you to do that), then use Nero to burn it to a DVD, and finally it works. Heck, if I have only an hour to create a DVD slideshow for a wedding dinner, I don't know if I could trust this software to do the job for me. Good part about this software is that the DVD slide quality is much better than some of other softwares I have tried... or maybe it's just my eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonsmith Posted July 8, 2006 Share Posted July 8, 2006 Pro Show Gold from Photodex is very user friendly and gives good results. I mucked about with Adobe Premiere for a day or so before using Proshow and built a DVD Slideshow in about 5 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_broadwater Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 Pro Show Gold is nice and I never had any problems with it, but if you can spend the extra green stuff I say go for Pro Show Producer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now