A slideshow is a great way to show off your best images. No, not a carousel-style, force your guests to watch every. single. photo. from your family vacation… I'm talking about dynamic, moving images with music and text and movies! 

The Slideshow module in Lightroom is quite impressive, and far beyond what we had in Aperture. You can add multiple text fields, multiple music tracks, auto-time to music and even add a watermark if you're going to export this to send to a client. Lots of really cool options and opportunities to make something great for your friends and family, or enhance your product offerings to your clients. The features we look at include…

• Options panel (zoom, stroke and shadow)
• Layout (and guides)
• Overlays (Identity plate, watermarking, ratings, and the all-important text overlays)
• Backdrop (color, wash or image?)
• Titles (opening and closing)
• Music (did you want one track or two?)
• Playback (auto vs manual, slide length and crossfades, pan and zoom, repeat or randomize)
• Saving templates (presets)
• Exporting as a movie, PDF or JPEGs

Watch it now…

Paid members have unlimited streaming access; non-members will see the five minute sample below