creating a DVD slideshow with music?

[skieur]

The problem I find with slideshows is that every choice of transition, use of animation, integrated text, and size and number of images uses up computer memory and speed to the extent that the computer can easily get bogged down in processing and memory swapping with the hard drive etc. It then becomes necessary to compress your images, reduce your fancy transitions and animations while still trying to maintain quality.

skieur

 

[dkf10425]

The problem I find with slideshows is that every choice of transition, use of animation, integrated text, and size and number of images uses up computer memory and speed to the extent that the computer can easily get bogged down in processing and memory swapping with the hard drive etc. It then becomes necessary to compress your images, reduce your fancy transitions and animations while still trying to maintain quality.

skieur

You don't have to reduce transitions or animations. If you selectively prerender each segment the slide show will preview with no stutter and your PC won't be bogged down. Also keep the preview screen small that also helps. Selective prerendering does take extra time, but you can compose a better slide show because your PC is running smoother. Selective prerendering and multiple size preview screens are only available with higher end software such as Sony Vegas 7-8 or Adobe Premiere. Also having 2 gigs or more of ram helps also. You can function with one gig of ram, but anything under that you will have a hard time.