There's so many software out there that we can use to create a slideshow. Even some of them provide an automatic feature to create slideshow, just drop photos and background music then the slideshow is created. Now I will show you how to create a photo slideshow using corel video studio x2.
By manual create photo slideshow, you can get a better slideshow because it's more structured then automatic one that use random transition and random style. Plus you can build the "mood" of photo slideshow itself.
By manual create photo slideshow, you can get a better slideshow because it's more structured then automatic one that use random transition and random style. Plus you can build the "mood" of photo slideshow itself.
At first import the image sequences to corel workspace. Usually still image had a duration to 3 seconds by default. You can set it later.
It's better that you edit the photo first before import it to corel. You can crop, adjust brightness/contrast, etc to beautify the photo.
After that, you can add background music to it, right click insert audio - to music track.
Add pan and zoom effect to every photo, drag pan and zoom effect from preset menu. You can also add more effect to make your slide more dynamic. You can customize the effect one by one if the default style not suitable for your photos.
Now we goto transition effect. Corel provide many kind of transitions such as push, flashback, fade, etc. Every selected transition will by preview in the preview panel. Drag the transition you want and put it between 2 photos. I usually use crossfade transition... :D
After everything is OK, now set the duration of each photo to appear. You can set the duration of each photo by dragging the yellow area in photo. Make it equal with the song duration so when the song fade out, the slideshow fade out too.
After all is OK, export your slide into video format or directly burn it to DVD.
Tips:
- Set the slide transition according to the beat of your background music. That's will make your slideshow better
- Set your slide speed according to the background music's beat
- Avoid black bar in your slide. Black bar usually appear when you use a portrait photo, avoid it if you want to make your slide better looking.. :D
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