SLIDE SHOW

Shows by Phil Vickery

PHOTOSHOW LIBRARY

Shows by Bruce Day

Shows by Tom Evans

PhotoShow is a on-line product that provides streaming video.  Once free from Comcast this company was purchased by Roxio, which charges $20/yr to previous Comcast users and $40/yr to new users to maintain an on-line account.

An alternative is to produce your photoshows by any of the programs available from Nero (bought by Roxio) or Photodex, convert it to a video file, and upload that to YouTube.   This works if your photoshow is ten minutes or less (about 60 to 90 pictures).

If you want to share a really big show and don't want to buy Roxio PhotoShow.  We'll provide you with FREE on-line storage.  Sent a us a note at fogbees@gmail.com .

   Slide Shows and Photo Shows are different.  A simple slide show displays your pictures sequentially in a static mode in some cases with captions.  A Photo Show adds a dynamic of motion with zooms, pans, music, etc and better captures the attention of a viewer.

    Every On-line photo storage site provides a slide show option for sharing your photos.  Generally, the files that the site downloads are small and viewable on dial-up connections. 

  Photo show software generally works offline to con-vert your still pictures into a movie, The resultant movie file is huge, about 7MB for every minute.  To share, you uploaded this file to Web Site, which has software that allows others to view your project as streaming video, instead of downloading your huge file before viewing.

  Some of these shows display "created by Tom" - NOT TRUE.  He just saved them from extinction when    

Comcast decided to abandon PhotoShow.  The actual artist is credited on the opening slide.

CRITIQUE

Major Advantage / Issues

The streaming video is a BIG plus.  You can share a Photoshow with out your recipient having to download special software or a large video file.  However, they do need to have high-speed Internet.  Streaming video is a "no go" on dial up.

The Roxio version of PhotoShow has a more advanced User Interface, but its features are far more limited than its predecessor PhotoShow 5.   However, version 5 is full of bugs and crashes regularly.