The last time I wrote about creating slide shows Adobe Flash based systems were supported everywhere on the web. After Apple decided to not support Flash on their iPads, iPhone or iTouch things changed.
All the slide shows I produced early on will not work on the Apple mobile devices as they were created up till not that long ago.
Today I do use Final Cut Pro X primarily when editing video and mixing in still images. I have also used Adobe Premier prior to Final Cut doing the same thing.
While I could use Final Cut Pro X and create slide shows these solutions are much simpler and faster in my opinion. I can even produce most of what I want and export them into Final Cut Pro X if I like.
1. Soundslides Solution for both Mac and PC
The latest version of Soundslides (1.9.5) has JQuery HTML5 built into it. The beauty of the Soundslides solution is that the project will play back using Flash when available and use the HTML5 version as a fallback. This ensures the user experience is the best it can be.
Here is an example I recommend trying on your desktop/laptop and then if you have a Apple Mobile device try it there as well. By the way I had saved the original file [2008] so I was able to update the output for HTML5.
The best part of the Soundslides solution is that it is cross platform.
You may find out as I did that some servers do not like the way Soundslides is talking to the device to determine what it is before giving it a flash or html5 version. The way licenses work they cannot create an html5 version only since it will not work on all browsers.
This is when you can choose to use Soundslides Video converting service. The downside is you have to upload your file and then wait for them to send you a link to download it. Your project goes into a Que and if you are on a deadline this might not work.
As far as simplicity to use and if your office has a mix of PCs and Macs this is a great software that is fairly easy to use. Having everyone using a similar software means you can easily train everyone.
2. For the Mac
My favorite Slide Show software for the Mac that creates movie files is FotoMagico. The cost of the software is $99. One thing they offer that I don't know any other software offering is One-to-One Coaching. Get up to speed with FotoMagico! Get tips and tricks from our tech support pros. Be more productive, and get your work done faster. Arrange a one-to-one online session with desktop sharing for $99 per session.
When you are ready to output the show FotoMagico has easy choices like YouTube, Apple Devices and just about any other output including 4K Cinema Projection.
3. For the PC
For a long time before I switched to using Mac exclusively I was using ProShow Gold. I found going from ProShow Gold to FotoMagico seemless and believe they work very similar.
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As you can see from the screen grabs they look very similar. The outputs are similar to FotoMagico. You can create DVD, Blu-ray, Facebook, Youtube and more outputs.
My suggestion is to output to H.264 format since this is a standard for video compression, and is currently one of the most commonly used formats for the recording, compression, and distribution of high definition video.
All of these solutions make it very easy to combine your still images with audio. You can create a voice over, use music and even blend with video. The learning curve on these software packages is much easier than using Adobe Premier or Final Cut Pro X.
3.5 DigiCraft Plugin Solution
If you are looking for a plugin to use with Adobe Lightroom to create a slide show gallery try DigiCrafts software. It was created primarily for photographers to create portfolio package to play on Apple devices. I have used it when I just need a click through package.
I used this software to create small galleries of my work for my blog and website. You can click on the categories above. Here is the "education gallery" I created using DigiCrafts.
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