Sketching Slideshow - Iphoto To Slideshow To Quicktime Movie

Today I learned how to practise a slideshow of a sketch I did yesterday when nosotros visited the wonderful garden at Great Dixter inward Kent.  I've already written nigh the see on my Travels amongst a Sketchbook spider web log (see A stride past times stride sketch of the Long Border at Great Dixter).

However I wanted to run into if I could practise a slideshow for this spider web log together with Facebook of the stride past times stride photos I took of the sketch equally it was progressing.

First here's the slideshow, together with then I'll say y'all how I got it!  I personally intend it looks best inward hard disk format on Facebook.  Apologies to those who saw this postal service early on together with got the incorrect size version!



Those who know me good volition realise I'm writing downward the instructions of how to practise it side past times side fourth dimension otherwise I'll endeavour to practise it i time again together with won't endure able to retrieve a affair nigh what I did.

How to hit a slideshow for your blog

I saved my vi photos equally thou pixels broad @72 dpi figuring that should endure nigh correct for Facebook!

Then came the search for the flake of software which would pose them together inward a slideshow which I could pose on this blog.

It didn't start well!

First I reviewed both PS Elements 11 and iMovie to run into if either would let me to hit a curt slideshow from vi slides together with concluded this wasn't going to endure slowly - together with I couldn't run into how it was possible!

Next I tried out searching for "how to" together with came upward amongst virtually zilch other than dodgy chaps who wanted me to endeavour their app.  I'm "app averse" unless it has a adept reputation together with lots of people lead maintain already adopted it thence that unopen off that avenue.

Finally I took a expect at iPhoto - together with it transpired this has a "create a slideshow" option.

Here's what y'all lead maintain to practise to practise a slideshow of an fine art procedure or paintings or whatever y'all desire it to endure about

1. Identify the photos y'all desire to use.
2. rename them amongst the titles y'all desire to purpose equally captions if y'all desire captions to show
• If y'all review the slideshow you'll run into I gave mine a narrative description of the phase of the sketch eg add together coloured pencils
3. Import photos to iPhoto together with position their location
4. You remove to add together whatever data to the ikon at this phase
• click the footling "i" bottom correct manus corner of the photograph to add together information
• locate photograph on a map to exhibit where it was taken if appropriate
• provide a description of what is happening inward photograph if appropriate
• provide a championship for the photo/slide
• repeat for each photograph inward the slideshow if y'all desire at that topographic point to endure a commentary on what's happening
5. Click the + sign at the bottom left of the covert inward iPhoto
6. Choose slideshow from the drib downward menu
7. Save the slideshow amongst a championship - these are the words which volition appear on the get-go ikon equally the championship for the slideshow.  There's no orbit to add together copyright information thence I started the championship amongst the copyright symbol together with my name
8. Review how long each slide should appear for -  I used vii seconds
9. Review themes, music together with the residual of settings - all fairly self-explanatory
10. Bottom correct of covert - click Export together with this exports the slideshow to a deed format which was Quicktime inward this instance.
11. Choose the size based on where the pic volition endure viewed.  I chose 960 x 540 pixels which gave 30fps together with an 8.8MB filesize
12. Upload to Facebook together with YouTube and/or video host of your selection together with brand certain you've chosen the correct size file!

That's nigh it.  I bet I've forgotten something! ;)

Let me know what y'all intend nigh the video.

Please also percentage amongst us how y'all practise slideshows equally videos.

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