I have a lot of digital race photos that I would like to put onto disk (both CD and DVD) and have the pics sync’d to music, etc. to have the end result a cool slide show. Transitions, text adding, and ease of use are also important to me.
Which program is the best for this application?
This is a great question. I am told iphoto is a good choice, but it is Mac specific.
Powerpoint?
I’m told it is labor intensive. Also Windows Picture and Media Viewer bundled in with Windows XP.
I tried a few and they all seem to have shortfalls. I can live without 4000 transitions, etc., but some programs have significant limitations on format issues. One (I forgot which) needed a certain music format to import, another (Powerpoint) wouldn’t burn a DVD format that was readable from several DVD players. The version of Powerpoint I tried was 2 years old. I figure the Apple product prefers their music and video formats, but I’m only guessing.
I like “Pictures to EXE”. Have used it to make photo DVDs of my son’s soccer season. Mixed in some great 70s tunes and gave them away as end-of-season gifts. The parents love 'em.
Sounds like it would meet your needs - always worked well for me.
Mark
Try Photodex, I have made professional quality slide shows with it and it was worth every penny. You can try before you buy, just down load and go!
http://www.photodex.com/products/proshowgold/
Another option is Windows Movie Maker available from MS as a free down load for windows XP computers. See their download area.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/moviemaker2.mspx
Good luck