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Slideshow help or “how to light a candle with a flamethrower”
I really would just like to get a few pointers. I want to create a really nice slide show with still images, transition effects and music that may be for just one slide or cross multiple slides. I tried this in Powerpoint and it took me many, many hours and I had a 300mb file that played the images fine but the music was slow and never caught up. I downloaded the trial from online it looks like it would be great to do what I want. I am sure that using Vegas 6 for a slideshow is like using a flamethrower to light a candle, but, I have the opportunity to purchase this and use for my wife’s business (taz write off) if I can prove that it will do trick. So…what I am looking for is any tidbits, websites, how-tos, etc that will get me going. Thanks in advance
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First of all, unless you really don’t care about the cost, try Vegas Movie Studio+DVD instead of Vegas. It’s a lot less money and you get DVD authoring built in. The feature set is less as well but, once again, it’s a lot cheaper.
As far as Vegas tips, Edward Troxel has an excellent series of newsletters on his site.
Finally, Vegas Links has an extensive listing of Vegas resources.
Happy learning 🙂Mike
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Powerpoint will give you the full resolution of the host PC, say 1024×768 for playback.
Vegas (or Vegas Movie Studio) would typically make about a quarter that resolution, if you were operating at standard NTSC/PAL frame sizes. What’s good about Vegas is that you could play back the slide show on more devices – TVs, computers, home projectors, etc.
What’s good about powerpoint is that you can get higher rez and therefore a better picture for a large group if you have access to a projector that will do 1024×768 or better.
300MB powerpoint files usually are the result of incorporating advertising layouts or large pictures into the show. Usually, you’d reduce large elements to somewhere between 800×600 and 1024×768 in photoshop or paintshop pro or other graphics program before pulling into powerpoint. If the pix were smaller, this might also fix the music timing problem.
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