What is a great WP sideshow plugin to show my photos with music

[moanakula]

I just completed my WordPress photography website and now looking to add a video slide show area for my clients to view their photos online with music. I have estroslider which is great but does not allow me to add music. Any suggestions? Also what softwares do you use that can create a slide show with music and have it flow smoothly and not take too much time loading. I been searching all night and still cannot find a good one and figured someone here has added some to their sites. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

 

[MLeeK]

I try to stay away from music for the most part because I'd be purchasing tons of it from TripleScoop and that's ANOTHER expense we get hit up with. You cannot use pop music. That and the general consensus is that photography websites with music are not such a hot idea. People tend to turn it of or click out. Especially if they are viewing at work.

As for slideshow software that will allow it: Are you uploading to the root of your site or making the slideshow thru WP? Or are you wanting a slideshow software?
I use ProShowGold and I absolutely love it. Animoto is a big grab for Photographers, but it's a monthly or per show thing you pay for. ProShow is a purchased software, and a cheap one at that. Create HD slideshows with ProShow.

I have also used jalbum.net's software for creating on-line galleries. They allow for music and amazing customization and you can also upload to the root of your site, password protect and so on. It's definitely more designed to the on-line galleries. Heck, you can create a whole website thru it. There is a free version and a purchased version. I have only ever used the free version and uploaded to the root of my site.

 

[moanakula]

I try to stay away from music for the most part because I'd be purchasing tons of it from TripleScoop and that's ANOTHER expense we get hit up with. You cannot use pop music. That and the general consensus is that photography websites with music are not such a hot idea. People tend to turn it of or click out. Especially if they are viewing at work.

As for slideshow software that will allow it: Are you uploading to the root of your site or making the slideshow thru WP? Or are you wanting a slideshow software?
I use ProShowGold and I absolutely love it. Animoto is a big grab for Photographers, but it's a monthly or per show thing you pay for. ProShow is a purchased software, and a cheap one at that. Create HD slideshows with ProShow.

I have also used jalbum.net's software for creating on-line galleries. They allow for music and amazing customization and you can also upload to the root of your site, password protect and so on. It's definitely more designed to the on-line galleries. Heck, you can create a whole website thru it. There is a free version and a purchased version. I have only ever used the free version and uploaded to the root of my site.

Thanks for your input. I am using this for creating a real estate photo slide show which I will add some relaxing classical music to. I would like to upload to the root of my site so I can give my clients a direct link to the sideshow without having to go to my WP site and select from e batch of other agents slide shows on a single page. That is want to do also but just for my personal website viewing and not to link to the agents MLS page. Adding classical music is important to me and a smooth flowing HD slideshow with quick loading also.

 

[MLeeK]

I really think Photo Albums - Create Online Albums - jAlbum (go there) would work very well for you in that case. If you need some help let me know. I haven't used it recently, but I can give you a hand with a lot of the kinks I had working with it. I use it for sports, so it'll start here soon!

 

[moanakula]

I really appreciate all your help. I'll try and download the free version and see how it goes. I was also wondering if I could somehow use Google+ to store all my music slide shows and somehow link it to my site. I have not used Google+ yet and only read that they have unlimited space to store music, photos and videos. I think it is like a FaceBook site but have to explore more. Can the slide show pro version software you mentioned before create HD mp4 slide show videos which I can host in my root of my website. I could link it from there to my Wordpress site. I'm looking for a slide show maker that produces HD quality with smooth and not jerky play back for my clients and also fast loading.

 

[table1349]

Keep in mind that smooth, non-jerky play back is going to be a product of the end users system and internet connection which you can not control.
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Also just curious on a side note, have you looked into the legal use of music for these slide shows? Music is copyrighted just as photographs.

 

[jaicatalano]

I use Woo themes which has a great slideshow. It doesn't have music though. On my regular site I have music on my slide show and feel it's too distracting.

 

[cgipson1]

I usually will click out of a page that forces music on me! My tastes in music probably aren't the same as yours. So unless you intend to give your views a choice of what to listen to (which will distract them from the photos they are there to view), I wouldn't do it, personally! :0

 

[MLeeK]

I really appreciate all your help. I'll try and download the free version and see how it goes. I was also wondering if I could somehow use Google+ to store all my music slide shows and somehow link it to my site. I have not used Google+ yet and only read that they have unlimited space to store music, photos and videos. I think it is like a FaceBook site but have to explore more. Can the slide show pro version software you mentioned before create HD mp4 slide show videos which I can host in my root of my website. I could link it from there to my Wordpress site. I'm looking for a slide show maker that produces HD quality with smooth and not jerky play back for my clients and also fast loading.

I have never had a problem with the shows lagging or being jerky. They're beautiful. I am heading over to the sports stuff to see if there is one up there in a second. I THINK I pulled everything from last year, but maybe not!
However if the user's internet is crappy? ANYTHING is going to be slow, jerky, lag...