Trying to create Slideshow...issues

newport wrote on 1/21/2005, 9:26 AM
I am trying to create a slideshow but am having a hard time making sure everything is set appropriatly. I want the pictures to last 5 seconds, and the transitions to last between 2-3 seconds for the entire slideshow. It seems that when i add effects, I have to manually determine how long each one is going to be. Is there anyway to setup a default for how long I want each picture and transition, so I don't have to do it manually????

Any other tips for creating a slideshow would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

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Steve Grisetti wrote on 1/21/2005, 12:00 PM
No, there's not some switch you flip to make it all happen automatically. However, there is a workaround that others have used successfully.

Once you've laid in all your still on video track 1, group them, copy the entire track and paste it onto video track 2. Now just nudge track 2's set of images a few seconds (or however you want your transition) to the right.

When you drag track 2's set of stills directly down onto track 1's, the offset stills will automatically make your transitions. (Naturally, Automatically Crossfades must be enabled in order for this trick to work.)
ADinelt wrote on 1/21/2005, 5:56 PM
Also, you can change the default length of the video clip which is what I do. If I want the clip to be 5 seconds in length, I will make the default length 7 seconds which allows 1 second on each end for the transitions.

If you are using Movie Studio 4, you can set it by going to Options -> Preferences. Next go to the Video tab where you will see "New still image length (seconds):". Just enter the new length in the field.

If you are using Movie Studio 3, you can set it by going to Options, then hold down the shift key and select Preferences. This will add an "Internal" tab to the Preferences window. Where it says "Show only prefs containing:", type the word "still" (without the quotes). It will display the default still image length in the list. Just enter a new length here. The default is something like 50000000 for 5 seconds. To set it to 7 seconds, enter 70000000.

Now when you drop a still image on the time line, it will be that length in seconds by default.

Hope this helps...
Al