Some scanners have a slide insert, allowing old slides to be digitized. These images can then be imported into slideshow programs.
A slideshow is a great way to share information, videos or a collection of pictures. Software programs, free and built into the Windows and Mac OS operating systems, make creating informational and multimedia slideshows easy for anyone. All of these programs have the advantage of displaying the slideshow on a television set. The Windows and Mac programs burn the file to a disc, while PowerPoint requires a computer-to-TV connection.
Instructions
Using iMovie to Create a Slideshow
1. Open iMovie from the Apple dashboard.
2. Resize the iMovie program so it takes up about half of the screen. Use the other portion of the screen to open the folders that contain the pictures to be used in the slideshow. Drag these pictures from their folders into the square media box within iMovie. This is also the timeline.
3. Use the gears button above each picture to change video effect, clip duration, colors or to crop. There is also a button for cropping below the preview monitor.
4. Push the "T" under the preview monitor to bring up the Title Menu. Choose a title slide and drag it ahead of all the pictures in the media square. Click the text to change the title. Use the menu above the clip on the project window to change the title's duration. A title can also be inserted between pictures to create a text slide within the slideshow.
5. Push the transitions button below the preview monitor. Drag a transition between two clips. Click the transition to change its duration, type or how it overlaps.
6. Export the file. Click "File" at the top of the program and then "Finalize Project." Choose a name for the file and a location for it to be saved. Click "Save."
7. Open iDVD from the Apple dashboard. Click "Create a New Project." Then, give the project a name in the next window.
8. Drag the exported iMovie file into the preview DVD menu within iDVD. This will create a clickable element that will launch the video slideshow when the disc is put into a DVD player.
9. Click the "I" button to change the menu background, style or music.
10. Put a recordable disc into the DVD tray of the computer. Click the disc button to burn the project to a DVD. When finished, put the disc in a DVD player connected to a TV to view the video slideshow.
Using Windows Movie Maker to Create a Slideshow
11. Push the "Start" menu button and type "Windows Live Movie Maker" in the search box.
12. Resize the Windows Movie Maker program so it takes up about half of the screen. Use the other portion of the screen to open the folders that contain the pictures to be used in the slideshow. Drag these pictures from their folders into the square media box within Windows Movie Maker. This is also the timeline.
13. Push the "Title" button along the menu bar to insert a title. Click on the text to change what is written on the title page. This can be put at the beginning of the slideshow or can be put in between pictures as written slides.
14. Add music. Push the "Add Music" button on the menu toolbar. Select the "Add Music from Folder" option. Select a file and click "Open." Drag the song along the timeline to have it start or end at different points in the slideshow.
15. Add transitions. Click on the "Animations" button on the top menu bar. Select a transition and drag it between two pictures or written slides. Select the transition duration time from the drop down menu.
16. Burn the movie to a DVD. Place a recordable DVD disc into the computer. Navigate to the drop down menu in the upper left corner of Windows Movie Maker and then select "Save Movie." Then, select Burn to DVD. Type a file name, choose a location to save to and then click "Save."
17.Wait for Windows Movie Maker to save the file. A DVD menu will then appear showing the files that will be burned to DVD. Type a name for the disc in the field in the bottom window and click "Next." Click "Menu Text" and "Customize Menu" to adjust the background music and text that appear on the DVD menu. When done, click "Burn." This will create a DVD containing the video slideshow that can be played back in a DVD player.
Using PowerPoint to Create a Slideshow
18. Open Microsoft PowerPoint. Click on the "Start Menu" and type Microsoft PowerPoint in the search box. Otherwise, go to "All Programs," Microsoft Office and PowerPoint.
19. Begin typing text in the first slide to start the slideshow. If the default layout is unfitting, click the "Layout" button on the menu bar to select a new slideshow layout.
20. Click the "New Slide" button to add a new slide to the show. Click the "Layout" button to change the style of the slide. Alternatively, click the "Design" tab to change the appearance of the slides in the slideshow.
21. Add text by typing in the supplied text boxes. To add additional text boxes, click "Insert" on the top menu bar and then "Text Box." To change the size, color or style of the text, highlight the text and use the font options under the "Home" tab to modify.
22. Add Images. Click the "Insert" button on the top menu bar and then click on "Picture." Select the image and then click open. Click on the image and hold down the left mouse button to drag it to a new area on the slide.
23. Add transitions. Click on the "Animations" tab on the top menu bar. Select the transition to be used between slides. Adjust the speed of the transition and whether the slides automatically transition or switch with a mouse click -- these options are found under this tab on the right part of the menu bar.
24. Set up the show. Click the "Slide Show" tab on the menu bar. Then, go to "Set Up Slide Show." In this menu, timing behavior can be set up for the slideshow.
25. Save the slideshow. Click on the Office button in the upper left corner of the program and click on "Save." Choose a directory to save to, type a file name and then click "Save."
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Keep the PowerPoint slideshow open or transfer the file to another computer that can be connected to a television set. The television should have a VGA or HDMI connection -- this allows the image on the computer to be displayed on the TV.
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Connect the computer to the television using a VGA or HDMI cable. Change the TV to VGA or HDMI mode -- this can usually be done by pushing a "Source" or "Auxiliary" button. The computer image should now appear on the TV. Click the "Slide Show" tab in PowerPoint and then click "From Beginning." This will display the slideshow from the beginning.
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