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Creative Photo Slideshow with Ken Burns Effect and Timing

Learn how to create a captivating photo slideshow with the Ken Burns effect, proper timing, and background music. Explore popular slideshow software options and discover tips and tricks for enhancing your slideshow with different video effects.

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Creative Photo Slideshow with Ken Burns Effect and Timing

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  1. Tyler Evans GSFC Photo ClubPhoto Slideshow Wednesday May 8th, 2013

  2. Timing and Music • Generally 10-15 minutes is good target • Timing can be anywhere from 3 – 7 seconds per slide/picture • Fast show: 2-3 seconds • Moderate slow show 5-7 seconds • Music should generally be calm and soothing, more of background music than something with lots of lyrics that makes you want to sing along

  3. Ken Burns Effect • Effect of panning and zooming used in video production from still images • Ken Burns was famous director and producer of documentary films (1981-present) • Gives “action” to still photographs for use in videos or slideshows • Adds motion to still images • Transitions between images https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Burns_effect http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNTiyRDhlRY

  4. Ken Burns Effect in Software • Apple: Final Cut Pro, iMovie • Windows: Windows Movie Maker, Adobe Premiere • Steve Jobs met with Burns and got his permission to name effect after him and donated money to charity for rights

  5. Most Popular Slideshow Software • iPhoto and iMovie (Apple) • Picasa (Google) • PowerPoint (Microsoft) • Windows Movie Maker (Microsoft) • Photoshop (Adobe)

  6. iPhoto • Travel pictures on a maphttp://www.apple.com/ilife/iphoto/#new-slideshows • Origami folding transitions • Reflections

  7. Video effects • Flash and hold • Play an action segment of video • Flash the screen white in the middle of the action • Slowly zoom out from a still mid-action • Resume video http://www.apple.com/ilife/imovie/

  8. Microsoft PowerPoint • How to add multiple photos all at once • Click “insert” • Click “photo album” • Click “new photo album”

  9. Microsoft PowerPoint (2) • Picture Layout: Fit to page for full screen, or how many on each screen

  10. Ken Burns in PowerPoint • Ken Burns Effect in PowerPoint • Select Slide Show > Custom Animation • Then on the right hand Custom Animation bar Add Effect > Emphasis > Grow/ Shrink • Set the timing to Slow or Very Slow • Select Slide Show > Custom Animation > Add Effect > Motion Paths >Draw Custom Path > Line • Move the green and red arrows and keep testing until happy • In custom animation add in the Grow/ Shrink as before • Click on the second animation and change Start > With Previous

  11. Microsoft PowerPoint (3) • Picture border effects White Frame Black Frame Faded Rectangle Faded Oval Bevel Perspective Snip Diagonal Corner Shape Cutout Heart Reflection

  12. Microsoft PowerPoint (4) • Compress images to save file size

  13. Animoto • Music: Upload own, or animoto selection • Drag images to change order

  14. Animoto Samples • Spring in DC (made in 5 min)http://animoto.com/play/6ktDrkAqWQhC9BDQX82D6Q • Website Samples http://animoto.com/

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