the.ronin Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 i've got a bunch of digital pictures. i want to be able to do a slideshow on a regular tv. any suggestions and/or caveats? ideas include burning onto a cdr (i dont have a dvd burner) but then what program do i use? another idea is to run it through powerpoint but can i hook up a regular tv to a laptop? any advice appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 Microsoft have a digital photo app for free download from their registered owners page (sorry no link handy) that makes a slide show of a bunch of photos with really cool pan and slide effects. I think you need a seperate app to make it onto a dvd though. Ulead have a product that does the same thing, but will also burn the DVD for you - it is not free however, (again sorry no link handy). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannik Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 gives you the ability to create a slideshow, and burn it as a VCD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.ronin Posted August 20, 2005 Author Share Posted August 20, 2005 thanks dannik ... does a regular cd burner burn vcd? is it just a medium? lastly, is there a free program that does this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannik Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 A VCD is just a DVD-reader-compatible way of putting an hour of video on a standard CDR. I don't know of any free burning suites, but I think Ahead Nero still has a free trial, and it can certainly burn VCD format. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.ronin Posted August 20, 2005 Author Share Posted August 20, 2005 nero!! wouldnt ya know it ... i was drivin the other day and a box of nero fell right off the truck in front of me and landed on my windshield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 yeah i used nero at my old job for Photo CDs, just tell it you want to make a Picture VCD or something, and itll do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 I tend to use Adobe Premier or Pinacle both programmes you can mix stills and video. Adobe is complicated but once you get into its very good. Pinacle Studio is good aswell and easier to use. It depends on the quality you are looking for. High spec system though Looking at some of your sigs I would say you will do a good job. Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR6 Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 The easiest I've done several times is if your laptop has a S-video output, you should be able to hook that up directly to most new TVs. Then put your pics in the same folder and just use the Windows XP Picture and Fax Viewer to display them off your laptop. If you want a more professional looking slideshow, use PowerPoint - which is what I usually do these days as with most presentations I make, I have easy access to those small portable LCD projectors. If you want to run the slideshow off a DVD player, then burn the VCD after creating a slideshow with one of the above mentioned programs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly2442 Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 If it's a decent camera, it might have some type of cable for video out. Usually, the cable would come with the camera. You just plug it into the input on the TV and it should work. At least that's what my friend used when he got his digital camera. It showed up on the TV and he could cycle through them. Pretty easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Slaughter Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 (edited) ... Edited August 30, 2005 by Sgt. Slaughter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pz3 Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 (edited) nero!! wouldnt ya know it ... i was drivin the other day and a box of nero fell right off the truck in front of me and landed on my windshield. user posted image thats odd.... i was walking the other day and i seen a fedex plane burning on fire in 2 peices and a copy of Flash MX just hit me on the head... when i woke up i walked off with it Edited August 26, 2005 by Prozac360 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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