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QUESTION: I recently bought a unit which enables me to transfer my slides to my PC. I have Windows Vista. In burning the transferred slides to a DVD, what time lapse do you use between slides for future viewing on TV? If you know of a book or literature that will help me to create discs somewhat professionally, I would sure like to get at them. I hope you can help me out.
PC CLUB: Slideshows have two main time components: the duration of the slide and the transition between slides. A typical slideshow includes slide durations of 5 to 7 seconds with a 3-second transition between them. If a slide includes captions, allow sufficient time for your audience to read them. There are several free, or at least inexpensive, alternatives for creating DVDs for playback on a TV.
My all-time favorite for creating DVD slideshows for playback on TV is Photodex’s ProShow Gold which can do almost anything. It’s $69.95 at www.photodex.com and also is available as a trial version. If you order the boxed version, it includes a manual to get you started. There are free tutorials for the program at www.proshowenthusiasts.com and several books available from $20 to $25. You can search the Amazon.com site for “Proshow” to review these. Read the rest of this entry »
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