"Bob Simon" <nobody@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:bq5i54ti39hgjauit7kg7rf0slk1akvvbt@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:43:14 -0400, "KatWoman" <spamfree@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Bob Simon" <nobody@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>>news:rljf54hjt5lb1lorha4mr8k22i34l9c9rl@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>I have little experience with graphics apps and Photoshop seems like
>>> one of the most popular programs so I figured I might get a variety of
>>> good opinions here. If there's a more appropriate newsgroup for my
>>> questions, please let me know.
>>>
>>> My wife and I just got back from two weeks in Europe and we want to
>>> make a slide show from our jpg files. Our editing requirements are
>>> simple: Rotate, crop, enlarge, and save the resulting file. We also
>>> want to rearrange the display order for the slide show. I have to
>>> wonder if Photoshop isn't way more program that we need for this.
>>>
>>> I can connect my computer to my big plasma screen for the slide show.
>>> I have ACDC, which does a pretty good job but I don't know how to
>>> reorder the slides without going through the hassle of rerumbering the
>>> files. Another possibility I am aware of is to use Powerpoint to make
>>> the slideshow and burn it onto a DVD with a runtime engine.
>>>
>>> Should I buy Photoshop (Elements?) for my editing or is there
>>> something free that has a pretty good user interface? Please advise a
>>> newbie on some good options.
>>
>>windows Movie maker is free comes with Xp
>>if you have DVD burn software usually has a DVD slide show builder mine
>>does
>>(Roxio Ez CD or NERO)
>>you don't have to PS your files first you can crop & rotate (pan & zoom
>>too)
>>each frame in the program
>>most vertical photos will need to crop
>>
>>after you create the project you can output it as a DVD show
>>
>>if you just want to show friends your pictures put pictures in a folder
>>and
>>hit slideshow
>>you can order images by time taken or date
>>or file name etc like all windows
>>
>>
>>if you have a good vid card it will have a TV out for you TV monitor
>>you could do it with a laptop plugged to a TV
>>
> Thanks for the tips about Movie Maker and Nero. Ordering the slide
> show is still a challenge -- Powerpoint may be the best way I've
> found so far to handle this. My 50" plasma monitor has a 15 pin
> connector for PC RGB signals (1024x768).
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